It was Milestone Monday in girls hoops last night, and here's your boys basketball nursing rhyme of the day: Jack and Bill went up against Marcus Hill, to fetch a possible victory. But Jack fell down when he got dunked on, and Bill came tumbling after. Keep reading. It will ...
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Tue. Dec. 04, 2012 at 10:53 a.m. | John C. Cotey
I'm so excited about the Pasco-Robinson football game tonight, I didn't know what to do with myself this morning, so I started writing. And writing. And writing some more. So, uh, welcome to the biggest darned Morning Meanderings of the season. Maybe it's a good thing everyone doesn't call in ...
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Fri. Nov. 30, 2012 at 11:39 a.m. | John C. Cotey
By my count, there were like 150 basketball games played last night. Busiest night of the season so far. Here's the best of the best of the best: GAME OF THE NIGHT Looks like we covered the best games: Here'S Berkeley Prep's big win over Lakewood. Tranisha Harmon had 10 ...
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Wed. Nov. 28, 2012 at 10:36 a.m. | John C. Cotey
INDIAN ROCKS — Seffner Christian coach Greg Fawbush and Indian Rocks Christian coach Phil Farver weren’t sure what to expect from their teams Tuesday night. It took all of 43 seconds to get their answer. The Crusaders jumped out to a seven-point lead thanks to a Sabrina Whiting 3-pointer and ...
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Tue. Nov. 27, 2012 at 9:05 p.m. | Rodney Page
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
An absolutely breathtaking north-central Florida morning became even more blissful once the coaches at Indian Rocks Christian and Seffner Christian scanned the results of the Class 1A, Region 2 championships. Both Golden Eagles teams, as well as the SCA boys, earned spots in next weekend's state meet with top-six region ...
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Fri. Nov. 09, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. | Joey Knight
LARGO — Seffner Christian’s Josh Keenan and Calvary Christian’s Hannah Brookover didn’t run their best races of the season Thursday morning, but both ran well enough to take individual medalist honors at the Class A, District 8 meet at Taylor Park. Keenan finished in 16 minutes, 54 seconds, six seconds ...
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Fri. Nov. 02, 2012 at 12:36 a.m. | Rodney Page
TAMPA — Once again, Plant mounted a furious comeback after trailing big early in a postseason match. But the Panthers ran out of miracles Tuesday. East Lake, the two-time defending Class 8A champion, was undaunted by Plant’s playoff moxie and methodically went about making the next step in its title ...
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Tue. Oct. 30, 2012 at 9:12 p.m. | Joel Anderson
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
TAMPA — Freedom wasted little time putting Wiregrass Ranch on its heels Tuesday night, scoring the first 12 points. Then it knocked the Bulls on their backs. Finally, it made sure they stayed right there. From start to finish, the Patriots were in control, winning the Class 7A, District 9 ...
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Tue. Oct. 23, 2012 at 11:12 p.m. | John C. Cotey
SEFFNER — As Dylan Snow ran onto the field for the biggest kick of his life, tears filled his eyes. Not out of fear, or from the pressure of the moment, he said, but from thinking about the seniors on his team."Honestly, I was crying when I was out there," ...
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Fri. Oct. 19, 2012 at 9:23 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
ST. PETERSBURG — Paced by a balanced attack, Shorecrest Prep rolled over visiting Seffner Christian, 35-6. By halftime, the Chargers (4-2) had amassed 225 yards en route to a 28-0 lead. QB Travis Dugan completed touchdowns to three receivers and Garrett Schulte scored on a 47-yard run. "We needed to ...
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Fri. Oct. 12, 2012 at 9:44 p.m. | Anthony Salveggi
SEFFNER — As light rain falls, Josh Keenan’s angular 6-foot frame periodically materializes as he repeatedly navigates a one-mile loop around Seffner Christian’s sports complex. There’s Keenan, emerging from behind the gym. There he goes sloshing down a waterlogged edge of the football practice field. Here he comes trudging up a muddy ...
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Wed. Oct. 10, 2012 at 10:36 a.m. | Joey Knight
DOVER — Windermere Prep topped Seffner Christian 17-14 at Strawberry Crest on a 27-yard field goal with seven seconds to play Friday.Seffner Christian's defense was good when it needed to be, stopping the Lakers on key fourth-down plays and a blocked field goal that would have given Windermere the lead ...
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Fri. Sept. 28, 2012 at 9:45 p.m. | Kyle Beckett
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate one male and one female Hot Shot athlete from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Sept. 15 through Friday, Sept. 21. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights ...
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Sat. Sept. 22, 2012 at 4:12 a.m. | Times Staff