The first four-year class at Steinbrenner laid a solid foundation, going 20-19-1 and securing the rare winning record for a fledgling high school football program. • Now, minus 27 graduated seniors, second-year Warriors coach Andres Perez-Reinaldo plans to build on that foundation in the fall. “This is really an opportunity ...
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Tue. May 21, 2013 at 9:15 p.m. | Times Staff
EAST LAKE — Never mind what may have been said over social media, or from the aluminum bleachers, or from the fences along the foul lines, or even in those fleeting moments between fastballs. Here’s what was said when the game was all over, when Tyler Danish had done what ...
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Wed. May 08, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. | Joel Anderson
LUTZ — Logan LaPace could hardly settle himself long enough to sleep, he was so ready to take the mound Thursday. But when steady rain left Steinbrenner’s baseball field a virtual mud puddle, LaPace was forced to wait another couple of days to take the mound. “I was really disappointed ...
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Sat. May 04, 2013 at 8:17 p.m. | Joel Anderson
TAMPA — After only a handful of pitches, it was clear Brandon Caples did not — and would not — have his best stuff. The King senior, who came into the game with an 8-0 record and 1.25 ERA, was obviously not his usual self in the District 6A-11 championship ...
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Fri. April 26, 2013 at 12:15 a.m. | Joel Anderson
VALRICO — Before the district tournament started Monday, Wharton coach Scott Hoffman noticed a funny little quirk about the bracket. It looked awfully familiar. The Wildcats were poised to face the same teams they had last year, when they won the District 8A-7 championship and made it to the region ...
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Tue. April 23, 2013 at 11:07 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Baseball super seven Records through Thursday 1. Jesuit (22-2): No longer the nation’s top-ranked team, Jesuit will have to settle for being No. 1 in the county following its first losses of the season in the final week of the regular season. 2. King (19-3): Surrendered more than two runs ...
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Fri. April 19, 2013 at 3:58 p.m. | Joel Anderson
TAMPA — Stomach virus and all, Hillsborough sprinting and soaring dynamo Jeremiah Green still ruled the day at the Class 3A, District 8 meet. But the Steinbrenner Warriors ruled the dusk. Following an afternoon of record-tying heat, the Warriors dominated the distance events in the evening’s running finals to capture ...
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Wed. April 17, 2013 at 11:40 p.m. | Joey Knight
Milestone of the night Carrollwood Day’s baseball team (10-11) took a huge stride Tuesday night, stepping on Tampa Catholic’s senior night pageantry in the process. The Patriots’ 5-3 victory was the program’s first against the Crusaders, who surrendered two runs in the seventh including a bases-loaded RBI-grounder by junior Colin ...
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Tue. April 16, 2013 at 11:11 p.m. | Joey Knight
Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. Jesuit (21-0): One of the state’s toughest stretches awaits Tigers near the end of the regular season, including Seminole (15-6), Sarasota (16-5) and nationally-ranked Venice (18-2). 2. Steinbrenner (18-1): Hard not to look ahead to the Warriors’ regular-season finale against Jefferson on Thursday. ...
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Thu. April 11, 2013 at 4:22 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. Jesuit (18-0): Won first two games of the Easter Tournament by a combined score of 12-1, proving the Tigers can dominate out-of-state opponents, too. 2. Steinbrenner (15-1): Cole Gordon leads the county with six homers, including the game winner in a big district ...
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Thu. April 04, 2013 at 12:16 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Baseball super seven Records through Thursday 1. Jesuit (16-0): Tigers are cruising into their Jesuit Baseball Easter Tournament next week, defeating opponents by an average of 12-1. 2. Steinbrenner (14-1): Remains undefeated in District 7A-9, notching wins over Wiregrass Ranch and Gaither this week. 3. Durant (13-4): Right-hander Tyler Danish ...
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Fri. March 29, 2013 at 6:21 p.m. | Joel Anderson
LUTZ — After Steinbrenner started off third inning with a pop out to centerfield, coach John Crumbley could no longer contain his frustration with the Warriors’ punchless offense. “Could somebody hit a ball hard here tonight, please?” he bellowed to no one in particular. Cole Gordon overheard his coach, and ...
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Thu. March 28, 2013 at 10:48 p.m. | Joel Anderson
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 ...
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Sat. March 23, 2013 at 5:40 p.m. | Times Staff
LUTZ — The only way Steinbrenner and Wiregrass Ranch were going to get in a full game Friday was if the pitchers worked quickly. And they had the right guys for the job. Logan Lapace threw his second complete game of the season, both against Wiregrass, as the Warriors won ...
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Fri. March 22, 2013 at 10:38 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Baseball super seven 1. Jesuit (12-0): The nation’s No. 1 team according to MaxPreps.com and PerfectGame.org, the Tigers have won all 12 of their games by a combined score of 131-12. 2. Steinbrenner (11-1): After their first loss of the season, to Strawberry Crest in the Saladino Tournament, the Warriors ...
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Thu. March 21, 2013 at 2:32 p.m. | Joel Anderson