Volleyball fab five1. Plant (19-1): After a resounding three-set win over Brandon, Durant and Sickles will be good warmups for the upcoming district tournament and beyond. Here’s another reason they should be No. 1. Earlier this year, Plant beat Martin County in four games. Last weekend, Berkeley Prep lost to ...
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Thu. Oct. 15, 2009 at 4:45 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Volleyball fab five1. Plant (16-1): The Panthers came within five points of beating the No. 2 team in the nation and advancing to the Asics Challenge championship in Chicago. Too bad we won’t see them in this weekend’s Tampa Bay Invitational, where they could have met Berkeley Prep.2. Berkeley Prep ...
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Wed. Oct. 07, 2009 at 1:41 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Volleyball statisticsKills (Minimum 14 games)Name, school Total KPGEmilee Taylor, Arm 101 5.3Gabby Fernandez, Bay 178 5.1Sarah Burrington, Riv 109 4.7Maddie Martin, Plant 113 4.7Laura Ackart, Gai 62 4.1Alex Johnson, Plant 130 3.9Lindsey Watson, Bran 81 3.9Jordan Burgess, BP 186 3.7 Jenna Clark, Gai 46 3.1Aly Woodlee, Bran 60 3.0Allison ...
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Wed. Sept. 30, 2009 at 11:57 a.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
TAMPA — Bayshore Christian outside hitter Gabby Fernandez is a player with a purpose.She deals in numbers. She deals in results — as if she has a to-do list in her back pocket that she's constantly checking off. Before last season, she told herself she wanted 400 kills as a ...
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Wed. Sept. 23, 2009 at 6:21 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Volleyball statisticsKills (Minimum 14 games)Name, school Total KPGEmilee Taylor, Arm 79 5.3Maddie Martin, Plant 106 5.0Sarah Burrington, Riv 95 5.0Gabby Fernandez, Bay 116 4.8Laura Ackart, Gai 62 4.1Alex Johnson, Plant 121 4.0Jordan Burgess, BP 103 3.6Jenna Clark, Gai 46 3.1Kristen Liguori, Stei 105 2.9Allison Wade, Dur 83 2.9Lauren Ramsey, ...
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Wed. Sept. 23, 2009 at 1:02 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Last year, four bay area teams survived an arduous regular-season schedule and do-or-die region playoff games to advance to the state semifinals at the Lakeland Center. Once again, Tampa Bay is well-stocked with superstar athletes and championship-caliber teams. Plant and Berkeley Prep appear as strong as ever; beyond those two, ...
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Mon. Aug. 31, 2009 at 4:16 p.m. | Bryan Burns