Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Mary Kujak, Ridgewood Weighted/unweighted GPA: 4.67/4.0 Standardized test score: 30 ACT Sports: Volleyball, basketball, softball, track, tennis College: Baylor University Proudest academic accomplishment: Kujak graduated as Ridgewood’s valedictorian with a full slate of honors courses and dual enrollment at PHCC. She was one of Pasco County’s ...
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Tue. June 11, 2013 at 11:49 a.m. | Matt Baker
Hudson has hired three new coaches in the last few weeks, Cobras athletic director Keith Newton said Wednesday morning. Larry Hinkle is the new wrestling coach, and Melissa Caruso is the school’s new cheerleading coach. The Cobras hired Denise Watson to coach boys cross country. She’s also the boys track ...
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Wed. June 05, 2013 at 10:06 a.m. | Matt Baker
A couple of hours after revealing his top 12 colleges via Twitter early Tuesday evening, Jesuit linebacker Vincent Jackson Jr. offered a quick assessment of each school with staff writer Joey Knight. Afterward, Jackson, among the nation’s top 100 rising seniors according to national recruiting analyst Tom Lemming, said he ...
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Fri. May 31, 2013 at 8:03 p.m. | Joey Knight
Hudson G Zack Petersen has orally committed to Aurora University, Cobras coach Jason Vetter announced Thursday night on Twitter. Petersen earned honorable mention all-North Suncoast honors as a senior. He led Hudson in scoring (15 points per game) and ranked among the team’s leaders in steals (2.0 per game), rebounds ...
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Fri. May 31, 2013 at 9:45 a.m. | Matt Baker
As another school year comes to a close, the Times is taking a final look back at some of the best teams, players and stories from 2012-13: Best team Springstead wrestling: The Eagles weren’t as dominant as last year, claiming only one individual state title (Jordan Rivera), but they staged ...
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Wed. May 29, 2013 at 2:34 p.m. | Matt Baker
At Mitchell Score: Mitchell 34, Hudson 0 Spring game-breakers: Mitchell’s Christian Trinidad ran for 163 yards on 10 carries, scoring twice. The first was a handoff on third and 7 that he broke for a 34-yard score, ending a 95-yard drive in the first quarter. The second was a scintillating ...
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Thu. May 23, 2013 at 10:45 p.m. | Darek Sharp
SHADY HILLS One of the North Suncoast’s top returning quarterbacks may not be familiar to those outside of Bishop McLaughlin. • Rising senior R.J. Perciavalle is going into his third season as the starter under center and even saw some looks at quarterback as a freshman. • As a sophomore, ...
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Fri. May 17, 2013 at 8:56 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
PINELLAS PARK Pinellas Park’s Antonio Harris spreads his thumb and forefinger about 3 inches apart to illustrate the interest he has gotten from college coaches. • “I’ve got a stack of business cards about this thick,” said Harris, who figures the number to be between 35-40. “All of them from ...
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Thu. May 16, 2013 at 11:03 p.m. | Times Staff
Spring football gives coaches time to test out players who are new to the sport or evaluate players who have seen little varsity action. • Here are four of the North Suncoast’s secret weapons who saw little or no varsity time last fall but could become game changers this upcoming ...
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Thu. May 16, 2013 at 3:02 p.m. | Matt Baker
Hudson will host a signing ceremony Friday for three girls soccer players headed to college, coach Stephen Jones announced Wednesday. Sarah Staley, the school’s valedictorian, will participate in the formal ceremony after signing with Youngstown State earlier this year. She’s the first player in program history to receive a full ...
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Wed. May 15, 2013 at 1:38 p.m. | Matt Baker
LAND O’LAKES In Sunlake’s rise from Pasco County doormat to regular playoff contender, the Seahawks haven’t had to face an offseason like this one: The graduation of 22 seniors, including two 1,000-yard rushers (Josh Zifer and Eddie Burgos). • “This is the most puzzle pieces we’ve had to put together ...
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Tue. May 14, 2013 at 2:56 p.m. | Matt Baker
WESLEY CHAPEL Soon after Wiregrass Ranch promoted assistant Mike Lawrence to turn around a struggling Bulls team, Lawrence reached out to a few experts in rebuilding programs: Bill Snyder, Bob Stoops and Mark Mangino. • Lawrence knows the trio from his playing days as a running back at Kansas State. ...
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Tue. May 07, 2013 at 6:26 p.m. | Matt Baker
SPRING HILL — Less than 45 minutes into Springstead’s opening day of spring practice, three players fell atop coach Mike Garofano’s practice plans. “Get off my clipboard,” Garofano said. Now more than ever, Garofano needs those notes. Garofano spent more than a decade as an assistant under Bill Vonada before ...
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Wed. May 01, 2013 at 9:49 p.m. | Matt Baker
Hudson senior defender Sarah Staley has signed to play college soccer at Youngstown (Ohio) State, her family said Friday in an email. In addition to her defensive prowess, Staley scored a goal in one of the program’s biggest wins in years – a 4-1 victory over River Ridge that sent ...
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Fri. April 19, 2013 at 9:50 a.m. | Matt Baker
LAND O’LAKES — There were a couple of moments Wednesday when it looked like a monumental upset was possible. An early call took a run off the board for state-ranked River Ridge. Later with the margin 3-0 Land O’Lakes loaded the bases with no outs. But it takes more than ...
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Wed. April 17, 2013 at 10:48 p.m. | Darek Sharp