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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
Region softball: Seffner Christian's season comes to end
LAKELAND — McKeel Academy eighth-grader Makailey Carlson scattered four hits in a 14-0 five-inning shutout over Seffner Christian on Tuesday in the Class 3A region quarterfinals. The Wildcats struck for 12 runs in the second inning, sending 16 hitters to the plate for eight hits, including doubles by third baseman ...
Read moreTue. April 23, 2013 at 11:57 p.m. | The Ledger
District softball roundup: Past champions boost East Bay
GIBSONTON — If East Bay needed any motivation, the Indians didn’t have to look far. Perched behind the plate were a number of Indians from the 2010 state championship team, and their presence didn’t go unnoticed. “It’s an exciting thing knowing they were here for us,” catcher Madison Culver said. ...
Read moreThu. April 18, 2013 at 11:01 p.m. | Brandon Wright
District softball roundup: No. 5 seed Wharton surprises Bloomingdale
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 ...
Read moreTue. April 16, 2013 at 10:39 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Basketball: Times' all-Suncoast girls basketball teams
Girls Player of the Year: F Faith Woodard, Sr. Freedom They would spend hours in the quiet of the Bloomingdale High gymnasium, Erica Woodard and her younger, smaller and precociously ambitious shadow. “Faith was my little Mini-Me,” Erica explained. As Erica went through her workouts, stopping every now and ...
Read moreSat. March 30, 2013 at 3:34 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Basketball: Times' all-Hillsborough County teams
Boys player of the Year G/F Reggie Hart, Sr., Chamberlain Why we picked him: A year after averaging a county-best 28 points, Hart again somehow flourished when every soul in the gym knew the Chiefs’ offense revolved around him. Unassuming physically (6-foot-1, 178 pounds), he slashed, slithered and spotted up ...
Read moreSat. March 23, 2013 at 5:40 p.m. | Times Staff
Column: No room for mercy at elite level
LAKELAND — It was a long day for Tampa Bay’s girls basketball teams at the state tournament in Lakeland — no wins, three losses, none of them close. Two of the losses, both state semifinals, were by nine points, and the state championship game was FAMU’s 57-34 triumph over Academy ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 20, 2013 at 11:30 p.m. | John C. Cotey
State girls basketball: Seffner Christian meets foe with superior plan
LAKELAND — From the opening tip Wednesday, Miami Country Day made clear that it was unlike almost any team Seffner Christian had faced in its nearly effortless run to the Class 3A semifinals. The Spartans started with a fullcourt pressure defense, something few opponents had dared do against the Crusaders ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 20, 2013 at 6:29 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Live chat: Seffner Christian vs. Country Day hoops
Seffner Christian is back in the state final four for the first time since 2011. The Crusaders fell short that year, but many of the same players, including Tesha Hanson and Sabrina Whiting, are back for another try. Join us Wednesday at 1 p.m. as we live blog the Class ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 20, 2013 at 10:58 a.m. | Times Staff
State girls basketball: Seffner Christian's Tesha Hanson back where she belongs
TAMPA — Tesha Hanson never wanted to leave Seffner Christian Academy, and she left little doubt about her preference even as she spent her junior year at Riverview High. She wore Crusaders athletic gear to class, communicated regularly with her former teammates and even went to some of their basketball ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 19, 2013 at 5:43 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Region girls basketball roundup: Faith Woodard keeps Freedom moving forward
SEBASTIAN — Freedom’s Faith Woodard played a strong game through 47-plus minutes Saturday night, but it was her performance in the final minute of regulation that lifted the Patriots to their biggest win to date. Woodard scored the go-ahead basket on a layup with 13 seconds to go, then snared ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 16, 2013 at 11:42 p.m. | Bill Whitehead
Boys region basketball: Johnson turns in complete game for Jesuit
TAMPA — Every time Boca Ciega made a run Thursday night, Jesuit had an answer: Travis Johnson. When things got close, he muscled his way inside for a basket. He made free throws to convert two three-point plays. He made a no-look pass to a teammate for an easy bucket. ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 14, 2013 at 9:17 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Girls region basketball roundup: Freedom rewards coach's trust
TAMPA — Somehow, Freedom survived one of its sloppiest 16-minute stretches of basketball and went into the locker room with a one-point lead. Yet there was no need for a stirring halftime speech from coach Laurie Pacholke. She was never worried and she could sense her players weren’t, either. The ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 12, 2013 at 11:07 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Region girls basketball roundup: TBT on its heels early in loss
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 ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 07, 2013 at 9:20 p.m. | Joel Anderson