ZEPHYRHILLS — After one of his worst pitching performances of the season helped his team fall behind by seven early, Pasco star Trey Dudley-Giles hoped he’d get a chance to make up it. He got two, and he capitalized on them both. Dudley-Giles’ two-run single tied the game in the ...
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Wed. April 25, 2012 at 10:53 p.m. | Matt Baker
Longtime Pasco baseball coach Ricky Giles threatened players on two separate occasions before resigning last month, according to documents made public Monday by Pasco County Schools. The first incident took place in the dugout during a Feb. 23 game against Mitchell, according to 86 pages of documents released to the ...
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Mon. April 23, 2012 at 7:23 p.m. | Matt Baker
Because Pasco County baseball has no dominant teams, it has plenty of parity. Expect that balance to be on full display in the district playoffs. Here are reasons some area teams should go far — or why they’ll likely have their postseason hopes end early. Land O’Lakes Players to watch: ...
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Sat. April 21, 2012 at 2:32 p.m. | Matt Baker
Times’ Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Wiregrass Ranch (16-5): Bulls bounced back from a loss to Mitchell in the spring break tournament final to beat Land O’Lakes. 2. Mitchell (13-8): The spring break tourney champions had a five-game win streak snapped by Tarpon Springs. 3. Land O’Lakes (15-6): Ace ...
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Thu. April 12, 2012 at 1:56 p.m. | Matt Baker
HUDSON — Pasco baseball coach Ricky Giles resigned Friday after leading the Pirates for 17 years but becoming the focus of a recent investigation over inappropriate conversations. Pasco principal Patrick Reedy announced that Giles resigned for “personal reasons” in a fax to the Times late Friday afternoon. Athletic director Tom ...
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Fri. March 30, 2012 at 4:25 p.m. | Matt Baker
Times’ Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Springstead (9-2): Eagles were idle during spring break and pick up the top spot after two Wiregrass Ranch defeats. 2. Wiregrass Ranch (11-4): Bulls boast one of the best pitching staffs in the county but have lost two in a row against Hillsborough ...
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Thu. March 29, 2012 at 12:19 p.m. | Matt Baker
Longtime Pasco baseball coach and football assistant Ricky Giles has been indefinitely suspended as baseball coach pending an investigation that he had several “inappropriate verbal conversations” with students, the school district said Friday morning. The allegations surfaced last week from parents and students, Pasco County School District spokeswoman Summer Romagnoli ...
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Fri. March 23, 2012 at 10:40 a.m. | Matt Baker
Times’ Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Wiregrass Ranch (11-2): Blowout wins over Pasco and Zephyrhills are nice, but the Bulls’ best victory so far might be their 2-1 win over district foe Gaither. 2. Springstead (9-2): The Eagles have the talent to be the North Suncoast’s top team, if ...
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Thu. March 22, 2012 at 5:27 p.m. | Matt Baker
Times’ Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Wiregrass Ranch (9-2): The Bulls’ only two losses were by one run each, and Zack Drury is one of Pasco County’s top all-around players. 2. Springstead (8-1): The Eagles are the North Suncoast’s hottest team with eight consecutive victories and an explosive offense. ...
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Thu. March 15, 2012 at 6:15 p.m. | Matt Baker
Times’ Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Ridgewood (5-0): Robert McCabe and the unbeaten Rams have won their games by a combined 37 runs. 2. Wiregrass Ranch (8-1): Since a one-run loss to Freedom, the Bulls are 3-0, including blowout wins over Hudson and Sunlake. 3. Land O’Lakes (7-1): University ...
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Thu. March 08, 2012 at 10:40 a.m. | Matt Baker
DADE CITY — Bitter district rivals Pasco and Zephyrhills squared off Friday in a slugfest that lasted 31/2 hours and featured 10 pitchers. The Bulldogs outlasted the host Pirates, rallying from four runs down with six runs in the sixth inning for a 10-7 win. “Pasco’s the premier team in ...
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Sat. March 03, 2012 at 12:14 a.m. | Steve Lee
Baseball, Times’ Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Ridgewood (3-0): The Rams have had no trouble adapting to first-year coach Julius Matos. 2. Wiregrass Ranch (5-1): The Bulls opened the season with five convincing wins thanks to two of the area’s top hitters, Zack Drury and Michael Barrone. 3. Bishop ...
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Thu. March 01, 2012 at 12:45 p.m. | Matt Baker
It didn't take long on Day 3 of the MLB first-year player draft for another player with North Suncoast ties to be selected. Zach Maggard, a senior catcher at Florida Southern and former standout for Pasco High, was taken in the 34th round by the Detroit Tigers with pick No. 1037. The MLB draft ...
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Wed. June 08, 2011 at 1:02 p.m. | Bryan Burns
BROOKSVILLE — The Hernando bats that have been inconsistent throughout the season nearly cost the Leopards in their Class 4A region quarterfinal against Pasco on Tuesday night. Hernando needed extra innings to emerge with a 4-3 over the Pirates despite only four hits. The team was saved by the herculean ...
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Tue. May 03, 2011 at 11:25 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
WESLEY CHAPEL — Mitchell turned a close game into a rout that ended by the 10-run mercy rule in the bottom of the sixth inning Friday, as the Mustangs earned a 14-4 win over Pasco for the Class 4A, District 7 championship. The Mustangs (22-6) entered the sixth with a ...
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Fri. April 29, 2011 at 10:56 p.m. | Steve Lee