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  • Sharks' Chase McCoy signs with Central Missouri

    Sharks' Chase McCoy signs with Central Missouri Riverview senior Chase McCoy, a 100-meter dash medalist and 200 qualifier at the recent Class 4A state track meet, signed Monday with NCAA Division II power Central Missouri. McCoy joins a Mules program that has won 16 Mid-America Athletic Association indoor titles and and 11 MIAA outdoor titles in the ...
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    Thu. May 23, 2013 at 1:50 p.m. | Joey Knight

  • Freedom honored as county's top athletic program

    Freedom honored as county's top athletic program The most successful athletic season in Freedom High's 11-year history culminated Thursday morning with the Patriots being presented the Vernon Korhn Award as Hillsborough County's top public school program. The presentation, at the county school district's spring sports awards ceremony at its downtown Tampa headquarters, came two weeks to the ...
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    Thu. May 23, 2013 at 11:56 a.m. | Joey Knight

  • East Lake's Doug Rovello commits to Fairmont State University

    East Lake second baseman Doug Rovello has committed to play at Fairmont State University in West Virginia. Rovello, who missed his junior year due to injury, hit .328 with 15 stolen bases this season for East Lake as the No. 2 hitter. He emerged as a team leader on a ...
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    Thu. May 23, 2013 at 11:42 a.m. | Rodney Page

  • Virginia football is first offer for NCT OL Christian Pellage

    Nature Coast OL Christian Pellage landed his first college offer Thursday morning, after Virginia extended him a scholarship, Sharks coach Charles Liggett announced. Pellage was listed at 6-foot-7, 215 pounds as a sophomore but has bulked up considerably heading into NCT’s spring game against Tarpon Springs on Friday. After practice ...
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    Thu. May 23, 2013 at 9:38 a.m. | Matt Baker

  • State baseball: Underdog definitely gets its day vs. Jesuit

    State baseball: Underdog definitely gets its day vs. Jesuit FORT MYERS — The breakthrough seemed only a run away, especially after Daniel Portales delivered the tying single in the bottom of the fourth. Then Jesuit failed to score with the bases loaded. It happened again with runners at first and third base in the bottom of the fifth. In ...
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    Wed. May 22, 2013 at 11:53 p.m. | Joel Anderson

  • HomeTeam Huddle: A little St. Pete shuffle

    HomeTeam Huddle: A little St. Pete shuffle With more than 70 players at practice, St. Petersburg has one of the biggest groups in the area this spring. • But injuries have taken their toll on the Green Devils’ depth the past two weeks. • “When you have a few injuries it’s kind of hard to get any ...
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    Wed. May 22, 2013 at 9:49 p.m. | Times Staff

  • HomeTeam Huddle: No freebies on new Wesley Chapel coach's watch

    HomeTeam Huddle: No freebies on new Wesley Chapel coach's watch As first-year Wesley Chapel coach Tico Hernandez tries to get his 35 players to buy into his philosophies, he’s making the Wildcats earn their stripes. • “So many times with kids, everything’s given to them,” said Hernandez, who took over after Ben Alford resigned. • “That’s not the way the ...
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    Wed. May 22, 2013 at 7:53 p.m. | Matt Baker

  • State baseball: Sting goes a little deeper this time for King

    State baseball: Sting goes a little deeper this time for King photo gallery FORT MYERS — Every one of Jim Macaluso’s 38 years at King has ended without a state championship. Most, in fact, ended in the district tournament and more than a dozen came to a close in regionals. Only three times in Macaluso’s storied career have the Lions come ...
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    Wed. May 22, 2013 at 7:01 p.m. | Joel Anderson

  • Seminole names Chris Miller football coach

    Seminole names Chris Miller football coach Seminole ended its month-long search for a football coach Wednesday, hiring former Admiral Farragut coach Chris Miller. Miller becomes just the fourth coach in Seminole’s 52-year history. He replaces Sam Roper, who retired from coaching in April after 28 seasons. "Chris was the top choice among everyone on the committee," ...
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    Wed. May 22, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. | Bob Putnam

  • River Ridge honors seven football signees

    River Ridge honors seven football signees River Ridge honored seven football players who will continue their careers in a ceremony Wednesday afternoon. QB Josh Maisel, WR George Cordova, WR/DB Chris Aldrich and TE/DE Zack Harris are all headed to LaGrange University. OL/DL Hayden Krautner, RB Justin Haystrand and WR/DB David Bond all signed with Peru State.
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    Wed. May 22, 2013 at 2:17 p.m. | Matt Baker

  • Mizzou, Kentucky, Louisville and Ole Miss football busy in North Suncoast

    Rounding up some of the latest football offers from the North Suncoast: • Pasco WR Nate Craig - one of the country’s top 2016 prospects - has landed two more recent SEC offers, from Ole Miss and Kentucky. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound receiver/safety also holds SEC offers from Florida, Tennessee, Vanderbilt ...
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    Wed. May 22, 2013 at 11:49 a.m. | Matt Baker

  • Signings roundup from Fivay, Zephyrhills and Anclote

    Signings roundup from Fivay, Zephyrhills and Anclote Some football (and cheerleading!) recruiting updates from the North Suncoast: • Zephyrhills MLB Tylar Hochstetler signed with Massachusetts Maritime Academy  this week. The 5-foot-6, 170-pound Hochstetler earned second-team all-conference honors by recording 57 tackles and seven sacks for the 6-4 Bulldogs. • Anclote lineman Terry Linton signed with Kentucky Wesleyan ...
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    Wed. May 22, 2013 at 11:34 a.m. | Matt Baker

  • Mitchell's McCormick signs with PHCC, Pasco's Duncan commits to Barry

    Mitchell's McCormick signs with PHCC, Pasco's Duncan commits to Barry Two baseball recruiting updates from the North Suncoast: Mitchell RHP Chris McCormick signed with PHCC last week. The 6-1, 175-pound senior posted a 2.23 ERA with 71 strikeouts on the mound and batted .307 with nine doubles to help the Mustangs reach the Class 6A region final. He starred in ...
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    Wed. May 22, 2013 at 10:07 a.m. | Matt Baker

  • HomeTeam Huddle: Steinbrenner seizing momentum

    The first four-year class at Steinbrenner laid a solid foundation, going 20-19-1 and securing the rare winning record for a fledgling high school football program. • Now, minus 27 graduated seniors, second-year Warriors coach Andres Perez-Reinaldo plans to build on that foundation in the fall. “This is really an opportunity ...
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    Tue. May 21, 2013 at 9:15 p.m. | Times Staff

  • State baseball: King's Morales always possessed a special delivery

    State baseball: King's Morales always possessed a special delivery TAMPA — That powerful right arm has almost always dazzled coaches and scouts, from those toddler T-ball leagues to high school all-star showcases. To most everyone else, it seemed a certainty Brett Morales would someday use that arm to become a starting quarterback for a high school football team or ...
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    Tue. May 21, 2013 at 8:37 p.m. | Joel Anderson

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