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5A region baseball: King gives up seven runs in sixth inning
BRADENTON — Bradenton Manatee fell into a quick hole but once again rebounded, earning a 15-5 win over King during Tuesday’s Class 5A, Region 3 quarterfinal. The Hurricanes (20-8) won in walk-off fashion, with Tyler Beeman’s two-out single in the bottom of the sixth triggering the 10-run mercy rule. It ...
Read moreTue. May 03, 2011 at 10:37 p.m. | The Herald
4A-10 district baseball: Osceola goes extra mile for district crown
LAKEWOOD RANCH — Osceola brought the drama in winning the Class 4A, District 10 final 5-4 in eight innings Friday over Lakewood Ranch. Lakewood Ranch was all set to hoist the championship trophy before Scott Schlapinski, with two outs in the bottom of the seventh and the Mustangs up 4-3, ...
Read moreSat. April 30, 2011 at 12:24 a.m. | The Herald
4A region softball: Jefferson comes up short vs. Lakewood Ranch
LAKEWOOD RANCH — Huntyre Elling can break a team’s heart in so many ways. Last Friday, she pitched a complete game in Lakewood Ranch’s 2-1 victory over Braden River to give the Mustangs the Class 4A, District 10 championship in their biggest win of the season. On Wednesday night, the ...
Read moreWed. April 27, 2011 at 10:01 p.m. | The Herald
A-8 district softball: HCA shut down by Bradenton Christian
BRADENTON — If he had his way, Gene Brown would have been standing in a dugout. Instead, he was lying in a hospital bed. Too bad, because the coach would have loved what he saw Thursday afternoon at Bradenton Christian. His Panthers won one of the biggest games in their ...
Read moreThu. April 21, 2011 at 8:49 p.m. | The Herald
A-8 district softball: HCA rolls; Seffner Christian falls short
Eighth-grader Savannah Shontere lined a two-run double down the leftfield line to cap a three-run rally in the ninth inning and give host Bradenton Christian a 7-6 victory over Seffner Christian on Tuesday. The Panthers meet top-ranked Hernando Christian (26-0), an 18-0 winner over Bayshore Christian, at 4:30 p.m. Thursday ...
Read moreTue. April 19, 2011 at 10:15 p.m. | The Herald
2A-11 district softball: Northside Christian, Shorecrest move on
BRADENTON — A lack of effort wasn’t St. Stephen’s problem Tuesday. A lack of execution was. The youth-laden Falcons fell 8-2 to Northside Christian in a Class 2A, District 11 semifinal. The Falcons (3-14) got the leadoff hitter on in every inning and wound up leaving 10 runners on base. ...
Read moreTue. April 19, 2011 at 10:03 p.m. | The Herald
2A region tennis: Jesuit gets back to state
BRADENTON — Just like Tuesday’s region semifinal, Bayshore’s fate rested with Nikesh Srivastava. But unlike that match, Srivastava faltered, and the Bruins failed to earn a return trip to the state tournament. Jesuit avenged last year’s region final loss to prevail 4-3. Bayshore’s Tianyu Bao and Pedro Garcia won their ...
Read moreThu. April 14, 2011 at 7:51 p.m. | The Herald
A region basketball: Bradenton Christian 73, Seffner Christian 62
Class AFreshman negates Seffner's rallyBRADENTON — The biggest game of the season had moved into the fourth quarter, and senior Daniel Magley had just picked up his fourth foul.One thought ran through Austin Walker's mind: "I've got to take over."Strong words from a freshman. Fortunately for Bradenton Christian, Walker's game ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 22, 2011 at 9:13 p.m. | The Herald
3A region basketball: Tampa Catholic 61, Bradenton Southeast 55
BRADENTON — Defending Class 3A champion Tampa Catholic is making a return trip to the state final four, beating Southeast 61-55 Saturday night in the region finals.Tampa Catholic, which led by 17 in the second quarter, saw the Seminoles rally with a 29-point third quarter that ended with the teams ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 19, 2011 at 9:44 p.m. | The Herald
4A region basketball: Jesuit 38, Braden River 27
EAST MANATEE — Braden River got a history lesson on why the college game adopted the shot clock 26 years ago. It played a key role in the Pirates' 38-27 loss to Jesuit in a Class 4A region quarterfinal Thursday.In the second half, Jesuit (24-4) went to a four corners ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 17, 2011 at 9:36 p.m. | The Herald
A-8 district basketball: Bradenton Christian 70, Seffner Christian 59
BRADENTON — Bradenton Christian will be advancing to the region tournament for the ninth time in 11 years under coach Dave Magley. But the trip will be more enjoyable because the Panthers are going as district champions. Bradenton Christian (17-11) defeated Seffner Christian 70-59 Saturday night in the Class A, ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 12, 2011 at 9:06 p.m. | The Herald
A-8 district basketball: Bradenton Chr. downs Hernando Chr., faces Seffner Chr. in final
BRADENTON — As the new year approached, Bradenton Christian found itself in a peculiar spot. Stocked with a rich tradition and past success on the local and state level, the Panthers came out of their annual holiday tournament four games below .500Tonight, however, they will hit their home court with ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 11, 2011 at 8:50 p.m. | The Herald
2A region soccer: Bradenton St. Stephen's 3, Tampa Prep 0
BRADENTON — Tampa Prep has ousted Bradenton St. Stephen's five times since the 2004-05 season en route to four Class 2A state championships, including last year.This time, however, St. Stephen's senior Chris Scott delivered with two goals Tuesday as the Falcons (18-3-2) secured a 3-0 victory in the region semifinals.Scott ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 08, 2011 at 7:28 p.m. | The Herald
4A region soccer: Steinbrenner 3, Palmetto 0
PALMETTO — Steinbrenner picked up a road shutout of Palmetto, winning Thursday's Class 4A quarterfinal 3-0.Sophomore forward Oliver Ortiz shrugged off a shoulder-to-shoulder bump to position himself free in the penalty box. Then he fired the ball toward the far post that made it 1-0 just seconds into the second ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 03, 2011 at 8:32 p.m. | The Herald
2A region soccer: Bradenton St. Stephen's 7, Bishop McLaughlin 0
BRADENTON — Nearly every goal scored by Bradenton St. Stephen's on Thursday involved Brett Messieh.Yet when someone asked if the two-goal, three-assist performance was one of the best of his career, the junior shrugged."It was all right," he said.Messieh helped the Falcons to a 7-0 win over Bishop McLaughlin in ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 03, 2011 at 6:46 p.m. | The Herald