Posts by Joel Anderson

239 posts over 16 pages

Search

Twitter



MORE from our HomeTeam writers.

The Hometeam Blog

Facebook

More Video

 
 
Pinellas Hillsborough Pasco Hernando
Blog > Joel Anderson

  • District baseball roundup: King relies on its depth

    District baseball roundup: King relies on its depth 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 ...
    Read more

    Fri. April 26, 2013 at 12:15 a.m. | Joel Anderson

  • East Bay baseball coach steps down

    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 ...
    Read more

    Thu. April 25, 2013 at 3:12 p.m. | Joel Anderson

  • Three Wharton football players set to sign

    Three players from Wharton will soon sign with college football programs, according to Wildcats coach David Mitchell. Chief among the trio is Rocky Enos, a Times' all-Suncoast linebacker who plans to attend Webber International in Babson Park. Other Wildcats set to sign are offensive lineman Arieon Caldwell (Methodist University in ...
    Read more

    Wed. April 24, 2013 at 6:07 p.m. | Joel Anderson

  • District baseball roundup: Wharton's late-season surge takes out Alonso

    VALRICO — Before the district tournament started Monday, Wharton coach Scott Hoffman noticed a funny little quirk about the bracket. It looked awfully familiar. The Wildcats were poised to face the same teams they had last year, when they won the District 8A-7 championship and made it to the region ...
    Read more

    Tue. April 23, 2013 at 11:07 p.m. | Joel Anderson

  • Recruiting roundup: Jesuit's Vincent Jackson finds Saban's tricks a treat

    Recruiting roundup: Jesuit's Vincent Jackson finds Saban's tricks a treat TAMPA – To fans of college football, the tale of Nick Saban’s customary reception to University of Alabama recruits has become the stuff of legend.  As the story goes, Saban – usually wearing a suit and crimson-colored tie in most retellings – invites the recruit into his office, offers him ...
    Read more

    Sat. April 20, 2013 at 3:45 p.m. | Joel Anderson

  • District baseball: Leto bringing pride back to program

    District baseball: Leto bringing pride back to program TAMPA — If granted an attentive audience, J.J. Pizzio will waste little time before launching into the case for Leto. The Falcons’ baseball coach points to athletic facilities — including a lush green infield — that rival all but a few in the county. He runs through a list of ...
    Read more

    Fri. April 19, 2013 at 11:23 p.m. | Joel Anderson

  • State tennis: Plant's top doubles team ends partnership with one more title

    If there’s an easier way to win a state championship, Plant doubles partners Blair Martin and Gabby Rodriguez never figured it out. In their final high school match together, Martin and Rodriguez defeated Parkland Douglas’ Kellyn Abbanat and Kaela Bynoe 7-5, 7-6 (8-6) in the Class 4A overall doubles final ...
    Read more

    Fri. April 19, 2013 at 4:16 p.m. | Joel Anderson

  • Hillsborough: Final regular-season baseball super 7, stats

    Baseball super seven Records through Thursday 1. Jesuit (22-2): No longer the nation’s top-ranked team, Jesuit will have to settle for being No. 1 in the county following its first losses of the season in the final week of the regular season. 2. King (19-3): Surrendered more than two runs ...
    Read more

    Fri. April 19, 2013 at 3:58 p.m. | Joel Anderson

  • State tennis: Tested, but triumphant Plant girls nab third straight title

    State tennis: Tested, but triumphant Plant girls nab third straight title ALTAMONTE SPRINGS — In the shade just outside of the court, with only one set left in their season, Plant doubles partners Blair Martin and Gabby Rodriguez found themselves on the brink of total exhaustion. Martin was sprawled on the concrete, getting her cramping hamstrings stretched by an on-site trainer ...
    Read more

    Thu. April 18, 2013 at 11:14 p.m. | Joel Anderson

  • Fate steps in for Tampa Catholic's Christian Freeman

    Fate steps in for Tampa Catholic's Christian Freeman TAMPA — One of the hardest days was Feb. 6, when two of his teammates and thousands of athletes around the country signed their letters of intent to accept college athletic scholarships. Christian Freeman still went to Tampa Catholic’s signing day ceremony that afternoon, stifling his disappointment long enough to ...
    Read more

    Thu. April 18, 2013 at 12:13 a.m. | Joel Anderson

  • State tennis: Another title on tap for Plant girls

    Plant's girls are poised to win their third consecutive Class 4A championship after Blair Martin and Gabby Rodriguez qualified for the team singles finals and both doubles teams advanced Wednesday. The Panthers were tied for first place with at least one team at the end of the first day of ...
    Read more

    Wed. April 17, 2013 at 11:21 p.m. | Joel Anderson

  • State tennis roundup: Disappointing end to King's impressive season

    Near the end, as the muscles in his legs finally clenched in agony and the cramps swept over him, King freshman Vignesh Bhethanabotla called out for a trainer. Bhethanabotla, the Lions’ No. 3 player, was on the verge of defeat in his second-round team singles match Monday. And in the ...
    Read more

    Mon. April 15, 2013 at 11:07 p.m. | Joel Anderson

  • State tennis: Plant brings fullcourt press back to finals a sixth straight time

    State tennis: Plant brings fullcourt press back to finals a sixth straight time TAMPA — No matter the pain or inconvenience, Erica Oosterhout was determined to accompany her Plant teammates to the state finals. Oosterhout had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee during a soccer tournament the week before the finals, a lamentable bit of timing for the then-freshman and ...
    Read more

    Mon. April 15, 2013 at 8:21 p.m. | Joel Anderson

  • Freedom DB Romp commits to Berry

    Freedom senior defensive back Zach Romp has committed to Berry College in Georgia, according to coach Todd Donohoe. Last fall, the 5-foot-9, 166-pound Romp had 37 tackles, two interceptions and defended six passes for the Patriots. Berry College is a private liberal arts college of about 1,900 students in northwest ...
    Read more

    Fri. April 12, 2013 at 5:24 p.m. | Joel Anderson

  • Region tennis roundup: State again awaits Plant girls

    TAMPA — There were about a half-dozen slices of white birthday cake set atop the park bench. A celebratory sushi dinner awaited the girls when their intra-squad doubles match was over. Everyone was all smiles, seemingly just another day at the park for the defending Class 4A state champions. “It’s ...
    Read more

    Thu. April 11, 2013 at 9:55 p.m. | Joel Anderson

previous Page 3 of 16 next