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North Suncoast: Times' boys all-academic team
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Connor Gilboy, Sunlake Weighted/unweighted GPA: 4.41/3.91 Standardized test score: 27 ACT Sports: Soccer, football, tennis, cross country College: Florida Proudest academic accomplishment: Gilboy earned all-academic honors from the Sunshine Athletic Conference after completing his first three years of high school with only one B. His senior ...
Read moreWed. June 12, 2013 at 11:43 a.m. | Matt Baker
North Suncoast: Times' girls all-academic team
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Mary Kujak, Ridgewood Weighted/unweighted GPA: 4.67/4.0 Standardized test score: 30 ACT Sports: Volleyball, basketball, softball, track, tennis College: Baylor University Proudest academic accomplishment: Kujak graduated as Ridgewood’s valedictorian with a full slate of honors courses and dual enrollment at PHCC. She was one of Pasco County’s ...
Read moreTue. June 11, 2013 at 11:49 a.m. | Matt Baker
Baseball: Times' all-North Suncoast team
Pitcher of the year: Brandon Lawson, Sr., Hernando Why we picked him: Lawson had a statistically dominant season on the North Suncoast’s top team to edge Mitchell’s Cobi Johnson and a loaded group of pitchers for repeat honors. The 6-foot-2 right-hander posted a 0.27 ERA — one of the lowest ...
Read moreSat. June 08, 2013 at 3:40 p.m. | Matt Baker
Ricky Giles returns to coaching...at Zephyrhills
Ricky Giles will return to the dugouts of Pasco County. A year after his controversial exit from Pasco, Giles has been hired as the head baseball coach at Zephyrhills, Bulldogs athletic director Bruce Cimorelli said Thursday morning. “It’s coming back home…” said Giles, a ZHS alum. “My roots are out ...
Read moreThu. June 06, 2013 at 10:09 a.m. | Matt Baker
Bethune gives Zephyrhills' Jordan Roberts his first offer
Zephyrhills senior ATH Jordan Roberts has his first college offer, from Bethune-Cookman, Bulldogs coach Reggie Roberts said Tuesday morning in a text message. Roberts, a 6-foot receiver/cornerback, is one of the North Suncoast’s top all-around athletes. He scored twice last fall in his first high school football season. He’s also ...
Read moreTue. June 04, 2013 at 11:47 a.m. | Matt Baker
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Recruit: Jordan Roberts
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Recruit: Jordan Roberts
Softball: Times' all-North Suncoast team
Player of the Year: Morgan Tolle, Jr., River Ridge Why we picked her: Tolle was the most accomplished hitter on one of Tampa Bay’s top teams. “She was hot all season,” teammate Makenzie Goluba said. “Her bat never stopped.” Tolle led the Royal Knights with a .558 average and the ...
Read moreSat. June 01, 2013 at 4:16 p.m. | Matt Baker
Tennis: Times' all-North Suncoast teams
Boys Player of the year: Courage Okungbowa, Sr., Wiregrass Ranch Why we picked him: Okungbowa was the No. 1 player on perhaps Tampa Bay’s most dominant team to earn the award a third consecutive season. “This year I felt I was really focused,” Okungbowa said. He led the Bulls to ...
Read moreTue. May 28, 2013 at 1:55 p.m. | Matt Baker
Spring football: Zephyrhills 43, Ridgewood 7
At Zephyrhills Score: Zephyrhills 43, Ridgewood 7 Spring game-breakers: Rarely has Zephyrhills ever been more balanced or as deep in the offensive backfield as this bunch. There is a quarterback duel between returning starter Mike Smith, also a standout linebacker, and Jarcques Meza. But it doesn’t stop there. No fewer ...
Read moreFri. May 24, 2013 at 11:07 p.m. | Steve Lee
Signings roundup from Fivay, Zephyrhills and Anclote
Some football (and cheerleading!) recruiting updates from the North Suncoast: • Zephyrhills MLB Tylar Hochstetler signed with Massachusetts Maritime Academy this week. The 5-foot-6, 170-pound Hochstetler earned second-team all-conference honors by recording 57 tackles and seven sacks for the 6-4 Bulldogs. • Anclote lineman Terry Linton signed with Kentucky Wesleyan ...
Read moreWed. May 22, 2013 at 11:34 a.m. | Matt Baker
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Recruit: Terry Linton
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Recruit: Tylar Hochstetler
Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Menlo College
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Recruit: Terry Linton
HomeTeam Huddle: Rebuilding's the word at Sunlake
LAND O’LAKES In Sunlake’s rise from Pasco County doormat to regular playoff contender, the Seahawks haven’t had to face an offseason like this one: The graduation of 22 seniors, including two 1,000-yard rushers (Josh Zifer and Eddie Burgos). • “This is the most puzzle pieces we’ve had to put together ...
Read moreTue. May 14, 2013 at 2:56 p.m. | Matt Baker
HomeTeam Huddle: QB battles set to brew on North Suncoast
Quarterbacks get the headlines, the pressure and the scrutiny — even in spring ball. The North Suncoast didn’t graduate any superstar passers, but it lost several veteran starters and ended last season with a few battles still brewing under center. Here’s a quick look at some of the quarterback situations ...
Read moreThu. May 02, 2013 at 8:45 p.m. | Matt Baker
Spring football primer: Year of the Lineman
When we went looking for the stars of 2013, we zipped right past the pretty-boy quarterbacks, the speedy running backs, the hard-hitting linebackers and the fancy-footed wide receivers and defensive backs. This year, they’ll be taking a back seat to those referred to, lovingly, by their coaches as the big ...
Read moreTue. April 30, 2013 at 8:34 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Anderton out as Zephyrhills baseball coach
Rick Anderton will not return as Zephyrhills’ head baseball coach, the school said Monday morning. “We are looking to go in a different direction,” Bulldogs athletic director Bruce Cimorelli said in an email. Zephyrhills finished 6-18 this spring and lost to Ridgewood in the first round of the district tournament. ...
Read moreMon. April 29, 2013 at 9:11 a.m. | Matt Baker
District softball roundup: River Ridge finally shakes off Land O'Lakes
LAND O’LAKES — There were a couple of moments Wednesday when it looked like a monumental upset was possible. An early call took a run off the board for state-ranked River Ridge. Later with the margin 3-0 Land O’Lakes loaded the bases with no outs. But it takes more than ...
Read moreWed. April 17, 2013 at 10:48 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Softball: As retirement nears, Zephyrhills' Milburn embraces memories
ZEPHYRHILLS — His team hadn’t even taken infield practice, and Craig Milburn was already choking up. When the Zephyrhills softball coach walked from the dugout before the first pitch, he wiped his eyes. And when a former player listed accolade after accolade before the final home game for one of ...
Read moreFri. April 12, 2013 at 11:21 p.m. | Matt Baker