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FHSAA rebuffs Springstead's final appeal to resume playoff baseball game
Springstead’s baseball team didn’t go down without one last fight this season. A week after a controversial 6-5 loss at Orlando Edgewater in a Class 6A region final — in which the game was called after five innings due to poor field conditions and darkness — the Florida High School ...
Read moreSat. May 18, 2013 at 5:16 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Huddle: North Suncoast QBs are getting comfortable
SHADY HILLS One of the North Suncoast’s top returning quarterbacks may not be familiar to those outside of Bishop McLaughlin. • Rising senior R.J. Perciavalle is going into his third season as the starter under center and even saw some looks at quarterback as a freshman. • As a sophomore, ...
Read moreFri. May 17, 2013 at 8:56 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
FHSAA explains controversial Springstead ending
Springstead cannot appeal the controversial ending to Friday’s Class 6A region final that ended the Eagles’ season, according to the Florida High School Athletic Association. “Once it’s final, it’s final,” FHSAA spokesman Corey Sobers said Monday afternoon. To recap: Springstead trailed host Orlando Edgewater 6-5 at the end of the ...
Read moreMon. May 13, 2013 at 1:23 p.m. | Matt Baker
Region baseball: King ace a bit of a headache for Mitchell
TAMPA — The best season in Mitchell history ended Friday night against one of the best prep pitchers in the country. King ace and Florida signee Brett Morales struck out a school-record 17 batters to lead his Lions to a 4-1 home victory in the Class 6A region final. “What ...
Read moreFri. May 10, 2013 at 11:16 p.m. | Matt Baker
Springstead sends five to college
Five Springstead athletes signed with colleges this week, including all-Suncoast LB Luke McLeod. McLeod signed with NCAA Division-II Harding University in Searcy, Ark. He led the Eagles’ swarming defense with 149 tackles (11 for a loss) during Springstead’s district title run. All-around athlete Pedro Estrada signed to play football at ...
Read moreFri. May 10, 2013 at 11:19 a.m. | Matt Baker
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Recruit: Luke McLeod
Harding University
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Recruit: Luke McLeod
Springstead sends five to college
Five Springstead athletes signed with colleges this week, including all-Suncoast LB Luke McLeod. McLeod signed with NCAA Division-II Harding University in Searcy, Ark. He led the Eagles’ swarming defense with 149 tackles (11 for a loss) during Springstead’s district title run. All-around athlete Pedro Estrada signed to play football at ...
Read moreFri. May 10, 2013 at 11:19 a.m. | Matt Baker
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Recruit: Luke McLeod
Harding University
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Recruit: Luke McLeod
Region baseball: A closer look at Hernando and Springstead
Region baseball: Hernando edition Coming Thursday: A closer look at Wiregrass Ranch and Mitchell 5A: Hernando (24-5) vs. St. Johns Creekside (21-10) Skinny: The loaded Leopards have four college signees and continued their reign as the North Suncoast’s top program by clinching their fourth consecutive trip to the region final ...
Read moreWed. May 08, 2013 at 5:33 p.m. | Matt Baker
Region baseball semifinals roundup: Wiregrass, Drury stun Steinbrenner
LUTZ — Wiregrass Ranch junior Zach Drury had the utmost respect for nationally ranked Steinbrenner before he took the mound Tuesday night. Two hours later, Warriors coach John Crumbley thought just as highly of Drury, whose two-hit shutout led the Bulls to a stunning 4-0 victory in the Class 7A ...
Read moreTue. May 07, 2013 at 11:04 p.m. | Don Jensen
HomeTeam Huddle: Change accompanies new Wiregrass regime
WESLEY CHAPEL Soon after Wiregrass Ranch promoted assistant Mike Lawrence to turn around a struggling Bulls team, Lawrence reached out to a few experts in rebuilding programs: Bill Snyder, Bob Stoops and Mark Mangino. • Lawrence knows the trio from his playing days as a running back at Kansas State. ...
Read moreTue. May 07, 2013 at 6:26 p.m. | Matt Baker
HomeTeam Huddle: Fivay's Sutton among North Suncoast's top returning RBs
Fivay has plenty of holes to plug after a 6-4 season, losing all-North Suncoast quarterback Tyler Degen, star receiver Andrew Meyer and key parts of the offensive line. All of these questions fade to the background once you talk to coach Chris Taylor about his starting tailback. Rising senior Davion ...
Read moreMon. May 06, 2013 at 6:02 p.m. | Matt Baker
Florida Gators commit Christian Arroyo named FACA District 10 MVP
Hernando SS and Florida commit Christian Arroyo has been named the District 10 MVP by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association, Leopards coach Tim Sims said Monday. Arroyo has brought a string of pro scouts to Brooksville. He ranks among Tampa Bay’s top talents with a .515 batting average, 10 home ...
Read moreMon. May 06, 2013 at 3:56 p.m. | Matt Baker
3A state track: Springstead's Harris, River Ridge's Bales win fight to gain height
Photo gallery JACKSONVILLE — It was a day made for ponchos, not personal records. One taste of Friday’s meteorological cocktail of gray skies, gusts and a ceaseless drizzle, and Springstead high jumper Bobby Harris knew his hopes of equaling his career best of 6 foot, 9 inches at the Class ...
Read moreFri. May 03, 2013 at 10:13 p.m. | Joey Knight
Region baseball quarterfinal: Springstead shrugs off rain
SPRING HILL — For the first time in the school’s 34-year history, Springstead will be heading to the second round of the state playoffs. In Wednesday’s Class 6A region quarterfinal, the Eagles played through an at-times heavy downpour to defeat Gainesville 13-3 by mercy rule in five innings. Throwing a ...
Read moreWed. May 01, 2013 at 10:19 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
HomeTeam Huddle: A little shift in store at Springstead
SPRING HILL — Less than 45 minutes into Springstead’s opening day of spring practice, three players fell atop coach Mike Garofano’s practice plans. “Get off my clipboard,” Garofano said. Now more than ever, Garofano needs those notes. Garofano spent more than a decade as an assistant under Bill Vonada before ...
Read moreWed. May 01, 2013 at 9:49 p.m. | Matt Baker
North Suncoast: Baseball region quarterfinal capsules
Region baseball quarterfinals 7 p.m. unless noted Wiregrass Ranch (17-9) at Countryside (17-10), Thursday Winner gets: Steinbrenner/Seminole in Tuesday’s Class 7A region semifinal Skinny: The Bulls are in the playoffs for the first time in program history. Star pitcher and hitter Zach Drury (team-best 20 RBIs, 1.71 ERA) will try ...
Read moreTue. April 30, 2013 at 5:34 p.m. | Matt Baker