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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
Mitchell's Maser has found platform for success
TRINITY — When three military helicopters flew overhead during last year’s Sunshine Athletic Conference meet in New Port Richey, few people noticed. Mitchell’s Amanda Maser was an exception, as the formation was a wave goodbye from her father. Maser’s dad, a medic in the U.S. Army Reserves, was headed to ...
Read moreTue. Sept. 25, 2012 at 7:28 p.m. | Steve Lee
Football: Zephyrhills 42, Wesley Chapel 19
ZEPHYRHILLS — Willie Williams ran for a career-high 214 yards and two touchdowns and the Zephyrhills defense forced six turnovers Friday to defeat Wesley Chapel 42-19 in the Class 5A, District 6 opener for both teams.The Bulldogs (1-2, 1-0) dominated the line of scrimmage, racking up all but 100 of ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 21, 2012 at 8:06 p.m. | Steve Lee
Swimming: Land O'Lakes sweeps North Suncoast relays
Girls team scores: 1. Land O' Lakes 334, 2. Mitchell 306, 3. Wiregrass Ranch 248, 4. Crystal River 214, 5. Zephyrhills 196, 6. Central 178, 7. Academy at the Lakes 62Boys team scores: 1. Land O Lakes 394, 2. Mitchell 288, 3. Crystal River 276, 4. Wiregrass Ranch 224, 5. ...
Read moreSat. Sept. 15, 2012 at 4:37 p.m. | Steve Lee
Football: Pasco 61, Wiregrass Ranch 0
DADE CITY — Not that heavily favored Pasco needed the gifts, but host Wiregrass Ranch, now working on its second winless season, lost six of nine fumbles in Friday's steady downpour.The 61-0 win extended the Pirates' Tampa Bay area-best streak to 30 while giving the Bulls 14 straight losses dating ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 14, 2012 at 7:54 p.m. | Steve Lee
Swimming: North Suncoast revives big meet
WESLEY CHAPEL — A long-dormant relay meet primarily for North Suncoast swim teams has been revived with what organizers dub the inaugural North Suncoast Relays. “Hillsborough and Pinellas (counties) do something similar every year and they don’t invite anybody from Pasco County, so I figured let’s do our own,” ...
Read moreTue. Sept. 11, 2012 at 6:27 p.m. | Steve Lee
Swimming: Jesuit boys, Newsome girls prevail in City Relays
TAMPA — Unlike last year when the City Relays were rained out for the first time in at least 30 years, Saturday's event at the Bobby Hicks Pool took place under sunny skies.Under those favorable conditions, the Jesuit boys and Newsome girls solidified their status among Hillsborough County's top teams ...
Read moreSat. Sept. 08, 2012 at 4:23 p.m. | Steve Lee
Football: Orlando First Academy 45, Wesley Chapel 0
WESLEY CHAPEL — Despite coming off a season-opening blowout win over nearby rival Wiregrass Ranch, Wesley Chapel coach Ben Alford had some concerns heading into Friday's home opener against Orlando First Academy.The Royals, 8-3 last season and with 16 returning starters, also were coming off a lopsided win. Plus, Alford ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 07, 2012 at 7:46 p.m. | Steve Lee
Football: Strawberry Crest 21, Plant City 7
DOVER — Backup quarterback Rayquan Johnson gained 9 yards on a keeper and was stopped at the 1-yard line, leaving Plant City to call timeout with 7.9 seconds left trailing Strawberry Crest 21-7. The Raiders never got the chance for another play Saturday because of what happened on Johnson’s run ...
Read moreSun. Sept. 02, 2012 at 12:49 a.m. | Steve Lee
Football: Wesley Chapel 30, Wiregrass Ranch 6
WESLEY CHAPEL — Before Friday's game against crosstown rival Wiregrass Ranch, Wesley Chapel coach Ben Alford told his team, "The only way we lose this game is if we beat ourselves."Early on, it looked as if that might be the case with the host Bulls took an early lead, in ...
Read moreFri. Aug. 31, 2012 at 8:37 p.m. | Steve Lee
Preseason football: South Sumter 31, Wesley Chapel 7
WESLEY CHAPEL — The host Wildcats were no match for powerhouse South Sumter in Thursday’s Kickoff Classic, but for coach Ben Alford the outcome was nowhere near as important as providing a stern test for his rebuilding team. “We played a good team because we wanted to learn something,” Alford ...
Read moreThu. Aug. 23, 2012 at 10:18 p.m. | Steve Lee
North Suncoast swimming season preview
Athena Cimino heads into her sophomore season as the leader of the Wiregrass Ranch swim program, based not only on her achievements as a prominent club swimmer but for the dogged determination she displayed in last year’s postseason. As a freshman, the sprinter won a district title in the 50-yard ...
Read moreWed. Aug. 22, 2012 at 8:47 p.m. | Steve Lee
Spring jamboree at Sunlake
At Sunlake Scores: Sunlake 21, Wiregrass Ranch 3 Sunlake 10, Wesley Chapel 0 Wesley Chapel 20, Wiregrass Ranch 7 Spring game-breakers: As expected, host Sunlake was the big winner Friday night, coming up with two victories in shortened games thanks in large part to an offensive line that overcame the ...
Read moreFri. May 25, 2012 at 11:33 p.m. | Steve Lee
District baseball roundup: Ridgewood finally puts away Pasco
ZEPHYRHILLS — In his first season since replacing coaching legend Larry Beets, Julius Matos guided Ridgewood to its first district championship since his predecessor won three straight in 2003-05. Fittingly, Matos credited Beets, who won 565 games in 28 seasons, after the Rams’ 16-6 win over Pasco in Friday’s Class ...
Read moreFri. April 27, 2012 at 10:44 p.m. | Steve Lee
District softball: Rivalry a bit one-sided in favor of Pasco this time
DADE CITY — The oldest and fiercest rivalry on the east side of the county did not exactly live up to its billing in Wednesday’s Class 5A, District 8 semifinal. Host Pasco and Zephyrhills were coming off 15-0 wins over lesser opponents, had split their two-game regular-season series and the ...
Read moreWed. April 18, 2012 at 11:22 p.m. | Steve Lee