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Friday Night Rewind It doesn't matter which team you cheer for. We've got video previews of every high school football program in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando County.
Game show themes
These themes are probably going to make some of you have flashbacks to wasted mornings or afternoons spent sprawled in front of the TV.
In addition to our live scoreboards for today's region baseball finals, head over to our blog for updates on all the area teams in action. Stellar pitching performances, lead changes, general quirkiness — we'll have it all covered at highschool.tampabay.com.
Ferlita resigns as Cobras coach
Hudson baseball coach Vince Ferlita, whose clubs struggled to emerge from the Sunshine Athletic Conference cellar in his four seasons, confirmed Thursday that he has resigned to devote more time to family.
Ferlita, still a Cobras football assistant, led Hudson to a 12-12 mark in his inaugural season but never won more than four games in the ensuing three years. He didn't rule out the possibility of coaching baseball again.
"It was just time for me to take a step back and spend time with my 11-year-old (son) and reacquaint myself with my wife," said Ferlita, who has missed a number of his son Michael's games in the Greater Hudson Little League. "To be honest, I'm kind of relieved to get my feet back up underneath me, so to speak."
A former Jesuit High and USF baseball standout, Ferlita spent two years as Cobras junior varsity coach before being hired to replace Jack Ledbetter in 2004. A crash investigator for an insurance company, he earned an annual supplement of $2,387.
National weightlifting competition
The National Weightlifting Championship will be held at 5 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Saturday at River Ridge. Boys and girls will compete in 10 weight classes in two divisions — ninth- and 10th-graders; 11th- and 12th-graders. The top eight finishers in each weight class will be honored, with the winners and runnersup being awarded trophies.
Compiled by Times staff writers Izzy Gould and Joey Knight.
Recruiters dip into Shark tank
Football recruiting has picked up at Nature Coast. Several of the Sharks have been contacted or visited by colleges. Senior-to-be Michael Fields has garnered interest from USF, FIU, Western Michigan, Florida, Alabama State, the Citadel and Liberty. Howard Williams has started to get some looks from those same schools minus Florida. Other guys getting looks include Daniel Murray, Lindo Alfredo, Tadd Govedich, Dwayne Williams, Lane Dodson and Britt Langley.
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by Weightlifting Coach
May 15, 2008 10:51 AM
Mike Mignone, Senior, 154 lb.,Weightlifter from River Ridge H.S. is the SAC Conference Champ, on the All County 1st Team for Pasco county, is the Class 2A Sectional Champ , and is now the NHSCA National Champ. He should be Weightlifter of the Year !
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