BROOKSVILLE — Initially, Nature Coast couldn’t get out of its own way in its region quarterfinal against Hudson. The Sharks stumbled out of the blocks Tuesday. They hit their serves into the net. Hudson’s serves found gaping openings in the Sharks’ defense. At one point, Nature Coast libero Alexa Coscia ...
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Tue. Nov. 02, 2010 at 11:33 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Starting Tuesday, five North Suncoast teams begin their journey on the road to Lakeland, site of the state volleyball semifinals and finals. Last season, Hudson snapped a five-year state tournament drought for area schools by advancing to the semis in Class 4A. With three more victories, the Cobras can become ...
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Mon. Nov. 01, 2010 at 2:26 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Hudson entered its Class 4A, District 7 championship game with confidence having won two straight district titles. Mitchell, though, wasn’t about to let the Cobras make it three in a row. After falling in the opening game Thursday, Mitchell rebounded to win three straight and earn its first district title, ...
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Thu. Oct. 28, 2010 at 11:17 p.m. | Bryan Burns
TRINITY — Anclote had designs on upsetting top-seeded Hudson in its Class 4A, District 7 semifinal Wednesday at Mitchell. In the end, though, the Sharks will have to be content with throwing a major scare into the Cobras. Anclote, the No. 4 seed, had opportunities to knock off Hudson. The ...
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Wed. Oct. 27, 2010 at 10:17 p.m. | Bryan Burns
LAND O’LAKES — Land O’Lakes coach Lauri Tysko knew Hudson would be a tough opponent Wednesday night. Not just because of the Cobras’ record, but because she has been hearing about it all week at her place of employment: Hudson High School. And in a match that was similar to ...
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Wed. Oct. 13, 2010 at 11:42 p.m. | Andy Villamarzo
SPRING HILL — Until Wednesday night, Springstead had been cruising through its regular season against local opponents. Hudson planned on stopping that. The Cobras succeeded by going to Springstead and pushing the Eagles to five games, but Hudson couldn’t come out with a victory. Instead, it lost 23-25, 25-20, 21-25, ...
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Wed. Oct. 06, 2010 at 11:19 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
NEW PORT RICHEY — Gulf coach Belinda Delaney and Hudson coach Kortney Newton not only used to be teammates during their playing days at Gulf, but also are close friends off the court. “It’s more of a friendly competition between me and (Newton),” Delaney said. “So it was pretty fun ...
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Tue. Sept. 14, 2010 at 11:41 p.m. | Andy Villamarzo
TRINITY — The hottest hand at the most important time began firing aces in an unforgiving assault. Mitchell's players appeared defenseless Tuesday night as Hudson junior Lacey Carley crushed five consecutive aces, part of a 9-1 run to finish the fifth and deciding set. The opening-night victory (21-25, 25-19, 32-30, ...
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Tue. Aug. 31, 2010 at 8:01 p.m. | Izzy Gould
The North Suncoast will be hard-pressed to find a program with state final four potential to begin the 2010 season. The graduation of several star players, and the moves of several coaches has left most programs with unproven talent, unproven coaches and more questions than answers heading into the regular ...
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Sat. Aug. 28, 2010 at 4:37 p.m. | Izzy Gould
High school breakups are often messy. Such is the case between Hudson and former coach Shayna Munson. There might never be an agreement on how it all really ended. What matters now is that both have moved on. The Cobras volleyball team will get a fresh start with the hiring ...
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Mon. July 26, 2010 at 4:50 p.m. | Izzy Gould
Hudson has posted vacancies for its volleyball and girls basketball supplements, positions held last school year by Shayna Munson. Hudson scrambled last summer to find Munson to coach volleyball when she replaced former coach Linda McQuade. Munson went on to guide the Cobras to the final four for the ...
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Mon. July 12, 2010 at 4:09 p.m. | Izzy Gould
Shannon Zasloff, Hudson’s leading scorer in basketball last season, has orally committed to Division II University of Charleston in West Virginia. Zasloff averaged 15.1 points per game, helping the Cobras to a 9-9 record. Her season high was 25 points in a 59-15 win over Pasco on Dec. 7. Zasloff ...
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Mon. April 05, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. | Izzy Gould
All-Suncoast Volleyball Team Player of the YearMaddie Martin, Sr., OH, PlantMartin finished her high school career with plenty of gold medals and a bevy of individual accolades. She won state titles in each of her four seasons at Plant, and was named an Under Armour All-American and the Gatorade Florida ...
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Sat. Dec. 19, 2009 at 4:10 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Player of the YearJessica Christianson, Sr., Lib, HudsonWhy we picked her: One of the most eye-catching players on Hudson’s roster, Christianson was the insurance policy in the back row who gave the Cobras ahead of her the confidence to play aggressively at the net. With her tenacity, will and talent, ...
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Sat. Dec. 12, 2009 at 11:47 a.m. | Izzy Gould
HUDSON — The smooth wheels of practice began to churn. A couple of laps around the volleyball court Tuesday afternoon, some stretching, a few sprints up and down the hardwood floor. The routines are second nature at this point, as familiar as their movements in a match. Any friction from ...
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Tue. Nov. 17, 2009 at 4:43 p.m. | Izzy Gould