LUTZ — The winter break is over, Bailey Hooker and Rachel Briere are nearly at full strength and Steinbrenner has finally returned to its winning ways. After losing two straight and three of their past four, the Warriors rebounded with a surprisingly lopsided 66-40 victory over Riverview on Wednesday night. ...
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Wed. Jan. 09, 2013 at 11:04 p.m. | Joel Anderson
RIVERVIEW — Tampa Bay Tech dug out of two substantial deficits Tuesday to rally for a 63-52 win over host Riverview and take a step closer to the Sharks in the Class 7A, District 8 race. In earning a regular-season split with the Sharks for a third straight season, the ...
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Tue. Jan. 08, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. | Steve Lee
Player of the Year Sidney Brown, Jr., OH, Berkeley Prep Why we picked her: Brown ably filled the shoes of Jordan Burgess and Mackenzie Dagostino, two of the most decorated players in Hillsborough and Berkeley Prep history. She was the undisputed leader of the Bucs’ run to the Class 4A ...
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Wed. Dec. 19, 2012 at 5:51 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Records through Wednesday Boys 1. Jesuit (7-0): Unchallenged Tigers winning by average margin of 34.4 points 2. Tampa Prep (8-0): Six-foot-9 frosh Juwan Durham averaging nearly double double (17.4 ppg, 9.4 rpg) 3. Wharton (7-0): Best Wildcats team since Butler alum Shawn Vanzant’s senior year (2006-07) 4. Berkeley Prep (9-0): ...
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Thu. Dec. 13, 2012 at 11:48 a.m. | Times Staff
TAMPA — Riverview mustered just two points in the opening quarter but exploded for 23 in the third, coming from behind to beat host Tampa Bay Tech 43-37 in a 7A-8 matchup. The Sharks, who lost three key transfers and their longtime coach before the season, moved to 6-0. “One ...
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Fri. Dec. 07, 2012 at 11:03 p.m. | Brandon Wright
When everyone was finally together and it was time for tipoff, Freedom coach Laurie Pacholke was as anxious as anyone in the gym to see how it would all unfold. The Patriots were billed as a virtual all-star team, a high school girls’ version of the Miami Heat: a rising ...
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Tue. Nov. 20, 2012 at 6:19 p.m. | Joel Anderson
RIVERVIEW – Durant improved to 9-0 by routing Riverview 57-27.Durant (5-0 in 7A-8) had 159 total yards by halftime as running back Chris Atkins had 124 yards and a score in building a 29-10 lead.Running back Zach Hooper took over in the second half, scoring on a 22-yard run and ...
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Fri. Nov. 02, 2012 at 9:28 p.m. | Michael Paonessa
LUTZ — Three to one. Four to two. Five to four. Quickly shaking off the effects of a two-hour trip across Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg improbably got off to a strong start against Steinbrenner in their region quarterfinal match. It didn’t last long; the bus ride turned out to be ...
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Wed. Oct. 31, 2012 at 10:10 p.m. | Joel Anderson
RIVERVIEW — Quarterback Will Worth rushed for four touchdowns as Newsome (4-4, 3-1) rolled Riverview (2-6, 0-3) 42-6 on Friday night."It's not a one-man show," Newsome coach Kenneth Hiscock said of Worth. "But we do expect great things from him and he gave them to us tonight."Turnovers turned the game ...
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Fri. Oct. 26, 2012 at 9:09 p.m. | Miles Parks
TAMPA — Moments before the district final against Wharton, Plant coach Jessica Lamm directed her team to YouTube to watch video of a race. In the brief clip, a runner from the University of Minnesota was closing in on first place but fell on her face while making her move. ...
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Thu. Oct. 25, 2012 at 10:17 p.m. | Joel Anderson
BRANDON — Facing fourth and goal with less than two minutes left, the Brandon defense did what it did well all night — stopped the run. The Eagles (1-6, 1-2) stuffed a potentially game-tying play from their own 5-yard line, holding on for their first win of the season, 16-8 ...
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Thu. Oct. 18, 2012 at 7:48 p.m. | Miles Parks
Volleyball Hillsborough Super 7 1. Berkeley Prep (11-11): The Bucs maintain their spot at the top heading into the Class 4A, Distrit 9 tournament, where they’ll be the No. 1 seed. They’ll close the regular season Friday with a non-district rematch against rival Tampa Prep, which they beat last month. ...
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Wed. Oct. 17, 2012 at 11:23 a.m. | Joel Anderson
RIVERVIEW -- The Newsome Wolves arrived at Summerfield Crossings Golf Club bedecked in pink gloves and perspective. The accessories were in honor of sophomore Tyler Bakich's mom, nine-time LPGA Tour winner Colleen Walker. Too weakened by radiation treatments to attend Tuesday's Class 2A, District 10 tournament, Walker instead had the ...
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Tue. Oct. 16, 2012 at 8:02 p.m. | Joey Knight
Volleyball Hillsborough Super 7 1. Berkeley Prep (11-11): Continuing a season-long pattern, the Bucs handled local opponents — Steinbrenner and Clearwater Central Catholic — with ease but struggled against out-of-town opponents in last weekend’s prestigious Tampa Bay Invitational tournament. 2. Wharton (17-0): The Wildcats have rolled through a four-game stretch ...
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Wed. Oct. 10, 2012 at 2:28 p.m. | Joel Anderson
RIVERVIEW — Visiting East Bay scored the first 19 points and the defense took care of the rest, cruising to a 33-14 victory Friday against Riverview."Our defense has carried us all year long," East Bay coach Frank LaRosa said. "Our offense has been up and down, and hot and cold ...
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Fri. Oct. 05, 2012 at 8:34 p.m. | Brandon Wright