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HomeTeam Huddle: Eagles finding 'better place' with Eychner
The stretching and special teams work have concluded Friday afternoon at Brandon’s practice when a late arrival, Mario Rodriguez, jogs onto the McLane Stadium field in full pads and presents a signed index card to coach Dean Eychner. “Tutoring?” Eychner asks, gazing at the card with the teacher’s signature. “Uh, ...
Read moreFri. May 17, 2013 at 8:31 p.m. | Joey Knight
HomeTeam Huddle: Time for remodeling at Robinson
First-year Robinson coach Shawn Taylor navigates practices these days in a sleek new golf cart with shiny rims and the Knights’ logo emblazoned on the side. • It’s one of the few fully loaded units on Jack Peters Field. Taylor, a Knights alumnus selected to replace retiring Port Tampa icon ...
Read moreThu. May 16, 2013 at 9:39 p.m. | Joey Knight
HomeTeam Huddle: Whose huddle is it?
The football vernacular is loaded with names — derby, duel, controversy, quagmire — for quarterback competitions. We’re not going to affix any such label to those occurring locally. Suffice to say, some county jobs are up for grabs. Here are some more prominent vacancies, and those vying for them. Alonso ...
Read moreThu. May 09, 2013 at 11:14 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Huddle: Notable vacancies in Hillsborough backfields
Where did all the yards go? • All but one of the county’s seven 1,000-yard rushers in 2012 will graduate and move on to college programs, leaving frustrated defensive coordinators and would-be tacklers in their wake. • Now, the game-day burden falls on their old coaches to figure out a ...
Read moreWed. May 08, 2013 at 10:23 p.m. | Times Staff
Region baseball quarterfinals roundup: King ace keeps his focus
TAMPA — King senior right-hander Brett Morales admits that it sometimes takes him an inning or two to get comfortable on the mound. Once Morales locks in, however, he’s usually unshakable. On Thursday, even a 30-minute lightning delay couldn’t break Morales’ concentration. The Florida signee threw a three-hitter in King’s ...
Read moreFri. May 03, 2013 at 12:37 a.m. | Bryan Burns
Spring football primer: Year of the Lineman
When we went looking for the stars of 2013, we zipped right past the pretty-boy quarterbacks, the speedy running backs, the hard-hitting linebackers and the fancy-footed wide receivers and defensive backs. This year, they’ll be taking a back seat to those referred to, lovingly, by their coaches as the big ...
Read moreTue. April 30, 2013 at 8:34 p.m. | John C. Cotey
District baseball roundup: King relies on its depth
TAMPA — After only a handful of pitches, it was clear Brandon Caples did not — and would not — have his best stuff. The King senior, who came into the game with an 8-0 record and 1.25 ERA, was obviously not his usual self in the District 6A-11 championship ...
Read moreFri. April 26, 2013 at 12:15 a.m. | Joel Anderson
District baseball roundup: Wharton's late-season surge takes out Alonso
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 ...
Read moreTue. April 23, 2013 at 11:07 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Region tennis roundup: State again awaits Plant girls
TAMPA — There were about a half-dozen slices of white birthday cake set atop the park bench. A celebratory sushi dinner awaited the girls when their intra-squad doubles match was over. Everyone was all smiles, seemingly just another day at the park for the defending Class 4A state champions. “It’s ...
Read moreThu. April 11, 2013 at 9:55 p.m. | Joel Anderson
All-Hillsborough County soccer teams
Player of the year M/F Shaddy Douidar, Sr., Tampa Prep Why we picked him: An inconspicuous midfield distributor as an underclassman, Douidar enjoyed one of the most astounding breakthrough seasons of any local player in recent memory. A setup guy for 2012 Class A Player of the Year Jordan Hayes, ...
Read moreSat. March 16, 2013 at 8:12 p.m. | Times Staff
Baseball: Saladino at Jefferson, Day 3
At Jefferson Scores • Robinson 7, Tampa Bay Tech 6 • Strawberry Crest 4, Steinbrenner 1 • Jefferson 6, Alonso 0 Pitchers of the day Strawberry Crest junior Austin Boatwright threw a complete game against Steinbrenner with three strikeouts and allowed one run on nine hits and a walk. … ...
Read moreTue. March 12, 2013 at 9:45 p.m. | David Rice
Baseball: Saladino at Jefferson, Day 2
At Jefferson Scores • Strawberry Crest 12, Tampa Bay Tech 2 • Steinbrenner 12, Robinson 2 • Jefferson 9, Chamberlain 2 • Alonso 7, Plant City 1 Pitchers of the day Jefferson sophomore Jordan Norman threw six innings without giving up an earned run as the Dragons picked up their ...
Read moreMon. March 11, 2013 at 9:42 p.m. | David Rice
Boys basketball roundup: Alonso earns first postseason berth
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 ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 06, 2013 at 10:36 p.m. | Steve Lee
Hudl helped kick start a late recruiting push for Robinson's Justin Madison
TAMPA — His strapping, 6-foot-4 body had slithered through the collegiate cracks. When Robinson High School’s 12-2 season ended in early December, outside linebacker Justin Madison had exactly one scholarship offer to show for his breakthrough senior year. At 205 pounds dispersed over a rangy frame, Madison had the physical ...
Read moreMon. Feb. 04, 2013 at 3:44 p.m. | Joey Knight
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Recruit: Justin Madison
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Recruit: Justin Madison
District girls basketball roundup: With dominant outing, Freedom widens the gap
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 ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 01, 2013 at 8:32 p.m. | Joel Anderson