At Middleton Scores: Hillsborough 20, Chamberlain 0 Middleton 19, Blake 0 Spring game-breakers: Hillsborough rising junior Dwayne Lawson is going to give defensive coordinators fits in the fall. The 6-foot-4 Lawson was nearly impossible to bring down Thursday night as he wriggled loose from several would-be sacks and rushed for ...
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Thu. May 23, 2013 at 11:13 p.m. | Andy Warrener
First-year Robinson coach Shawn Taylor navigates practices these days in a sleek new golf cart with shiny rims and the Knights’ logo emblazoned on the side. • It’s one of the few fully loaded units on Jack Peters Field. Taylor, a Knights alumnus selected to replace retiring Port Tampa icon ...
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Thu. May 16, 2013 at 9:39 p.m. | Joey Knight
TAMPA Tampa Catholic linebacker Tre Watson is getting bigger to go along with big numbers. • The numbers strain credulity, those 161 tackles and 16.5 sacks that Watson tallied in 12 games last fall. • But the Crusaders invite you to watch his highlight film, ask one of the coaches, ...
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Wed. May 15, 2013 at 4:05 p.m. | Times Staff
The football vernacular is loaded with names — derby, duel, controversy, quagmire — for quarterback competitions. We’re not going to affix any such label to those occurring locally. Suffice to say, some county jobs are up for grabs. Here are some more prominent vacancies, and those vying for them. Alonso ...
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Thu. May 09, 2013 at 11:14 p.m. | Times Staff
The first postseason in Freedom softball history has been extended. First by the weather, and now by some timely offense. Caroline Whiteside’s bases-loaded walk in the second stood up as the winning RBI for the Patriots, who struck early and held on for a 4-2 win against reigning state champ ...
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Thu. May 02, 2013 at 7:11 p.m. | Joey Knight
Region softball semifinals 7 p.m. Tuesday unless noted Durant (20-8) at Palm Harbor University (24-4) First pitch: 4 p.m. At stake: Winner faces Orlando Timber Creek/Orlando East River winner in Friday’s Class 8A region finals Who’s hot for Durant: Everyone with a bat. The Cougars, hitting .363 as a team, ...
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Mon. April 29, 2013 at 3:37 p.m. | Joey Knight
CLEARWATER — The stretch of zeroes on the scoreboard extended through six innings as Freedom and Countryside, teams known for offense, had trouble manufacturing runs in Wednesday’s Class 7A region quarterfinal. It appeared to be more of the same in the seventh as the Patriots led off the inning with ...
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Wed. April 24, 2013 at 11:08 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Chamberlain G Reggie Hart was selected as a first-team all-state pick in Class 7A, the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches and Source Hoops announced Tuesday morning. The 6-foot-1 senior was the Times’ all-Suncoast player of the year this winter. He lit up Hillsborough County, averaging 25.8 points, eight rebounds, 3.2 ...
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Tue. April 23, 2013 at 9:15 a.m. | Matt Baker
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. ...
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Thu. April 18, 2013 at 11:01 p.m. | Brandon Wright
TAMPA — Freedom had been down this road before. A season ago, the Patriots defeated Steinbrenner in both regular-season matchups but lost to the Warriors in the all-important district semifinal. On Wednesday, Freedom faced the exact same scenario, needing a victory over Steinbrenner to advance to the district final after ...
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Wed. April 17, 2013 at 9:49 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Softball super seven Records through Tuesday 1. Strawberry Crest (20-2): Chargers won seven of their 10 district games by 10-run rule 2. Durant (16-8): Cougars, 2-0 winners Tuesday vs. Chamberlain, are team no one wants to play 3. Chamberlain (17-7): Chiefs coach Bobby Diez livid over his team’s offensive execution ...
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Wed. April 10, 2013 at 11:38 a.m. | Joey Knight
Softball super seven Records through Tuesday 1. Strawberry Crest (18-2): Chargers came one bad inning from winning Bartow Home of Champions tourney 2. Chamberlain (16-6): Chiefs crushed Durant, which didn’t pitch Paige Davis, in Bartow tournament 3. Durant (14-8): Cougars dropped three in Bartow but have won seven district games ...
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Wed. April 03, 2013 at 11:14 a.m. | Joey Knight
Boys Player of the Year: G/F Reggie Hart, Sr., Chamberlain The area’s most electrifying offensive player hasn’t always been able to slash or slice his way through traffic. And it nearly killed him. At age 6, Hart and older brother Rod were playing chase outside their Tulsa, Okla., home when ...
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Sat. March 30, 2013 at 3:34 p.m. | Joey Knight
Softball super seven Records through Tuesday 1. Strawberry Crest (14-1): Chargers face stiffest competition of season at this weekend’s Bartow tournament 2. Chamberlain (13-4): Tuesday’s huge 1-0 win at Freedom avenged one of Chiefs’ two in-county defeats 3. Durant (11-5): Not so sure Cougars, winners of three in a row, ...
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Wed. March 27, 2013 at 12:43 p.m. | Joey Knight
TAMPA — It was happening again. Chamberlain had a seventh-inning lead on Freedom, only the Patriots weren’t going away. But there would be no comeback Tuesday as the Chiefs held on for a dramatic 1-0 road victory. Freedom’s bid to tie, a hard-hit and sinking ball to center by Rachel ...
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Tue. March 26, 2013 at 10:29 p.m. | Darek Sharp