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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
Softball: Plant edges 8A-7 foe Wharton
TAMPA — The pressure cooker of Class 8A, District 7 burned a new chapter Thursday night as Plant battled Wharton for control of fourth place. The Wildcats led 2-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, but the Panthers answered with two runs in the fifth and the go-ahead ...
Read moreThu. March 28, 2013 at 9:34 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Hillsborough County awards: Wharton's McGill, among others, feted
TAMPA — He was duped into the dark gray slacks, checkered sweater and tie. Wharton boys basketball co-captain C.J. McGill was told the Wildcats — Class 8A final four qualifiers — needed a player representative at a Thursday morning awards ceremony in the Hillsborough County school district’s downtown headquarters. “We ...
Read moreThu. March 28, 2013 at 1:43 p.m. | Joey Knight
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
Hillsborough: Softball stats, super seven
Softball super seven 1. Strawberry Crest (11-1): As a team, Chargers hitting .475 (12 homers) against modest schedule 2. Wharton (8-2): Wildcats could be without Michigan State signee Kassidy Kujawa (wrist) all season 3. Freedom (11-1): Pats show no spring-break rust in Tuesday’s 8-0 romp of Steinbrenner 4. Chamberlain (10-4): ...
Read moreWed. March 20, 2013 at 2:24 p.m. | Joey Knight
Softball: Durant rekindles old magic at right time for key win
PLANT CITY — For one mild March evening, the Cardiac Cougars — replete with drama, trauma and triumph — resurfaced at Durant High. As her dad lay in a Brandon hospital bed with a blood pressure flare-up, Durant junior Madi Taylor hit a two-run double down the rightfield line in ...
Read moreTue. March 19, 2013 at 10:22 p.m. | Joey Knight
Baseball: Chargers' heartfelt approach earns spot in Saladino semis
BRANDON — Moments after completing its latest Saladino Tournament splash Wednesday morning, Strawberry Crest coach Eric Beattie gathered his players outside the third-base dugout and tapped on the left side of his chest. “Keep playing with your heart,” Beattie told them. Moments later, the Chargers adjourned, a few heartbeats closer ...
Read moreWed. March 13, 2013 at 6:58 p.m. | Joey Knight
Baseball: Saladino at University of Tampa, Day 3
At University of Tampa Scores • Wharton 4, Gaither 1 Pitcher of the day Wharton starter Mike Gonzalez threw 6 1/3 innings, allowing only one run on eight hits. He struck out three and walked three but unseen in the stat line was Gonzalez’s escape from jams. The Cowboys had ...
Read moreTue. March 12, 2013 at 7:02 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Baseball: Saladino at University of Tampa, Day 2
At University of Tampa Scores • Gaither 9, East Bay 5 • Wharton 18, Middleton 3 (5 innings) Pitcher of the day Gaither and Wharton graduated their Nos. 1 and 2 pitchers and had injuries to their projected starters. Cowboys junior Daniel Martin and Wharton freshman Tyler Garam had strong ...
Read moreMon. March 11, 2013 at 8:27 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Softball: Hillsborough super 7, stats
Softball super seven Results through Wednesday 1. Wharton (7-1): Wildcats fell to 25th in MaxPreps national poll after 1-0 loss to Bloomingdale. 2. Chamberlain (7-2): Chiefs remain at No. 2 spot via quality wins (Crest, Bloomingdale, Plant). 3. Strawberry Crest (9-1): Wednesday’s 5-2 triumph vs. error-prone Durant was a statement ...
Read moreThu. March 07, 2013 at 3:45 p.m. | Joey Knight
Five locals ranked among MaxPreps' top 100 baseball players
Five Tampa Bay athletes are among MaxPreps’ top 100 baseball players in the country, according to rankings released late last week. Gaither INF Oscar Mercado led the locals as the site’s No. 9 overall prospect. The Florida State commit batted .370 as a junior and knocked in 29 runs. King ...
Read moreMon. March 04, 2013 at 10:50 a.m. | Matt Baker
State basketball: Cold-shooting stretch spoils Wharton's plans
LAKELAND — They surrendered size down low, but didn’t give a proverbial inch. They surrendered sleekness on the perimeter, but never let the tempo get out of second gear. Yet the one thing the Wharton Wildcats couldn’t afford to surrender — their shooting touch — abandoned them for more than ...
Read moreFri. March 01, 2013 at 10:26 p.m. | Joey Knight
Live chat: Wharton vs. South Miami hoops
Wharton (25-4) is in the Class 8A state tournament for the first time in the program’s 16-year history. Can coach Tommy Tonelli and Co. bring home the title? The Wildcats take on South Miami (27-3) Friday in Lakeland. The Cobras are making their first tourney appearance since 2004. Join us ...
Read moreFri. March 01, 2013 at 3:57 p.m. | Times Staff
State basketball: A little tough love goes a long way for Wharton's McGill
TAMPA — He scurried home in tears following his first basketball practice at Wharton High. C.J. McGill, a freshman point guard, had been ridden relentlessly by coach Tommy Tonelli, a former point guard. There was strategy to the scoldings. Tonelli saw promise in the fleet, 5-foot-and-change rookie. He saw a ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 28, 2013 at 2:48 p.m. | Joey Knight
Softball: New season, same end goal for Durant
TAMPA — A few leftover particles of the old Durant magic materialized Tuesday night. There was junior Madi Taylor, smashing a two-run home run in the first varsity start of her life and second at-bat of the season. There was veteran ace Paige Davis, whiffing an Alonso batter on an ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 27, 2013 at 2:02 p.m. | Joey Knight