DOVER — The only thing higher than Sammy Tyler’s strikeout total Thursday was her pain threshold. Pitching with a partially torn left quad, the Strawberry Crest junior grimaced her way through a masterpiece: 12 strikeouts, two hits, no walks in a 5-0 victory against Palmetto in the Class 6A region ...
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Thu. April 25, 2013 at 11:37 p.m. | Joey Knight
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. ...
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Thu. April 18, 2013 at 11:01 p.m. | Brandon Wright
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 ...
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Tue. April 16, 2013 at 10:39 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Player of the Year: Bianka Bell, Sr., Chamberlain Put a 34-inch Easton Synergy in Bell’s hands, and the term “softball” never seemed more contradictory. The line-drive homers, the scorching grounders capable of ripping off a shortstop’s glove, the laser-type comebackers to the circle — try ascertaining what’s soft about any ...
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Wed. June 13, 2012 at 2:05 p.m. | Times Staff
Player of the year: Bianka Bell, Sr., Chamberlain Why we picked her: Arguably the most powerful hitter in Hillsborough County fast-pitch history, Bell was a leadoff hit — or homer — waiting to happen for the Class 7A state champs. The younger sister of two SEC players, she hit .720 ...
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Fri. June 01, 2012 at 11:47 a.m. | Joey Knight
LUTZ — Steinbrenner will head into tonight’s Class 7A, District 9 final to play a team it hasn’t beat all season. Then again, that didn’t stop the Warriors on Wednesday night. Behind a super outing by sophomore pitcher Kellee Ramsey — on the mound and in the batter’s box — ...
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Thu. April 19, 2012 at 12:06 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Times’ Super Seven Records through Tuesday 1. Chamberlain (20-4): Chiefs dangling from top spot after dropping three of past five 2. Alonso (17-5): Erika “Shutdown” Shick’s latest gem: a one-hitter at Chamberlain 3. Plant City (16-3): Raiders could enter district tourney on six-game win streak 4. Durant (16-4): Cougars bounce ...
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Wed. April 11, 2012 at 11:49 a.m. | Joey Knight
Times’ Super Seven Records through Tuesday 1. Chamberlain (18-1): No glaring holes in Chiefs’ batting order 2. Plant City (15-3): Raiders, arguably area’s fastest team, have lost only once in county 3. Alonso (15-4): Red-hot Ravens have topped Durant, Bloomingdale, Plant in succession 4. Durant (15-4): Cougars, losers of three ...
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Wed. April 04, 2012 at 11:54 a.m. | Joey Knight
HomeTeam Hotshots Standout performances from Friday night Brittany Johnson, Sickles. The Gryphons senior crammed three weeks’ worth of hitting (two triples, home run, six RBIs) into as many innings in Sickles’ 16-0 romp of King. A new rule stops a game if a team leads by 15 or more runs ...
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Sat. March 31, 2012 at 12:25 a.m. | Times Staff
Times’ Super Seven Records through Tuesday 1. Chamberlain (17-1): As you read this, Bianka Bell just got another extra-base hit 2. Durant (15-2): For now, Cougars hold at No. 2 despite Tuesday’s 2-0 loss to Bloomingdale 3. Plant City (11-4): Raiders fell to a pair of East Coast powers in ...
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Wed. March 28, 2012 at 12:10 p.m. | Joey Knight
HomeTeam Hotshots Standout performances from Tuesday night Bianka Bell, Chamberlain. The LSU signee doubled twice in her team’s 9-1 win at Steinbrenner Tuck Neuhaus, Wharton. The lanky junior hit a two-run walkoff home run with one out in the bottom of the seventh, lifting the Wildcats to a 2-1 victory against ...
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Wed. March 28, 2012 at 12:18 a.m. | Joey Knight
Times’ softball super 7 Records through Tuesday 1. Chamberlain (15-1): Chiefs re-assume top spot after winning Bartow Home of Champions tourney 2. Durant (13-1): Loss to Chamberlain in finals of Bartow tourney is Cougars’ lone blemish 3. Plant City (8-2): Raiders showed mettle in rallying past Riverview on road Tuesday ...
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Wed. March 21, 2012 at 3:55 p.m. | Joey Knight
Times’ Super Seven Records through Tuesday 1. Durant (9-0): Perfect record will be challenged mightily this weekend at Bartow tourney 2. Chamberlain (11-1): Chiefs also headed to Bartow, where they lost two in the preseason 3. Plant City (7-2): Raiders have only themselves to blame for last week’s loss at ...
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Wed. March 14, 2012 at 6:44 p.m. | Joey Knight
Times’ Super Seven Records through Tuesday 1. Durant (8-0): Cougars’ game Thursday at Plant City will be toughest test yet 2. Chamberlain (10-1): Chiefs, who needed nine innings to beat Jefferson, sputtering on offense lately 3. Plant City (7-1): Raiders hitting .392 as a team entering Thursday’s showdown with Durant ...
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Wed. March 07, 2012 at 5:43 p.m. | Joey Knight
Baseball Grand ending turns grim March Madness wielded a Louisville Slugger in Land O’Lakes on Friday. Down by seven runs entering the seventh, Cambridge Christian’s baseball team rallied to tie the score before falling 11-10 in nine innings to Land O’Lakes. Senior Jake Purcell’s seventh-inning grand slam tied the score ...
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Sat. March 03, 2012 at 12:19 a.m. | Joey Knight