EAST LAKE —Dixie Hollins positioned itself as one of the Pinellas County teams to beat this wrestling season by taking second place at the East Lake Invitational on Saturday. The Rebels traded blows with Miami Southridge, ranked ninth in Class 3A by Scout.com, until the final match. Trailing by three ...
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Sat. Dec. 06, 2014 at 7:08 p.m. | Andy Warrener
As we kick off our first all-Tampa Bay Times' teams of the 2014-15 school year, we also took the opportunity to present them a little differently this year. Below you'll find PDFs of the entire Tampa Bay golf team, as well as special individual pages for each golfer of the ...
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Sat. Dec. 06, 2014 at 6:28 p.m. | Rodney Page
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover. Then we turn the voting over to readers. These nominations span Saturday, Nov. 29 through Friday, Dec. 5. The winners get a T-shirt and bragging rights over every other school in ...
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Sat. Dec. 06, 2014 at 12:50 p.m. | Times Staff
FORT WALTON BEACH -— By blocking a punt in the Armwood end zone in the first quarter of its Class 6A state semifinal with the Hawks on Friday, Choctawhatchee did something Armwood’s 13 previous opponents couldn’t. The ball sailed through the end zone for a safety, and for the first ...
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Sat. Dec. 06, 2014 at 12:14 a.m. | Kelly Parsons
FORT LAUDERDALE — East Lake quarterback Jake Hudson sobbed. Eagles linebacker Carson Lydon trudged off the field, his head low. Tears fell as coach Bob Hudson guided his team into the locker room for the last time. East Lake’s second straight state semifinal appearance ended Friday night in a 45-7 ...
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Fri. Dec. 05, 2014 at 11:38 p.m. | Bob Putnam
BROOKSVILLE — Nature Coast maintained its undefeated mark and lead in Class 5A, District 7 in style. In front of its home crowd, the Sharks emerged with a dominant 53-16 victory over Pasco. Led by standout center Rita Jarque, who came in averaging 15 points, Nature Coast (7-1, 4-0) jumped ...
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Fri. Dec. 05, 2014 at 10:46 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
WESLEY CHAPEL — Freedom was in urgent need of a timeout after seeing a 16-point lead shrink to two. Coach Laurie Pacholke’s message was well received. And it helped to have Taylor Emery among those receiving it. “Be calm. Stay composed,” said Emery, who did just that with layups on ...
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Fri. Dec. 05, 2014 at 10:15 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Halftime couldn’t come soon enough for Indian Rocks Christian in its 54-16 loss to Lakeland Victory Christian. The Eagles gave up a touchdown pass with five seconds left in the second quarter of Friday’s Class 2A state final and trailed just 19-9. They needed to regroup and adjust in the ...
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Fri. Dec. 05, 2014 at 6:50 p.m. | Rodney Page
photo gallery ORLANDO — It would be understandable if Pinellas County high school coaches decided to petition the Florida High School Athletic Association to have the state championship football games moved out of Orlando’s Citrus Bowl. For the third time since 2011, a Pinellas team made it to the Citrus ...
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Fri. Dec. 05, 2014 at 6:12 p.m. | Rodney Page
PLANT CITY — The host Raiders finally notched their first-ever win against Strawberry Crest in Thursday’s battle of unbeaten Class 7A, District 7 rivals. Plant City improved to 7-0, 3-0 atop the district, and dropped the Chargers to 6-1, 2-1 with a decisive 55-38 victory. Strawberry Crest’s press backfired with ...
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Thu. Dec. 04, 2014 at 11:11 p.m. | Steve Lee
TAMPA – Last season, Tampa Prep beat Brooks DeBartolo four times, including in the Class 3A, District 7 championship game and in the region semifinals. That dominance continued Thursday as the Terrains took control early and cruised to a 75-49 victory over their toughest district challenger. Tampa Prep (3-0) remained ...
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Thu. Dec. 04, 2014 at 11:05 p.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG - Having now played every team in Class 7A, District 9 once, Northeast has clearly established itself as the team to beat. Thursday night against Seminole, the Vikings started slowly but eventually pulled away for a 74-45 district win. Zoi Thompson led Northeast with 18 points. Laura Fizell ...
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Thu. Dec. 04, 2014 at 10:01 p.m. | Rodney Page
NEW PORT RICHEY – In a game featuring two of the North Suncoast’s top scorers, it was a little surprising to see offense come at a premium. Whatever the strategy, Land O’Lakes continued its domination of River Ridge in a thrilling 33-31 victory Thursday night to extend its record against ...
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Thu. Dec. 04, 2014 at 9:51 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
East Lake has put together an impressive postseason resume the past four seasons with two trips to the region finals (2011-12), followed by two straight appearances in the state semifinals. During their recent success, the Eagles had the benefit of playing nearly every game within the confines of Tampa Bay, ...
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Thu. Dec. 04, 2014 at 7:28 p.m. | Bob Putnam
SEFFNER — After spending his sophomore football season at King High School, linebacker Kyheem Campbell transferred to Armwood in January. As soon as he arrived, coaches sent him straight to the weight room. At King, Campbell said, the weightlifting routine was a breeze. When he walked in for his first ...
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Thu. Dec. 04, 2014 at 6:56 p.m. | Kelly Parsons
