Girls district basketball 7A-9, Steinbrenner 51, Freedom 39: Having already clinched the third-year program’s first playoff berth, the Warriors added the first district crown to their list of accomplishments from this season. Junior Bailey Hooker led Steinbrenner with 16 points and added five blocks. 6A-11, Jefferson 52, Sickles 48: Down ...
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Sat. Feb. 04, 2012 at 12:36 a.m. | Times Staff
Girls region soccer A, Lakeland Christian 1, Tampa Prep 0: The Terrapins’ streak of four consecutive berths in the state final four ended in Lakeland, as the Vikings scored in the opening 10 minutes, allowing them to sit back and defend against the Tampa Prep (18-2-4) attack the rest of ...
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Tue. Jan. 31, 2012 at 11:54 p.m. | Times Staff
Region girls soccer 4A, Seminole 2, Plant City 1 (OT): Throughout the playoffs, the Warhawks have battled through injuries and survived close games. Seminole did it again Friday, advancing to the region final for the fifth straight season. Jordyn Turner scored both goals for the Warhawks, including the winner in ...
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Sat. Jan. 28, 2012 at 12:26 a.m. | Times Staff
Boys district soccer Class 4A, District 9: At Brandon, top-seeded Plant City got two goals each from Gerson Herrera and Cameron Roberts in a 5-1 semifinal victory against No. 4 East Bay. Trent Lott had the other goal for the Raiders, who face No. 2 Strawberry Crest in Friday’s final. ...
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Wed. Jan. 25, 2012 at 11:37 p.m. | Joey Knight
FORT MYERS — For nearly 100 minutes of the Class 3A region final Friday, Berkeley Prep controlled the pace of play. But it took just one lapse with about 30 seconds remaining in double overtime to see the Buccaneers experience a heartbreaking end to their season. Bishop Verot's James Gibson ...
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Fri. Feb. 11, 2011 at 8:16 p.m. | Carl Bleich
TAMPA — Clearwater Central Catholic and Berkeley Prep played to near collapse, through 100 minutes of soccer, 80 minutes of regulation extending into 20 minutes of overtime on a chilly night.Still no one was able to put the winning goal into the net in this Class 3A region semifinal game ...
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Tue. Feb. 08, 2011 at 9:53 p.m. | Bob Putnam
All matches Thursday at 7 p.m. Class 6A Bloomingdale (15-2-3) at Countryside (21-1-1) Winner faces: Sarasota Riverview-Wharton winner Who’s hot: Bloomingdale — F Tevin Gage (13 goals in past seven matches); Countryside — Cougars defense (16 shutouts) Sarasota Riverview (9-5-3) at Wharton (10-10-1) Winner faces: Bloomingdale-Countryside winner Who’s hot: Riverview ...
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Mon. Jan. 31, 2011 at 10:10 p.m. | Joey Knight
TAMPA — Berkeley Prep coach Timothy Cooper thought Friday’s Class 3A-10 district final would be a tight contest, but he didn’t know just how accurate his prediction would be. Heading into the matchup with Clearwater Central Catholic, Cooper figured on a hard-fought, one-goal match. That’s exactly what he got as ...
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Fri. Jan. 28, 2011 at 11:06 p.m. | Rod Gipson
TAMPA — Two weeks didn’t make much of a difference. In their Jan. 11 matchup, Berkeley Prep blasted St. Petersburg Catholic 5-0. Fast forward to Wednesday night, and the outcome was worse for the Barons. Kurt Akman scored a hat trick to lead the scoring barrage as Berkeley Prep defeated ...
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Wed. Jan. 26, 2011 at 9:51 p.m. | Rod Gipson
TAMPA — After being outplayed in regulation and held to a 0-0 finish Tuesday night, Gaither coach Eric Sims walked up to his team and asked who was willing to step up and take penalty kicks. Six players stepped forward. Sims narrowed it to five. And together with goalkeeper John ...
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Tue. Dec. 21, 2010 at 10:18 p.m. | Kerry Klecic
TAMPA — Jesuit scored six second-half goals and recorded its third consecutive shutout in a 7-0 win Saturday over visiting Berkeley Prep.Brett Durrance and Christopher Conlon scored two goals each in the second half for the Tigers, who improved to 8-2 this season.In the first half alone, Jesuit took 17 ...
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Sat. Dec. 04, 2010 at 5:12 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
A number of bay area winter sports teams have been named Academic Team Champions by the Florida High School Athletic Association for earning the highest collective GPA in their respective sports and classifications. Leading the way locally was Berkeley Prep, which won titles in four sports. Winning teams receive a ...
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Tue. March 23, 2010 at 4:10 p.m. | Joey Knight
Player of the YearMF Anthony Baumann, Sr., Tampa Prep Why we picked him: He made the Terrapins go, plain and simple. The point guard of a prolific state championship offense, Baumann tallied 17 goals and a county-best 32 assists for Tampa Prep, which captured its fourth state crown in six ...
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Wed. March 10, 2010 at 6:37 p.m. | Joey Knight
photo gallery TAMPA — Away from the bright spotlight of their first state championship match in school history, Berkeley Prep practiced penalty kicks every practice, just 10 minutes from the University of Tampa’s Pepin Stadium. After 100 minutes of soccer — two 40-minute halves and a pair of 10-minute overtime ...
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Sat. Feb. 13, 2010 at 5:53 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
FORT MYERS —Thirty minutes stood between Berkeley Prep and a second straight trip to the state semifinals. Unfortunately, that proved to be a bit too long for the Buccaneers. Bishop Verot scored a pair of second-half goals to erase a halftime deficit to win 2-1 in Friday's Class 3A region ...
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