LUTZ — Logan LaPace could hardly settle himself long enough to sleep, he was so ready to take the mound Thursday. But when steady rain left Steinbrenner’s baseball field a virtual mud puddle, LaPace was forced to wait another couple of days to take the mound. “I was really disappointed ...
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Sat. May 04, 2013 at 8:53 p.m. | Joel Anderson
LUTZ — Logan LaPace could hardly settle himself long enough to sleep, he was so ready to take the mound Thursday. But when steady rain left Steinbrenner’s baseball field a virtual mud puddle, LaPace was forced to wait another couple of days to take the mound. “I was really disappointed ...
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Sat. May 04, 2013 at 8:17 p.m. | Joel Anderson
The triumphant bus ride home had been over for a while and Plant City baseball coach Michael Fryrear was settling in for the evening Thursday when he got a text message from his athletic director. The sobering report: Officials at the game had misinterpreted a rule, nullifying the Raiders’ apparent ...
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Fri. May 03, 2013 at 6:28 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Riverview defensive lineman Antonio Brown has signed with Division III Franklin College in Indiana, according to Sharks coach Mike Thornton. The 6-foot, 250-pound Brown was a team captain and second-team all-Western Conference selection as a senior. Franklin College is a private college of about 1,000 students. All but a ...
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Fri. May 03, 2013 at 10:46 a.m. | Joel Anderson
Two more players from Freedom’s Class 7A regional champion team will continue playing basketball in college, according to coach Laurie Pacholke. Whitney Ivey, a guard, will play at Johnson & Wales University in North Miami, while backup forward Ashle Thompson has signed with Florida Tech. A senior transfer from Plant, ...
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Fri. May 03, 2013 at 10:36 a.m. | Joel Anderson
Carrollwood Day infielder Dominiq Sicardo has signed with Pasco-Hernando Community College, the first player from the program to earn a college scholarship. “I could not be prouder of the work and effort Dom gave to our team this year,” CDS coach Nick Rodriguez said in a written statement. “He will ...
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Thu. May 02, 2013 at 5:48 p.m. | Joel Anderson
TAMPA — Scott Hoffman found Tucker Neuhaus sitting in their empty clubhouse, head down, shoulders slumped and mind clearly somewhere else. The game had long been over and Neuhaus was nursing a strained right quadriceps, yet another defeat and disappointment for Wharton in a season already heavy on both. At ...
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Tue. April 30, 2013 at 9:29 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Freedom point guard Neena Pacholke, daughter of Patriots coach Laurie Pacholke, will join USF next fall as a preferred walk-on. “Accepted to USF,” she said via her Twitter account Tuesday night. “GO BULLS!” Pacholke averaged 3.0 points, 2.1 assists and a steal for the Patriots, who won both district and ...
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Tue. April 30, 2013 at 9:11 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Plant receiver K.J. Walker announced Tuesday that he has committed to Averett University in Virginia. Walker plans to officially sign with Averett on May 8. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound Walker caught three passes for 44 yards and a touchdown for the Panthers as a senior. Averett is a private school of ...
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Tue. April 30, 2013 at 9:07 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Bloomingdale receiver Adam Posateri has signed with Graceland University in Iowa, according to Bulls coach John Booth. As a senior, the 5-foot-10 and 185-pound Posateri caught 42 passes for 505 yards and four touchdowns as the Bulls turned over the offense to freshman quarterback Isaiah McIntrye. He totaled 109 passes, ...
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Tue. April 30, 2013 at 9:04 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Chase Litton said he went to Georgia with a “chip on my shoulder,” a desire to prove his three-star arm was the equal of – or superior to – the four- and five-star recruits at the Elite 11 quarterback camp. He left the camp with the “Golden Gun” award, ...
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Sat. April 27, 2013 at 3:53 p.m. | Joel Anderson
TAMPA — This was supposed to be a rebuilding year for Tampa Prep, one following a trip to the state semifinals and the graduation of seven seniors. But the biggest — and most surprising — loss came in January when longtime coach A.J. Hendrix announced he had taken ill and ...
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Sat. April 27, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. | Joel Anderson
TAMPA – Leto outfielder and leadoff hitter Rodney Jackson will miss at least two weeks after suffering a concussion in the District 6A-11 championship game Thursday, according to Falcons coach J.J. Pizzio. Jackson was injured in the fourth inning after crashing into a pole on the rightfield fence in pursuit ...
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Fri. April 26, 2013 at 11:02 a.m. | Joel Anderson
TAMPA — After only a handful of pitches, it was clear Brandon Caples did not — and would not — have his best stuff. The King senior, who came into the game with an 8-0 record and 1.25 ERA, was obviously not his usual self in the District 6A-11 championship ...
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Fri. April 26, 2013 at 12:15 a.m. | Joel Anderson
East Bay coach Bill Colome has announced his resignation following a 4-19 season, according to the school’s athletic director. Colome went 34-103 in six seasons with the program, never winning more than seven games in a season and never losing fewer than 16. The Indians’ season ended Monday in the ...
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Thu. April 25, 2013 at 3:12 p.m. | Joel Anderson