Posts about Sickles High School: Boys soccer: 2009
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Gryphons' Bajza to miss Gaither rematch
Sickles' nationally ranked boys soccer team won't have its second-leading goal scorer when it hosts nearby nemesis Gaither for the third time in Tuesday's Class 5A region semifinals. Freshman center midfielder Michael Bajza (12 goals) is competing in an international tournament in Costa Rica with the U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development ...
Read moreMon. Feb. 08, 2010 at 1:41 p.m. | Joey Knight
Meanderings: Good morning, Eric Williams (updated with video!)
I've decided to dedicate this Meanderings to recruiting and Signing Day, with some of my favorite recollections, thoughts and....urg....ick....sorry, just threw up in my mouth a little bit. On second thought... ***BONUS SOCCER FOOTAGE ***-- Ben Wiley's throw-in is headed in by Eric Krukar...but not quite as a Charlotte player ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 05, 2010 at 10:28 a.m. | John C. Cotey
5A boys soccer: Sickles shuts out Charlotte
TAMPA — Soccer is a game played with your feet, but Ben Wiley's arms are Sickles' best weapon. His throw-ins are deadly. Laser like. Demoralizing. "It's great," said Sickles coach Tony Calvo, whose Gryphons coasted to an impressive 3-0 win over Charlotte in a Class 5A quarterfinal, two of the ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 04, 2010 at 8:58 p.m. | John C. Cotey
5A-9 boys soccer: Sickles gets leg up for first district crown
TAMPA — It’s a rivalry borne of familiarity and proximity. Most of Sickles’ and Gaither’s players compete in the same club program. Some reside in the same neighborhoods. They converge at the same north Tampa hangouts.And for more than 100 intense, electrifying minutes Friday night, they performed on the same ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 29, 2010 at 9:19 p.m. | Joey Knight
5A-9 boys soccer: Sickles, Gaither move on
TAMPA — Playing not to lose ended up being just good enough for Sickles on Wednesday night. The Gryphons defeated host King 2-0 in the Class 5A, District 9 semifinals, but not before the Lions gave them all they could handle. King was dangerous for the majority of the second ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 27, 2010 at 9:03 p.m. | Times Correspondent
Sickles seniors relish Wharton tourney title
TAMPA — The way Sickles' players howled, huddled in jubilation and hoisted the Wharton Invitational trophy Thursday night seemed more befitting a state championship aftermath. But this was no normal tournament title for the Gryphons. It was the first in the program's 13-year existence. Behind senior Patrick Miller's two first-half ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 21, 2010 at 8:56 p.m. | Joey Knight
Cotey's Meanderings: Good morning, Jerica Coley
TEAM OF THE DAY Because there are so many very good girls basketball players in Tampa Bay, it is sometimes easy to overlook Jerica Coley, which is odd, because you know, she was the Times Player of the Year last year. But that's how it goes with perceived one-man teams, ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 21, 2010 at 11:06 a.m. | John C. Cotey
East Bay makes statement, moves into Wharton Invitational final
TAMPA — East Bay was finally scored on in the Wharton Invitational, and it was the way the Indians responded to allowing that goal that might have been more impressive than all three of their wins in the tournament. Less than two minutes after Hillsborough tied the Indians in the ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 20, 2010 at 9:22 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Unsteady first steps at Sickles lead to boys soccer success
TAMPA — The prep coaching career of Tony Calvo began essentially the same way his prep playing career ended: with his foot planted in a perilous place.Reared in Tampa’s Black Watch soccer program, Calvo was playing a club match the summer before his freshman year at Jesuit when he stepped ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 13, 2010 at 7:50 p.m. | Joey Knight
Hillsborough county boys and girls soccer leaders
Girls1. Plant (18-1-1): Panthers keep rolling, have established themselves as the county’s best.2. Berkeley Prep (13-4-2): Bucs are 12-1-1 in their past 14 games, and senior leadership will help them this time of the year.3. Bloomingdale (12-4-2): As usual, Bulls are coming on at the right time.4. Newsome (13-3-3): Despite ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 13, 2010 at 3:36 p.m. | Times Staff
Hillsborough soccer poll for 1/11
Apparently, the Steinbrenner boys' 2-1 upset Friday of Jesuit wasn't enough to catapult the Warriors ahead of the Tigers in the latest Hillsborough County boys and girls soccer coaches' poll released today. Steinbrenner (9-1-2) is ranked eighth in this week's boys poll, two spots behind Jesuit (10-3-3). Sickles' boys (14-1-3) and ...
Read moreMon. Jan. 11, 2010 at 11:05 a.m. | Joey Knight
Hillsborough Co. soccer leaders
Girls1. Plant (13-1-1): Impressive wins over Newsome, Tampa Prep and Berkeley Prep pad an already stellar resume.2. Berkeley Prep (10-4-2): Bucs have a daunting week that includes North Broward Prep and rival Tampa Prep, then Venice on Monday.3. Newsome (13-3-3): Wolves 1-3-1 in their past five games, but those setbacks ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 06, 2010 at 2:08 p.m. | Times Staff
Hillsborough: The week ahead
A look at the top prep events across the county: Boys soccer, Sickles (12-1-3) at Gaither (11-2-1), 8 tonight: Both share the Class 5A, District 9 lead with 4-0 marks and are familiar with each other. Expect a fierce match on what likely will be frozen tundra. Boys basketball, Newsome ...
Read moreMon. Jan. 04, 2010 at 6:14 p.m. | Times Staff
High School Invitational: Countryside hangs around but falls to nationally ranked opponent
TAMPA — Countryside put a scare into nationally ranked New Orleans Jesuit, but the Blue Jays advanced to the final of the 16th Annual High School Invitational at Ed Radice Sports Complex with a 2-0 win Tuesday night. Jesuit will face Melbourne, a 5-0 winner against Orlando Bishop Moore in ...
Read moreTue. Dec. 22, 2009 at 10:03 p.m. | Times Correspondent
Hillsborough County soccer leaders
Girls1. Newsome (10-0-2): County’s only remaining unbeaten. Another win over Plant tonight can solidify their status as the No. 1 team.2. Plant (10-1-1): Eight players with five or more points, a testament to their depth.3. Berkeley Prep (8-3-1): Outscored opponents 27-3 in past seven games, faces Newsome on Friday.4. Tampa ...
Read moreThu. Dec. 17, 2009 at 12:03 a.m. | Eduardo A. Encina