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
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
TAMPA — Kennie Taylor is a 155-pound sophomore, the smallest and youngest regular on what is generally regarded as the nation’s best high school baseball team. Though diminutive relative to his teammates, Taylor’s exceptional speed and precocious talent earned him a spot at the top of Jesuit’s lineup earlier in ...
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Fri. March 29, 2013 at 5:43 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Wesley Chapel forward Erik Thomas has been named the Class 5A player of the year by the Florida Dairy Farmers, the association announced Thursday afternoon. Thomas, the Times’ North Suncoast player of the year, ranked among the state’s most prolific players. He averaged more than 32 points and 16 rebounds ...
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Thu. March 28, 2013 at 1:11 p.m. | Matt Baker
Baseball super seven 1. Jesuit (12-0): The nation’s No. 1 team according to MaxPreps.com and PerfectGame.org, the Tigers have won all 12 of their games by a combined score of 131-12. 2. Steinbrenner (11-1): After their first loss of the season, to Strawberry Crest in the Saladino Tournament, the Warriors ...
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Thu. March 21, 2013 at 2:32 p.m. | Joel Anderson
TAMPA — East Lake rolled into Jesuit on Thursday night with an 8-0 record and impressive pitching and hitting statistics. The Tigers, ranked second nationally by MaxPreps, were not intimidated. Jesuit pounded out 15 hits, scored early and late and defeated the Eagles 12-2 in six innings. It was the ...
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Thu. March 07, 2013 at 11:16 p.m. | Rodney Page
Baseball super seven 1. Jesuit (10-0): Including Thursday night’s matchup against Pinellas No. 1 East Lake, the Tigers have won their past five games by a combined score of 54-9. Spencer Trayner has been an early star, hitting .500 with 12 RBIs and a home run. He’s also won three ...
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Thu. March 07, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. | Joel Anderson
TAMPA — In little more than a decade at Alonso, Landy Faedo gradually built one of Hillsborough County’s powerhouse baseball programs. Faedo has guided the Ravens to two Class 6A state championships, four state tournament berths and five region playoff appearances over 12 years. That resume has grown only more ...
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Thu. Feb. 28, 2013 at 4:45 p.m. | Joel Anderson
TAMPA — Jesuit (2-0) picked up its second win of the young baseball season Saturday night, following a win at Berkeley Prep on Friday by rolling over Tampa Catholic 14-0. The Tigers drew 12 walks, jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning thanks to good situational hitting ...
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Sat. Feb. 16, 2013 at 11:06 p.m. | David Rice
Bagels and ballpoints appeared in profusion Wednesday morning in a Jesuit High conference room, where seven Tigers baseball players joined basketball standout Jack Fleming in signing with their respective college programs. The seven signees tied the 2011 class for the largest single-day signing group in Richie Warren's six-year tenure as ...
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Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 at 8:55 a.m. | Joey Knight
As of roughly 7:15 Wednesday morning, Jack Fleming's resume features only two C's -- and one of them is emblazoned on his cap. The only other C came in a sophomore-year history class. Otherwise, Jesuit's 6-foot-6, 210-pound shooting guard, who set a program season record with 88 3-pointers as a ...
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Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 at 8:26 a.m. | Joey Knight
Hernando SS Christian Arroyo picked up two nice souvenirs from his trip to South Korea. The Florida commit helped the United States win the gold medal and earned MVP honors at the 18U World Baseball Championship. The U.S. beat Canada 6-2 in Seoul in Saturday’s championship match to claim America’s ...
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Sun. Sept. 09, 2012 at 7:49 p.m. | Matt Baker
After a promising freshman season at Plant this past spring, right-handed pitcher Ronnie Ramirez has made two commitments -- to Jesuit and Florida State University. Ramirez's father, Jorge, confirmed to the Times today that his son formally has transferred to Jesuit and accepted a scholarship offer from the Seminoles after ...
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Thu. Aug. 02, 2012 at 12:20 p.m. | Joey Knight