Girls player of the year Amanda Hayes, So., Mitchell Why we picked her: Hayes was the top offensive threat on the North Suncoast’s best team in a decade. She scored four goals in a season-opening win over Hudson and didn’t slow down. Hayes finished with a team-best 33 goals and ...
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Sat. March 16, 2013 at 8:03 p.m. | Matt Baker
WESLEY CHAPEL — Gulf’s perfect record against county opponents was tested but the Bucs scraped together enough offense for a 3-1 victory Thursday at Wiregrass Ranch. Held to one hit through six innings, Gulf (12-1) broke through in the seventh. But the visitors needed the help of a Wiregrass Ranch ...
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Thu. March 14, 2013 at 11:13 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Softball super seven Results through Tuesday 1. River Ridge (12-1): A 1-0 loss to Plant doesn’t hide the Royal Knights’ talent. River Ridge also knocked off Seminole and defending state champ Durant last week and blew out rival Mitchell 11-0 Tuesday. 2. Gulf (11-1): The Buccaneers seemed to have rebounded ...
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Wed. March 13, 2013 at 6:35 p.m. | Matt Baker
Softball super seven 1. River Ridge (8-0): Ernie Beck’s Royal Knights have outscored opponents 105-11, and ace Makenzie Goluba has only allowed one earned run. Competition in PHU’s tournament this weekend will be fierce and show how strong River Ridge is. 2. Gulf (9-0): The Buccaneers have been almost as ...
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Thu. March 07, 2013 at 3:16 p.m. | Matt Baker
With winter sports wrapping up this week, baseball is swinging into focus. Here are the North Suncoast’s five biggest questions after the season’s first few games, plus a look at some of 2013’s top early performers: Five early questions 1. How will Land O’Lakes rebound from 2012? The Gators have ...
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Thu. Feb. 28, 2013 at 1:01 p.m. | Matt Baker
NEW PORT RICHEY — There’s a drill Gulf uses from time to time, where the Buccaneers’ defense must get 21 consecutive outs. Any error by any player, and the team must start over at zero. The pressure builds with each hit as the Bucs try to do what they could ...
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Wed. Feb. 27, 2013 at 9:40 p.m. | Matt Baker
Although the basketball season continues over the next few days with boys state championships in Lakeland, the North Suncoast’s year is already over. We’ll announce our all-area honors next month. In the meantime, here’s a look back at some of the other notable players, teams and moments from the 2012-13 ...
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Tue. Feb. 26, 2013 at 2:59 p.m. | Matt Baker
Gulf baseball coach Rob Miles has resigned, he said Friday morning. Miles is leaving the Buccaneers because he was promoted to corporate sales manager for a credit card processing company. That new position requires a move to Dallas. His last day as coach will be March 1. “It was kinda ...
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Fri. Feb. 22, 2013 at 11:14 a.m. | Matt Baker
NEW PORT RICHEY — It was an inspired group of Pasco Pirates, none more so than Allahon Marbra. Pasco’s lone defeat came to Gulf in the district final, and Marbra took the blame. Now she can take credit for getting her team past Gulf, and one step from a final ...
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Tue. Feb. 12, 2013 at 11:23 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Girls basketball region semifinal Class 5A: Pasco (22-1) at Gulf (20-6), 7 Tuesday Winner gets: St. Johns Bartram Trail/Gainesville Eastside in Saturday’s region final Skinny: Gulf figured it would start slowly after losing its coach and two top guards. Clare Ennis’ team began 4-3 before settling into a rhythm later ...
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Mon. Feb. 11, 2013 at 4:45 p.m. | Matt Baker
TRINITY — Hannah Kriston’s scorching first half wasn’t enough to save Mitchell’s stone-cold final two quarters. Kriston scored all 19 of the Mustangs’ first-half points before Lakeland Kathleen’s defense clamped down in the second half to hand Mitchell a 55-24 loss in Thursday’s Class 6A region quarterfinal. The defeat ended ...
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Thu. Feb. 07, 2013 at 9:51 p.m. | Matt Baker
HUDSON — If any questions lingered about how Gulf handled a series of offseason transfers and a coaching change, they disappeared Saturday night. The Bucs dominated top-seeded Pasco in the Class 5A, District 6 final, cruising to a 45-34 victory that gave Gulf its fourth consecutive district championship and ruined ...
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Sat. Feb. 02, 2013 at 9:55 p.m. | Matt Baker
TRINITY — Mitchell secured a district title for the first time since 2007 on Friday night after a gritty defensive effort saw it ease past River Ridge 44-31. The Mustangs struggled offensively throughout much of the game, but pressured the Royal Knights enough to ensure that shooting woes troubled both ...
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Fri. Feb. 01, 2013 at 8:27 p.m. | David Rice
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover. These nominations span Saturday, Jan. 19 through Friday, Jan. 25. Winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every other school in the area. Read up on what made ...
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Sat. Jan. 26, 2013 at 11:35 a.m. | Times Staff
The reigning North Suncoast girls basketball player of the year put on one of the top performances of the season Thursday night. Gulf’s Kayla Kivinski exploded for 49 points and recorded a triple double to lead her team to a 68-58 overtime victory over Wiregrass Ranch. The junior guard’s point ...
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Thu. Jan. 24, 2013 at 10:04 p.m. | Matt Baker