Player of the year: OH Sidney Brown, Jr., Berkeley Prep It was Berkeley Prep’s third match of the 2010 season and Academy of the Holy Names wasn’t supposed to put up much resistance. So then-Bucs head coach Randy Dagostino left assistant John Coup in charge and spent the night celebrating ...
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Tue. Dec. 25, 2012 at 5:50 p.m. | Times Staff
Nature Coast senior Courtney Skinner has signed to play volleyball at Indian River State College, said Doug Chinchar, her club coach at the No Name Volleyball Club. Skinner was a first-team all-North Suncoast outside hitter this fall as Hernando County’s top player. She finished with 258 of the Sharks’ 502 ...
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Thu. Dec. 20, 2012 at 7:34 a.m. | Matt Baker
Player of the Year Toni Imbimbo, Sr., Libero, Fivay Why we picked her: Imbimbo, a first-team all-North Suncoast pick last fall, was the best player on one of Pasco County’s top teams. Her 472 digs ranked among the most in the county, and her leadership and defense helped a growing ...
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Wed. Dec. 19, 2012 at 12:35 p.m. | Matt Baker
Three North Suncoast volleyball players have been honored as District 10 players of the year by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association. Nature Coast senior Courtney Skinner earned the award and an all-state nomination in Class 5A. She led the Sharks with 258 kills, 31 aces and 290 digs. Land O’Lakes ...
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Mon. Nov. 05, 2012 at 4:10 p.m. | Matt Baker
Volleyball North Suncoast Super 7 1. Mitchell (15-4): The Mustangs’ only North Suncoast loss came to Anclote this week. Mitchell is in good shape heading into next week’s district tournament. 2. Fivay (19-5): The Falcons have won three of their past four contests, with the only defeat coming to Mitchell. ...
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Wed. Oct. 17, 2012 at 10:29 a.m. | Matt Baker
North Suncoast Super 7 1. Mitchell (13-4): The Mustangs can’t quite get past Tarpon Springs, which has two five-set victories over Mitchell, but they’ve got the North Suncoast figured out just fine. 2. Fivay (15-3): The Falcons’ past three matches are brutal with games against Ridgewood, Mitchell and River Ridge. ...
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Wed. Oct. 03, 2012 at 11:15 a.m. | Matt Baker
Volleyball North Suncoast Super 7 1. Mitchell (5-1): The Mustangs are loaded, composed and balanced behind Jessika Hester and Lyndsey Lane. Tuesday’s win over River Ridge showed how good Mitchell can be. 2. Fivay (9-1): A runnerup finish at an Orlando tournament bodes well for the Falcons. Briannah Nemetz is ...
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Wed. Sept. 19, 2012 at 2:33 p.m. | Matt Baker
Volleyball Ridgewood def. Hudson (25-10, 25-17, 27-25): The Cobras (2-5) rallied late before Ridgewood pulled away to secure a victory — the Rams’ sixth win in a row. Mary Kujak and Victoria Schaefer combined for 18 of Ridgewood’s 32 kills to help the Rams earn the Class 5A, District 10 ...
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Wed. Sept. 19, 2012 at 12:12 a.m. | Matt Baker
Volleyball North Suncoast super 7 1. Springstead (4-0): A new coach (Noemi Rivera) hasn’t changed the Eagles’ success. Talent like Bryanna Leonard (25 assists against Central on Tuesday) helps, too. 2. Fivay (3-0): The Falcons haven’t dropped a game since the regular season began, and Toni Imbimbo should be one ...
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Wed. Sept. 12, 2012 at 4:02 p.m. | Matt Baker
BROOKSVILLE — Nature Coast’s volleyball coach was wrapping up JV practice this week when Mama Skinner opened her mouth from across the gym. “All right, ladies,” Skinner yelled to her varsity teammates. “You ready?” And with those words from senior Courtney Skinner, the young Sharks began training for their daunting ...
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Tue. Aug. 21, 2012 at 5:35 p.m. | Matt Baker
Four more players from the NO NAME Volleyball Club have earned college scholarships, coach Doug Chinchar said Thursday morning. They are: Zoe Mannino, Springstead: The middle hitter earned a scholarship to Concordia College in New York. She rebounded from a knee injury to make the all-North Suncoast first team. Lauren ...
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Thu. April 05, 2012 at 10:38 a.m. | Matt Baker
The Times’ all-Suncoast team is comprised of the best volleyball players in our coverage area, which encompasses Hernando, Pasco, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. Player of the year: OH Jordan Burgess, Sr., Berkeley Prep Despite all the success the Berkeley Prep volleyball program has had over the years, the Buccaneers have ...
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Sun. Dec. 25, 2011 at 6:14 p.m. | Times Staff
Player of the year Courtney Liddle, Sr., OH, Nature Coast Why we picked her: Liddle earns the award for the second year in a row after a dominant senior season. The Florida Dairy Farmers’ Class 5A Player of the Year racked up 462 kills and 124 service aces to help ...
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Thu. Dec. 22, 2011 at 10:23 a.m. | Matt Baker
A key member of Nature Coast’s back-to-back region final volleyball teams, Michelle Doucet will sign with Pensacola State College this week. Doucet joins the Panhandle Conference champions that went 26-4 overall this season, losing to Hillsborough Community College and St. Petersburg College in the NJCAA state tournament. Doucet has been ...
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Tue. Nov. 29, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
BROOKSVILLE — For the second straight season, Nature Coast came up just short of a state final four berth with a tough loss on the road in the region finals. The Sharks fell 26-24, 25-23, 21-25, 25-21 to St. Johns Creekside after traveling three and a half hours for the ...
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Sat. Nov. 12, 2011 at 7:04 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere