At Lennard Scores: East Bay 20, Spoto 0; Lennard 16, Riverview 7 Spring game-breakers: East Bay quarterback Chris Carpentier was determined to get into the end zone early — and did so three times (only to have them called back or stopped). That included a 61-yard scamper late in the ...
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Thu. May 23, 2013 at 11:56 p.m. | Michael Hinman
When Armwood’s first-team defense completed its goal-line stand with a fourth-and-2 stop to conclude Friday evening’s intrasquad scrimmage, rising junior defensive end Byron Cowart was lined up at nose guard. Cowart (6-foot-5, 250 pounds), shaping up as the area’s top recruit from the Class of 2015, said he’s hopeful of ...
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Mon. May 20, 2013 at 11:13 p.m. | Joey Knight
East Bay coach Bill Colome has announced his resignation following a 4-19 season, according to the school’s athletic director. Colome went 34-103 in six seasons with the program, never winning more than seven games in a season and never losing fewer than 16. The Indians’ season ended Monday in the ...
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Thu. April 25, 2013 at 3:12 p.m. | Joel Anderson
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
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
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 ...
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Tue. April 16, 2013 at 10:39 p.m. | Andy Warrener
East Bay senior outside hitter Taylor Steppy has signed with Montreat College in North Carolina, according to Indians coach Brian Adams. Steppy, who was a three-year member of the Indians’ varsity program, will start at the private Christian liberal arts school next fall. Montreat competes in the Appalachian Athletic Conference ...
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Thu. March 28, 2013 at 1:23 p.m. | Joel Anderson
GIBSONTON — One swing, one huge milestone. Jordan Phillips’ three-run homer in the seventh inning erased a two-run deficit and gave coach Angela Slater her 500th win as visiting Riverview defeated district rival East Bay 9-6 on a chilly Tuesday night. “It feels great,” Slater said of reaching 500 wins. ...
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Wed. March 27, 2013 at 12:38 a.m. | Brandon Wright
Player of the year M/F Shaddy Douidar, Sr., Tampa Prep Why we picked him: An inconspicuous midfield distributor as an underclassman, Douidar enjoyed one of the most astounding breakthrough seasons of any local player in recent memory. A setup guy for 2012 Class A Player of the Year Jordan Hayes, ...
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Sat. March 16, 2013 at 8:12 p.m. | Times Staff
At University of Tampa Scores • Gaither 9, East Bay 5 • Wharton 18, Middleton 3 (5 innings) Pitcher of the day Gaither and Wharton graduated their Nos. 1 and 2 pitchers and had injuries to their projected starters. Cowboys junior Daniel Martin and Wharton freshman Tyler Garam had strong ...
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Mon. March 11, 2013 at 8:27 p.m. | Andy Warrener
TAMPA — For Berkeley Prep fans, the latest Buccaneers-Tampa Catholic sequel will go down as one of the most gratifying in the series’ recent history. For the Crusaders, it was Caddyshack II. The season’s fourth meeting of the private-school rivals came within a point of ending with a running clock. ...
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Tue. Feb. 19, 2013 at 9:27 p.m. | Joey Knight
GIBSONTON — He used to coach basketball at East Bay, back in 2006. He left for Armwood for a few seasons. Then he returned. The first question, then, has to be: Why? Billy Teeden smiles at the question because the answer is all over the school’s hallways, written on banners, ...
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Mon. Feb. 18, 2013 at 8:24 p.m. | John C. Cotey
TAMPA — Every time Boca Ciega made a run Thursday night, Jesuit had an answer: Travis Johnson. When things got close, he muscled his way inside for a basket. He made free throws to convert two three-point plays. He made a no-look pass to a teammate for an easy bucket. ...
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Thu. Feb. 14, 2013 at 9:17 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Ask around and you’ll hear about how this is Jesuit High School’s year. The boys basketball team is loaded with battled-tested seniors big and small, steered by a terrific point guard in Devin Harris, its desire forged by last year’s 41-point loss in the region final. In 27 games, the ...
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Mon. Feb. 11, 2013 at 6:52 p.m. | John C. Cotey
LUTZ — When sleep does come to Wiregrass Ranch coach Jeremy Calzone, and those visions of Chamberlain senior Reggie Hart materialize, a skinny sophomore named Rashawn Fredericks may be lurking in the nocturnal backdrop. A year after scoring 40 on the Bulls in the Class 7A, District 9 final, Hart ...
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Fri. Feb. 08, 2013 at 10:09 p.m. | Joey Knight