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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
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
Boys region basketball: Expect emotions to run high Saturday at Wharton
TAMPA — The customary hug Thomas Tonelli got from his dad after a Wharton victory transcended the traditional postgame embrace. Normally, it’s a glorified chest bump, a quick convergence of arms and upper torsos that emits kinship while sparing the pride of a 17-year-old surrounded by his peers. But this ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 21, 2013 at 2:27 p.m. | Joey Knight
Region boys basketball roundup: Berkeley takes control of rematch
TAMPA — For Berkeley Prep fans, the latest Buccaneers-Tampa Catholic sequel will go down as one of the most gratifying in the series’ recent history. For the Crusaders, it was Caddyshack II. The season’s fourth meeting of the private-school rivals came within a point of ending with a running clock. ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 19, 2013 at 9:27 p.m. | Joey Knight
USF offers three top local recruits, including Wharton QB Litton
USF has offered scholarships to three of the bay area’s top recruits, hoping to build on new head coach’s Willie Taggart’s recent success at attracting local talent. Wharton quarterback Chase Litton, Alonso offensive tackle Gary Brown and Northeast quarterback-receiver Ryan Davis all reported receiving offers from the Bulls at the ...
Read moreSun. Feb. 17, 2013 at 1:29 p.m. | Joel Anderson
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Recruit: Ryan Davis
University of South Florida
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Recruit: Ryan Davis
Boys region basketball: Johnson turns in complete game for Jesuit
TAMPA — Every time Boca Ciega made a run Thursday night, Jesuit had an answer: Travis Johnson. When things got close, he muscled his way inside for a basket. He made free throws to convert two three-point plays. He made a no-look pass to a teammate for an easy bucket. ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 14, 2013 at 9:17 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Column: Boys basketball playoffs packed with sky-high expectations
Ask around and you’ll hear about how this is Jesuit High School’s year. The boys basketball team is loaded with battled-tested seniors big and small, steered by a terrific point guard in Devin Harris, its desire forged by last year’s 41-point loss in the region final. In 27 games, the ...
Read moreMon. Feb. 11, 2013 at 6:52 p.m. | John C. Cotey
District boys basketball roundup: Chamberlain duo can't be slowed
LUTZ — When sleep does come to Wiregrass Ranch coach Jeremy Calzone, and those visions of Chamberlain senior Reggie Hart materialize, a skinny sophomore named Rashawn Fredericks may be lurking in the nocturnal backdrop. A year after scoring 40 on the Bulls in the Class 7A, District 9 final, Hart ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 08, 2013 at 10:09 p.m. | Joey Knight
Boys basketball roundup: Alonso earns first postseason berth
VALRICO — Alonso parlayed its third winning season in school history with its first ever playoff berth by defeating Plant 57-52 in Wednesday’s Class 6A, District 7 semifinal at Bloomingdale. The No. 2 Ravens will play top seed Wharton, which cruised to a 69-44 win over Newsome, in Friday’s district ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 06, 2013 at 10:36 p.m. | Steve Lee
Wharton's Vernon Hargreaves III closes out his prep career
News trucks converged on Wharton High Wednesday morning. A jam-packed media center had all the earmarks of a collegiate sports news conference. And who was center stage? Wharton's Vernon Hargreaves III. "There were definitely some times I wanted to get away from it all," said Hargreaves, who made things official ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 06, 2013 at 11:42 a.m. | Andy Warrener
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Recruit: Vernon Hargreaves
University of Florida
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Recruit: Vernon Hargreaves
Hillsborough: boys basketball super 7
Our final Hillsborough boys rankings of the regular season. 1. Jesuit (23-1): Disclaimer of the season: Jesuit played at Tampa Catholic on Thursday 2. Tampa Prep (21-2): Terps’ seven-point loss Tuesday to TC was third defeat since start of 2011-12 season 3. Tampa Catholic (18-6): Entered Jesuit showdown with back-to-back ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 31, 2013 at 6:14 p.m. | Joey Knight
Girls district basketball roundup: Plant's Tamargo on target from start vs. Alonso
TAMPA — Plant’s Christina Tamargo nailed her first shot, a 3-pointer from the right side of the floor. A little less than a minute later, Tamargo let fly from the top of the key. Three more points. Later in the first quarter, the 5-foot-8 senior drained another basket over the ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 30, 2013 at 10:18 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Cutting-room floor: More recruiting tidbits from Vernon Hargreaves III
Vernon Hargreaves III received his first scholarship offer in eighth grade from East Carolina. Soon after most of East Carolina’s coaching staff was hired at USF in 2010, including his father, Hargreaves received an offer to play with the hometown Bulls. Since then the Wharton defensive back has received about ...
Read moreTue. Jan. 29, 2013 at 10:14 a.m. | Joel Anderson
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Recruit: Vernon Hargreaves
University of Florida
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Recruit: Vernon Hargreaves
Blue Chipper of the Year: Vernon Hargreaves III, an obvious talent to everyone but himself
By the time Jackie Hargreaves brought her 10-year-old son out for his first football practice, she feared he was already too far behind. • In Miami-Dade County, where many children slip on cleats shortly after learning how to tie their shoelaces, Vernon Hargreaves III was something of a rookie among ...
Read moreSat. Jan. 26, 2013 at 6:42 p.m. | Joel Anderson
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Recruit: Vernon Hargreaves
University of Florida
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Recruit: Vernon Hargreaves
Boys district soccer: Top-seeded Newsome escapes with PK win
RIVERVIEW — Wharton entered Thursday’s Class 5A, District 7 semifinal against Newsome with nothing to lose. The Wildcats were facing the district’s No. 1 seed in Newsome, a team that won 15 games during the regular season. Wharton, on the other hand, finished below .500 and had just four wins. ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 24, 2013 at 8:54 p.m. | Bryan Burns