Wesley Chapel’s Erik Thomas, Jesuit’s Devin Harris and Boca Ciega’s Dallas Moore were all first-team selections to the Class 5A all-state teams, selected by the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches and Source Hoops. Thomas was the Times’ North Suncoast player of the year after having one of the most prolific ...
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Fri. April 19, 2013 at 9:23 a.m. | Matt Baker
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS — In the shade just outside of the court, with only one set left in their season, Plant doubles partners Blair Martin and Gabby Rodriguez found themselves on the brink of total exhaustion. Martin was sprawled on the concrete, getting her cramping hamstrings stretched by an on-site trainer ...
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Thu. April 18, 2013 at 11:14 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Plant's girls are poised to win their third consecutive Class 4A championship after Blair Martin and Gabby Rodriguez qualified for the team singles finals and both doubles teams advanced Wednesday. The Panthers were tied for first place with at least one team at the end of the first day of ...
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Wed. April 17, 2013 at 11:21 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Lakewood girls basketball coach Necole Tunsil and Jesuit boys basketball coach Neal Goldman have been named 5A coaches of the year by the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches. A banquet will be held April 28 at Tampa Prep to honor the coaches. Tunsil led Lakewood to a 24-7 season and ...
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Mon. April 15, 2013 at 1:04 p.m. | Rodney Page
TAMPA — Seminole emerged from a pitchers’ duel between Nick Nolan and Jesuit’s Spencer Trayner, the Warhawks toppling the nationally ranked Tigers 2-1 on a sacrifice fly in the 10th Saturday. “It’s no coincidence that this game was scheduled for the end of the regular season,” Warhawks coach Jeff Pincus ...
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Sat. April 13, 2013 at 10:59 p.m. | Andy Warrener
TAMPA — There were about a half-dozen slices of white birthday cake set atop the park bench. A celebratory sushi dinner awaited the girls when their intra-squad doubles match was over. Everyone was all smiles, seemingly just another day at the park for the defending Class 4A state champions. “It’s ...
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Thu. April 11, 2013 at 9:55 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. Jesuit (21-0): One of the state’s toughest stretches awaits Tigers near the end of the regular season, including Seminole (15-6), Sarasota (16-5) and nationally-ranked Venice (18-2). 2. Steinbrenner (18-1): Hard not to look ahead to the Warriors’ regular-season finale against Jefferson on Thursday. ...
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Thu. April 11, 2013 at 4:22 p.m. | Joel Anderson
TAMPA — It took all of 30 minutes for Jesuit’s Palmer Evans to tally the first victory, and his teammates soon followed. Tampa Prep’s boys, along with the girls from Carrollwood Day and Holy Names, were in similar quick-work mode. It was a convincing afternoon display by the four Tampa ...
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Tue. April 09, 2013 at 8:47 p.m. | Darek Sharp
TAMPA — Jesuit right-hander Jordan Parnell quickly tallied the first three outs, turning things over to an offense that averages 12 runs per game. Then the Tigers’ first four batters each got a hit against Knoxville (Tenn.) Catholic starter Austin Kearney, three of them doubles. By the time the first ...
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Fri. April 05, 2013 at 11:56 p.m. | Joel Anderson
HomeTeam Hot Shots Andrea Aaron, Chamberlain. Two days after winning girls shot put and discus titles for the second season in a row at the Hillsborough County Championships, the Chiefs senior finished fourth Thursday in the discus with a personal-best effort (130 feet, 10 inches) at the Florida Relays in ...
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Fri. April 05, 2013 at 11:01 p.m. | Joey Knight
The Jesuit Easter Baseball Tournament canceled all of its games Thursday because of rain storms that forced the postponement of sports events all around the county. Jesuit athletic director Terry Rupp released the revised schedule, with All Hallows and St. Francis, both of New York, playing at 9 a.m. Friday. ...
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Thu. April 04, 2013 at 5:43 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. Jesuit (18-0): Won first two games of the Easter Tournament by a combined score of 12-1, proving the Tigers can dominate out-of-state opponents, too. 2. Steinbrenner (15-1): Cole Gordon leads the county with six homers, including the game winner in a big district ...
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Thu. April 04, 2013 at 12:16 p.m. | Joel Anderson
TAMPA — King’s boys and girls teams each won six of seven events Tuesday to capture both titles at the 3A-9 district tournament for the second year in a row in anticlimactic fashion. Kiril Kirkov was victorious 6-0, 6-2 over Chamberlain’s Harrison Fisher at boys No. 1 singles to earn ...
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Tue. April 02, 2013 at 8:51 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Boys Player of the Year: G/F Reggie Hart, Sr., Chamberlain The area’s most electrifying offensive player hasn’t always been able to slash or slice his way through traffic. And it nearly killed him. At age 6, Hart and older brother Rod were playing chase outside their Tulsa, Okla., home when ...
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Sat. March 30, 2013 at 3:34 p.m. | Joey Knight
Baseball super seven Records through Thursday 1. Jesuit (16-0): Tigers are cruising into their Jesuit Baseball Easter Tournament next week, defeating opponents by an average of 12-1. 2. Steinbrenner (14-1): Remains undefeated in District 7A-9, notching wins over Wiregrass Ranch and Gaither this week. 3. Durant (13-4): Right-hander Tyler Danish ...
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Fri. March 29, 2013 at 6:21 p.m. | Joel Anderson