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State semifinal boys soccer: Land O'Lakes' Davis scores winner in no time
FORT WALTON BEACH — It took Land O’Lakes longer to get introduced by the PA announcer than it did to score in Friday night’s Class 3A state semifinal match against Choctawhatchee. The Gators won 2-0 to advance to the final on a pair of goals by Josh Davis. Land O’Lakes ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 10, 2012 at 11:32 p.m. | Special to Times -
Football: Lakeland Victory Christian 24, Admiral Farragut 20
LAKELAND — Admiral Farragut players and fans will remember their latest showdown with Lakeland Victory Christian for a long time. Not for a good reason though. An inadvertent whistle on a blocked field goal led to a rekick for Victory Christian, giving the Storm a 24-20 win over the Blue ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 27, 2010 at 12:55 a.m. | Special to Times -
Football: Admiral Farragut 51, Evangelical Christian 20
FORT MYERS — Something happened Friday night at Sentinel Stadium that hasn't occurred in 77 years — Admiral Farragut won a football playoff game.The Blue Jackets used big plays and an opportunistic defense to down Evangelical Christian, 51-20 in a Class B region semifinal."We did something tonight that they can ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 19, 2010 at 10:38 p.m. | Special to Times -
Football: Hernando 36, Citrus 7
INVERNESS — Hernando found itself in a dogfight for more than three quarters Friday at Class 3A, District 5 opponent Citrus.The Leopards, however, used a physical, opportunistic defense and 143 total yards from senior running back Alvin Delaine to leave with a 36-7 victory.Delaine had 105 yards and two touchdowns ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 29, 2010 at 8:22 p.m. | Special to Times -
Football: St. John Neumann 13, Canterbury 12
Canterbury drove to the St. John 7-yard line, then punched it in for the go-ahead touchdown with less than 30 seconds remaining, but the play was called back on a holding call. The penalty backed Canterbury up to the 17, where had a running player of another 8 yards, but ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 01, 2010 at 9:06 p.m. | Special to Times -
5A baseball: Plant City finds its groove early
OCALA — Plant City scored four runs in the first inning to win the Class 5A region quarterfinal 8-3 over Forest on a rainy Tuesday night. The Raiders pounded out 10 hits, drew eight walks and cashed in on three costly Forest errors. Plant City (18-8) used back-to-back singles and ...
Read moreTue. May 04, 2010 at 8:20 p.m. | Special to Times -
A-3 track: Northside Christian girls, Farragut boys win out
NAPLES — Northside Christian's Victoria Goodwin is just a sophomore and already has five state track and field medals. All were earned as a member of a relay team, none as an individual. All of that could change. At Thursday's Class A, Region 3 meet at Community School, Goodwin earned ...
Read moreThu. April 22, 2010 at 8:55 p.m. | Special to Times -
2A-3 track: Runnerup Jesuit turns in bay area's best finish
NAPLES — After helping Jesuit win the Class 2A, District 9 championship last week, Miles Bennett was unable to practice leading up to regionals. Bennett tweaked his hamstring at districts and wasn't able to run on the leg for nine days. His performance at Tuesday's 2A-6 region meet at Golden ...
Read moreWed. April 21, 2010 at 7:44 p.m. | Special to Times -
5A boys basketball: Newsome's 3 at buzzer seals win
OCALA — One flick of Jake Hodges' wrist sent Newsome into the Class 5A region final. Hodges' dramatic baseline 3 at the final buzzer lifted the visiting Wolves to a 52-49 win over Ocala Forest on Tuesday, setting up a showdown Saturday against Bartow. "I was just the lucky person ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 23, 2010 at 8:33 p.m. | Special to Times -
2A boys basketball: AFA trails early, can't erase deficit
NAPLES — Admiral Farragut's season came to an end with a 57-43 loss at host Community School of Naples in the Class 2A region quarterfinals Thursday night. Despite trailing by as many as 17 points in the first half, the Blue Jackets were down only six with 2:18 left. But ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 18, 2010 at 9:40 p.m. | Special to Times -
A boys basketball: Seacrest County Day routs Canterbury
Seacrest Country Day ran past Canterbury early and often as the Stingrays eliminated the Crusaders from the state playoffs 74-24 Thursday. "We knew they were going to be tough," Canterbury coach Josh Tebbe said. Tebbe's team lost to the Stingrays 66-37 in a preseason tournament in November. Seacrest started four ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 18, 2010 at 9:19 p.m. | Special to Times -
A-2 wrestling: Gulf takes team title, advances eight to state
PALM COAST — Gulf captured the Class A, Region 2 team title Saturday with wrestlers Ladarious Jackson (152 pounds) and Anthony Ayers (119) taking individual crowns while six other Buccaneers advanced to state. Gulf's eight qualifiers led the way as 14 Pasco and Hernando county wrestlers advanced to the state ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 13, 2010 at 8:04 p.m. | Special to Times -
3A boys soccer: Bishop Verot takes Berkeley out of its game
FORT MYERS —Thirty minutes stood between Berkeley Prep and a second straight trip to the state semifinals. Unfortunately, that proved to be a bit too long for the Buccaneers. Bishop Verot scored a pair of second-half goals to erase a halftime deficit to win 2-1 in Friday's Class 3A region ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 12, 2010 at 8:18 p.m. | Special to Times -
A-3 wrestling: Northside Christian crowns three champs, finishes second overall
FORT MYERS — Northside Christian crowned three individual champions Friday at the A-3 region tournament to finish second as a team. Brian Travis (43-5) won at 112 pounds, Dalton Dennis (41-2) at 125 and Anthony Melillo (45-6) at 130 for the Mustangs. For Dennis, whose only losses came against out-of-state ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 12, 2010 at 7:47 p.m. | Special to Times -
A-3 wrestling: Jesuit wraps up region title, qualifies seven for state
FORT MYERS — Jesuit won its first region championship since 2004 on Friday at the A-3 region tournament. Seniors Kevin Nichols (27-6, 145 pounds) and Michael Lamoureux (19-4, 215 pounds) won their respective weight classes to lead Jesuit, which finished with 153.5 points. "I'm so proud of my team," Jesuit ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 12, 2010 at 7:31 p.m. | Special to Times -