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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 ...
Read moreWed. May 22, 2013 at 11:53 p.m. | Joel Anderson
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 ...
Read moreWed. May 22, 2013 at 7:01 p.m. | Joel Anderson
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 ...
Read moreTue. May 21, 2013 at 9:15 p.m. | Times Staff
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 ...
Read moreTue. May 21, 2013 at 8:37 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Seventy-five applicants for Clearwater hoops job
Tom Shaneyfelt's name has become synonymous with girls basketball. He has led Clearwater’s program to eight state final four appearances, and four runnerup finishes. His 650 wins rank in the top 20 in the state among boys or girls coaches. Now Shaneyfelt wants to give boys basketball a shot at ...
Read moreTue. May 21, 2013 at 2:11 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Cambridge's Marsonek steps down; Texas coach takes his place
Cambridge Christian, which has won three region championships in the past six years, announced Tuesday its hiring of Sam Blackmon as head coach after the recent resignation of Sam Marsonek. Blackmon most recently coached at East Texas Baptist University, an NCAA Division III school, from 2006-12. He was head coach ...
Read moreTue. May 21, 2013 at 12:35 p.m. | Joel Anderson
HomeTeam Huddle: Armwood DE Cowart already a hit
When Armwood’s first-team defense completed its goal-line stand with a fourth-and-2 stop to conclude Friday evening’s intrasquad scrimmage, rising junior defensive end Byron Cowart was lined up at nose guard. Cowart (6-foot-5, 250 pounds), shaping up as the area’s top recruit from the Class of 2015, said he’s hopeful of ...
Read moreMon. May 20, 2013 at 11:13 p.m. | Joey Knight
Jesuit's baseball lineup still stellar, just a bit more anonymous
TAMPA — His fourth voyage to the precipice of prep baseball immortality seems mildly different than the previous three. Spencer Trayner believes it’s due to the collection of passengers making this latest May sojourn. The Jesuit senior calls it “the grittiest, scrappiest team yet so far that I’ve been a ...
Read moreMon. May 20, 2013 at 5:32 p.m. | Joey Knight
State baseball: A frustrating first final for Durant
photo gallery FORT MYERS — Down to a final out, trailing by five runs, the reality of the situation finally rushed over Tyler Danish. He fought back the tears, stepped into the batter’s box and gave a few futile swings. It was one of those rare moments this season when ...
Read moreSat. May 18, 2013 at 11:32 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Spring football: Carrollwood Day 41, Bishop McLaughlin 7
At Bishop McLaughlin Score: Carrollwood Day 41, Bishop McLaughlin 7 Spring game-breakers: CDS’ run game seems to have picked up where it left off in 2012, just sans Robert Davis. Rising junior Elias Earley popped a 33-yarder on the first play from scrimmage and finished with 160 yards on 12 ...
Read moreSat. May 18, 2013 at 11:01 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Pasco freshman Nate Craig already a D-I darling
DADE CITY — An Ohio State assistant coach was sitting in a Tampa barbershop this spring, raving about a high school freshman who had just landed a Buckeyes offer. That’s when Unsigned Preps 7-on-7 coach Carlos Blake asked if he wanted to see a real ninth grader. Blake whipped out ...
Read moreSat. May 18, 2013 at 10:13 p.m. | Matt Baker
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Recruit: Nate Craig
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Recruit: Nate Craig
Pinellas track stars continue to dazzle at Golden South meet
The Lakewood track trio of Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin and Tim Holmes added Gibbs’ Trayvon Bromell to form an all-star 4x100-meter relay at the Golden South meet. The foursome ran past an impressive field to win the event in 40.29 seconds, the fastest time in the nation this year. Bromell ...
Read moreSat. May 18, 2013 at 9:29 p.m. | Bob Putnam
HomeTeam Huddle: Eagles finding 'better place' with Eychner
The stretching and special teams work have concluded Friday afternoon at Brandon’s practice when a late arrival, Mario Rodriguez, jogs onto the McLane Stadium field in full pads and presents a signed index card to coach Dean Eychner. “Tutoring?” Eychner asks, gazing at the card with the teacher’s signature. “Uh, ...
Read moreFri. May 17, 2013 at 8:31 p.m. | Joey Knight
State baseball: Danish does what Danish does best for Durant
photo gallery FORT MYERS — Those scouting reports revealed only so much. Phoning up coaching friends elicited all of the predictable acclaim. And the statistics — essentially, lots of zeroes — only confirmed the extent of the challenge. But within a few innings Friday, Hialeah American coach Ricky Gutierrez came ...
Read moreFri. May 17, 2013 at 4:36 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Column: Cougars' success is no solo act
photo gallery FORT MYERS — Hialeah American coach Ricky Gutierrez was right about a few things Friday. Yes, Durant pitcher Tyler Danish is a freak and something special. And indeed, Danish is Superman. And I suppose the Patriot coach was technically correct in saying Danish puts his pants on one ...
Read moreFri. May 17, 2013 at 3:48 p.m. | John C. Cotey