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Region boys soccer: Cooler heads prevail as Sunlake moves on
LAND O’LAKES — Aaron Aucoin’s goal at the 22-minute mark completely changed the game’s complexion, and Sunlake defeated Pasco 2-0 in a Class 3A region semifinal Saturday. The Seahawks (29-0) are three wins from a state title and face Gainesville Eastside in Tuesday’s region final. But Sunlake started off slowly ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 02, 2013 at 10:33 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Region boys soccer roundup: Sunlake still unbeaten, but not untested
LAND O’LAKES — Sunlake figured a run toward the Class 3A state title wouldn’t be easy. In Wednesday night’s playoff opener against Mitchell, the perfect Seahawks got their biggest challenge in weeks — and maybe the wakeup call they needed. Sunlake gave up two second-half goals and hung on in ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 30, 2013 at 10:56 p.m. | Matt Baker
Boys district soccer roundup: Royal Knights' Schroder finds higher gear
TRINITY — Nick Schroder was dragging after 97 minutes in Friday’s grueling Class 3A, District 8 championship game when River Ridge teammate Antonio Chavdarov told him to keep pressing forward. “Thank God he told me to push up,” Schroder said. Schroder knocked a deflection from the top of the box ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 25, 2013 at 11:12 p.m. | Matt Baker
Boys district soccer: Fast start sparks River Ridge
TRINITY — After falling behind by two goals in each of its two previous matchups with Gulf, River Ridge knew it needed a quick start to have a shot at upsetting the Class 3A, District 8 No. 2 seed. So the Royal Knights put their speed up front and reaped ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 24, 2013 at 8:52 p.m. | Matt Baker
Girls region soccer roundup: Land O'Lakes handles pressure
LAND O’LAKES — Kameryn Kailimai sat cross-legged on the cool, black track and calmly sipped from an Avengers cup as the seconds ticked down on her Land O’Lakes team’s biggest win in nine years. The standout sophomore looked like the level-headed hero an unflappable Gators team needed to rally from ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 23, 2013 at 10:16 p.m. | Matt Baker
Girls district soccer roundup: Wiregrass strategy vs. wind pays off
LUTZ — Usually a non-event, the coin flip before Friday’s Class 4A, District 8 title match took on big meaning for Wiregrass Ranch. Bulls coach Eddy Costa wanted his team heading into a brisk wind to start, even though it meant an almost certain halftime deficit. Turned out to be ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 18, 2013 at 11:17 p.m. | Darek Sharp
North Suncoast: Boys soccer district preview
LAND O’LAKES — Connor Gilboy weaved through the defense with ease Tuesday night, during the middle game of three games in as many days. The Sunlake senior dribbled left and right and launched a shot off the goalkeeper and, as usual, into the net. Another goal in another win in ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 17, 2013 at 5:53 p.m. | Matt Baker
Girls district soccer: Hudson scorers clear a path to goal
NEW PORT RICHEY — As Hudson’s players walked off the field from Wednesday’s 4-1 win over River Ridge, coach Stephen Jones wasn’t sure his freshman-heavy team understood the magnitude of its Class 3A, District 8 upset at Gulf. “This is the biggest game in our program’s history,” Jones said. “Smile ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 16, 2013 at 9:38 p.m. | Matt Baker
HomeTeam Hot Shots: Winners for Jan. 5-11
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week. Female Hot Shot: Tara-Lyn Vasquez, Springstead Sport: Soccer Skinny: The Eagles and rival Nature Coast played to a scoreless tie in their first meeting. Vasquez made sure that didn’t happen last week. She scored both of ...
Read moreMon. Jan. 14, 2013 at 4:29 p.m. | Matt Baker
HomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for Jan. 5-11
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover. These nominations span Saturday, Jan. 5 through Friday, Jan. 11. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every other school in the area. Read up on what ...
Read moreSat. Jan. 12, 2013 at 4:29 p.m. | Times Staff
Boys soccer: Gilboy reaches milestone as Seahawks clinch top seed
LAND O’LAKES — It didn’t take the direct path most of his goals do, but considering the circumstances Connor Gilboy wasn’t complaining. The Sunlake senior’s deflected shot with 13:30 left Thursday was Gilboy’s 100th career goal, and it gave the Seahawks a 2-1 win over archrival Land O’Lakes. It kept ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 10, 2013 at 10:30 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Times' all-North Suncoast football team
Offensive player of the year: ATH Janarion Grant, Sr., Pasco Grant, a three-way standout, watched his Pirates dominate the first six games of the year as he sat out with a hand injury. “When I came back, that’s when all eyes were on me,” Grant said. “I had to put ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 22, 2012 at 11:28 a.m. | Matt Baker
Girls soccer: With help from Villareal, Gators clinch top seed in district
LAND O’LAKES — What looked like a typical Land O’Lakes-Sunlake girls soccer game, namely one without goals, needed some kind of a spark Tuesday. Raquel Villareal supplied it, but don’t expect her to explain how it happened. “I have no idea how I scored,” said Villareal, who took advantage of ...
Read moreTue. Dec. 11, 2012 at 8:55 p.m. | Darek Sharp
HomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominees for Nov. 24-30
Each week, our Home-Team staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Nov. 24 through Friday, Nov. 30. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 01, 2012 at 2:14 a.m. | Times Staff
Boys soccer: Sunlake still rolling, earns sixth shutout
LAND O’LAKES — The last time Pasco coach Barry Grayling missed a game because of illness his team lost to Sunlake. Not only did it happen again Wednesday, but it was by the same 5-0 margin as last season’s Class 3A, District 7 semifinal. “We’re trying to get there at ...
Read moreWed. Nov. 28, 2012 at 11:02 p.m. | Steve Lee