Hillsborough’s Bommakanti wins 3A-10 girls golf title
TAMPA – Sarvika Bommakanti had little time to participate in youth golf programs. That can happen when you’re an International Baccalaureate (IB) student — a Hillsborough High senior focusing on your...
View ArticleAbernathy bursts onto scene for Gators
Don’t judge a book by its cover, especially in cross country, where runners arrive in all shapes and sizes. Land O’ Lakes High’s long distance future appears to be in solid hands behind the diminutive...
View ArticleTalented Bulls team seeks another title run
WESLEY CHAPEL — Wiregrass Ranch High tennis coach Dave Wilson proudly wears the ring and positions the trophy on his desk. They’re both from the 2014 Class 3A state championship won by his boys team...
View ArticleWharton, Newsome lead way in big meet for local teams
TAMPA — It was a solid day for Tampa area competitors at Wednesday’s Class 4A-Region 2 track and field meet, from Riverview’s J’Nai Taylor (winner in the 100 and 200 meters), to Plant City’s Ty’china...
View ArticleSunlake’s Garcia honors military heroes
When Sunlake High softball coach Nelson Garcia came up with the idea last season to start an annual Wounded Warrior Project game, he was thinking of military personnel serving the country all around...
View ArticleBrandon goes unbeaten at Chiefs’ meet
TAMPA — Brandon made easy work of the competition at the Chamberlain 11-way meet that took place over two days. The Eagles went 10-0 in the meet that included Steinbrenner, Gaither, Durant and Wharton...
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 ArticleWrestling: Jesuit cruises to 2A-8 crown
TAMPA — Jesuit had five champions, four runners-up and had 12 wrestlers advance to regionals as the Tigers cruised to win the Class 2A-District 8 title with 232.5 points. Adam Lewis led Jesuit by...
View ArticleMoran strives for big goals for Wiregrass
Brenna Moran was built for running. Moran, 15, entered Saturday’s 25th annual Sunshine Athletic Conference cross country meet on her home turf in Wesley Chapel, ranked fourth among the 147 Pasco County...
View ArticleBrandon wrestling team puts 4th-place finish in perspective
BRANDON — It’s news any time Brandon High’s wrestling team loses, because Brandon almost always wins. The facts: The Eagles have won 27 state team titles, including 15 in a row. And, of course, they...
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 ArticlePerfect day earns Seidl high praise
WEEKI WACHEE — Belle-view rallied from a pair of early deficits before solving the host Weeki Wachee Hornets in the last of 36 bouts during Saturday night’s finals of the Weeki Wachee Duals IV, 44-25....
View ArticleBayshore, Cambridge roll in high school baseball
BROOKSVILLE — For the second year in a row, the Class 2A-District 7 tournament final at Hernando Christian Academy will feature two Hillsborough County teams. Top-seeded Bayshore Christian managed only...
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 ArticleWeightlifting: Sunlake’s Valdes has sights set on state title
At Sunlake High, 2013 alumnus and prolific lifter Alex Ruiz is spoken in terms of urban legend. For good reasons, her photo and records are featured prominently along the walls of the Seahawks’...
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 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 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 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 ArticleLake 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,...
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