Nature Coast lineman Anthony Siciliano has orally committed to Concordia-Chicago, Sharks coach Charles Liggett announced on Twitter over the weekend. The 6-foot, 254-pound Siciliano was a key part of NCT’s offensive line this fall. He also earned a wrestling district title this winter. Siciliano will participate in a formal ceremony ...
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Mon. April 15, 2013 at 1:29 p.m. | Matt Baker
Palm Harbor University’s offseason has been filled with football players changing schools. Shane Dixon, the team’s leading receiver, bolted for IMG Academy. Starting fullback Connor Dorris transferred to Clearwater Central Catholic. Backup quarterback Brevet Killett left for Gibbs. But starting quarterback Tyler Kaminski has stayed. It would have been easy ...
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Sat. April 13, 2013 at 3:02 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Nature Coast LB Josh Benyola has orally committed to Baldwin Wallace, Sharks coach Charles Liggett announced Tuesday via Twitter. Benyola led NCT to a 6-4 season by recording a team-best 111 tackles this fall. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound athlete added three sacks and an interception. He finished his high school career ...
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Tue. April 09, 2013 at 1:45 p.m. | Matt Baker
TAMPA — Ray Ray McCloud is still waiting for his first offer. But it’s offseasons like the one he is having that pretty much tell you he won’t be waiting long. McCloud (5-10, 187) was recently named the offensive MVP at a Rivals Underclassman Camp, which he entered as a ...
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Sat. April 06, 2013 at 6:10 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Nature Coast DE Rohan Blackwood picked up his first SEC and Big Ten offers Friday. The Sharks’ junior landed offer from Mississippi State and Wisconsin, NCT coaches announced on Twitter. Blackwood also holds offers from USF, Toledo and UMass. The 6-foot-5, 208-pound Blackwood is one of Tampa Bay’s top multi-sport ...
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Fri. April 05, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. | Matt Baker
Nature Coast softball player Dana Mackiewicz has orally committed to PHCC, her father, Richard, said in an email. Mackiewicz, a senior outfielder, ranks among the Sharks’ leaders with a .328 batting average. She’s knocked in 10 runs, scored 19 and stolen five bases. She has only committed two errors for ...
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Thu. April 04, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. | Matt Baker
Boys Player of the Year: G/F Reggie Hart, Sr., Chamberlain The area’s most electrifying offensive player hasn’t always been able to slash or slice his way through traffic. And it nearly killed him. At age 6, Hart and older brother Rod were playing chase outside their Tulsa, Okla., home when ...
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Sat. March 30, 2013 at 3:34 p.m. | Joey Knight
BROOKSVILLE — In the quarterfinals of the Leopard Slam on Friday, Countryside advanced past Nature Coast 3-1. The Cougars will face Gulf, a 4-3 winner over Mitchell. In the nightcap, Mitchell led for 4 1/2 innings before a bases-clearing triple from Buccaneers sophomore Haley McCarthy in the bottom of the ...
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Fri. March 29, 2013 at 11:03 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Boys player of the Year F Erik Thomas, Sr., Wesley Chapel Why we picked him: Thomas compiled one of the most prolific seasons and careers in North Suncoast history. He ranked among the nation’s leaders by averaging 33 points and 16 rebounds while earning all-state honors from the Florida Athletic ...
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Sat. March 23, 2013 at 5:40 p.m. | Matt Baker
Girls player of the year Amanda Hayes, So., Mitchell Why we picked her: Hayes was the top offensive threat on the North Suncoast’s best team in a decade. She scored four goals in a season-opening win over Hudson and didn’t slow down. Hayes finished with a team-best 33 goals and ...
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Sat. March 16, 2013 at 8:03 p.m. | Matt Baker
Toledo has offered Nature Coast’s top two prospects. The Rockets offered junior DE Rohan Blackwood and sophomore WR Jonathan Thomas this weekend, Sharks coach Rob Kazmier announced via Twitter. Blackwood, a 6-foot-5, 194-pound athlete, is one of Tampa Bay’s top two-sport athletes. He racked up 15 sacks and caught two ...
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Sun. March 03, 2013 at 2:36 p.m. | Matt Baker
Wrestler of the Year: Jordan Rivera, Jr., Springstead (45-4) Why we picked him: If there has ever been a more pressure-packed individual match victory, we’ve never seen it. In Rivera’s 138-pound state final bout against Melbourne’s Joey Miuccio, the junior captain needed to not only win to keep Springstead in ...
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Sat. March 02, 2013 at 5:44 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
SPRING HILL — First-year coach Jim Diven was hired to right the ship for Springstead after a season of turmoil. So far, he looks to have the Eagles on the right track. Springstead improved to 4-1 with its 6-1 victory over Nature Coast on Thursday night, coming from behind to ...
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Thu. Feb. 28, 2013 at 10:59 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
With winter sports wrapping up this week, baseball is swinging into focus. Here are the North Suncoast’s five biggest questions after the season’s first few games, plus a look at some of 2013’s top early performers: Five early questions 1. How will Land O’Lakes rebound from 2012? The Gators have ...
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Thu. Feb. 28, 2013 at 1:01 p.m. | Matt Baker
Although the basketball season continues over the next few days with boys state championships in Lakeland, the North Suncoast’s year is already over. We’ll announce our all-area honors next month. In the meantime, here’s a look back at some of the other notable players, teams and moments from the 2012-13 ...
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Tue. Feb. 26, 2013 at 2:59 p.m. | Matt Baker