At Lennard Scores: East Bay 20, Spoto 0; Lennard 16, Riverview 7 Spring game-breakers: East Bay quarterback Chris Carpentier was determined to get into the end zone early — and did so three times (only to have them called back or stopped). That included a 61-yard scamper late in the ...
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Thu. May 23, 2013 at 11:56 p.m. | Michael Hinman
Riverview defensive lineman Antonio Brown has signed with Division III Franklin College in Indiana, according to Sharks coach Mike Thornton. The 6-foot, 250-pound Brown was a team captain and second-team all-Western Conference selection as a senior. Franklin College is a private college of about 1,000 students. All but a ...
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Fri. May 03, 2013 at 10:46 a.m. | Joel Anderson
VALRICO — Before the district tournament started Monday, Wharton coach Scott Hoffman noticed a funny little quirk about the bracket. It looked awfully familiar. The Wildcats were poised to face the same teams they had last year, when they won the District 8A-7 championship and made it to the region ...
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Tue. April 23, 2013 at 11:07 p.m. | Joel Anderson
DURANT — Class 8A, District 7 made another case for toughest district in the county Tuesday as fifth-seeded Wharton shocked second-seeded Bloomingdale 3-2 in the first district semifinal. Then sixth-seeded Alonso took defending state champion Durant the distance in a hard-fought, 1-0 Cougars victory. The Wildcats and Cougars will play ...
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Tue. April 16, 2013 at 10:39 p.m. | Andy Warrener
GIBSONTON — One swing, one huge milestone. Jordan Phillips’ three-run homer in the seventh inning erased a two-run deficit and gave coach Angela Slater her 500th win as visiting Riverview defeated district rival East Bay 9-6 on a chilly Tuesday night. “It feels great,” Slater said of reaching 500 wins. ...
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Wed. March 27, 2013 at 12:38 a.m. | Brandon Wright
At Riverview Scores • Hillsborough 6, Lennard 3 • Plant 8, Sickles 3 • Leto 15, Blake 6 • Bloomingdale 6, Riverview 0 Pitchers of the day Bloomingdale right-hander Cody Crouse held Riverview scoreless through six innings in the evening’s win-or-go-home game to determine the champion of Pool E. Crouse ...
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Tue. March 12, 2013 at 11:14 p.m. | Bryan Burns
At Riverview Scores • Hillsborough 5, Plant 4 • Sickles 10, Lennard 1 • Bloomingdale 8, Leto 2 • Riverview 10, Blake 0 (5) Pitchers of the day Bloomingdale 6-foot-5 sophomore Logan Crouse, one of three brothers on the Bulls’ roster, tossed four strong innings. He allowed two runs and ...
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Mon. March 11, 2013 at 8:53 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Riverview sweeper Shelby Larson will sign with the University of Tampa on Tuesday. The school will host a signing event for Larson, who was an all-Western Conference selection in 2012, at 2:15 p.m. Larson also plays for the Florida Revolution club team.
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Mon. March 04, 2013 at 12:55 p.m. | Joel Anderson
TAMPA — There was little surprise about Bartow’s blueprint, as it was the same one almost every other team tried against Tampa Bay Tech this season. The state-ranked Yellow Jackets came out in a fullcourt press to prevent the Titans from getting the ball to their imposing front line, a ...
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Thu. Feb. 07, 2013 at 9:20 p.m. | Joel Anderson
VALRICO — Alonso parlayed its third winning season in school history with its first ever playoff berth by defeating Plant 57-52 in Wednesday’s Class 6A, District 7 semifinal at Bloomingdale. The No. 2 Ravens will play top seed Wharton, which cruised to a 69-44 win over Newsome, in Friday’s district ...
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Wed. Feb. 06, 2013 at 10:36 p.m. | Steve Lee
TAMPA — When the outcome was no longer in doubt, Freedom coach Laurie Pacholke started pulling her starters from the floor one by one. She shared a long embrace with her daughter, senior guard Neena Pacholke. Faith Woodard joined them on the sideline, accompanied by the exuberant cheers of the ...
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Fri. Feb. 01, 2013 at 8:32 p.m. | Joel Anderson
TAMPA — Plant’s Christina Tamargo nailed her first shot, a 3-pointer from the right side of the floor. A little less than a minute later, Tamargo let fly from the top of the key. Three more points. Later in the first quarter, the 5-foot-8 senior drained another basket over the ...
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Wed. Jan. 30, 2013 at 10:18 p.m. | Joel Anderson
RIVERVIEW — Wharton entered Thursday’s Class 5A, District 7 semifinal against Newsome with nothing to lose. The Wildcats were facing the district’s No. 1 seed in Newsome, a team that won 15 games during the regular season. Wharton, on the other hand, finished below .500 and had just four wins. ...
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Thu. Jan. 24, 2013 at 8:54 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Records through Wednesday Girls 1. Freedom (19-2): The Patriots won the District 7A-9 title by handing Steinbrenner only its second loss in the past 23 home games. 2. Seffner Christian (22-2): The Crusaders knocked off 6A-9 champ Kathleen and rolled to wins of 42 and 30 points over Tampa Catholic ...
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Thu. Jan. 24, 2013 at 5:32 p.m. | Times Staff
Records through Wednesday Girls 1. Freedom (16-2): Patriots acquitted themselves well in a pair of holiday tournaments, advancing to the finals of the Queen of Palms Invitational in Fort Myers. Still undefeated against local foes. 2. Seffner Christian (16-2): Rebounded from first two losses of the season with a 60-2 ...
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Thu. Jan. 10, 2013 at 12:41 p.m. | Times Staff