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Girls basketball: Titans keep district race close with win over Sharks
RIVERVIEW — Tampa Bay Tech dug out of two substantial deficits Tuesday to rally for a 63-52 win over host Riverview and take a step closer to the Sharks in the Class 7A, District 8 race. In earning a regular-season split with the Sharks for a third straight season, the ...
Read moreTue. Jan. 08, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. | Steve Lee
Hillsborough County wrestling: Durant 13th at Cougar Invite while Riverview is 4th at East Lake Invite
PLANT CITY — Palm Harbor University placed fifth and Springstead eighth Saturday to give the Tampa Bay region two top-10 teams in the 17th annual Cougar Invitational that shifted back to the Strawberry Festival Fairgrounds after a year in Tampa.Host Durant finished 13th in the prestigious tournament that featured 32 ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 01, 2012 at 9:45 p.m. | Steve Lee
Boys soccer: Sunlake still rolling, earns sixth shutout
LAND O’LAKES — The last time Pasco coach Barry Grayling missed a game because of illness his team lost to Sunlake. Not only did it happen again Wednesday, but it was by the same 5-0 margin as last season’s Class 3A, District 7 semifinal. “We’re trying to get there at ...
Read moreWed. Nov. 28, 2012 at 11:02 p.m. | Steve Lee
Hillsborough County wrestling preview
RUSKIN — Lennard's Ron Buffano said receiving the 2012 Joel Medgebow Award as the county's coach of the year gave him an opportunity to boast about his wrestlers."It meant a lot," said Buffano, a former Bloomingdale standout who got the Lennard program off the ground in 2009. "To me, that ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 24, 2012 at 6:49 p.m. | Steve Lee
Football: Zephyrhills 23, Wiregrass Ranch 17
ZEPHYRHILLS — Four days after losing out on a playoff spot in a three-way tiebreaker won by Anclote, Zephyrhills found itself on the short end of a 17-14 score against winless Wiregrass Ranch midway through the fourth quarter Friday.A late rally, however, capped senior night and gave the Bulldogs a ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 09, 2012 at 9:23 p.m. | Steve Lee
State swimming: Mitchell's McCaffrey keeps setting bar higher
TRINITY — First it was all about besting his older sisters, Meghan and Caitlin McCaffrey, who set swimming records at Mitchell. Mission accomplished for multiple school-record holder Devin McCaffrey. “They were good, but I passed their times a while ago,” he said, proudly boasting family bragging rights. “There’s no question ...
Read moreWed. Nov. 07, 2012 at 8:33 p.m. | Steve Lee
Boys soccer: Pasco off to hot start, blanks Hudson 8-0
DADE CITY — The outcome of Tuesday night’s game between Sunshine Athletic Conference rivals Pasco and Hudson was hardly indicative of the teams’ matching 1-0 records. The host Pirates dominated in an 8-0 win at W.F. Edwards Stadium and, coupled with Monday’s 5-3 defeat of Nature Coast, have outscored the ...
Read moreTue. Nov. 06, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. | Steve Lee
District swimming: Jesuit boys, Holy Names girls continue Class 2A-8 streaks
TAMPA — Although they are based in different parts of the city, the Jesuit boys and Academy of the Holy Names girls swim teams practice together.They also win together, a lot.Saturday at the Steinbrenner Aquatic Center, those two squads shared in yet another victory by winning their respective titles at ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 27, 2012 at 6:12 p.m. | Steve Lee
Football: Pasco 45, Ridgewood 0
DADE CITY — Pasco's Tom McHugh became the winningest coach in school history, thanks to Friday's 45-0 shutout of Class 5A, District 6 rival Ridgewood (1-8, 1-5), but all he could think about was the next game.Being that next week's matchup is widely known as the 9-Mile War against Zephyrhills ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 26, 2012 at 8:16 p.m. | Steve Lee
District swimming: Land O'Lakes remains dominant
CLEARWATER — The titles just keep on coming for Land O’Lakes, which Thursday defended its Class 2A, District 5 boys and girls crowns at the Long Center. The Gators, who swept the North Suncoast Relays and Sunshine Athletic Conference meets, have won eight of the past nine boys district championships ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 25, 2012 at 11:13 p.m. | Steve Lee
Football: Sunlake 18, Land O'Lakes 6
LAND O'LAKES — Renaming their stadium after a longtime former coach and a victory promise by a well-known politician and ex-player Friday were not enough to stave off a dubious skid for the host Gators.Land O'Lakes lost its sixth straight game, 18-6 to Class 6A, District 6 rival Sunlake. The ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 19, 2012 at 8:42 p.m. | Steve Lee
Swimming: Land O'Lakes continues mastery at Sunshine Athletic Conference meet
NEW TAMPA — The second day of the Sunshine Athletic Conference meet was one for records in more ways than one. After Friday's diving competition in New Port Richey, Saturday's swimming events at the New Tampa YMCA featured six records.Then there was the extension of Land O'Lakes' record-setting dominance. The ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 13, 2012 at 4:50 p.m. | Steve Lee
Football: Durant 49, Chamberlain 0
PLANT CITY — After last week's emotion-charged win over Plant City, Durant coach Mike Gottman was concerned about a letdown for Friday's game against struggling Chamberlain (2-4).Turns out there was nothing to worry about as Durant remained unbeaten with a dominating 49-0 win. The Cougars (6-0) notched their third shutout ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 12, 2012 at 8:57 p.m. | Steve Lee
Football: Tampa Bay Tech 53, Wiregrass Ranch 6
WESLEY CHAPEL — Three nights after it started, the final game on last week’s schedule ended with predictable results in a Class 7A, District 7 mismatch. Tampa Bay Tech remained atop the district with Monday’s 53-6 win over host Wiregrass Ranch in a game that was called Friday with the ...
Read moreMon. Oct. 08, 2012 at 10:50 p.m. | Steve Lee
Football: Fivay 28, Wesley Chapel 7
WESLEY CHAPEL — Davion Sutton solidified his status as a first-year starter Friday night with 190 rushing yards and four touchdowns in leading Fivay to a 28-7 win over host Wesley Chapel (1-3, 0-2) in a Class 5A, District 6 matchup.The Falcons showed plenty of balance as well, with quarterback ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 28, 2012 at 8:31 p.m. | Steve Lee