TRINITY — Hannah Kriston’s scorching first half wasn’t enough to save Mitchell’s stone-cold final two quarters. Kriston scored all 19 of the Mustangs’ first-half points before Lakeland Kathleen’s defense clamped down in the second half to hand Mitchell a 55-24 loss in Thursday’s Class 6A region quarterfinal. The defeat ended ...
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Thu. Feb. 07, 2013 at 9:51 p.m. | Matt Baker
TRINITY — Mitchell secured a district title for the first time since 2007 on Friday night after a gritty defensive effort saw it ease past River Ridge 44-31. The Mustangs struggled offensively throughout much of the game, but pressured the Royal Knights enough to ensure that shooting woes troubled both ...
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Fri. Feb. 01, 2013 at 8:27 p.m. | David Rice
LAND O’LAKES — In the most lopsided game in Academy at the Lakes history, the primary focus in the nightcap of the Class 2A, District 8 semifinals was on Tatiana Manuel’s pursuit of the 1,000-point barrier. The senior forward scored a game-high 22 Tuesday in a 64-2 win over Tampa ...
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Tue. Jan. 29, 2013 at 10:32 p.m. | Steve Lee
Records through Wednesday Boys 1. Nature Coast (18-3): An eight-game win streak — including two quality wins over Hernando and a two-point escape against Eustis — have Rohan Blackwood and the Sharks back at No. 1. 2. Wesley Chapel (18-4): Erik Thomas and the Wildcats bounced back from a tough ...
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Thu. Jan. 24, 2013 at 1:06 p.m. | Matt Baker
Records through Wednesday Girls 1. Pasco (14-0): Brianca Roberts and the Pirates keep cruising. Pasco has won all but one of its games by double figures. 2. Academy at the Lakes (16-2): The Wildcats are no longer perfect, but Tatiana Manuel, Andrea Mauger and the rest of AATL have no ...
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Thu. Jan. 17, 2013 at 6:02 p.m. | Matt Baker
SEFFNER — Tatiana Manuel won the opening tap and directed the ball to Andrea Mauger, who sprinted in for an easy layup. Academy at the Lakes led Seffner Christian only four seconds into the game. It lasted for about half a minute.Within a few minutes Saturday, Seffner Christian showed again ...
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Sat. Jan. 12, 2013 at 8:30 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Records through Thursday Girls 1. Pasco (12-0): The speedy Pirates keep finding ways to win — like Thursday’s buzzer beater over River Ridge. Brianca Roberts, Allahon Marbra and Ashley Webster remain three of the county’s top juniors. 2. Academy at the Lakes (16-0): Consider the Wildcats 1A. Their only flaw ...
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Fri. Jan. 11, 2013 at 2:43 p.m. | Matt Baker
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover. These nominations span Saturday, Dec. 22 through Friday, Jan. 4. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every other school in the area. Read up on what ...
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Sat. Jan. 05, 2013 at 8:51 p.m. | Times Staff
TAMPA — Last year was a breakthrough season for the Academy at the Lakes girls basketball team, which turned a first trip to the playoffs into a state Final Four appearance. But the Wildcats may have outdone that achievement Saturday.AATL soundly defeated Plant 51-37 to win the championship of the ...
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Sat. Dec. 29, 2012 at 8:17 p.m. | Darek Sharp
TAMPA — Academy at the Lakes, the smallest school entered in the Jaguar Holiday Tournament, will challenge the event's biggest school for the championship today.Both AATL and Plant earned close victories in Friday's semifinals, the Wildcats beating host Academy of the Holy Names 38-33 and Plant outlasting Steinbrenner 46-43. The ...
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Fri. Dec. 28, 2012 at 9:02 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Records through Wednesday Boys 1. Nature Coast (8-1): Rohan Blackwood and the Sharks bounced back from a rough loss to Wiregrass Ranch with a 46-24 win over Eustis. 2. Wiregrass Ranch (4-2): The Bulls have slipped since a win over NCT, falling to strong Hillsborough County teams Chamberlain and Freedom. ...
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Thu. Dec. 13, 2012 at 11:05 a.m. | Matt Baker
North Suncoast basketball super 7 Records through Wednesday Boys 1. Wiregrass Ranch (4-0): Rico Kerney and the Bulls have won convincingly (a rout of River Ridge) and won close games (a 65-63 victory over Nature Coast). Wiregrass’ high-powered offense will be hard to stop all season. 2. Nature Coast (5-1): ...
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Thu. Dec. 06, 2012 at 12:51 p.m. | Matt Baker
Some random thoughst and observations about the goings on in the preps world by Times' columnist John C. Cotey, while sipping too much coffee and perusing the previous night's newspaper and boxscores. Oh, and if you want to get your name in here, then shoot me an email at johncotey@gmail.com, ...
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Thu. Nov. 29, 2012 at 12:06 a.m. | John C. Cotey
TAMPA — It had to seem familiar to those in the crowd Wednesday at Tampa Catholic: the pressing defense, the run-and-shoot offense and the gruff instructions from the silver-haired coach who had little use for his chair. For Academy at the Lakes coach Karim Nohra, the outcome was nothing new. ...
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Wed. Nov. 28, 2012 at 10:41 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Standout center Tatiana Manuel has transferred from Brooks-DeBartolo to Academy at the Lakes, Wildcats coach Karim Nohra confirmed Wednesday in a text message. Manuel, a 6-foot-3 senior, was one of the Phoenix’s top performers last season during its 18-9 season. She averaged 11.7 points per game while leading her team ...
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Wed. Aug. 22, 2012 at 3:21 p.m. | Matt Baker