Times’ Super Seven Records through Tuesday 1. Springstead (15-2): Eagles have eked out close wins — like a 6-5 victory over River Ridge — and had blowouts in an impressive five-game win streak. 2. Gulf (14-3): Bucs are the North Suncoast’s hottest team with 10 consecutive victories, including five by ...
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Wed. March 28, 2012 at 6:27 p.m. | Matt Baker
LAND O’LAKES — After a five-run first inning Thursday, Academy at the Lakes and Hernando Christian settled in to a nine-inning pitchers’ duel. Academy led 5-2 going into the sixth inning, then a Hernando rally tied the score at 5. The teams went 2 1/2 innings before Wildcats sophomore Lauren ...
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Thu. March 22, 2012 at 9:02 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Times’ Super 7 Records through Tuesday 1. Pasco (12-1): Pirates keep rolling behind a pitching staff and defense that have only allowed more than three runs once. 2. Springstead (14-2): The Eagles showed their toughness with last week’s gritty 6-5 win over River Ridge. 3. Gulf (13-3): Buccaneers are on ...
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Wed. March 21, 2012 at 11:20 a.m. | Matt Baker
Times’ Super Seven Records through Tuesday 1. Pasco (8-1): Since a loss to Zephyrhills, the Pirates have won three in a row by a combined 28 runs. 2. Springstead (10-2): Pitcher Alexis Adams averages almost 10 strikeouts per game, and her 16 RBIs are tied for the team lead. 3. ...
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Wed. March 14, 2012 at 6:36 p.m. | Matt Baker
Times’ super 7 Records through Tuesday 1. River Ridge (7-1): Kenzi Maguire and the Royal Knights are perfect against North Suncoast foes with only a loss to Tarpon Springs. 2. Pasco (3-0): The Pirates are always strong but face a big test Friday against rival Zephyrhills. 3. Sunlake (8-1): A ...
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Wed. Feb. 29, 2012 at 2:35 p.m. | Matt Baker
Girls region basketball 6A, Winter Haven 56, Mitchell 17: The Mustangs’ season ended Thursday in a 39-point loss to the defending state runnerup. It was the fewest points Mitchell scored all season and the most lopsided defeat since a 39-point loss to Olympia in November. The Mustangs earned back-to-back trips ...
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Thu. Feb. 09, 2012 at 11:15 p.m. | Matt Baker
Hernando Christian has decided to drop down to six-man football after a lower-than-expected turnout during the spring necessitated a move away from the traditional 11-man game. Athletic director Mike Drummond said the Lions had only 13 players last season, and seven of them graduated. “We just felt like this was ...
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Wed. May 18, 2011 at 9:30 p.m. | Times Staff
WINTER HAVEN — All Saints’ relied heavily on homefield advantage, and the arm and bat of Lissette Garay to defeat Hernando Christian in the Class A region quarterfinals 2-1 Tuesday. Garay, who also plays for the Puerto Rican national softball team, pitched a complete game, striking out 16. She also ...
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Tue. April 26, 2011 at 10:05 p.m. | The Ledger
Region quarterfinals All games Tuesday at 7 p.m.; Admission $6 Class 5A: Durant (20-8) at Springstead (21-2) Outlook: Arguably the top team on the North Suncoast, Springstead is enjoying the greatest season in school history. The Eagles have won a program-best 21 games and at one point this season were ...
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Mon. April 25, 2011 at 12:36 p.m. | Bryan Burns
BRADENTON — If he had his way, Gene Brown would have been standing in a dugout. Instead, he was lying in a hospital bed. Too bad, because the coach would have loved what he saw Thursday afternoon at Bradenton Christian. His Panthers won one of the biggest games in their ...
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Thu. April 21, 2011 at 8:49 p.m. | The Herald
Eighth-grader Savannah Shontere lined a two-run double down the leftfield line to cap a three-run rally in the ninth inning and give host Bradenton Christian a 7-6 victory over Seffner Christian on Tuesday. The Panthers meet top-ranked Hernando Christian (26-0), an 18-0 winner over Bayshore Christian, at 4:30 p.m. Thursday ...
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Tue. April 19, 2011 at 10:15 p.m. | The Herald
BROOKSVILLE — As the regular season draws to a close, legitimate threats to Hernando Christian's unblemished record are quickly falling by the wayside.Seven Rivers Christian was considered one of those threats, but in a 12-2 mercy-rule loss Friday afternoon, the Warriors found out what every other Lions opponent knows: These ...
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Fri. April 08, 2011 at 6:53 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
BROOKSVILLE — Before the start of the season, veteran Hernando Christian softball coach Ernie Chatman was unsure whether his team could duplicate the success it had achieved the previous two seasons. Hernando Christian advanced to the state semifinals in 2009 and ’10 to complete the best seasons in school history. ...
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Fri. April 01, 2011 at 12:25 a.m. | Bryan Burns
BROOKSVILLE — Through its first 15 games, Hernando Christian faced little resistance in a perfect start to the season.The Lions' average margin of victory is nearly 13 runs. Eight wins were by shutout.Class A, District 8 rival Bradenton Christian was one of the few schools to test the Lions through ...
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Thu. March 24, 2011 at 6:06 p.m. | Bryan Burns
BRADENTON — As the new year approached, Bradenton Christian found itself in a peculiar spot. Stocked with a rich tradition and past success on the local and state level, the Panthers came out of their annual holiday tournament four games below .500Tonight, however, they will hit their home court with ...
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Fri. Feb. 11, 2011 at 8:50 p.m. | The Herald