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Jesuit's Omoregie not returning to Tigers program
Jesuit 6-foot-7 rising senior Isaiah Omoregie, the sixth man on the Tigers' state championship team last winter, confirmed via Twitter on Wednesday he's not returning to the school. Omoregie said he didn't have time to speak when reached Wednesday morning by the Tampa Bay Times, but did indicate he isn't ...
Read moreWed. June 19, 2013 at 10:23 a.m. | Joey Knight
All-Suncoast baseball team
Player of the Year: Christian Arroyo, Sr., Hernando If MLB draft gurus were surprised Hernando shortstop Christian Arroyo flew off the board in the first round, few in Brooksville were. • “The kid’s definitely got it all going on,” Leopards teammate and USF signee Brandon Lawson said. Arroyo was the ...
Read moreFri. June 14, 2013 at 10:36 a.m. | Times Staff
Baseball: Times' all-Hillsborough teams
Pitcher of the Year: Brett Morales, Sr., King Why we picked him: Morales spent his first two seasons at King as an infielder, earning a reputation – and attention from college coaches – with his bat and glove. He transitioned to the mound as a junior, going 6-1 with a ...
Read moreSat. June 08, 2013 at 3:47 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Jesuit LB Vincent Jackson expounds on top 12
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 ...
Read moreFri. May 31, 2013 at 8:03 p.m. | Joey Knight
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Recruit: Vincent Jackson
Auburn University, Florida State University, Ohio State University, University of Alabama, University of Kentucky, University of Miami, University of Mississippi, University of Oregon, University of South Florida, University of Southern California, University of Tennessee
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Recruit: Vincent Jackson
Track: Times' all-Hillsborough County teams
Girls Athlete of the Year: Jorian Ordway, Sr., Hillsborough Why we picked her: The daughter of two former Armwood athletes, Ordway cemented her status as the greatest 400-meter runner in local history, establishing a Hillsborough County record (54.98 seconds) at the Class 3A region championship. She topped that performance (54.19) ...
Read moreThu. May 30, 2013 at 5:40 p.m. | Joey Knight
Tennis: Times' all-Hillsborough County teams
Boys Player of the Year: Kiril Kirkov, Sr., King Why we picked him: The centerpiece of the Lions’ tennis renaissance, Kirkov was undefeated all season until losing a three-set match in the first round of the Class 3A team singles competition. The senior has manned King’s top position for three ...
Read moreTue. May 28, 2013 at 11:05 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Spring football: Jesuit 34, Dixie Hollins 21
At Jesuit Score: Jesuit 34, Dixie Hollins 21 Spring game-breakers: The Rebels (220 total yards) made the formal debut of new Tigers coach Matt Thompson more interesting than expected, exploiting two Jesuit special teams breakdowns and a vanilla defensive scheme. In the first quarter, Cory Jones returned a blocked ...
Read moreFri. May 24, 2013 at 11:42 p.m. | Joey Knight
State baseball: Underdog definitely gets its day vs. Jesuit
FORT MYERS — The breakthrough seemed only a run away, especially after Daniel Portales delivered the tying single in the bottom of the fourth. Then Jesuit failed to score with the bases loaded. It happened again with runners at first and third base in the bottom of the fifth. In ...
Read moreWed. May 22, 2013 at 11:53 p.m. | Joel Anderson
HomeTeam Huddle: Armwood DE Cowart already a hit
When Armwood’s first-team defense completed its goal-line stand with a fourth-and-2 stop to conclude Friday evening’s intrasquad scrimmage, rising junior defensive end Byron Cowart was lined up at nose guard. Cowart (6-foot-5, 250 pounds), shaping up as the area’s top recruit from the Class of 2015, said he’s hopeful of ...
Read moreMon. May 20, 2013 at 11:13 p.m. | Joey Knight
Jesuit's baseball lineup still stellar, just a bit more anonymous
TAMPA — His fourth voyage to the precipice of prep baseball immortality seems mildly different than the previous three. Spencer Trayner believes it’s due to the collection of passengers making this latest May sojourn. The Jesuit senior calls it “the grittiest, scrappiest team yet so far that I’ve been a ...
Read moreMon. May 20, 2013 at 5:32 p.m. | Joey Knight
Lin-sanity overtakes Tiger Palace
The fervor over the Jesuit basketball team's state championship season reached a new level of euphoria Tuesday afternoon. Lin-sanity. Beneath a shroud of secrecy, Houston Rockets PG Jeremy Lin made a 90-minute cameo Tuesday at the Tiger Palace, where he engaged in a pickup game with the seniors from Jesuit's ...
Read moreWed. May 15, 2013 at 11:23 a.m. | Joey Knight
Column: Expecting the best at state baseball
TAMPA — The question, as it often is with state high school baseball semifinals, is whether to throw your ace in the semifinal or save him for a potential title game matchup. Over the years, that question seems to get answered mostly like this: ace. Get there. Then worry about ...
Read moreMon. May 13, 2013 at 7:32 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Column: Jesuit doesn't skimp on the drama
TAMPA Mason Warren looked up at Daddy on Friday night, a deep look of consternation on his face. He had just watched Leland Saile, one of the Jesuit High baseball players, dump a big old thing of Gatorade — a special mixture by trainer Chris Smith of lemon-lime and grape ...
Read moreSat. May 11, 2013 at 12:24 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Region baseball roundup: Durant books first trip to state
DURANT — For the plan to work, Chaz Fowler had to keep the game within striking distance and Durant needed to punish Orlando Timber Creek for pitching around Tyler Danish. So much of the Cougars’ winning formula revolved around Danish on Friday night, from getting him to the mound to ...
Read moreSat. May 11, 2013 at 12:18 a.m. | Joel Anderson
HomeTeam Huddle: Whose huddle is it?
The football vernacular is loaded with names — derby, duel, controversy, quagmire — for quarterback competitions. We’re not going to affix any such label to those occurring locally. Suffice to say, some county jobs are up for grabs. Here are some more prominent vacancies, and those vying for them. Alonso ...
Read moreThu. May 09, 2013 at 11:14 p.m. | Times Staff