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Baseball: Times' all-Hillsborough teams
Pitcher of the Year: Brett Morales, Sr., King Why we picked him: Morales spent his first two seasons at King as an infielder, earning a reputation – and attention from college coaches – with his bat and glove. He transitioned to the mound as a junior, going 6-1 with a ...
Read moreSat. June 08, 2013 at 3:47 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Region baseball roundup: Durant books first trip to state
DURANT — For the plan to work, Chaz Fowler had to keep the game within striking distance and Durant needed to punish Orlando Timber Creek for pitching around Tyler Danish. So much of the Cougars’ winning formula revolved around Danish on Friday night, from getting him to the mound to ...
Read moreSat. May 11, 2013 at 12:18 a.m. | Joel Anderson
Region baseball semifinals roundup: Danish leads Durant shutout with 14 Ks
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 ...
Read moreWed. May 08, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. | Joel Anderson
Region baseball quarterfinals roundup: King ace keeps his focus
TAMPA — King senior right-hander Brett Morales admits that it sometimes takes him an inning or two to get comfortable on the mound. Once Morales locks in, however, he’s usually unshakable. On Thursday, even a 30-minute lightning delay couldn’t break Morales’ concentration. The Florida signee threw a three-hitter in King’s ...
Read moreFri. May 03, 2013 at 12:37 a.m. | Bryan Burns
District baseball: New-look Terps, same old champs
TAMPA — This was supposed to be a rebuilding year for Tampa Prep, one following a trip to the state semifinals and the graduation of seven seniors. But the biggest — and most surprising — loss came in January when longtime coach A.J. Hendrix announced he had taken ill and ...
Read moreSat. April 27, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. | Joel Anderson
District baseball roundup: King relies on its depth
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 ...
Read moreFri. April 26, 2013 at 12:15 a.m. | Joel Anderson
Region tennis roundup: State again awaits Plant girls
TAMPA — There were about a half-dozen slices of white birthday cake set atop the park bench. A celebratory sushi dinner awaited the girls when their intra-squad doubles match was over. Everyone was all smiles, seemingly just another day at the park for the defending Class 4A state champions. “It’s ...
Read moreThu. April 11, 2013 at 9:55 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Region tennis roundup: A good day for locals at HCC
TAMPA — It took all of 30 minutes for Jesuit’s Palmer Evans to tally the first victory, and his teammates soon followed. Tampa Prep’s boys, along with the girls from Carrollwood Day and Holy Names, were in similar quick-work mode. It was a convincing afternoon display by the four Tampa ...
Read moreTue. April 09, 2013 at 8:47 p.m. | Darek Sharp
District tennis: CDS girls, Tampa Prep boys come out on top
TAMPA — Jackie Fitz-Randolph was on the brink of defeat, down 5-4 in the final set Friday and facing the serve of Tampa Prep freshman Paige Leavy. That precise moment, however, is when Fitz-Randolph played some of her best tennis. The Carrollwood Day sophomore reeled off 12 straight points, including ...
Read moreFri. April 05, 2013 at 10:07 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Basketball: Times' all-Suncoast boys basketball teams
Boys Player of the Year: G/F Reggie Hart, Sr., Chamberlain The area’s most electrifying offensive player hasn’t always been able to slash or slice his way through traffic. And it nearly killed him. At age 6, Hart and older brother Rod were playing chase outside their Tulsa, Okla., home when ...
Read moreSat. March 30, 2013 at 3:34 p.m. | Joey Knight
Tampa Prep coach Cindy Schofield to be inducted into FSU Hall of Fame
Tampa Prep girls soccer coach Cindy Schofield will be inducted into the Florida State University Athletics Hall of Fame in September. Schofield, who played for the Seminoles from 1999-2002, was the first two-time all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection in Florida State history. She set more than 31 school records, including becoming ...
Read moreFri. March 29, 2013 at 5:05 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Basketball: Times' all-Hillsborough County teams
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 ...
Read moreSat. March 23, 2013 at 5:40 p.m. | Times Staff
All-Hillsborough County soccer teams
Player of the year M/F Shaddy Douidar, Sr., Tampa Prep Why we picked him: An inconspicuous midfield distributor as an underclassman, Douidar enjoyed one of the most astounding breakthrough seasons of any local player in recent memory. A setup guy for 2012 Class A Player of the Year Jordan Hayes, ...
Read moreSat. March 16, 2013 at 8:12 p.m. | Times Staff
Boys soccer: Douidar, Collister named Florida Dairy Farmers players of the year
Two Hillsborough County boys soccer players were named Florida Dairy Farmers players of the year in their respective classes on Tuesday. Tampa Prep forward Shaddy Douidar, who scored the winning goal in the Terps' state title game, took Class A honors, while Steinbrenner forward Jason Collister, who scored a single-season ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 26, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. | Times Staff
Region boys basketball roundup: Wharton, Jesuit head to state
TAMPA — Thomas Tonelli watched the video intently Saturday afternoon. On the screen flashed his father, Wharton coach Tommy Tonelli, then a teenage Chicago high school star, winning a championship and celebrating a tremendous moment, one the coach hoped his players would know later that night. What Thomas ...
Read moreSun. Feb. 24, 2013 at 12:31 a.m. | John C. Cotey