HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week. Male Hot Shot: Joe Predoehl, Springstead Sport: Football Skinny: The senior linebacker was the catalyst in the Eagles’ impressive 38-0 win over Fivay — their second shutout in two games. Predoehl led the defense with an ...
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Mon. Sept. 10, 2012 at 6:32 p.m. | Times Staff
Each week, our writers will nominate one male and one female athlete from each of the counties we cover. Then we turn the voting over to you, our fabulous readers. These nominations span Saturday, Sept. 1 through Friday, Sept. 7. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over ...
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Sat. Sept. 08, 2012 at 11:28 a.m. | Times Staff
Boys Swimmer of the Year Devin McCaffrey, Jr., MitchellWhy we picked him: McCaffrey had one of the best seasons in North Suncoast history. He won gold in the 100 butterfly (49:10) and 100 breaststroke (56:97) at the Class 2A state meet. McCaffrey also set conference records in the 200 individual ...
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Sat. Dec. 10, 2011 at 5:21 p.m. | Matt Baker
ORLANDO — To cement his status as the undisputed star in Class 2A, Mitchell's Devin McCaffrey would have to do something no other Pasco County swimmer has ever done: win multiple individual titles at a state meet.His first title, the 100-yard butterfly, came with ease Saturday at the YMCA Aquatic ...
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Sat. Nov. 12, 2011 at 8:48 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Mitchell's Mazie Siddens won the 100-yard butterfly in 59.06 seconds to qualify for state and then placed second in the 200 individual medley to post the best individual performance among North Suncoast swimmers at the Class 2A, Region 2 meet Saturday at the YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando.The top finisher ...
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Sat. Nov. 05, 2011 at 7:05 p.m. | Matt Baker
CLEARWATER — Land O'Lakes won only four individual or relay titles during Saturday's Class 2A, District 5 swim meet at the Long Center. But the Gators' depth on both the boys and girls sides was enough to sweep the team championships."We're okay with that," Gators girls coach Robin Hilgenberg said ...
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Sat. Oct. 29, 2011 at 6:13 p.m. | Matt Baker
NEW PORT RICHEY — No seniors. And no champions in individual or team events.None of that posed any problems for the Land O'Lakes' girls swim team, which instead relied on depth to win the Sunshine Athletic Conference meet Saturday at the New Port Richey Aquatics Center.The Gators (468 points) celebrated ...
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Sat. Oct. 15, 2011 at 6:58 p.m. | Steve Lee
Mitchell’s boys and girls swimming teams are off to undefeated starts and have already begun shattering school records. Against Gulf last week, the Mustangs broke four school records – and had a fifth wiped away because of a false start in the 200 freestyle relay. Mitchell had already broken other ...
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Tue. Sept. 13, 2011 at 10:08 a.m. | Matt Baker
Graduation hit the area hard, but one male athlete returns who could overshadow the losses: Mitchell’s Devin McCaffrey. After being named the North Suncoast Swimmer of the Year last year, McCaffrey’s burden will be heavier this season with three senior teammates gone, leaving him as the Mustangs' unquestioned leader in ...
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Wed. Aug. 24, 2011 at 7:15 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
Call them, simply, the season’s best performances. A 10 spot of the finest single-day athletic achievements that helped shape this school year’s North Suncoast athletic scene. These triumphs are the best of the best. Some led to state titles. Others brought their teams to never-before-seen heights. All combined to provide ...
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Tue. June 14, 2011 at 5:21 p.m. | Bryan Burns
The Sunshine Athletic Conference swimming teams, as selected by Pasco County coaches. Girls First team: 200 medley relay -- Makayla Strickland, Rebecca Pindral, Fern Powell, Toni Tomei (Wiregrass Ranch) 2:03.05; 200 free -- Carigan Albert (Sunlake) 2:02.20; 200 IM -- Mazie Siddens (Mitchell) 2:16.63; 50 free -- Megan Huynh (Sunlake) 26.63; ...
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Wed. Dec. 01, 2010 at 12:35 p.m. | Bryan Burns
photo gallery ORLANDO — Mitchell’s Devin McCaffrey and Osceola’s Matt Tomlin were side by side in the Central Florida YMCA pool, their heads bobbing in near unison during the Class 2A state final of the boys 100-yard breaststroke. By the final turn, their synchronized swimming had stopped. McCaffrey made the ...
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Sat. Nov. 13, 2010 at 12:51 a.m. | Bob Putnam
ORLANDO — For the past two seasons, Devin McCaffrey and Jake Tamposi have been embroiled in a healthy, competitive rivalry as two of the region's best swimmers. On Friday morning at the Orlando YMCA, that rivalry wrote yet another strange and twisted chapter.What started as a tumultuous afternoon for Tamposi ...
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Fri. Nov. 05, 2010 at 8:36 p.m. | John Coscia
NEW TAMPA — Land O’Lakes nearly pulled off a second straight sweep of a postseason meet Thursday at the New Tampa YMCA. The Gators, who last week swept the Sunshine Athletic Conference championships, won the girls title and the boys were runnersup in the Class 2A, District 5 meet. Lecanto ...
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Thu. Oct. 28, 2010 at 11:14 p.m. | Steve Lee
NEW PORT RICHEY — The winner of the Sunshine Athletic Conference championships Friday wasn’t too surprising, as Land O’Lakes continued its county dominance. The Gator boys and girls claimed team titles with scores of 314.5 and 421, respectively, even with a disqualification on the girls side. “We overcame obstacles and ...
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Fri. Oct. 22, 2010 at 6:15 p.m. | Andy Villamarzo