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State baseball: Cambridge Christian can't catch up after early errors in 2A semifinal
photo gallery FORT MYERS — Since Miami Westwood Christian senior pitcher Danny Garcia was making his final high school start Wednesday afternoon in a Class 2A state semifinal, Warriors coach Luis Padron wanted to give his ace every opportunity to go out with a bang. “We talked before the game ...
Read moreWed. May 15, 2013 at 4:53 p.m. | Carl Bleich
State baseball: Cambridge's early-season doubts now a distant memory
TAMPA — The first practice of the season has now become the stuff of legend, almost entirely because of how truly awful it was. Cambridge Christian welcomed about a dozen players to that February practice, hoping as many as five of them would be able to replace graduated starters. That ...
Read moreTue. May 14, 2013 at 7:58 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Column: Expecting the best at state baseball
TAMPA — The question, as it often is with state high school baseball semifinals, is whether to throw your ace in the semifinal or save him for a potential title game matchup. Over the years, that question seems to get answered mostly like this: ace. Get there. Then worry about ...
Read moreMon. May 13, 2013 at 7:32 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Cambridge Christian's Robertson, Park sign
TAMPA — Two seniors at Cambridge Christian made their commitments official Monday when they signed with a pair of college sports programs. Robbie Robertson signed a letter of intent to play football at Stetson University, while Brandon Park has accepted an offer to play basketball at Berry College in Georgia. ...
Read moreMon. May 13, 2013 at 5:40 p.m. | Joel Anderson
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Region baseball roundup: Durant books first trip to state
DURANT — For the plan to work, Chaz Fowler had to keep the game within striking distance and Durant needed to punish Orlando Timber Creek for pitching around Tyler Danish. So much of the Cougars’ winning formula revolved around Danish on Friday night, from getting him to the mound to ...
Read moreSat. May 11, 2013 at 12:18 a.m. | Joel Anderson
Region baseball semifinals roundup: Danish leads Durant shutout with 14 Ks
EAST LAKE — Never mind what may have been said over social media, or from the aluminum bleachers, or from the fences along the foul lines, or even in those fleeting moments between fastballs. Here’s what was said when the game was all over, when Tyler Danish had done what ...
Read moreWed. May 08, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. | Joel Anderson
Region baseball quarterfinals roundup: King ace keeps his focus
TAMPA — King senior right-hander Brett Morales admits that it sometimes takes him an inning or two to get comfortable on the mound. Once Morales locks in, however, he’s usually unshakable. On Thursday, even a 30-minute lightning delay couldn’t break Morales’ concentration. The Florida signee threw a three-hitter in King’s ...
Read moreFri. May 03, 2013 at 12:37 a.m. | Bryan Burns
Region softball roundup: Chargers' Tyler endures pain for win
DOVER — The only thing higher than Sammy Tyler’s strikeout total Thursday was her pain threshold. Pitching with a partially torn left quad, the Strawberry Crest junior grimaced her way through a masterpiece: 12 strikeouts, two hits, no walks in a 5-0 victory against Palmetto in the Class 6A region ...
Read moreThu. April 25, 2013 at 11:37 p.m. | Joey Knight
District baseball roundup: Wharton's late-season surge takes out Alonso
VALRICO — Before the district tournament started Monday, Wharton coach Scott Hoffman noticed a funny little quirk about the bracket. It looked awfully familiar. The Wildcats were poised to face the same teams they had last year, when they won the District 8A-7 championship and made it to the region ...
Read moreTue. April 23, 2013 at 11:07 p.m. | Joel Anderson
District softball roundup: Past champions boost East Bay
GIBSONTON — If East Bay needed any motivation, the Indians didn’t have to look far. Perched behind the plate were a number of Indians from the 2010 state championship team, and their presence didn’t go unnoticed. “It’s an exciting thing knowing they were here for us,” catcher Madison Culver said. ...
Read moreThu. April 18, 2013 at 11:01 p.m. | Brandon Wright
District softball roundup: No. 5 seed Wharton surprises Bloomingdale
DURANT — Class 8A, District 7 made another case for toughest district in the county Tuesday as fifth-seeded Wharton shocked second-seeded Bloomingdale 3-2 in the first district semifinal. Then sixth-seeded Alonso took defending state champion Durant the distance in a hard-fought, 1-0 Cougars victory. The Wildcats and Cougars will play ...
Read moreTue. April 16, 2013 at 10:39 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Baseball: All-Pinellas final set for Georgiadis tourney
SEMINOLE — It will be an all-Pinellas final at Thursday’s Steve Georgiadis Memorial tournament. Host Seminole used a nine-run fifth inning to defeat Cambridge Christian 10-3 in Tuesday night’s semifinal. In the afternoon semifinal, St. Petersburg defeated West Boca Raton 2-1. When St. Petersburg played Seminole a week ago, the ...
Read moreTue. March 26, 2013 at 10:47 p.m. | Rodney Page
Region girls basketball roundup: TBT on its heels early in loss
TAMPA — There was little surprise about Bartow’s blueprint, as it was the same one almost every other team tried against Tampa Bay Tech this season. The state-ranked Yellow Jackets came out in a fullcourt press to prevent the Titans from getting the ball to their imposing front line, a ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 07, 2013 at 9:20 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Boys basketball: Tampa Bay Christian finally finds rhythm
TAMPA — Whether it was because of an interim coach or a pesky opponent, Tampa Bay Christian let Citrus Park Christian hang around in Tuesday night’s Class 2A, District 8 semifinal. In the fourth quarter, a Rams team ranked eighth in the state finally pulled away with 12 free throws ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 05, 2013 at 11:06 p.m. | Matt Baker
District girls basketball roundup: With dominant outing, Freedom widens the gap
TAMPA — When the outcome was no longer in doubt, Freedom coach Laurie Pacholke started pulling her starters from the floor one by one. She shared a long embrace with her daughter, senior guard Neena Pacholke. Faith Woodard joined them on the sideline, accompanied by the exuberant cheers of the ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 01, 2013 at 8:32 p.m. | Joel Anderson