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Basketball: Hillsborough-Pinellas all-star games on tap
Hillsborough and Pinellas will battle for bay area basketball supremacy Friday as the annual all-star girls and boys games tip off at Eckerd College. The girls will start around 6 p.m., with the boys game to follow. The rosters for each game include: Boys Hillsborough: Greg Robinson, Alonso; CJ McGill, ...
Read moreWed. March 20, 2013 at 12:32 p.m. | Times Staff
3A-9 district boys basketball first, second teams
The Class 3A, District 9 boys basketball first and second teams, as voted on by coaches: First team: Ibrahima Camara, Admiral Farragut; Gary Wintermeier, Clearwater Central Catholic; Joe Chapman, Northside Christian; Ryan Green, St. Petersburg Catholic; Johnny Koenig, Shorecrest Second team: Ben Kieler, CCC; Ryan Ferguson, Indian Rocks Christian; Eddie ...
Read moreWed. March 20, 2013 at 10:15 a.m. | Times Staff
Largo's Hernandez picks USF
Largo junior linebacker Frankie Hernandez, who led Largo with 99 tackles this past fall, announced via Twitter on Tuesday that he had committed to USF. He is the second Packer in the past week to pick the Bulls, joining Jarvis Stewart. Hernandez, a Times' all-county first-teamer, tweeted: "I did commit ...
Read moreTue. March 19, 2013 at 12:38 p.m. | Times Staff
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Recruit: Francisco Hernandez
University of South Florida
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Recruit: Francisco Hernandez
HomeTeam Hot Shots: Winners for March 9-15
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week. Male Hot Shot: Jamal Wilson, Sr., Bloomingdale Sport: Baseball Skinny: Willson earned MVP of the Saladino Tournament after leading the Bulls to their first title since 1995. He went 12-for-19 with three RBIs and threw 4 ...
Read moreMon. March 18, 2013 at 5:58 p.m. | Times Staff
Pinellas girls, boys PCAC basketball teams
The Pinellas County Athletic Conference girls and boys basketball teams, as voted on by public school coaches: Girls North County First team: Jamie Appelt Sr. Palm Harbor , Tyra Bolden Sr. Clearwater, Alexandria Alford So. Clearwater, Aja Jenkins Sr. Clearwater, Amber Jennings Jr. East Lake, Kadejah Saundres Sr. Tarpon Springs ...
Read moreMon. March 18, 2013 at 11:42 a.m. | Times Staff
Track: Area athletes triumph at USF/Steinbrenner Invite
Tampa Bay athletes had a banner day Saturday at the USF/Steinbrenner Invitational, from Jeremiah Green's national-best effort in the high jump to the Lakewood boys' team victory to Bobby Harris' meet record in the high jump. These were just a few of the highlights from Saturday. Read our roundups from Hillsborough, ...
Read moreSat. March 16, 2013 at 10:07 p.m. | Times Staff
All-Pinellas County soccer teams
Girls player of the year F Madison Del Duca, Sr., East Lake One of the top scoring threats in the county, Del Duca put it all together this season, not only by putting points on the board but also by providing leadership. After reaching the region final last year, the ...
Read moreSat. March 16, 2013 at 8:25 p.m. | Times Staff
All-Hillsborough County soccer teams
Player of the year M/F Shaddy Douidar, Sr., Tampa Prep Why we picked him: An inconspicuous midfield distributor as an underclassman, Douidar enjoyed one of the most astounding breakthrough seasons of any local player in recent memory. A setup guy for 2012 Class A Player of the Year Jordan Hayes, ...
Read moreSat. March 16, 2013 at 8:12 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for March 9-15
HomeTeam Hot Shots Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover. These nominations span Saturday, March 9 through Friday, March 15. Winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every other school in the area. Read up ...
Read moreSat. March 16, 2013 at 11:08 a.m. | Times Staff
Saladino pool standings (through Monday)
A look at the current Saladino tournament standings after two rounds of pool play. Pool A Brandon 2-0 Newsome 2-0 Armwood 0-2 Freedom 0-2 Pool B Durant 2-0 King 2-0 Brooks-DeBartolo 0-2 Spoto 0-2 Pool C Alonso 2-0 Jefferson 2-0 Chamberlain 0-2 Plant City 0-2 Pool D Steinbrenner 2-0 Strawberry ...
Read moreMon. March 11, 2013 at 11:08 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Hot Shots: Winners for March 2-8
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week. Female Hot Shot: Morgan Tolle, Jr., River Ridge Sport: Softball Skinny: The James Madison commit is one of Tampa Bay’s leaders with a .651 batting average and compiled one of the best stretches in her career ...
Read moreMon. March 11, 2013 at 5:37 p.m. | Times Staff
Day 2 Saladino schedule
A look at Monday's slate and the current standings after one round of pool play. Pool A Brandon 1-0 Newsome 1-0 Armwood 0-1 Freedom 0-1 Pool B Durant 1-0 King 1-0 Brooks-DeBartolo 0-1 Spoto 0-1 Pool C Alonso 1-0 Jefferson 1-0 Chamberlain 0-1 Plant City 0-1 Pool D Steinbrenner 1-0 ...
Read moreSun. March 10, 2013 at 8:11 p.m. | Times Staff
Baseball: Saladino tournament roundup, Day 1
Saladino tournament, Day 1 At Jefferson High Scores • Strawberry Crest 8, Robinson 0 • Steinbrenner 10, TBT 2 • Alonso 8, Chamberlain 3 • Jefferson 5, Plant City 2 Pitchers of the day Strawberry Crest got four shutout innings from freshman Cory Smith against Robinson. Smith gave up one ...
Read moreSat. March 09, 2013 at 7:40 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for March 2-8
HomeTeam Hot Shots Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover. These nominations span Saturday, March 2 through Friday, March 8. Winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every other school in the area. Read up ...
Read moreSat. March 09, 2013 at 2:14 p.m. | Times Staff
State basketball: Jesuit crushes American Heritage for 5A title
LAKELAND — On a history-making morning, they made hysteria first. Roughly 500 Jesuit High School students — two-thirds of the student body — traveled 40 minutes eastward on a raw, windy Saturday to go hoarse over their top-ranked basketball team. Collectively dubbed "The Blue Tide," they chanted and cheered, ...
Read moreSat. March 02, 2013 at 11:40 a.m. | Times Staff