Girls region soccer quarterfinals 5A, East Lake 2, Newsome 1: Sophomore Indie St. George, suffering from migraines earlier in the day, nailed a left-footed shot from the left corner of the box to the opposite post in the 77th minute, lifting the Eagles (17-2-3). Megan Kelly had tied the score ...
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Tue. Jan. 24, 2012 at 11:23 p.m. | Times Staff
Girls soccer CLASS 4A, DISTRICT 8: Steinbrenner freshman Remi Brantley scored with less than two minutes remaining in the second overtime to give the Warriors a 2-1 win and the district title. Warriors senior Taylor Valley, who scored both goals in her team’s district semifinal victory, opened scoring in the ...
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Fri. Jan. 20, 2012 at 11:37 p.m. | Times Staff
Girls soccer roundup Class 5A, District 7: Junior Taylor DeCaire’s goal in the waning seconds of regulation preserved No. 2-seeded Newsome’s season in the semifinals with a 3-2 penalty kick win over Wharton. Maria Cate had the final penalty kick in an extra session that featured 10 of them. As ...
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Thu. Jan. 19, 2012 at 12:00 a.m. | Joey Knight
TAMPA — After a slow start against Blake this week, Jesuit coach Neal Goldman stressed to his team the importance of getting off to a better start against district foe Robinson on Friday. Jesuit responded, jumping out to a 15-3 lead en route to a 69-56 win over the Knights ...
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Fri. Jan. 06, 2012 at 10:39 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
TAMPA — Not since the late 1990s, when Robinson featured Kentucky-bound superstar Desmond Allison, have the Knights enjoyed such a successful start to a season. Led by a double double from 6-foot-4 senior center Tre Leonard on Thursday night at Alonso, Robinson capped one of the greatest first halves of ...
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Thu. Dec. 29, 2011 at 8:50 p.m. | Nick Williams
TAMPA — Alonso cruised into the final of its holiday tournament for the second consecutive year, dispatching King 68-35 Wednesday. It was another lopsided victory after the Ravens posted a 27-point win over Leto the opening night of the Buffalo Wild Wings Holiday Classic. They will face Robinson, which posted ...
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Thu. Dec. 29, 2011 at 12:37 a.m. | Mark Chisholm
As you might have noticed, the college basketball season recently commenced, including a game on an aircraft carrier. Around here, we'd settle for a heliport. With football playoffs in full swing and no classes for public schools this week, the boys hoops season is tipping off with only modest buzz. ...
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Sun. Nov. 20, 2011 at 4:23 p.m. | Joey Knight
TAMPA — Jefferson High School played host to the 26th annual United Negro College Fund All-Star Basketball Classic on Friday night, showcasing some of the top seniors in the Tampa Bay area.In all-star games, fans can usually anticipate seeing a few fastbreak dunks, dazzling ballhandling, and a lot of 3-point ...
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Fri. March 11, 2011 at 9:56 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Class 4A, district 9Blake has hot second half, will face JesuitTAMPA — Blake overcame some stingy first-half defense by Robinson to win its Class 4A, District 9 playoff game 58-38 Friday night at home.The Yellow Jackets were held to 19 first-half points before opening up the game in the half ...
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Fri. Feb. 11, 2011 at 9:54 p.m. | Todd Foley
TAMPA — Jack Fleming scored 20 points, including a pair of 3-pointers during the fourth quarter, to lead Jesuit to a 61-49 victory over Robinson in a Class 4A, District 9 showdown.Jesuit coach Neal Goldman earned his 400th career win. "This victory really represents all the quality and character players ...
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Fri. Jan. 07, 2011 at 9:36 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
TAMPA — They didn’t panic when their perfection was seriously challenged Monday afternoon. In their bid to remain undefeated, the Chamberlain Chiefs remained undaunted. They decided to man up on adversity, and Plant City’s dead-eye shooters. Today, Hillsborough County’s most surprising team is 10-0. Behind some air-tight perimeter defense and ...
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Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 10:06 p.m. | Joey Knight