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Girls district soccer: Sickles gives top seed scare before falling in OT
LUTZ — Senior Berlin Waters rescued top-seeded Wiregrass Ranch, scoring both goals including the winner 4:05 into sudden death as the Bulls beat Sickles 2-1 Wednesday night. Host Steinbrenner had a much easier time in the second 4A-8 semifinal defeating Gaither 6-1. Credit Sickles for making Wiregrass Ranch’s night a ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 17, 2013 at 12:51 a.m. | Darek Sharp
Gaither WR Shug Oyegunle commits to Ball State
Gaither senior receiver Shug Oyegunle, who was ranked No. 65 in the Times’ HomeTeam 100, has committed to Ball State. Oyegunle made an official visit to Ball State last weekend and had planned another trip to Florida Atlantic for this weekend. It wasn’t immediately clear if he still planned to ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 16, 2013 at 1:39 p.m. | Joel Anderson
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Recruit: Shug Oyegunle
Ball State
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Recruit: Shug Oyegunle
Gaither's Ernest Suttles picks Huskers over Iowa State
Gaither senior defensive end Ernest Suttles has decommitted from Iowa State and accepted an offer to Nebraska after making an official visit there over the weekend, his coach said Tuesday. Suttles, who orally committed to Iowa State in October, made the switch to the Cornhuskers and subsequently canceled his remaining ...
Read moreTue. Jan. 15, 2013 at 7:41 p.m. | Joel Anderson
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Recruit: Ernest Suttles
University of Nebraska
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Recruit: Ernest Suttles
Times' all-Suncoast football
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Pete DiNovo, Sr., East Lake It has been a whirlwind two weeks for Pete DiNovo. After competing in the Pinellas senior all-star game Dec. 12, DiNovo was in Orlando two days later for his official visit to the University of Central Florida, where he ...
Read moreMon. Dec. 24, 2012 at 5:32 p.m. | Times Staff
Times' all-Hillsborough football team
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Will Worth, Sr., Newsome Why we picked him: Considering no county player was more vital to his team, Worth also was a bona fide defensive player of the year candidate. We chose him for offense in part because of his staggering playoff performance. The ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 22, 2012 at 11:29 a.m. | Times Staff
Times' Hillsborough County girls and boys golf teams
Boys Golfer of the Year: Jimmy Stanger, Sr., Gaither Why we picked him: A University of Virginia signee, Stanger came within five strokes of the postseason trifecta — district, region and state titles. He won the first two, both at Temple Terrace Golf & Country Club, before finishing third (1-over-par ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 08, 2012 at 3:50 p.m. | Joey Knight
Boys soccer: Gaither, Steinbrenner fight to tie
LUTZ — North Tampa powerhouses Gaither and Steinbrenner collided Tuesday, and neither team gave an inch as they battled to a 1-1 draw. The Warriors held a slight advantage in the first half, but the Cowboys (3-4-2) answered with a great effort from their back line. Cowboys defender Jared Gremley ...
Read moreTue. Dec. 04, 2012 at 11:48 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Region football: Newsome 52, Gaither 7
TAMPA — Maybe Newsome running back Clint Carnell summed it up best. “We just came out,” he said, “and punched them in the mouth.” The Wolves connected solidly, mauling district champ Gaither 52-7 Friday night on the Cowboys’ home field in the Class 7A region quarterfinals. “No, I’m not surprised,” ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 17, 2012 at 12:56 a.m. | Brandon Wright
Hillsborough SMQ: Playoff edition
Homecoming, district titles, senior night, crosstown rivalries …none of it matters anymore. High school football’s second season starts Friday night and 11 Hillsborough teams enter with championship dreams. Of course, some dreams come true and others can — and do — turn into nightmares. What follows is our attempt to ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 10, 2012 at 1:28 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Hillsborough: Boys and girls soccer preview
Even as the football postseason kicks into high gear, the futbol regular season is easing into first gear. The first girls soccer matches were staged last week, while boys soccer formally commenced Monday. Here’s our look at the top sides and strikers, sweepers and sleepers of the 2012-13 campaign: Boys ...
Read moreWed. Nov. 07, 2012 at 6:17 p.m. | Times Staff
Hillsborough: Sunday morning quarterback
Super 71. Plant (8-1): Congratulations to coach Robert Weiner, latest in the 100-victory club.2. Robinson (9-0): TECO doesn't possess the electricity that Jack Peters Field will have Friday (Plant-Robinson).3. Hillsborough (7-1): Idle Terriers still uncertain of playoff fate as they await player-eligibility investigation outcome.4. Durant (9-0): A win Friday at ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 03, 2012 at 5:59 p.m. | Times Staff
Football: Gaither 35, Tampa Bay Tech 32
photo gallery TAMPA — The collapse in Carrollwood was 5 yards from fruition. The Gaither Cowboys appeared on the brink of losing on the final play for the second Friday in a row. With the Ron Allen Field crowd on its feet, the Cowboys defense was on its heels. Tampa ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 03, 2012 at 1:04 a.m. | Joey Knight
State golf: Buoyed by Bakich, Newsome places third
TAVARES — They transported Tyler Bakich’s mom from her Valrico home to a Sun City Center hospice Monday. The bone cancer that originated in Colleen Walker’s hips has found its way to her brain. At the dawn of the two-day Class 2A state tournament, the mere thought of his 56-year-old ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 31, 2012 at 7:06 p.m. | Joey Knight
State golf: Plant's White, Gaither's Stanger in 2A title mix
For the better part of 18 gusty holes Tuesday, a handful of local golfers seemingly were dueling with the Tavares thermometer to see which could post a lower number. By the end of the round, the mercury won out — but not by much. On a Deer Island course where ...
Read moreTue. Oct. 30, 2012 at 5:58 p.m. | Joey Knight
HomeTeam Hot Shots: Super-sized once again
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Oct. 20 through Friday, Oct. 26. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 27, 2012 at 3:06 a.m. | Times Staff