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  • Former Plant and current FSU RB James Wilder Jr. arrested (UPDATE 8:40 p.m.)

    Former Plant and current FSU RB James Wilder Jr. arrested (UPDATE 8:40 p.m.) Former Plant star and current Florida State running back James Wilder Jr. was arrested in Tallahassee and charged with two felony counts Wednesday. He has been suspended from the team, according to his lawyer, Tim Jansen. Wilder, 19, is charged with battery of an officer, firefighter or EMT and resisting ...
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    Wed. Feb. 22, 2012 at 7:42 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Region boys basketball: Palmetto's hot hand from beyond the arc sinks Sickles

    Region boys basketball: Palmetto's hot hand from beyond the arc sinks Sickles TAMPA — Headed into halftime, Sickles had seen its 11-point lead shrink to one as Palmetto’s Jarrid Rhodes came off the bench to score 12 second-quarter points, including three 3-pointers. That was just the start of the Tigers’ sharpshooting from behind the arc. Thanks to Jordan Smith’s 23 second-half points, ...
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    Tue. Feb. 21, 2012 at 11:20 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Hillsborough: Baseball Super Seven, Week 2

    Through the first week of the baseball regular season, here's how the elite in Hillsborough County have faired. Praise or protests? Send all of it my way either via email, lkeeley@tampabay.com, or on Twitter, @LauraHomeTeam. 1. Jesuit (1-0): No hiccups in a 7-0 win over Dunedin last weekend. Saturday’s rivalry game ...
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    Tue. Feb. 21, 2012 at 9:23 a.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Baseball: Plant makes big lead hold up vs. Jefferson

    TAMPA — Plant and Jefferson gave the nod to starters at the back end of their rotations for their rescheduled game. And it was the Panthers’ bats that sliced line drive after line drive through the wind Monday to give junior John Suskauer and his two freshman relievers all the ...
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    Mon. Feb. 20, 2012 at 11:31 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Region girls basketball: Jefferson struggles vs. Winter Haven's press

    WINTER HAVEN — Through three quarters Saturday, Jefferson had fought perennial powerhouse Winter Haven to a near draw, trailing by only four going into the final period. The Blue Devils finally found some offense, though, with 5:22 remaining in the Class 6A region contest after Tekera Henderson threw up an ...
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    Sun. Feb. 19, 2012 at 12:03 a.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Hillsborough girls basketball region final capsules

    Hillsborough girls basketball region final capsules Three Hillsborough County girls basketball teams are one win from advancing to the state tournament in Lakeland.  First, though, all must play in their respective region finals tonight at 7. Here’s a closer look at the trio of matchups: Class 6A, Jefferson (20-6) at Winter Haven (18-8) Winner meets: Fort ...
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    Fri. Feb. 17, 2012 at 6:29 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Region boys basketball: Seminole makes history with first state playoff win

    TAMPA — With 1:58 remaining in the third quarter, Seminole called timeout to bring a temporary halt to the 7-2 run Chamberlain put together in less than a minute. The score was 44-29, and the game appeared to be headed toward a lopsided finish. Then junior guard Justin Hollis hit ...
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    Thu. Feb. 16, 2012 at 11:35 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Recruiting fair offers a second chance to find a college match for Class of 2012 athletes

    On national signing day a few weeks back, about 100 Tampa Bay area seniors inked their signatures on letters of intent to play collegiate football. Photographers snapped pictures, family members ate cake and recruiting services issued their final rankings and signed off on the Class of 2012. For many, though, ...
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    Thu. Feb. 16, 2012 at 5:49 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Girls region basketball: Jefferson holds off Sickles' late charge in 6A

    TAMPA — Coming into the Class 6A region final, Jefferson coach Natanya Miller and her squad knew what it would take to beat Sickles for the fourth time this season. A box-and-one defense on Gryphons guard Bre Crum — who accounts for 42 percent of her team’s total points — ...
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    Wed. Feb. 15, 2012 at 12:37 a.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Four female athletes feel the love at Riverview's signing day

    Four female athletes feel the love at Riverview's signing day At Riverview, in athletic director Kevin Massena’s view, it was the year of the female. And on this February 14, four female athletes — Olivia Clare, Ebony Campbell, Jenna Cook and Taylor McCoy — signed their letters of intent. “When we talk about athletics, those of us that played not ...
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    Tue. Feb. 14, 2012 at 5:54 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Simple goal for Jesuit baseball: state title

    Simple goal for Jesuit baseball: state title TAMPA — Could expectations be any higher at Jesuit? Long the class of Hillsborough County and a perennial fixture in the national polls, the Tigers, state finalists the past two seasons, have managed to up the ante this year. ESPNRise ranked Jesuit No. 3 in its preseason poll. Collegiate Baseball ...
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    Mon. Feb. 13, 2012 at 10:11 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Tampa Bay Tech CB Armani Sampson commits to Jacksonville University

    Tampa Bay Tech CB Armani Sampson, who led the Titans with six interceptions, has committed to Jacksonville University, coach Jayson Roberts said. The 5-foot-9, 170-pound Sampson returned half of those interceptions for touchdowns and also returned kicks for Tampa Bay Tech (8-4), which advanced to the Class 7A region semifinals ...
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    Mon. Feb. 13, 2012 at 4:28 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Tampa Catholic LT Corey Martinez receives first verbal offer

    Tampa Catholic LT Corey Martinez receives first verbal offer Tampa Catholic LT Corey Martinez, a sophomore, has received his first verbal offer, courtesy of South Florida. Martinez, who stands at 6-foot-4 and weighs 305 pounds, attended USF's junior day last weekend and received his offer there, head coach Bob Henriquez said. Martinez figures to be one of the top ...
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    Mon. Feb. 13, 2012 at 3:04 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • State semifinal boys soccer: Jesuit's season slips away on PKs

    State semifinal boys soccer: Jesuit's season slips away on PKs TAMPA — For 100 minutes, Jesuit and Plantation American Heritage’s defenses dominated as the teams played to a scoreless draw. Both back lines were impenetrable, but someone had to score. So the refs cleared the field of all but one defender, the goalkeeper, and the game headed to penalty kicks. ...
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    Fri. Feb. 10, 2012 at 11:27 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Brandon releases head coach applicants

    Five former Hillsborough County head coaches and another from Pinellas County are among the 31 applicants for Brandon's football head coach position. Athletic director Tibor Kovacs released the names of the applicants following a request from the Tampa Bay Times.  In addition to the former head coaches—Hugh Dehnert (Leto), Gerold Dickens ...
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    Fri. Feb. 10, 2012 at 11:41 a.m. | Laura Keeley

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