LITHIA — Newsome and East Bay squared off Tuesday in a rematch of the Class 5A, District 9 championship game. The same team won again with the Wolves advancing courtesy of a 3-1 semifinal win. Newsome coach Kelly Townsend warned her players about overlooking East Bay, a team it defeated ...
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Tue. Feb. 02, 2010 at 8:25 p.m. | Times Correspondent
Class 6A Plant (21-1-1) at Palm Harbor University (19-0-1) The Panthers are arguably Hillsborough County's top team, and the Hurricanes can easily claim the same title in Pinellas. One state contender's season will end tonight. Neither team was its best in the quarters, needing overtime to advance. Plant middle back ...
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Mon. Feb. 01, 2010 at 4:53 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
PSSSSSSST! Don't forget to check back today at 2 p.m. for our first-ever livestream of a football player making his college decision when Gibbs' Tim Jackson picks ...well, we can't tell you who, that would ruin all the fun. That, and, well, we're not really sure. TEAM OF THE NIGHT ...
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Fri. Jan. 29, 2010 at 9:34 a.m. | John C. Cotey
LITHIA — Liz Haumschild had the most productive game of her high school career in Thursday's Class 5A region quarterfinal. The sophomore forward had a five-point game, leading Newsome to a decisive 7-0 win over Ocala Forest. Haumschild had three assists to go along with a spectacular header that extended ...
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Thu. Jan. 28, 2010 at 8:39 p.m. | Times Correspondent
GIBSONTON — Newsome made it back-to-back district championships with a 3-0 shutout of top-seeded East Bay in Friday night's Class 5A, District 8 final. That marked a drastically different result for those teams, which had tied three times in the past four years. East Bay (12-4-2) moved up this season ...
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Fri. Jan. 22, 2010 at 8:31 p.m. | Times Correspondent
Newsome junior Karina Gutsche has committed to play at the University of Florida. Gutsche made her committment last Friday before leaving for leaving for New Orleans to play in the ODP Region III championship. Gutsche has been playing midfield this season after playing attack last season. At Florida, she will ...
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Thu. Jan. 21, 2010 at 4:26 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
GIBSONTON— All week East Bay soccer coach Becky Wickham said she has been asked about a possible district title game against Newsome on Friday. "I told them we have to play Wednesday first," Wickham said. And the host and top-seeded Indians got a challenge from fifth-seeded Riverview in Wednesday's Class ...
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Wed. Jan. 20, 2010 at 9:53 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
VALRICO — No longer district foes contending for titles and homefield advantage for the playoffs, Bloomingdale and Newsome remain fierce rivals. That came through loud and clear Friday night in a hard-fought 1-1 tie at Charley Harris Stadium. Both coaches described the game as a good test for upcoming district ...
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Fri. Jan. 15, 2010 at 9:09 p.m. | Times Correspondent
Girls1. Plant (18-1-1): Panthers keep rolling, have established themselves as the county’s best.2. Berkeley Prep (13-4-2): Bucs are 12-1-1 in their past 14 games, and senior leadership will help them this time of the year.3. Bloomingdale (12-4-2): As usual, Bulls are coming on at the right time.4. Newsome (13-3-3): Despite ...
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Wed. Jan. 13, 2010 at 3:36 p.m. | Times Staff
A look at the top prep events across the county: Girls basketball, St. Petersburg Catholic (7-2) at Holy Names (10-3), 7:30 Wednesday: The first of two games against Class 3A, District 10 foe SPC will say a lot about the Jaguars' postseason prospects, especially against reigning Pinellas County player of ...
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Mon. Jan. 11, 2010 at 6:01 p.m. | Joey Knight
Girls1. Plant (13-1-1): Impressive wins over Newsome, Tampa Prep and Berkeley Prep pad an already stellar resume.2. Berkeley Prep (10-4-2): Bucs have a daunting week that includes North Broward Prep and rival Tampa Prep, then Venice on Monday.3. Newsome (13-3-3): Wolves 1-3-1 in their past five games, but those setbacks ...
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Wed. Jan. 06, 2010 at 2:08 p.m. | Times Staff
Girls1. Newsome (10-0-2): County’s only remaining unbeaten. Another win over Plant tonight can solidify their status as the No. 1 team.2. Plant (10-1-1): Eight players with five or more points, a testament to their depth.3. Berkeley Prep (8-3-1): Outscored opponents 27-3 in past seven games, faces Newsome on Friday.4. Tampa ...
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Thu. Dec. 17, 2009 at 12:03 a.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Girls1. Newsome (9-0-2): County’s only remaining unbeaten has survived a tough early-season slate. Plant’s rematch with Wolves looms Dec. 17.2. Plant (9-1-1): Brief hiccup this week cured quickly by two-goal win over Bloomingdale, even without leading scorer Conner Zwetsch.3. Berkeley Prep (6-3-1): Record is a reflection of killer schedule. Bucs ...
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Wed. Dec. 09, 2009 at 10:38 a.m. | Times Staff
Bryane Heaberlin obviously couldn’t be in two places at once, but her Berkeley Prep teammates needed her for their Class 3A region semifinal game against St. Petersburg Catholic last season. ¶ Heaberlin, the Bucs’ then-freshman goalkeeper, was in Miami for a U.S. Soccer U-17 supercamp. She flew home from South ...
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Mon. Nov. 02, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. | Eduardo A. Encina