Tallahassee Chiles jumped out to a 4-0 lead after three innings and held off a late Armwood rally to beat the Hawks 4-2 in the Class 5A state baseball semifinals Monday at Tradition Field. ...more

May 25, 2009

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May 5, 2009

As expected, Jesuit's baseball team fell from the top spot in the ESPN RISE national poll after suffering its first loss to Sarasota last week, falling five spots to No. 6. However, the Tigers are not the only Hillsborough County program in the national Top 25 this week. The Alonso Ravens made a big jump from No. 31 to No. 20 in this week's poll, giving the county two national top 25 teams. Alonso secured a spot in the 2009 state playoffs after knocking off Countryside in a Class 6A-District 7 semifinal on Tuesday. ...more

April 29, 2009

Henson Heads Awards Recipients On the same day he scored 14 points in the McDonald's All-American game, John Henson of Sickles was named the Paul Straub Player of the Year at the annual Tampa Bay Basketball Coaches Association banquet. King coach Sam Lanier, who guided the Lions to their first state tournament appearance, was given the Doug Walker Coach of The Year award and King was named Team of the Year. ...more

April 2, 2009

Based solely upon stature, it may be easy to assume Casey Turgeon as simply a high-average, slap-it-around-the-field type hitter who will hurt you little with the long ball. If there is one thing Pinellas County opponents have learned since the Dunedin High School shortstop's freshman emergence last season, it is that such suppositions are far from reality. ...more

March 28, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Before this week, Land O' Lakes had hit only two home runs. But the Gators got two against Zephyrhills on Tuesday and hit two more in the first inning against River Ridge on Friday as they defeated the Royal Knights 12-2 to win the Class 5A-District 7 regular-season championship and earn the No. 1 seed in next month's district tournament. ...more

March 28, 2009

This week's baseball statistics ...more

March 27, 2009

Central shuts out Wesley Chapel 2-0 ...more

March 27, 2009

Tarpon Springs High proved there would be no letdown after Tuesday night's statement win over Class 5A, District 9 rival Dunedin by jumping on Countryside early for a 5-1 road victory. ...more

March 26, 2009

Chamberlain softball coach Bobby Diez says there's no specific formula for winning a state title. ...more

March 26, 2009