Anclote LB Kyle King signed with Black Hills State this morning. The Sharks senior was a key part of his team’s 6-5 season, which included a win in the Class 5A, District 6 tiebreakers and the first playoff appearance in program history. King racked up 60 tackles (30 solo), a ...
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Thu. Feb. 28, 2013 at 9:07 a.m. | Matt Baker
ZEPHYRHILLS — Starter Karisten Deem and reliever Jennifer Rennard combined on a four-hitter in Zephyrhills’ 9-2 win over Anclote in Friday’s Class 5A, District 8 matchup. Deem, a senior who improved to 4-0, is in her first year as the staff’s ace and left with a commanding 8-2 lead. “The ...
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Fri. Feb. 15, 2013 at 10:25 p.m. | Steve Lee
BROOKSVILLE — With trips to the region final under its belt each of the past three seasons, Nature Coast looks primed for a similar run this year after Thursday’s convincing Class 5A region quarterfinal victory. Despite falling behind in the first quarter, Nature Coast upended Anclote 89-47. Momentum turned when ...
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Thu. Feb. 14, 2013 at 10:54 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
HOLIDAY — Anclote’s historic fall has turned into a successful winter. Three months after the Sharks made the first football playoff appearance in school history, the boys basketball team with its strong senior class makes its postseason debut Thursday in a Class 5A region quarterfinal at Nature Coast (23-3). “Finally,” ...
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Wed. Feb. 13, 2013 at 4:15 p.m. | Matt Baker
Anclote LB Kyle King is the latest Pasco County football player to commit to Black Hills State University, Sharks coach Matt Wicks said Wednesday morning. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound senior ranked third on the team with 60 tackles this fall and was part of a defense that lifted Anclote to its ...
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Wed. Feb. 13, 2013 at 11:35 a.m. | Matt Baker
TRINITY — Host Mitchell won its first district title, riding Ryan Doherty’s hot hand to a 64-40 victory over Land O’Lakes in the Class 6A, District 10 final. Never has the Mustangs’ scoring depth been put on display better than in their two tournament games. Doherty scored 23 after he ...
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Fri. Feb. 08, 2013 at 11:26 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Signing day is underway in the North Suncoast. Anclote LB Terrell Martin kicked off the recruiting holiday by signing with Black Hills State (S.D.) this morning. Martin, a 5-foot-11, 185-pound senior, was one of Pasco County’s top tacklers over a strong four-year career. He helped transform the Sharks from one ...
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Wed. Feb. 06, 2013 at 8:36 a.m. | Matt Baker
Anclote LB Terrell Martin has orally committed to Black Hills State (S.D.), Sharks coach Matt Wicks announced Friday via Twitter. Martin, a 5-foot-11, 185-pound senior, was one of Pasco County’s leading linebackers. He racked up almost 350 tackles over his four-year career for the Sharks. As a senior, he ranked ...
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Fri. Feb. 01, 2013 at 11:53 a.m. | Matt Baker
Our final North Suncoast basketball rankings of the regular season. 1. Nature Coast (20-3): Carlos Clemente and the Sharks haven’t lost since December. The top three spots remain close, but NCT’s hot streak gives it the edge heading into districts. 2. Wesley Chapel (20-4): Senior star Erik Thomas will likely ...
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Thu. Jan. 31, 2013 at 2:09 p.m. | Matt Baker
Two quick Wednesday recruiting updates from the North Suncoast: * Pasco DE Morgan Flournory has picked up his first offer, from Black Hills State (S.D.), he said in a text message. Flournory is also receiving interest from Fort Hays State (Kan.) and has been offered a spot as a preferred ...
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Wed. Jan. 30, 2013 at 3:59 p.m. | Matt Baker
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
Recruiting has finally started to pick up for linebacker Terrell Martin. The Anclote senior earned his first college offer this week, from Black Hills State (S.D.) University, Sharks coach Matt Wicks announced Monday night via Twitter. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound Martin was one of the North Suncoast’s top defensive players over ...
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Tue. Jan. 15, 2013 at 2:23 p.m. | Matt Baker
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
Player of the year: OH Sidney Brown, Jr., Berkeley Prep It was Berkeley Prep’s third match of the 2010 season and Academy of the Holy Names wasn’t supposed to put up much resistance. So then-Bucs head coach Randy Dagostino left assistant John Coup in charge and spent the night celebrating ...
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Tue. Dec. 25, 2012 at 5:50 p.m. | Times Staff