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'Ro' knows challenges: Terps' Diaz defies the odds
TAMPA -- The leap of faith Rodrigo Diaz took last summer, in pursuit of brighter scholarship chances, was closer to a catapult. Leave your only parent and sibling for a town in another country 1,100 miles away. Move in with an aunt and uncle, their 4-year-old twin boys and 2-year ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 15, 2012 at 4:39 p.m. | Joey Knight
Alvin Bailey up to 8 offers
Alvin Bailey, Armwood (6-1, 170 pounds) The latest: Bailey tweeted Tuesday that he has been offered by Ole Miss. A quarterback out of necessity last season, he’s projected as a receiver at the next level. Offers: Arkansas, Missisippi State, Notre Dame Ole Miss, South Carolina, UCF, USF, Vanderbilt Last season: ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 15, 2012 at 11:44 a.m. | Joey Knight
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Recruit: Alvin Bailey
Mississippi State, Notre Dame, University of Arkansas, University of Central Florida, University of Mississippi, University of South Carolina, University of South Florida, Vanderbilt University
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Recruit: Alvin Bailey
Girls region basketball: Whiting calls shots for Seffner Christian in 3A win
SEFFNER — Seffner Christian coach Greg Fawbush’s mug was immortalized Tuesday when some resourceful boosters made photocopies of it, attached it to ruler-sized strips of wood and disbursed it to Crusaders fans at the Class 3A region semifinals. But it’s the face of Crusaders sophomore Sabrina Whiting that’s likely to ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 15, 2012 at 12:25 a.m. | Joey Knight
District boys basketball: Jesuit uses 3-pointers (and one dunk) to roll
TAMPA — Lanky Jesuit long-range specialist Joey Galvis, referred to as a “gunslinger” by his coach, also made a cameo as a rim-rattler Saturday night. Amid the 3-point shellacking he and classmate Jack Fleming administered to Robinson, Galvis broke away for a one-handed dunk — his second ever in a ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 11, 2012 at 9:35 p.m. | Joey Knight
Former Gulf QB Alton Voss on the road to recovery
At a random headstone, in a random cemetery more than 1,200 miles from the only real home he ever had, Alton Voss knelt and started praying. Just give me guidance Heavy sobbing, the visceral kind that makes your chest heave, followed. A few feet away sat the red Pontiac Grand-Am ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 11, 2012 at 1:17 p.m. | Joey Knight
Hillsborough roundup: Friday's highlights
State boys soccer A, Tampa Prep 5, St. Joseph 0: At St. Augustine, Tampa Prep (18-6-2) practically locked up its fifth state finals berth in eight seasons shortly after getting off the bus. Bigger, faster, stronger and more athletic than the hosts, the Terrapins scored four times in the first ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 10, 2012 at 11:52 p.m. | Joey Knight
District boys basketball: Defense helps East Bay end drought, earn 7A-8 title
GIBSONTON — Literally, they hang from the rafters of Tom Lota Gymnasium. But in a figurative, frustrating sense, those two dozen or so red title banners have hung over the East Bay boys basketball players’ heads. Softball, wrestling, flag football — nearly every sport except boys hoops is immortalized up ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 10, 2012 at 10:20 p.m. | Joey Knight
Girls region basketball: St. Petersburg upsets Steinbrenner
LUTZ — Steinbrenner’s 12-game win streak entering the Class 7A playoffs belied some vulnerabilities, namely free-throw shooting and efficiency against tight man pressure. On a surreal night on the Warriors’ floor, St. Petersburg exploited those weaknesses and exited with a first-round postseason stunner. The Green Devils (13-10) broke out early ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 09, 2012 at 10:45 p.m. | Joey Knight
Two Wharton athletes arrested
Wharton High 16-year-old athletes Chase Litton and Rocky Enos, starters on the school's Class 8A playoff football team last fall, were arrested Wednesday afternoon on a series of felony burglary and theft charges stemming from an incident in late December. Both were honorable mention picks on the Times' all-Hillsborough County ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 09, 2012 at 12:51 p.m. | Joey Knight
Boys soccer: 4 Hillsborough semifinalists a county first
An unprecedented season in local boys soccer reaches a climactic stage this weekend. For the first time ever, four Hillsborough County schools are headed to the state semifinals. Unlike previous years, when all semifinals were held at one neutral site, this year's games will be played on the home pitch ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 09, 2012 at 11:08 a.m. | Joey Knight
Boys region soccer: Berkeley earns shutout, reaches state semifinals
At West Palm Beach, Berkeley Prep — victim of two consecutive one-goal region final defeats — earned redemption Wednesday behind an early Justin Vogel goal and a late one from Tyler Sacone for a 2-0 win over King’s Academy. The Buccaneers (19-7-2), two victories from their first state title since ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 08, 2012 at 10:11 p.m. | Joey Knight
Knights' Rivera finds juco home
Robinson CB Vic Rivera, a two-year starter who picked off six passes in a breakthrough junior season, has signed with Ridgewater College, a two-year program in Minnesota. Flanked by eventual Division I signees Frankie Williams, Ruben Gonzalez and Marqus Baker, Rivera (6-foot, 190 pounds) had a pair of two-interception games ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 08, 2012 at 11:22 a.m. | Joey Knight
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Recruit: Vic Rivera
Ridgewater College
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Recruit: Vic Rivera
Boys region soccer: Tampa Prep makes early lead hold up
At Fort Meade, Tampa Prep (18-6-2) built a 2-0 first-half lead and survived two second-half Fort Meade penalty kicks to advance to within two victories of its fifth state title in eight seasons with a 3-2 victory in the Class A region final. The Terrapins travel to St. Augustine Saint ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 07, 2012 at 11:57 p.m. | Joey Knight
Boys region soccer: Bukh keeps Gaither on winning path
At Kissimmee in the Class 4A region final, Gaither senior Jonas Bukh continued his mesmerizing postseason pace, scoring both goals to lead the visitors (20-4-1) to their second consecutive final four berth with a 2-1 victory over Kissimmee Osceola. His second, with less than 10 minutes remaining, locked up a ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 07, 2012 at 11:55 p.m. | Joey Knight
Boys region soccer: Jesuit seniors deliver in PK round
TAMPA — The futbol purist in Jesuit coach Bob Bauman is easily repulsed by penalty kick rounds, even when his season hinges on them. By the time Tigers senior Chris Conlon sent the 10th and final PK of the Class 3A region final into the back of Immokalee’s net Tuesday ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 07, 2012 at 11:49 p.m. | Joey Knight