TAMPA — Moments before the district final against Wharton, Plant coach Jessica Lamm directed her team to YouTube to watch video of a race. In the brief clip, a runner from the University of Minnesota was closing in on first place but fell on her face while making her move. ...
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Thu. Oct. 25, 2012 at 10:17 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Volleyball Hillsborough Super 7 1. Berkeley Prep (11-11): The Bucs maintain their spot at the top heading into the Class 4A, Distrit 9 tournament, where they’ll be the No. 1 seed. They’ll close the regular season Friday with a non-district rematch against rival Tampa Prep, which they beat last month. ...
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Wed. Oct. 17, 2012 at 11:23 a.m. | Joel Anderson
Softball Super 71. East Lake (20-2): Faces Osceola on Friday in the second-place PCAC game.2. Palm Harbor University (20-3): Top seed has homefield advantage throughout 6A-7 district tournament.3. Pinellas Park (19-4): Blanked Seminole 5-0 on Wednesday in what could be a region playoff preview.4. Seminole (14-5): In the third-place PCAC ...
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Thu. April 15, 2010 at 5:55 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Bayshore Christian's meeting with Bradenton Christian for the A-8 title Thursday night pitted two defending district champs thanks to this year's realignment. After a tough five-set match in the fourth meeting between these teams, the Faith Warriors won their 14th straight district crown 25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 21-25, 15-13. The win ...
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Thu. Oct. 29, 2009 at 8:17 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Lakewood lost to Bayshore when the teams met during the regular season.But when it counted, in Wednesday’s 4A-10 semifinal match, the third-seeded Spartans went on the road and scored a relatively easy 25-11, 25-17, 25-22 upset over the second-seeded Bruins. Lakewood coach Sean O’Flannery said the Spartans kept Bayshore from ...
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Thu. Oct. 29, 2009 at 12:40 a.m. | Bryan Burns
TAMPA — Their nickname is the "twin towers," and in Northside Christian's Bay Conference championship at Bayshore Christian on Thursday night Mustangs outside hitter Kayla Walton and middle hitter Jennica Mullins stood above the rest. The 6-foot-2 duo led the Mustangs to the first back-to-back Bay Conference titles in school ...
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Thu. Oct. 22, 2009 at 7:42 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Volleyball statisticsKills (Minimum 13 games)Name, school Total KPGEmilee Taylor, Arm 79 5.3Maddie Martin, Plant 106 5.0Sarah Burrington, Riv 95 5.0Gabby Fernandez, Bay 99 4.7Laura Ackart, Gai 62 4.1Alex Johnson, Plant 21 4.0Kristen Liguori, Stei 52 3.7Jordan Burgess, BP 44 3.1Jenna Clark, Gai 46 3.1Lindsay Young, BP 44 2.9Ericka McGriff, TP 38 2.9Allison Wade, Dur 47 2.8Lauren Ramsey, Sic 47 2.9Leah Jordan, Plant 62 2.6Latora Lofgren, TP 33 2.5Blocks (Minimum 13 games)Name, school Total BPGLeah Jordan, Plant 44 1.8Sarah Burrington, Riv 31 1.6Eryn Samuels, Wha 16 1.2Valencia King, Bay 25 1.2Jenna ...
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Fri. Sept. 18, 2009 at 4:06 p.m. | Times Staff