TAMPA — The 7A-9 district playoffs started with Freedom’s 11-inning 1-0 play-in victory Monday over Chamberlain. On Tuesday afternoon Gaither dropped a 3-0 decision to Zach Drury and Wiregrass Ranch. In the evening, Steinbrenner punished Freedom 21-4 in five innings. The Warriors and Bulls, both making their first regionals appearance, ...
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Tue. April 23, 2013 at 11:02 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Chamberlain G Reggie Hart was selected as a first-team all-state pick in Class 7A, the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches and Source Hoops announced Tuesday morning. The 6-foot-1 senior was the Times’ all-Suncoast player of the year this winter. He lit up Hillsborough County, averaging 25.8 points, eight rebounds, 3.2 ...
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Tue. April 23, 2013 at 9:15 a.m. | Matt Baker
Baseball super seven Records through Thursday 1. Hernando (19-5): Leopards earned the top spot with Thursday’s 4-0 win over Land O’Lakes. USF signee Brandon Lawson had eight strikeouts in the win, and UF recruit Christian Arroyo finished 4-for-4. 2. Land O’Lakes (20-5): Pasco County’s top team has lost to Hernando ...
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Fri. April 19, 2013 at 3:38 p.m. | Matt Baker
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS — Of all the times for a calf strain, this week was probably the worst for Wiregrass Ranch sophomore Star Makarome. She tweaked her right calf during a practice, the sort of injury that probably wouldn’t have cost her a match during any part of the regular season. ...
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Thu. April 18, 2013 at 9:40 p.m. | Times Staff
Although Wiregrass Ranch’s hopes of the school’s first team title took a hit Wednesday in Altamonte Springs, sophomore Star Makarome remains one of the favorites to take the individual crown. Makarome knocked off her only opponent Wednesday 6-4, 6-3 to advance to this morning’s Class 4A state tournament semifinals. “She ...
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Wed. April 17, 2013 at 10:47 p.m. | Matt Baker
WESLEY CHAPEL — On a balmy Thursday afternoon, Wiregrass Ranch looked to avenge last year’s region loss to visiting Wharton. The Bulls struck early, taking Nos. 4 and 5 singles in straight sets, then eventually winning Nos. 1 and 2 to get the magic number to move on to state. ...
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Thu. April 11, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. Land O’Lakes (17-4): The Gators rebounded from a two-run loss to Ridgewood by knocking off Wiregrass Ranch to claim Pasco County supremacy. 2. Hernando (15-5): Leopards star and UF signee Christian Arroyo is on a tear. He’s 8-of-11 with four home runs in ...
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Thu. April 11, 2013 at 3:56 p.m. | Matt Baker
WESLEY CHAPEL — Wiregrass Ranch’s boys tennis team is no longer perfect. Now the Bulls can worry about more important things — like clinching their second trip to state in three seasons. Wiregrass Ranch dropped its first set of the spring and its first individual match but still cruised to ...
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Tue. April 09, 2013 at 7:12 p.m. | Matt Baker
Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. Land O’Lakes (15-2): The Gators are no longer perfect, but maybe those two losses in Ocala will take some pressure off. Land O’Lakes has two big non-district games next week, against Wiregrass Ranch and Springstead. 2. Mitchell (16-3): The Mustangs’ six-game win streak ...
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Thu. April 04, 2013 at 2:04 p.m. | Matt Baker
NEW PORT RICHEY — It took 34 years for it to happen, but Springstead not only won its first district title Wednesday, the Eagles swept the Class 3A, District 6 championship. The Eagles had things in hand almost from the start. “With the girls winning too, it is like icing ...
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Wed. April 03, 2013 at 9:40 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
Softball super seven Records through Tuesday 1. River Ridge (21-1): The Royal Knights again showed North Suncoast superiority, winning Hernando’s tournament and beating a powerful Countryside team in the process. 2. Hernando (15-3): No shame in a one-run loss to River Ridge at the Leopard Slam — and a 9-2 ...
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Wed. April 03, 2013 at 4:52 p.m. | Matt Baker
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 ...
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Sat. March 30, 2013 at 3:34 p.m. | Joey Knight
ZEPHYRHILLS — Wiregrass Ranch defeated host Zephyrhills 11-7 Monday, rallying twice from two-run deficits in a slugfest highlighted by four solo home runs — two by each team. “We’ve been in a hitting slump, but we’re coming out of it now,” Bulls coach Eddie Melendez said. Zephyrhills coach Craig Milburn ...
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Mon. March 25, 2013 at 9:39 p.m. | Steve Lee
Boys player of the Year F Erik Thomas, Sr., Wesley Chapel Why we picked him: Thomas compiled one of the most prolific seasons and careers in North Suncoast history. He ranked among the nation’s leaders by averaging 33 points and 16 rebounds while earning all-state honors from the Florida Athletic ...
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Sat. March 23, 2013 at 5:40 p.m. | Matt Baker
LUTZ — The only way Steinbrenner and Wiregrass Ranch were going to get in a full game Friday was if the pitchers worked quickly. And they had the right guys for the job. Logan Lapace threw his second complete game of the season, both against Wiregrass, as the Warriors won ...
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Fri. March 22, 2013 at 10:38 p.m. | Darek Sharp