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Track: Springstead high jumper Harris keeps testing limits
Springstead junior Bobby Harris doesn’t fit the mold of a typical high jumper. “He’s so unassuming,” third-year Eagles coach Brandon Wright said. “It’s so funny because this little white kid goes out there and jumps and everyone’s jaws drop.” The 5-foot-10 Harris has been dropping jaws and dropping records since ...
Read moreWed. March 20, 2013 at 9:44 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Baseball: Saladino at University of Tampa, Day 3
At University of Tampa Scores • Wharton 4, Gaither 1 Pitcher of the day Wharton starter Mike Gonzalez threw 6 1/3 innings, allowing only one run on eight hits. He struck out three and walked three but unseen in the stat line was Gonzalez’s escape from jams. The Cowboys had ...
Read moreTue. March 12, 2013 at 7:02 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Baseball: Saladino at University of Tampa, Day 2
At University of Tampa Scores • Gaither 9, East Bay 5 • Wharton 18, Middleton 3 (5 innings) Pitcher of the day Gaither and Wharton graduated their Nos. 1 and 2 pitchers and had injuries to their projected starters. Cowboys junior Daniel Martin and Wharton freshman Tyler Garam had strong ...
Read moreMon. March 11, 2013 at 8:27 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Softball: Plant beats River Ridge in Lady 'Canes tourney
CLEARWATER — Plant and River Ridge waded through eight innings, a combined 15 runners left on base and 16 strikeouts before the Panthers emerged with a 1-0 victory over River Ridge to claim the Lady Canes softball tournament championship Saturday. The Royal Knights came in boasting a 12-0 record behind ...
Read moreSat. March 09, 2013 at 7:14 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Soccer: Hillsborough girls repeat at all-star game; Pinellas boys win
CLEARWATER — The Hillsborough/Pinellas soccer all-star game held up trends from last year. The Hillsborough girls started a trend by beating Pinellas 4-2, making it their second win in a row. The Hillsborough boys held on for 90 minutes in regulation, tied 2-2 but upheld a six-year trend by falling ...
Read moreSat. March 09, 2013 at 12:23 a.m. | Andy Warrener
Track: Plant girls, Steinbrenner boys outduel fields for Nash Higgins Relay titles
TAMPA — The 43rd annual Nash Higgins Relays are an early-season barometer for Hillsborough County track teams. Last season, the Steinbrenner girls team ran away with the Nash Higgins and went on to win a district title. On Saturday at Leto High, the Plant girls (63 points) ...
Read moreSat. March 02, 2013 at 11:39 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Baseball: Reliever gives Alonso edge in narrow win over Plant
TAMPA — Alonso held on for a 5-4 win over host Plant in a Class 8A, District 7 matchup Friday. Both starters, Plant’s Jake Woodford and Alonso’s Ryan Shives, had strong outings, keeping the hits down and the game scoreless for four innings. The Panthers escaped a two-on, one-out situation ...
Read moreFri. March 01, 2013 at 10:57 p.m. | Andy Warrener
State wrestling: Pinellas scores thrillers
LAKELAND — Pinellas County wrestlers, customarily in the shadow of their Hillsborough County counterparts, shined brightly Saturday in Lakeland, with five wrestlers reaching state finals and three taking home individual championships. No Pinellas teams threatened for team titles, but Palm Harbor University (71.5 points) improved from an eighth-place finish in ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 16, 2013 at 11:49 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Hillsborough-Pinellas: State wrestling preview
When you talk about high school wrestling in Florida, 23-time state champion Brandon is at the top of the list. But another school — Palm Harbor University — is starting to creep into the Tampa Bay conversation. Both schools have strong, local clubs that feed into the high school program. ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 13, 2013 at 10:04 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Wrestling roundup: Brandon, Robinson score region team victories
KISSIMMEE — As expected, wrestling powerhouse Brandon won the Class 3A, Region 2 team title, scoring 294 points Saturday, but second-place Osceola Kissimmee (212) and others showed the competition is creeping up.Palm Harbor University was third (165), while Durant (48.5) and Riverview (46) grabbed top-10 spots at seventh and ninth, ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 09, 2013 at 9:27 p.m. | Andy Warrener
State boys soccer roundup: Frantic finish gives Steinbrenner title shot
LUTZ — Steinbrenner continued its shooting gallery playoff run by running up four goals Friday on Ocala Forest. Only this time it took two overtime periods and Forest matched Steinbrenner’s scoring frenzy step-for-step until the final three minutes of the second overtime, when senior captain Derek Gebhard cleaned up a ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 08, 2013 at 11:44 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Boys basketball roundup: Wiregrass topples No. 2 seed
TAMPA — Nothing went as expected Wednesday at Steinbrenner. Freedom, the No. 2 seed, lost 63-59 to Wiregrass Ranch, and top-seeded Chamberlain barely held off Steinbrenner 78-71. The Chiefs led by two in the third quarter then again in the fourth. The Bulls and the Chiefs will play Friday for ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 06, 2013 at 11:07 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Wharton's Vernon Hargreaves III closes out his prep career
News trucks converged on Wharton High Wednesday morning. A jam-packed media center had all the earmarks of a collegiate sports news conference. And who was center stage? Wharton's Vernon Hargreaves III. "There were definitely some times I wanted to get away from it all," said Hargreaves, who made things official ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 06, 2013 at 11:42 a.m. | Andy Warrener
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District wrestling: Brandon sends full squad on to region
BRANDON — The powerhouse Brandon Eagles found themselves in the unusual spot of fourth place at the Class 3A, District 6 wrestling meet. But that was only because nearly every Brandon wrestler had a first-round bye. Once the Eagles were taking to the mat later Saturday, they were adding to ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 02, 2013 at 11:25 p.m. | Andy Warrener
District wrestling roundup: PHU coasts to fifth straight title
PALM HARBOR — The team outcome from the Class 3A, District 7 wrestling meet was a foregone conclusion. Host Palm Harbor University won its fifth straight district title Friday, and it was never in doubt. The Hurricanes placed wrestlers in 12 of the 14 finals; eight were crowned district champions. ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 01, 2013 at 8:36 p.m. | Andy Warrener