Co-Players of the Year: OH Jordan Burgess, Sr., Berkeley Prep Plainly put, Burgess will leave Berkeley as one of the most decorated volleyball players in recent memory. After winning her third straight state title at Berkeley, she became the first repeat winner of the Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Volleyball award. ...
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Thu. Dec. 22, 2011 at 10:24 a.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
TAMPA — Berkeley Prep continued to blaze a trail toward its third consecutive state championship, beating Fort Myers Bishop Verot in a Class 4A region final Saturday. The Bucs swept the Vikings 25-10, 25-18, 25-17, with senior Mackenzie Dagostino leading the way. Her presence was felt all around the floor ...
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Sat. Nov. 12, 2011 at 5:02 p.m. | David Rice
TAMPA — After the first five minutes of Berkeley Prep’s home Class 4A region semifinal Tuesday, Academy of the Holy Names coach Jeff Davis had used his two timeouts and his team trailed 9-1. Berkeley Prep continued to dominate all night, save when coach Randy Dagostino played his reserves in ...
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Tue. Nov. 08, 2011 at 9:35 p.m. | Times Staff
TAMPA — As Jessica Lamm's first season as Tampa Prep volleyball coach began, she was concerned less about expectations and more on fundamentals.During every Terrapins practice, a white dry-erase board leans against a wall where each player is graded weekly. Each player strives to be No. 1. You don't want ...
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Mon. Nov. 07, 2011 at 8:58 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
RIVERVIEW — In a match full of furious momentum shifts, Riverview was just three points from arguably its biggest win in program history. After rallying from two games to one and trailing in the decisive fifth game 10-3, the Sharks’ season ended Tuesday night with a 18-25, 25-13, 27-25, 19-25, ...
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Tue. Nov. 01, 2011 at 11:36 p.m. | Times Staff
VALRICO — Plant wasn’t used to nervous moments like this early in the postseason, but the five-time defending state champion has grown used to the fact that this year is different. With a new coach, a retooled roster and several regular-season road bumps, the Panthers came into Thursday night’s Class ...
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Fri. Oct. 28, 2011 at 12:15 a.m. | Times Staff
TAMPA — The last two times Holy Names and Tampa Catholic met, the Jaguars prevailed in five-set marathons. But Tuesday night in the Class 4A, District 9 semifinals at Berkeley Prep, the past didn’t matter. For both teams, their seasons were on the line. Despite dropping the first set and ...
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Tue. Oct. 25, 2011 at 10:10 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
SPRING HILL — Last season, Tampa Prep faced Bishop McLaughlin twice and swept the Hurricanes both times. In fact, only once in those six games did the losing squad reach 20 points. Although the Terrapins swept Bishop McLaughlin once again Tuesday night, 25-23, 28-26, 25-12, Tampa Prep found out this ...
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Tue. Sept. 27, 2011 at 10:04 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
For the Tampa Prep volleyball team – a squad with nine freshmen and sophomores on its 14-player roster – Tuesday’s regular-season opener against Tampa Catholic served as a dress rehearsal for a cast of players testing out their new roles. The Terrapins handled the Crusaders with ease in their home ...
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Tue. Aug. 30, 2011 at 10:41 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
With every high school volleyball season, rosters are critical to following the action on court. Seniors graduate, freshmen enter, and a few players transfer along the way. But this year we need a roster just to figure out the new faces on the bench. Never before has there been so ...
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Sat. Aug. 27, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
The Tampa Bay Juniors 18 Black girls club volleyball team placed fifth in this month's 18 Open Division of the USA Volleyball Junior Nationals in Atlanta. But the Tampa Bay Juniors' performance there is just one indicator of its success this club season. Led by Berkeley Prep rising seniors Jordan Burgess (Stanford) ...
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Tue. July 19, 2011 at 3:25 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
All-Suncoast volleyball Player of the year Jordan Burgess, Jr., OH, Berkeley Prep As remarkably focused as Burgess is on the volleyball court, she’s uncontrollably giggly in front of the camera. For her Player of the Year photo shoot, she struggled to keep a straight face under the bright studio lights. ...
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Thu. Dec. 23, 2010 at 9:44 a.m. | Times Staff
All-Hillsborough County volleyball Player of the Year Jordan Burgess, OH, Berkeley Prep, Jr. Why we picked her: In a county that constantly boasts some of the top volleyball talent in the country, Burgess is the latest player to distinguish herself . The 6-foot-1 hard-swinging outside hitter guided Berkeley to its ...
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Wed. Dec. 22, 2010 at 3:17 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
LAKELAND — During its previous two postseason matches, Tampa Prep had its back against the wall, only to emerge in consecutive five-set victories. In a rematch of last year’s Class 2A state championship, the Terrapins once again faced adversity in the form of a two-game deficit at the Lakeland Center, ...
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Wed. Nov. 17, 2010 at 9:28 p.m. | Adam Berry
TAMPA — Randy Dagostino returned from a summer volleyball trip to Wisconsin and had a revelation. In July, a few weeks before his 27th season as Berkeley Prep coach, Dagostino attended the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships, where his top hitter, Bucs junior Jordan Burgess, and his son, Kyle, were ...
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Tue. Nov. 16, 2010 at 5:53 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina