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Wrestling region roundup: Dunedin's Arrington continues undefeated march
ST. CLOUD — Dunedin defending state champion Clarence Arrington continued his undefeated march toward another title Saturday at the Class 2A, Region 2 wrestling meet. Arrington scored a 4-2 victory over Springstead's Andrew Smith in the 126-pound region final to improve to 35-0 this season. He was one of four ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 09, 2013 at 9:06 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
Wrestling region roundup: Springstead wins team title, qualifies nine for state
ST. CLOUD — Springstead, the back-to-back defending Class 2A state champion, captured its third consecutive Region 2 wrestling team title Saturday. The Eagles (196 points) topped runnerup Lake Gibson (187.5) for the team title and qualified nine for next weekend's state championships at the Lakeland Center. Although Springstead fell short ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 09, 2013 at 8:30 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
District wrestling: Springstead nabs 27th team crown
SPRING HILL — With its victory in the Class 2A, District 7 wrestling tournament Saturday, Springstead maintained its stranglehold with a ninth straight district crown and its 27th overall. The Eagles amassed 222 points in crowning seven individual champions. For the first time in three years, the team was unable ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 02, 2013 at 11:22 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
District girls basketball roundup: Injury to Waiters dashes Springstead's hopes
After upsetting Central to advance to the Class 6A, District 6 semifinals at Citrus on Thursday, Springstead had dreams of a Cinderella run. Despite a few obstacles, those hopes were alive until the final quarter of the Eagles’ 51-31 loss to West Port in Inverness. The evening didn’t start as ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 31, 2013 at 9:57 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
Fivay's Hahn ready for his turn to shine on mat
HUDSON — Fivay’s Collin Hahn is no stranger to success in the postseason. The problem is that success wasn’t his: it was his brother Mike’s. This season he wants to change that. “I work hard every day and give it all that I have to get (to state),” Hahn said. ...
Read moreTue. Jan. 29, 2013 at 6:57 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
Boys basketball: Fast pace keeps Hernando off target
BROOKSVILLE — Without second-leading scorer Mark Wilson, out indefinitely with a broken collarbone, Hernando hasn’t been the same. Eustis took advantage of the still-transitioning Leopards in a 70-57 victory Tuesday night to secure second place in Class 5A, District 7. Hernando (13-5, 5-4) began the game well enough, knocking down ...
Read moreTue. Jan. 22, 2013 at 10:27 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
Wrestling: Gulf sees positives loss to Dixie Hollins in Anclote Challenge Duals final
HOLIDAY — Dixie Hollins, preparing for a postseason that is only two weeks away, capped a dominant tournament run with a 46-29 championship match victory over Gulf at the Anclote Challenge Duals on Saturday. State-ranked Rebels wrestlers Luis Aldana (170 pounds) and Andre Matthews (285) went undefeated at the event. ...
Read moreSat. Jan. 19, 2013 at 7:32 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
Boys basketball: Ridgewood's Green has career night but Wiregrass gets late tip-in
NEW PORT RICHEY — With Sunshine Athletic Conference supremacy on the line, Ridgewood was hoping to upset Wiregrass Ranch on Thursday night, but the short-handed Bulls had other ideas. Despite a halftime lead and a career night from point guard Brandon Green, the Rams fell 65-64, victims of a tip-in ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 10, 2013 at 11:02 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
Boys soccer: First career hat trick lifts Springstead past Nature Coast
SPRING HILL — With an undefeated record in Hernando County play and a season sweep of Nature Coast on the line, Springstead was primed for its first match after the holiday break Wednesday night. Playing in front of the home crowd at Booster Stadium, the Eagles walked away with a ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 09, 2013 at 10:02 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
Wrestling: Host Eagles win their seventh Springstead Invitational in a row
SPRING HILL — It was lucky No. 7 for Springstead on Saturday as the host Eagles captured their seventh consecutive team victory at the 24th annual Springstead Invitational.This team victory was an easy one on the scoreboard as the Eagles scored 229.5 points, well ahead of runnerup Fivay (117.5)."I thought ...
Read moreSat. Jan. 05, 2013 at 7:46 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
Girls basketball: Northeast prevails for Hernando Holiday Classic title in low-scoring affair
BROOKSVILLE — Offense was at a premium during Friday night’s championship game of the Hernando Holiday Classic. Northeast won the title 39-19 over Central despite shooting eight percent from 3-point range. “This program doesn’t have a history of a lot of success,” Northeast coach Will White said. “We’ve made progress ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 04, 2013 at 11:02 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
Girls basketball: Central, Northeast in Hernando Holiday Classic final
BROOKSVILLE — A long-time rivalry highlighted Thursday night’s semifinals in the Hernando Holiday Classic. Central knocked off Springstead 53-47 to advance to tonight’s championship game, surviving a 3-point barrage from the Eagles along the way. The Bears (6-8) came into the game focused on Springstead forward Anna Poholek, who was ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 03, 2013 at 10:37 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
Wrestling: Dunedin takes second in challenging Gulf Holiday Duals
NEW PORT RICHEY — Clay, the runnerup team at the Class A state meet last season, was dominant in emerging from a 23-team field with the 10th annual Gulf Holiday Duals championship, winning its finals dual 62-6 over Dunedin on Saturday."Clay stood out amongst all the teams," Gulf coach Travis ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 22, 2012 at 6:23 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
Times' all-North Suncoast girls and boys cross country teams
Girls Runner of the year: Nikita Shah, Sr., Wiregrass Ranch Why we picked her: Despite Mitchell’s Claudia Cancello outpacing her in the Class 3A state meet in Tallahassee for the first time all season, Shah was the dominant North Suncoast runner. Her 15th-place finish at state was not too shabby ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 15, 2012 at 12:56 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
Girls soccer: Scoring chances scarce for Sharks, Eagles in 0-0 tie
BROOKSVILLE — With four players on the field accounting for more than 80 goals coming into Thursday night, the last thing anyone would have expected was a scoreless tie. That is exactly what happened between Nature Coast and Springstead as the programs vied for Hernando County dominance. “I don’t think ...
Read moreThu. Dec. 13, 2012 at 10:30 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere