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HomeTeam Huddle: Armwood DE Cowart already a hit
When Armwood’s first-team defense completed its goal-line stand with a fourth-and-2 stop to conclude Friday evening’s intrasquad scrimmage, rising junior defensive end Byron Cowart was lined up at nose guard. Cowart (6-foot-5, 250 pounds), shaping up as the area’s top recruit from the Class of 2015, said he’s hopeful of ...
Read moreMon. May 20, 2013 at 11:13 p.m. | Joey Knight
HomeTeam Huddle: Straightforward approach at Sickles
In terms of style points, don’t expect Sickles to contend for the county scoring title in 2013. As long as the offensive and defensive fronts remain healthy, the Gryphons could be wildly vanilla and victorious. Coach Brian Turner isn’t secretive about his plans to run 1,300-yard rusher Ray Ray McCloud ...
Read moreTue. May 14, 2013 at 8:20 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Huddle: Here's how things figure at Strawberry Crest
A numerical snapshot of spring drills at Strawberry Crest 1 Former head coach on second-year coach John Kelly’s staff. Jeremy Shobe, who compiled an 11-30 mark in four years at Wiregrass Ranch and led the Bulls to the program’s first playoff berth, is coaching linebackers. 2 Formal offers — from ...
Read moreMon. May 13, 2013 at 7:40 p.m. | Joey Knight
Region softball semifinals roundup: No comeback for Durant this time
PALM HARBOR — It was all there for Palm Harbor University, everything it wanted. A chance to unseat defending Class 8A state champion Durant and exact revenge for a loss in last year’s region semifinals. The Hurricanes were clinging to a one-run lead in the seventh inning. Logyn Lilley was ...
Read moreTue. April 30, 2013 at 11:18 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Spring football primer: Year of the Lineman
When we went looking for the stars of 2013, we zipped right past the pretty-boy quarterbacks, the speedy running backs, the hard-hitting linebackers and the fancy-footed wide receivers and defensive backs. This year, they’ll be taking a back seat to those referred to, lovingly, by their coaches as the big ...
Read moreTue. April 30, 2013 at 8:34 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Hillsborough: Softball region semifinal capsules
Region softball semifinals 7 p.m. Tuesday unless noted Durant (20-8) at Palm Harbor University (24-4) First pitch: 4 p.m. At stake: Winner faces Orlando Timber Creek/Orlando East River winner in Friday’s Class 8A region finals Who’s hot for Durant: Everyone with a bat. The Cougars, hitting .363 as a team, ...
Read moreMon. April 29, 2013 at 3:37 p.m. | Joey Knight
Region softball roundup: Chargers' Tyler endures pain for win
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 ...
Read moreThu. April 25, 2013 at 11:37 p.m. | Joey Knight
District baseball roundup: Wharton's late-season surge takes out Alonso
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 ...
Read moreTue. April 23, 2013 at 11:07 p.m. | Joel Anderson
District softball roundup: Past champions boost East Bay
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. ...
Read moreThu. April 18, 2013 at 11:01 p.m. | Brandon Wright
District softball roundup: No. 5 seed Wharton surprises Bloomingdale
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 ...
Read moreTue. April 16, 2013 at 10:39 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Softball: There's one remedy for Chargers' disappointment
DOVER — After five minutes, the softball lifer could take no more. It wasn’t chin music forcing Mindy Miltner to bail. More like chin-up music. It’s okay. Keep your head high. You guys still had a great year. They were the kind of well-meaning condolences Miltner didn’t want to hear ...
Read moreFri. April 12, 2013 at 6:45 p.m. | Joey Knight
Hillsborough: Softball super seven, stats
Softball super seven Records through Tuesday 1. Strawberry Crest (20-2): Chargers won seven of their 10 district games by 10-run rule 2. Durant (16-8): Cougars, 2-0 winners Tuesday vs. Chamberlain, are team no one wants to play 3. Chamberlain (17-7): Chiefs coach Bobby Diez livid over his team’s offensive execution ...
Read moreWed. April 10, 2013 at 11:38 a.m. | Joey Knight
Baseball: King finishes off sweep of district foes
DOVER — King and Strawberry Crest played their regular-season district finale Friday night, with the Lions playing for a 10-game sweep of 6A-11 and the Chargers hoping to hang onto their No. 2 seed. Both teams sent their No. 2 pitchers to the mound, King’s Brandon Caples and Strawberry Crest’s ...
Read moreFri. April 05, 2013 at 10:32 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Softball: Hillsborough County super seven, stats
Softball super seven Records through Tuesday 1. Strawberry Crest (18-2): Chargers came one bad inning from winning Bartow Home of Champions tourney 2. Chamberlain (16-6): Chiefs crushed Durant, which didn’t pitch Paige Davis, in Bartow tournament 3. Durant (14-8): Cougars dropped three in Bartow but have won seven district games ...
Read moreWed. April 03, 2013 at 11:14 a.m. | Joey Knight
Basketball: Times' all-Suncoast girls basketball teams
Girls Player of the Year: F Faith Woodard, Sr. Freedom They would spend hours in the quiet of the Bloomingdale High gymnasium, Erica Woodard and her younger, smaller and precociously ambitious shadow. “Faith was my little Mini-Me,” Erica explained. As Erica went through her workouts, stopping every now and ...
Read moreSat. March 30, 2013 at 3:34 p.m. | Joel Anderson