TAMPA — Sickles is under .500 on the season. But the Gryphons are moving onto the region tournament and the Class 6A, District 11 championship game after pulling off a 3-1 upset of No. 1 seed Jefferson on Wednesday. Sickles (11-12) will face King today in the final. “They played ...
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Wed. April 25, 2012 at 11:36 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Times’ Super Seven Records through Tuesday 1. Chamberlain (20-4): Chiefs dangling from top spot after dropping three of past five 2. Alonso (17-5): Erika “Shutdown” Shick’s latest gem: a one-hitter at Chamberlain 3. Plant City (16-3): Raiders could enter district tourney on six-game win streak 4. Durant (16-4): Cougars bounce ...
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Wed. April 11, 2012 at 11:49 a.m. | Joey Knight
Times’ Super Seven Records through Tuesday 1. Chamberlain (18-1): No glaring holes in Chiefs’ batting order 2. Plant City (15-3): Raiders, arguably area’s fastest team, have lost only once in county 3. Alonso (15-4): Red-hot Ravens have topped Durant, Bloomingdale, Plant in succession 4. Durant (15-4): Cougars, losers of three ...
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Wed. April 04, 2012 at 11:54 a.m. | Joey Knight
Times’ Super Seven Records through Tuesday 1. Chamberlain (17-1): As you read this, Bianka Bell just got another extra-base hit 2. Durant (15-2): For now, Cougars hold at No. 2 despite Tuesday’s 2-0 loss to Bloomingdale 3. Plant City (11-4): Raiders fell to a pair of East Coast powers in ...
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Wed. March 28, 2012 at 12:10 p.m. | Joey Knight
TAMPA — At several junctures throughout Friday night’s Hillsborough County boys all-star game, West coach Steve Smith — a mild undercurrent of frustration in his voice — implored his group to play defense. He might have had better luck imploring the revelers at the nearby Springsteen concert to remain seated. ...
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Fri. March 23, 2012 at 11:35 p.m. | Joey Knight
Times’ Super Seven Records through Tuesday 1. Durant (9-0): Perfect record will be challenged mightily this weekend at Bartow tourney 2. Chamberlain (11-1): Chiefs also headed to Bartow, where they lost two in the preseason 3. Plant City (7-2): Raiders have only themselves to blame for last week’s loss at ...
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Wed. March 14, 2012 at 6:44 p.m. | Joey Knight
At Riverview Scores Plant 4, Freedom 3 East Bay 8, Blake 3 Lennard 9, Armwood 4 Newsome 1, Riverview 0 Pitchers of the day Riverview starting pitcher Dylan Drawdy was on the unfortunate end of a 1-0 score line. The senior right-hander went the distance against Newsome, giving up one ...
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Tue. March 13, 2012 at 10:05 p.m. | Bryan Burns
At Riverview Scores Plant 2, East Bay 1 Freedom 13, Blake 0 (5 innings) Newsome 12, Lennard 3 Riverview 7, Armwood 2 Pitchers of the day Plant starter Matt Vaka allowed only one run on three hits through five innings and had two singles in the Panthers’ narrow win against ...
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Mon. March 12, 2012 at 10:14 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Times’ Super Seven Records through Tuesday 1. Durant (8-0): Cougars’ game Thursday at Plant City will be toughest test yet 2. Chamberlain (10-1): Chiefs, who needed nine innings to beat Jefferson, sputtering on offense lately 3. Plant City (7-1): Raiders hitting .392 as a team entering Thursday’s showdown with Durant ...
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Wed. March 07, 2012 at 5:43 p.m. | Joey Knight
Times’ super 7 Records through Tuesday’s games 1. Chamberlain (7-0): Chiefs averaging nearly 12 runs a game and hitting better than .450 as a team 2. Durant (6-0): Cougars remained perfect with Tuesday’s nine-inning, 5-4 win vs. Alonso 3. Sickles (7-0): Are Gryphons for real? Next three games (Strawberry Crest, ...
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Wed. Feb. 29, 2012 at 2:15 p.m. | Joey Knight
As of today, there are no more football head coaching vacancies in Hillsborough County. Blake named Micheal Burns as its new head coach, athletic director Jesse Salters said. Burns, 39, was most recently the head coach of New Haven High School in Michigan in 2011, which was his first head ...
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Wed. Feb. 29, 2012 at 10:40 a.m. | Laura Keeley
Girls region basketball 8A, East Lake 57, Wharton 42: The Wildcats had an early six-point lead and only trailed by one at halftime, but could not find an answer for East Lake’s offense in the second half. Seniors Monica Cazes and Abbigale Kaczmarek led Wharton with nine points each. 8A, ...
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Thu. Feb. 09, 2012 at 11:33 p.m. | Times Staff
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
TAMPA — Missed shots didn’t keep Blake and Robinson from making statements Wednesday night in the Class 5A, District 11 tournament. Despite misfiring on a combined 94 field-goal attempts, the host Yellow Jackets and Knights earned regional playoff berths and a spot in Friday’s 7 p.m. district finale with almost ...
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Thu. Feb. 02, 2012 at 12:42 a.m. | Don Jensen
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