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
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 — Makenzie Goluba, having lost a perfect game bid then the lead, savored the chance for redemption. And she jumped all over it. With River Ridge down a run, the bases loaded and two out Friday, Goluba clobbered a two-run single to give the Royal Knights a thrilling ...
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Fri. April 19, 2013 at 10:47 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Baseball super seven Records through Thursday 1. Hernando (19-5): Leopards earned the top spot with Thursday’s 4-0 win over Land O’Lakes. USF signee Brandon Lawson had eight strikeouts in the win, and UF recruit Christian Arroyo finished 4-for-4. 2. Land O’Lakes (20-5): Pasco County’s top team has lost to Hernando ...
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Fri. April 19, 2013 at 3:38 p.m. | Matt Baker
LAND O’LAKES — There were a couple of moments Wednesday when it looked like a monumental upset was possible. An early call took a run off the board for state-ranked River Ridge. Later with the margin 3-0 Land O’Lakes loaded the bases with no outs. But it takes more than ...
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Wed. April 17, 2013 at 10:48 p.m. | Darek Sharp
The North Suncoast’s tennis stars all lost Monday on the first day of competition at the Class 3A state tournament in Altamonte Springs. Mitchell freshman Dan Lukish lost to Edgewater’s Peter Tong in singles. “He didn’t play his best game today,” Mustangs coach Peggy Hinmon said, “but I’m really proud ...
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Mon. April 15, 2013 at 8:54 p.m. | Matt Baker
Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. Land O’Lakes (17-4): The Gators rebounded from a two-run loss to Ridgewood by knocking off Wiregrass Ranch to claim Pasco County supremacy. 2. Hernando (15-5): Leopards star and UF signee Christian Arroyo is on a tear. He’s 8-of-11 with four home runs in ...
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Thu. April 11, 2013 at 3:56 p.m. | Matt Baker
Mitchell seniors Elaina and Claudia Cancello will both run track and cross country at the University of Tampa, Mustangs coach Jeff Leavey said Thursday in an email. The Cancello twins are two of Pasco County’s top athletes. Claudia qualified for the Class 3A state meet in cross country each of ...
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Thu. April 11, 2013 at 2:04 p.m. | Matt Baker
WESLEY CHAPEL — Wiregrass Ranch’s boys tennis team is no longer perfect. Now the Bulls can worry about more important things — like clinching their second trip to state in three seasons. Wiregrass Ranch dropped its first set of the spring and its first individual match but still cruised to ...
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Tue. April 09, 2013 at 7:12 p.m. | Matt Baker
TRINITY — Marcus Begg’s faith has always been his choice. He chose to be baptized as a Mormon at age 8. He chose to start asking more questions about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before he became a teenager. And even after recruiters showed interest in his ...
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Fri. April 05, 2013 at 5:37 p.m. | Matt Baker
Mitchell is looking for a new swimming coach after Scott Hernon stepped down to take the same position at Countryside, Mustangs athletic director Ian Mooney said Thursday in an email. Hernon was Mitchell’s fifth coach in five years when he left Tarpon Springs to join the Mustangs. He remained a ...
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Thu. April 04, 2013 at 2:07 p.m. | Matt Baker
Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. Land O’Lakes (15-2): The Gators are no longer perfect, but maybe those two losses in Ocala will take some pressure off. Land O’Lakes has two big non-district games next week, against Wiregrass Ranch and Springstead. 2. Mitchell (16-3): The Mustangs’ six-game win streak ...
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Thu. April 04, 2013 at 2:04 p.m. | Matt Baker
NEW PORT RICHEY — It took 34 years for it to happen, but Springstead not only won its first district title Wednesday, the Eagles swept the Class 3A, District 6 championship. The Eagles had things in hand almost from the start. “With the girls winning too, it is like icing ...
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Wed. April 03, 2013 at 9:40 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
Softball super seven Records through Tuesday 1. River Ridge (21-1): The Royal Knights again showed North Suncoast superiority, winning Hernando’s tournament and beating a powerful Countryside team in the process. 2. Hernando (15-3): No shame in a one-run loss to River Ridge at the Leopard Slam — and a 9-2 ...
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Wed. April 03, 2013 at 4:52 p.m. | Matt Baker
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week. Male Hot Shot: Cobi Johnson, Jr., Mitchell Sport: Baseball Skinny: The hard-throwing FSU commit led his team to Pinellas County and delivered one of his best games of the season. Johnson struck out a season-high 13 ...
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Mon. April 01, 2013 at 5:49 p.m. | Times Staff