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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 ...
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    Sat. 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

    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 ...
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    Fri. May 03, 2013 at 10:13 p.m. | Joey Knight

  • HomeTeam Huddle: QB battles set to brew on North Suncoast

    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 ...
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    Thu. 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 ...
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    Thu. May 02, 2013 at 8:37 a.m. | Matt Baker

  • HomeTeam Huddle: A little shift in store at Springstead

    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 ...
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    Wed. May 01, 2013 at 9:49 p.m. | Matt Baker

  • North Suncoast: Baseball region quarterfinal capsules

    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 ...
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    Tue. April 30, 2013 at 5:34 p.m. | Matt Baker

  • Hundreds gather to remember former LOL coach John Benedetto

    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 ...
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    Sat. 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 ...
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    Thu. April 25, 2013 at 9:47 p.m. | Matt Baker

  • Claggett remembers Benedetto: 'He was magic'

    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 ...
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    Thu. April 25, 2013 at 2:13 p.m. | Joey Knight

  • Region track: North Suncoast athletes topple school marks

    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. ...
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    Thu. 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 ...
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    Wed. 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 ...
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    Wed. April 24, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. | Matt Baker

  • 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 ...
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    Tue. April 23, 2013 at 2:48 p.m. | Matt Baker

  • Former players, coaches remember John Benedetto

    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 ...
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    Mon. April 22, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. | Matt Baker

  • Longtime Land O'Lakes coach John Benedetto has died

    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 ...
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    Mon. April 22, 2013 at 9:54 a.m. | Matt Baker

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