The one week in which Tampa Prep is prohibited from playing or practicing (due to final exams) has been the season's most hectic for coach Joe Fenlon. Some scheduling "mix-ups" had Fenlon scrambling at the 11th hour to fill two bracket spots in the 11th annual eight-team City of Tampa ...
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Wed. Dec. 19, 2012 at 1:49 p.m. | Joey Knight
Records through Wednesday Boys 1. Jesuit (7-0): Unchallenged Tigers winning by average margin of 34.4 points 2. Tampa Prep (8-0): Six-foot-9 frosh Juwan Durham averaging nearly double double (17.4 ppg, 9.4 rpg) 3. Wharton (7-0): Best Wildcats team since Butler alum Shawn Vanzant’s senior year (2006-07) 4. Berkeley Prep (9-0): ...
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Thu. Dec. 13, 2012 at 11:48 a.m. | Times Staff
It was Milestone Monday in girls hoops last night, and here's your boys basketball nursing rhyme of the day: Jack and Bill went up against Marcus Hill, to fetch a possible victory. But Jack fell down when he got dunked on, and Bill came tumbling after. Keep reading. It will ...
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Tue. Dec. 04, 2012 at 10:53 a.m. | John C. Cotey
The final four Hillsborough County’s preseason top four, listed with 2011-12 record 1. Jesuit (27-2): Four starters return from veteran coach Neal Goldman’s best team, which finished a game shy of the program’s first final four berth since 1984. If there’s a deficiency on this roster, we haven’t seen it. ...
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Wed. Nov. 21, 2012 at 10:15 a.m. | Joey Knight
TAMPA — The greatness of Jesuit pitcher Lance McCullers is unquestioned, as he has been crowned the top senior in the country and will likely go high in the upcoming MLB draft. But the Tigers have other dominant arms, too. After McCullers pitched five no-hit innings with eight strikeouts, senior ...
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Sat. Feb. 25, 2012 at 8:42 p.m. | Laura Keeley
GIBSONTON — On paper, Riverview had the size to match up with Tampa Bay Tech. In practice, the Sharks had no answer for 6-foot-7 center Elgrin Wilson. Wilson notched a double double and scored a game-high 32 points Wednesday as Tampa Bay Tech, the No. 2 seed, eliminated No. 3-seeded ...
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Thu. Feb. 09, 2012 at 12:45 a.m. | Laura Keeley
TAMPA — The Jesuit student body observed costume night with creative zeal Friday. The get-ups included Elvis (of the super-sized era), a Wheaties box, Scooby Doo, even one of the Teletubbies. By evening’s end, Tampa Catholic’s fans probably wished they had arrived at the Al Lopez Sports Complex in disguise ...
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Fri. Feb. 03, 2012 at 10:41 p.m. | Joey Knight
Region girls soccer 4A, Seminole 2, Plant City 1 (OT): Throughout the playoffs, the Warhawks have battled through injuries and survived close games. Seminole did it again Friday, advancing to the region final for the fifth straight season. Jordyn Turner scored both goals for the Warhawks, including the winner in ...
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Sat. Jan. 28, 2012 at 12:26 a.m. | Times Staff
Boys district soccer Class 4A, District 9: At Brandon, top-seeded Plant City got two goals each from Gerson Herrera and Cameron Roberts in a 5-1 semifinal victory against No. 4 East Bay. Trent Lott had the other goal for the Raiders, who face No. 2 Strawberry Crest in Friday’s final. ...
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Wed. Jan. 25, 2012 at 11:37 p.m. | Joey Knight
Girls soccer CLASS 4A, DISTRICT 8: Steinbrenner freshman Remi Brantley scored with less than two minutes remaining in the second overtime to give the Warriors a 2-1 win and the district title. Warriors senior Taylor Valley, who scored both goals in her team’s district semifinal victory, opened scoring in the ...
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Fri. Jan. 20, 2012 at 11:37 p.m. | Times Staff
TAMPA — For one surreal stretch, in the final minute of yet another raucous Jesuit-Tampa Catholic tussle, lanky sophomore Chivarsky Corbett appeared as if he had single-handedly staged one of the greatest comebacks in Crusaders lore. But before a standing-room-only throng of 1,600 in TC’s gym, Corbett watched his hot ...
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Fri. Jan. 13, 2012 at 11:42 p.m. | Joey Knight
TAMPA — For all his love of Hickory High, Jimmy Chitwood’s jumper and Gene Hackman’s locker room poignance, veteran Tampa Catholic coach Don Dziagwa is the consummate anti-Hoosier these days. Four passes per possession? Maybe in the movies, but not in Dziagwa’s breakneck scheme. His newfangled frenetic style likely would ...
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Thu. Jan. 12, 2012 at 12:04 p.m. | Joey Knight
TAMPA — The 10th edition of the City of Tampa Championship boys basketball tournament final had all the makings of a great matchup.Tampa Catholic and host Tampa Prep, both undefeated this season, are coming off state final four appearances from last season. They both also play similar up-tempo styles and ...
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Fri. Dec. 23, 2011 at 8:58 p.m. | Nick Williams
TAMPA — For the second consecutive night, Tampa Catholic found itself ahead by three during the final seconds at the City of Tampa Championships, with its opponent having possession of the ball. And for the second straight night, the Crusaders caught a break. With 4.4 remaining, Tampa Catholic sophomore Chivarsky ...
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Thu. Dec. 22, 2011 at 10:16 p.m. | Nick Williams
TAMPA — During his 10 years as coach at Sickles, Renaldo Garcia had yet to face Tampa Catholic, his former team, and coach, Don Dziagwa, in an official game. Years ago, Sickles played at Tampa Catholic in a preseason game, where Garcia, who remains third on the program’s all-time scoring ...
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Wed. Dec. 21, 2011 at 8:36 p.m. | Nick Williams