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Boys region soccer: Big second half buoys Berkeley Prep
TAMPA — On a crisp west Tampa night, Berkeley Prep coach Tim Cooper saw his scouting report on LaBelle come to glaring fruition. Clearly, the Cowboys were waiting for his team to come to them, poised to answer the Buccaneers’ offensive flurries with crisp counters. So at halftime, Cooper assembled ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 05, 2013 at 11:54 p.m. | Joey Knight
Region boys soccer roundup: Gebhard's hat trick lifts Steinbrenner past Lake Region
EAGLE LAKE — A crisp evening in the midsection of Polk County quickly segued into a chilly Saturday. By contrast, Steinbrenner’s offense stayed on crisp all night. Behind senior Derek Gebhard’s first hat trick of the season, the Warriors (17-2-3) earned the first region final berth in the program’s four-year ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 02, 2013 at 11:20 p.m. | Joey Knight
District girls basketball roundup: With dominant outing, Freedom widens the gap
TAMPA — When the outcome was no longer in doubt, Freedom coach Laurie Pacholke started pulling her starters from the floor one by one. She shared a long embrace with her daughter, senior guard Neena Pacholke. Faith Woodard joined them on the sideline, accompanied by the exuberant cheers of the ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 01, 2013 at 8:32 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Hillsborough: Boys region soccer capsules
For Hillsborough County’s five remaining boys soccer teams, destiny operates on diesel fuel. The road to immortality will be traveled mostly by bus, through Pinellas and Polk counties, and across a sprawling stretch of State Road 70. In a quirky twist of bracketology, the entire quintet of teams will travel ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 31, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. | Joey Knight
Girls district basketball roundup: Plant's Tamargo on target from start vs. Alonso
TAMPA — Plant’s Christina Tamargo nailed her first shot, a 3-pointer from the right side of the floor. A little less than a minute later, Tamargo let fly from the top of the key. Three more points. Later in the first quarter, the 5-foot-8 senior drained another basket over the ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 30, 2013 at 10:18 p.m. | Joel Anderson
District boys soccer roundup: No quit in gritty Gryphons
TAMPA — Immediately after the celebratory photos and team rendition of the Sickles alma mater, conflicting accounts surfaced as to whether aching Gryphons goalkeeper Ryan Cooper asked to be removed from Saturday’s Class 4A, District 8 final. What is undisputed is this: Even as the slender sophomore’s right hip throbbed, ...
Read moreSat. Jan. 26, 2013 at 10:11 p.m. | Joey Knight
Boys district soccer roundup: Sickles escapes with PK win
TAMPA — Arelys Jiminez’s birthday gift formally arrived 35 minutes into Friday’s Class 4A, District 8 semifinals. The celebration, however, didn’t commence until more than an hour later. Jiminez’s son, Sickles senior Carlos Sifontes, scored the top-seeded Gryphons’ goal in the first half, then watched his team prevail in the ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 25, 2013 at 9:58 p.m. | Joey Knight
Hillsborough boys & girls basketball super 7
Records through Wednesday Girls 1. Freedom (19-2): The Patriots won the District 7A-9 title by handing Steinbrenner only its second loss in the past 23 home games. 2. Seffner Christian (22-2): The Crusaders knocked off 6A-9 champ Kathleen and rolled to wins of 42 and 30 points over Tampa Catholic ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 24, 2013 at 5:32 p.m. | Times Staff
Girls region soccer roundup: PHU has Plant's number
TAMPA — Palm Harbor University keeps finding new ways to dash Plant’s postseason hopes. In the final seconds of their Class 5A region quarterfinal Wednesday, the Hurricanes came up with their most excruciating flourish yet in this increasingly lopsided playoff rivalry. Alexis Mouton scored the tying goal just before the ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 23, 2013 at 10:02 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Steinbrenner RB Kendall Pearcey visits Fordham, commits
Steinbrenner running back and return specialist Kendall Pearcey announced his commitment to Fordham on Sunday following his official visit there this weekend. “After my visit and much talk with my family, I’ve decided to take my talents to Fordham University,” Pearcey said via his Twitter account. Pearcey, who was ...
Read moreSun. Jan. 20, 2013 at 1:32 p.m. | Joel Anderson
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Girls basketball: Overtime thriller gives Freedom district's top seed
LUTZ — Taylor Emery missed her first four shots. She also missed four of her last five. In between, she was winded and sore and saddled with foul trouble much of the night. Her return from a concussion suffered nearly two weeks ago was going predictably poorly. But Freedom’s sophomore ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 18, 2013 at 11:33 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Girls district soccer roundup: Big saves key in Plant City win
DOVER — Over two nights and 180 total minutes, in both November crispness and January cold, East Bay and Plant City jostled futilely for Class 4A, District 9 supremacy. Finally, with no more minutes to tack onto a neutral-site scoreboard, the Raiders put the fate of this east Hillsborough feud ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 18, 2013 at 10:56 p.m. | Joey Knight
Basketball: Hillsborough girls & boys super 7
Records through Wednesday’s games Girls 1. Freedom (18-2): Sophomore guard Taylor Emery (21.4 points) is expected to return Friday against Steinbrenner after suffering a concussion Jan. 5. A win clinches the district title. 2. Seffner Christian (19-2): Crusaders cruised to a lopsided victory over then-undefeated Academy at the Lakes, and ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 17, 2013 at 5:04 p.m. | Times Staff
Girls district soccer: Sickles gives top seed scare before falling in OT
LUTZ — Senior Berlin Waters rescued top-seeded Wiregrass Ranch, scoring both goals including the winner 4:05 into sudden death as the Bulls beat Sickles 2-1 Wednesday night. Host Steinbrenner had a much easier time in the second 4A-8 semifinal defeating Gaither 6-1. Credit Sickles for making Wiregrass Ranch’s night a ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 17, 2013 at 12:51 a.m. | Darek Sharp
Hillsborough County roundup for Friday, Jan. 11
Boys basketball Plant 51, Durant 49. At Plant, senior Alex Mitura’s 3-pointer with 7.5 seconds to play lifted the Panthers (8-10, 4-4) in this Class 8A, District 7 matchup. The Cougars failed to get a shot off on their final possession. Wiregrass Ranch 67, Freedom 46. At Wiregrass Ranch, the ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 11, 2013 at 11:37 p.m. | Joey Knight