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Region baseball roundup: Early pitching change boosts Wiregrass Ranch
CLEARWATER — With the score tied at 2, Wiregrass Ranch coach Jeff Swymer made a tough decision to pull starter Zach Drury after just a third of an inning. But Drury’s lefty younger brother, Austin, took over and shut out Countryside the rest of the way as the Bulls continued ...
Read moreSat. May 04, 2013 at 9:11 p.m. | Michael Hinman
3A state track: Springstead's Harris, River Ridge's Bales win fight to gain height
Photo gallery JACKSONVILLE — It was a day made for ponchos, not personal records. One taste of Friday’s meteorological cocktail of gray skies, gusts and a ceaseless drizzle, and Springstead high jumper Bobby Harris knew his hopes of equaling his career best of 6 foot, 9 inches at the Class ...
Read moreFri. May 03, 2013 at 10:13 p.m. | Joey Knight
HomeTeam Huddle: QB battles set to brew on North Suncoast
Quarterbacks get the headlines, the pressure and the scrutiny — even in spring ball. The North Suncoast didn’t graduate any superstar passers, but it lost several veteran starters and ended last season with a few battles still brewing under center. Here’s a quick look at some of the quarterback situations ...
Read moreThu. May 02, 2013 at 8:45 p.m. | Matt Baker
Derrick Brooks to speak at Land O'Lakes hall of fame ceremony
Former Bucs star Derrick Brooks will be the keynote speaker when Land O’Lakes inducts the first five members of its athletics hall of fame later this month. The school has not announced the honorees, but they will include three former players, one coach or administrator and one former athlete who ...
Read moreThu. May 02, 2013 at 8:37 a.m. | Matt Baker
HomeTeam Huddle: A little shift in store at Springstead
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 ...
Read moreWed. May 01, 2013 at 9:49 p.m. | Matt Baker
North Suncoast: Baseball region quarterfinal capsules
Region baseball quarterfinals 7 p.m. unless noted Wiregrass Ranch (17-9) at Countryside (17-10), Thursday Winner gets: Steinbrenner/Seminole in Tuesday’s Class 7A region semifinal Skinny: The Bulls are in the playoffs for the first time in program history. Star pitcher and hitter Zach Drury (team-best 20 RBIs, 1.71 ERA) will try ...
Read moreTue. April 30, 2013 at 5:34 p.m. | Matt Baker
Hundreds gather to remember former LOL coach John Benedetto
LUTZ — His Carrollwood Village backyard was a resplendent testament to his botanical side. John Benedetto, son of a Long Island gardener, cultivated roses and run-block schemes in equal profusion. “He could take an old swingset and turn it into a botanical miracle,” Al Claggett, who met Benedetto at the ...
Read moreSat. April 27, 2013 at 4:04 p.m. | Joey Knight
District baseball roundup: Begg stars in Mitchell upset
TRINITY — Mitchell’s first celebration at home plate came in the fourth inning, after Mustangs slugger Marcus Begg bashed a massive home run to extend his team’s lead in Thursday’s Class 6A, District 10 final. The second came an hour later, after pitcher Christopher McCormick launched his glove in the ...
Read moreThu. April 25, 2013 at 9:47 p.m. | Matt Baker
Claggett remembers Benedetto: 'He was magic'
His 68-year-old eyes gleam as the memory bubbles to the surface. His smile widens as it crashes upward, dripping with joy and irreverence after decades of submergence. Al Claggett can just see his best friend, John Benedetto, spinning a throng of second-graders on one of those manual merry-go-rounds — the ...
Read moreThu. April 25, 2013 at 2:13 p.m. | Joey Knight
Region track: North Suncoast athletes topple school marks
TAMPA — A full day of fair weather at Leto High promised school records and North Suncoast athletes punching their ticket to states after Wednesday’s Class 3A-2 region meet. The Wiregrass Ranch girls had the highest team finish, tying for fourth place with 46 points; Orlando Evans was the champion. ...
Read moreThu. April 25, 2013 at 12:08 a.m. | Andy Warrener
District baseball roundup: Mitchell, Land O'Lakes ease into title match
TRINITY — Land O’Lakes and host Mitchell set up a Class 6A, District 10 final showdown with mercy-rule victories. The Gators finished off Sunlake 10-0 in six innings before the Mustangs followed suit beating River Ridge 11-1 in six. Both teams are 21-5 and will turn the ball over to ...
Read moreWed. April 24, 2013 at 11:06 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Land O'Lakes DB Eddie Schiffer signs with Averett
Land O’Lakes DB Eddie Schiffer has signed to play football at Averett University, Gators coach Brian Wachtel said Wednesday in a text message. Schiffer, a 5-foot-9, 160-pound senior, tallied 30 tackles and five pass breakups for Land O’Lakes this fall. He also snared two interceptions, returning one 50 yards for ...
Read moreWed. April 24, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. | Matt Baker
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Recruit: Eddie Schiffer
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Recruit: Eddie Schiffer
Memorial service to be held Saturday morning for John Benedetto
A memorial service for longtime Land O’Lakes football coach John Benedetto will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Grace Family Church, 5101 Van Dyke Road, in Lutz. Benedetto, Pasco County’s all-time winningest coach, led the Gators for 32 years before leaving after the 2008 season. He died peacefully in ...
Read moreTue. April 23, 2013 at 2:48 p.m. | Matt Baker
Former players, coaches remember John Benedetto
Although John Benedetto will be remembered as an old-school coach who cared deeply for his players, his former players and friends still laugh about a silly quirk the former Land O’Lakes coach showed at the end of the day. “The end of most practices, when we were all worn out ...
Read moreMon. April 22, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. | Matt Baker
Longtime Land O'Lakes coach John Benedetto has died
LAND O’LAKES — Four years after John Benedetto coached his last game at Land O’Lakes High, the Gators were ready to honor the man who turned a shiny, rural school into a Pasco County powerhouse. It was one of the last games Benedetto ever saw. Benedetto, one of the most ...
Read moreMon. April 22, 2013 at 9:54 a.m. | Matt Baker