At Anclote Scores: River Ridge 7, Anclote 0 (half) River Ridge 35, Gulf 0 (half) Mitchell 26, Gulf 0 (half) Anclote 28, Hudson 0 (half) Spring game-breakers: River Ridge QB Josh Maisel hit George Cordova on a 34-yard touchdown pass to give the Royal Knights the victory over Anclote. Receiver ...
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Fri. May 25, 2012 at 11:07 p.m. | Matt Baker
After a few warmups last week, most North Suncoast football teams play their spring games or jamborees Thursday or Friday. Here’s a quick primer on the teams, players and positions to follow as spring practice concludes. Five intriguing teams Fivay: The Falcons were one of Tampa Bay’s best stories last ...
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Wed. May 23, 2012 at 1:12 p.m. | Matt Baker
NEW PORT RICHEY — Gulf has joined a handful of area schools — Anclote, Hudson and Zephyrhills — to report much higher attendance this spring. The Buccaneers have had 51 players at practice over the first few days, coach Tom Carter said. Last year’s first session drew 25 players. “People ...
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Thu. May 03, 2012 at 4:40 p.m. | Matt Baker
Months of waiting at Ridgewood and weeks of uncertainty with Jay Fulmer ended Thursday when the ex-Gulf coach agreed to become the Rams’ next head football coach. “It just kinda fell in place,” Rams athletic director Tom Wellington said. And it happened after numerous hurdles on both sides. Fulmer hasn’t ...
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Thu. April 26, 2012 at 6:33 p.m. | Matt Baker
At a random headstone, in a random cemetery more than 1,200 miles from the only real home he ever had, Alton Voss knelt and started praying. Just give me guidance Heavy sobbing, the visceral kind that makes your chest heave, followed. A few feet away sat the red Pontiac Grand-Am ...
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Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 at 1:17 p.m. | Joey Knight
Another national signing day is in the books. Let’s take one last look at how our local schools and atheltes fared, and sneak a peek at 2013. Top high school classes 1. Armwood: Quantity and quality. Ten of the Hawks’ 11 signees are D-I dudes, and the class packs a ...
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Sat. Feb. 04, 2012 at 2:46 p.m. | Times Staff
NEW PORT RICHEY – His Princeton cap was on, and his mother’s shriek filled the high school gym. That’s when Gulf lineman Jeff Kruse pulled out his last signing day surprise. The North Suncoast’s top lineman is headed to Cornell after a day-long drama that shocked the four generations of ...
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Wed. Feb. 01, 2012 at 1:38 p.m. | Matt Baker
Gulf lineman Jeff Kruse knows where he’s going to college – but he’s keeping his choice a surprise for a week. “Officially committed yesterday!” Kruse wrote in a text message to the Times early Wednesday morning. “Not going to tell anyone who until signing day though!” Kruse was one of ...
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Wed. Jan. 25, 2012 at 11:21 a.m. | Matt Baker
TAMPA — Jeff Kruse will probably be at Princeton next fall, if he’s not at Harvard or Cornell or Georgetown, playing football and studying, but mostly studying. He’s smart enough to know that’s a good thing, and he is grateful. But the Gulf High standout, while smarter than most, is ...
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Sat. Jan. 14, 2012 at 11:12 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Gulf lineman Jeff Kruse has one more chance to make an impression for college recruiters. The 6-foot-3, 277-pound senior will participate in Saturday’s Blue-Grey Classic at Raymond James Stadium. Kruse is the North Suncoast’s top lineman and is being recruited by several Division I and Ivy League colleges. Eastern Michigan ...
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Thu. Jan. 12, 2012 at 10:12 a.m. | Matt Baker
Co-players of the year ATH Trey Dudley-Giles, Sr., Pasco Dudley-Giles was a do-it-all, three-way star who helped the Pirates advance to the Class 5A state semifinals. The 6-foot, 190-pound speedster finished with 23 touchdowns and almost 1,700 all-purpose yards. He rushed for 186 yards and two scores as a running ...
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Fri. Dec. 23, 2011 at 12:04 p.m. | Matt Baker
Game balls Zephyrhills: The Bulldogs’ 43-14 victory over Wiregrass Ranch gave Zephyrhills a 6-4 season. Reggie Roberts’ crew missed the playoffs, but finishing a few minutes away from the postseason after back-to-back two-win campaigns is a strong turnaround. Things are looking up for the Bulldogs. Coach Ryan Benjamin, River Ridge: ...
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Sat. Nov. 12, 2011 at 3:11 p.m. | Times Staff
LAND O’LAKES — With its first playoff appearance already clinched, Sunlake used Thursday night’s 54-7 win over Gulf as a chance to fine-tune its weaknesses heading into next week’s showdown at Ocala Vanguard. “Fortunately we got in those situations we needed to work on,” Seahawks coach Bill Browning said. Sunlake ...
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Fri. Nov. 11, 2011 at 12:20 a.m. | Matt Baker
NEW PORT RICHEY — When Army Lt. Col. Al Klyap left for his first deployment to Afghanistan, he knew what he was getting into. His youngest son did not. Chris Klyap didn’t fully understand that everyday conversations and games of catch would disappear for months. That his dad wouldn’t see ...
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Wed. Nov. 09, 2011 at 6:27 p.m. | Matt Baker
NEW PORT RICHEY — Quarterback Ty Tanner was a part of all five touchdowns that Wesley Chapel scored in a 35-7 victory over Gulf.Tanner threw for three touchdowns and rushed for the other two. All of his touchdown passes came in the second quarter, after Gulf had tied it at ...
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Fri. Nov. 04, 2011 at 8:19 p.m. | Tim Porson