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Gulf's Madison Morlan played region semi despite injury
Gulf junior Madison Morlan pitched most of her team’s region semifinal loss to Hernando with a torn ligament in her foot, coach Rick Hohenthaner said Wednesday. “In a strange way it makes it easier to accept the loss. We would’ve been done without her,” he said. The injury happened in ...
Read moreWed. May 01, 2013 at 8:10 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Region softball roundup: River Ridge, Mitchell to meet again
NEW PORT RICHEY — At least Sebring got to enjoy a lead. Other than that, the six-hour round trip wasn’t much worth it. River Ridge predictably crushed the overmatched Blue Streaks 16-3 in a game that was halted after 4 1/2 innings. Jada Power clubbed a grand slam to cap ...
Read moreThu. April 25, 2013 at 10:14 p.m. | Darek Sharp
District baseball roundup: Mitchell, Land O'Lakes ease into title match
TRINITY — Land O’Lakes and host Mitchell set up a Class 6A, District 10 final showdown with mercy-rule victories. The Gators finished off Sunlake 10-0 in six innings before the Mustangs followed suit beating River Ridge 11-1 in six. Both teams are 21-5 and will turn the ball over to ...
Read moreWed. April 24, 2013 at 11:06 p.m. | Darek Sharp
District softball roundup: Goluba boosts River Ridge from plate
LAND O’LAKES — Makenzie Goluba, having lost a perfect game bid then the lead, savored the chance for redemption. And she jumped all over it. With River Ridge down a run, the bases loaded and two out Friday, Goluba clobbered a two-run single to give the Royal Knights a thrilling ...
Read moreFri. April 19, 2013 at 10:47 p.m. | Darek Sharp
District softball roundup: River Ridge finally shakes off Land O'Lakes
LAND O’LAKES — There were a couple of moments Wednesday when it looked like a monumental upset was possible. An early call took a run off the board for state-ranked River Ridge. Later with the margin 3-0 Land O’Lakes loaded the bases with no outs. But it takes more than ...
Read moreWed. April 17, 2013 at 10:48 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Region tennis roundup: A good day for locals at HCC
TAMPA — It took all of 30 minutes for Jesuit’s Palmer Evans to tally the first victory, and his teammates soon followed. Tampa Prep’s boys, along with the girls from Carrollwood Day and Holy Names, were in similar quick-work mode. It was a convincing afternoon display by the four Tampa ...
Read moreTue. April 09, 2013 at 8:47 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Softball: Chamberlain pushes way to top of district, creates tie
TAMPA — It was happening again. Chamberlain had a seventh-inning lead on Freedom, only the Patriots weren’t going away. But there would be no comeback Tuesday as the Chiefs held on for a dramatic 1-0 road victory. Freedom’s bid to tie, a hard-hit and sinking ball to center by Rachel ...
Read moreTue. March 26, 2013 at 10:29 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Baseball: Steinbrenner maintains hold on district's top spot
LUTZ — The only way Steinbrenner and Wiregrass Ranch were going to get in a full game Friday was if the pitchers worked quickly. And they had the right guys for the job. Logan Lapace threw his second complete game of the season, both against Wiregrass, as the Warriors won ...
Read moreFri. March 22, 2013 at 10:38 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Softball: Zephyrhills wrangles tie for first in district
NEW PORT RICHEY — Although they might have mentally put themselves there about an inning too soon, the Zephyrhills Bulldogs indeed are tied for first place. Zephyrhills handed Gulf its first District 5A-8 defeat Tuesday, although the Bucs made it interesting in the last at-bat. Gulf trailed 7-1 before getting ...
Read moreTue. March 19, 2013 at 9:32 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Baseball: Land O'Lakes takes control in district race
TRINITY — Land O’Lakes left no doubt Friday as to who’s the top team in Pasco County. The Gators rolled to a 14-4 win at Mitchell and are off to a school-record 11-0 start. It was a competitive contest for a while. Mitchell took a 3-2 lead into the fifth ...
Read moreFri. March 15, 2013 at 10:51 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Softball: Gulf hangs on against Wiregrass
WESLEY CHAPEL — Gulf’s perfect record against county opponents was tested but the Bucs scraped together enough offense for a 3-1 victory Thursday at Wiregrass Ranch. Held to one hit through six innings, Gulf (12-1) broke through in the seventh. But the visitors needed the help of a Wiregrass Ranch ...
Read moreThu. March 14, 2013 at 11:13 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Baseball: Johnson sparks Mitchell with bat
NEW PORT RICHEY — Cobi Johnson had struck out 10 batters in four innings, and all he had to show for it was a 1-0 deficit. So Johnson took matters into his own hands. His two-out single tied the game and Mitchell went on to a 6-1 win over River ...
Read moreSat. March 09, 2013 at 12:14 a.m. | Darek Sharp
Softball: Strawberry Crest makes most of Durant's missteps
PLANT CITY — Strawberry Crest scored one of the biggest wins in school history Wednesday, though host Durant gave the Chargers plenty of help. All five of Strawberry Crest’s runs were unearned, including three in a tiebreaking top of the seventh as the Chargers won 5-2. Durant (6-3) committed five ...
Read moreWed. March 06, 2013 at 11:12 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Softball: River Ridge KOs depleted Fivay squad
NEW PORT RICHEY — River Ridge has been steamrolling full-strength opponents. So a Fivay team missing more than half its starters Wednesday didn’t stand much of a chance. Kenzi Maguire and Morgan Tolle blasted two home runs each and River Ridge won 15-0 in a game that took less than ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 27, 2013 at 9:27 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Baseball: Durant gives up runs but remains undefeated
VALRICO — On Friday, Durant actually allowed its opponent to score. Despite having that mark against his name, Chaz Fowler managed to pull it together. The senior threw a complete game as the undefeated Cougars won 3-2 at Bloomingdale. Durant had recorded shutouts in its first three games while hanging ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 22, 2013 at 10:48 p.m. | Darek Sharp