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FHSAA rebuffs Springstead's final appeal to resume playoff baseball game
Springstead’s baseball team didn’t go down without one last fight this season. A week after a controversial 6-5 loss at Orlando Edgewater in a Class 6A region final — in which the game was called after five innings due to poor field conditions and darkness — the Florida High School ...
Read moreSat. May 18, 2013 at 5:16 p.m. | Times Staff
AATL's Mauger signs with Division III school
Academy at the Lakes forward Andrea Mauger officially signed with Division III Franklin & Marshall College (Pa.). The Tampa Bay Times' all-North Suncoast first-teamer, who also played on the softball team, averaged almost 18 points for the Wildcats, who advanced to the Class 2A state final last winter. Mauger also ...
Read moreFri. May 17, 2013 at 3:32 p.m. | Times Staff
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Recruit: Andrea Mauger
Franklin & Marshall
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Recruit: Andrea Mauger
HomeTeam Huddle: Stakes getting higher at Pinellas Park
PINELLAS PARK Pinellas Park’s Antonio Harris spreads his thumb and forefinger about 3 inches apart to illustrate the interest he has gotten from college coaches. • “I’ve got a stack of business cards about this thick,” said Harris, who figures the number to be between 35-40. “All of them from ...
Read moreThu. May 16, 2013 at 11:03 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Huddle: Largo's Hale shows off his crossover move
LARGO Donavan Hale still is learning the intricacies of playing quarterback at Largo. • But his athleticism and decision-making already are drawing rave reviews in practice, so much that he could make a seamless transition in taking over the starting position from Juwan Brown, who is graduating. With the same ...
Read moreWed. May 15, 2013 at 8:31 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Huddle: Numbers on Tampa Catholic's Watson don't lie
TAMPA Tampa Catholic linebacker Tre Watson is getting bigger to go along with big numbers. • The numbers strain credulity, those 161 tackles and 16.5 sacks that Watson tallied in 12 games last fall. • But the Crusaders invite you to watch his highlight film, ask one of the coaches, ...
Read moreWed. May 15, 2013 at 4:05 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Huddle: New Clearwater boss Abraham looking for solid commitment
CLEARWATER — Donnie Abraham’s debut as Clearwater coach has not gone exactly as hoped. Abraham, the former Tampa Bay Buccaneer standout who took over the Tornadoes from longtime coach Tom Bostic, started the offseason by losing starting quarterback Jordan Leston (East Lake) and defensive end Justus Reed (Clearwater Central Catholic) ...
Read moreTue. May 14, 2013 at 8:42 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Huddle: Straightforward approach at Sickles
In terms of style points, don’t expect Sickles to contend for the county scoring title in 2013. As long as the offensive and defensive fronts remain healthy, the Gryphons could be wildly vanilla and victorious. Coach Brian Turner isn’t secretive about his plans to run 1,300-yard rusher Ray Ray McCloud ...
Read moreTue. May 14, 2013 at 8:20 p.m. | Times Staff
Holy Names golfer commits to TCU
Holy Names golfer Emmy Martin has committed to Texas Christian University and received a full scholarship, athletic director Kevin Vargas said Tuesday in an email. Martin, a junior, has won district and region titles the past two years. The two-time Tampa Bay Times all-Hillsborough County first-teamer tied for 15th at ...
Read moreTue. May 14, 2013 at 3:58 p.m. | Times Staff
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Recruit: Emmy Martin
Texas Christian University
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Recruit: Emmy Martin
HomeTeam Hot Shots: Winners for May 4-10
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week. Female Hot Shot: Caroline Whiteside, Sr., Freedom Sport: Softball Skinny: Whiteside, whose real first name is Sunday, typically batted second this season to move leadoff hitter Maddy Hall over. But with two out and the ...
Read moreMon. May 13, 2013 at 5:19 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for May 4-10
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover. These nominations span Saturday, May 4 through Friday, May 10. Winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every other school in the area. Read up on what made ...
Read moreSat. May 11, 2013 at 12:12 p.m. | Times Staff
Shaddy Douidar, Caroline Bado win Alvarez Awards
Roughly two months after appearing together for a Tampa Bay Times photo shoot as Hillsborough County's respective male and female soccer players of the year, Shaddy Douidar and Caroline Bado were reunited again Thursday evening. In an Apollo Beach residence, where they were formally presented the Jose and Janet Alvarez ...
Read moreFri. May 10, 2013 at 1:32 a.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Huddle: Whose huddle is it?
The football vernacular is loaded with names — derby, duel, controversy, quagmire — for quarterback competitions. We’re not going to affix any such label to those occurring locally. Suffice to say, some county jobs are up for grabs. Here are some more prominent vacancies, and those vying for them. Alonso ...
Read moreThu. May 09, 2013 at 11:14 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Huddle: It's all adding up at Gibbs
Gibbs had some defections in the offseason, most notably safety Albert Laskett and quarterback Patric Jones. But during the first full week of spring practices, new coach Rick Kravitz said more than 50 players have participated. Track athletes Jacquez President and Maurice Hall have joined the team after last week’s ...
Read moreThu. May 09, 2013 at 10:06 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Huddle: Notable vacancies in Hillsborough backfields
Where did all the yards go? • All but one of the county’s seven 1,000-yard rushers in 2012 will graduate and move on to college programs, leaving frustrated defensive coordinators and would-be tacklers in their wake. • Now, the game-day burden falls on their old coaches to figure out a ...
Read moreWed. May 08, 2013 at 10:23 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Huddle: Ridiculously big expectations at Carrollwood Day
TAMPA — After a one-year hiatus from football, Carrollwood Day rising senior left tackle/defensive end Adonis Welch is back with the Patriots, who project him to be as dominant in the trenches as he is in the paint. A 6-foot-8, 260-pound power forward with at least one Division I basketball ...
Read moreMon. May 06, 2013 at 8:13 p.m. | Times Staff