Lake Gibson puts end to Brandon’s streak
SEFFNER — Lakeland Lake Gibson coach Danny Walker is 38 years old. For the first time in his life, Brandon is not the champion of his district. Lake Gibson captured Class 2A-District 7 on Saturday,...
View Article22 teams vie for title in fifth annual Lady Leopard Slam V
This weekend’s opening round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament isn’t the only topic of conversation near the water cooler. Locally, an ever-expanding 22-team Lady Leopard Slam V fast-pitch...
View ArticlePasco powers toward districts with SAC title
HUDSON — For a third consecutive winter, Pasco High turned Saturday’s Sunshine Athletic Conference wrestling tournament at Fivay into its personal launching pad for next week’s district meet. The...
View ArticleBrandon wins 26th straight title
BRANDON — Despite the mounting naysayers across the state, there was no gloom in the “Region of Doom,” aka the Class 2A-Region 2 Wrestling Tournament, for the host Brandon Eagles. At the conclusion of...
View ArticleNewsome gets past East Bay
GIBSONTON — The first 20 minutes of Friday’s Class 5A-District 6 final were filled with thuds. A thud, boot to ball from Newsome’s attack and a corresponding thud off the back of an East Bay defender....
View ArticleMoreno steps up in his third season
Across three seasons and his initial 16 cross country races, Wesley Chapel High junior Dominic Moreno could be simply labeled as a member of the long distance peloton. In bicycle racing, it refers to...
View ArticlePrep golf: Mitchell captures another SAC title
HUDSON — Mitchell continued its dominance in high school girls golf, capturing the Sunshine Athletic Conference Championship on Monday at The Links Golf Club. Their team score of 341 easily...
View ArticleWeightlifting: Lachicotte makes history for Academy at the Lakes
The genesis of Academy at the Lakes’ girls weightlifting program began at the behest last spring of right fielder Kennedy Van Zandt Lachicotte. With the support of athletic director Tom Haslam and...
View ArticleZephyrhills: RB Pickett working hard to make own name for himself
ZEPHYRHILLS — Entering his fifth season as the head coach at his alma mater, Reggie Roberts has had a slew of talented athletes wear an orange-and-black uniform. One of Pasco County’s best players,...
View ArticleFootball: Craig-Myers stars for Tampa Catholic
NEW PORT RICHEY— In the battle between coaches who both played at River Ridge, Tampa Catholic coach Mike Gregory was able to come out on top at his alma mater. Crusaders wide receiver Nate Craig-Myers...
View ArticleLand O’ Lakes overtakes Mitchell for 5th straight title
TRINITY — The pressure to win track and field conference and district titles at Land O’ Lakes is up there. That’s probably why, facing a 16-point deficit to Mitchell with three events to go, Gators...
View ArticleTribune All-Pasco Wrestling Team
First Team 106 — Chase Ayers, Pasco, Fr.: Sunshine Athletic Conference champion, placed third in district, fourth in regions, state qualifier, finished 42-16. 113 — Bryant Haire, Pasco, Sr.: SAC...
View ArticleTribune’s All-Pasco County Wrestling Team
First Team 106 — Nathan Napolitano, So., Gulf: 40 wins for the district champion and regional runner-up. 113 — John DeAugustino, Fr., Pasco: Had 49-11 record; missed out on being a state placer by one...
View ArticleBishop McLaughlin sets up all-Pasco baseball final
BROOKSVILLE — In an old-fashioned pitchers’ duel, Hernando High’s center fielder Tyler Ledington laid out for a sinking liner off the bat of Bishop McLaughlin senior Hunter Perez in the top of the...
View ArticleRiver Ridge second at Invite
NEW PORT RICHEY — For the second straight year, Punta Gorda Charlotte High dominated the Larry Disparti Law Group Invitational weightlifting meet Friday night at River Ridge. Last year, Charlotte...
View ArticlePasco golf preview: Mitchell coach has even bigger plans
TRINITY — Golf isn’t just a game for Bernie Rogan — it’s a way of life. “I call myself a bit of a golf rat,” the 58-year-old Rogan said. “Growing up, once I got hooked (on golf), it’s all I wanted to...
View ArticleGators, Mustangs girls are on a roll
It was arguably the best game Pasco County prep soccer has seen this season. It was the top two girls teams — Land O’ Lakes and Mitchell — and both had been rolling teams all season. In fact, the...
View ArticleNo medals for Pasco lifters in 2A
KISSIMMEE — Unlike the February FHSAA Girls Weightlifting State Finals when Pasco County crowned state champions on back-to-back days in Class 1A and 2A, the local boys lifters were unable to duplicate...
View ArticleZentmeyer, Guyton finish in top five
TALLAHASSEE — On a course built for speed under Saturday morning’s brutally cold 40-degree conditions, no Hillsborough County or Pasco County cross country teams returned home with either a first- or...
View ArticleWeightlifting: Dedication, effort pay off in gold for Wood
KISSIMMEE — For only the third time in 12 winters, Pasco County’s female weightlifters were represented with a state champion. On a day when Pasco County arrived with 24 entries at the 12th annual...
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