TBO Prep Sports

College life has matured Hendrix

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Life in New Mexico for Tyrone Hendrix has been, well, different. And it has little to do with him seeing snow for the first time last fall.

Parents feel cheated by AAU director

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:35:40 EDT

Several Tampa area parents are hoping to retrieve the $300 they each spent to register their sons with a local boys basketball summer travel team organized by a man with a lengthy criminal background.

San Antonio takes aim at state title in baseball

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This group of baseball players has seen them before - the state playoffs.

Land O' Lakes Majors rely on pitching, defense

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

LAND O' LAKES - Usually a coach enjoys talking about the offensive side of a team. Not Earl Evans.

FHSAA board rescinds cuts to athletic contests

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:11:00 EDT

The Florida High School Athletic Association Board of Directors on Wednesday voted unanimously (15-0) to rescind its previous policy passed in April to reduce the number of athletic contests in most sports for the next two years.

TC's Green selected for ESPN RISE event

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:13:00 EDT

The Tampa Catholic senior will compete against some of the nation's best skill positions players.

Spoto High coach suspended after prostitution charge

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:33:00 EDT

Spoto High School baseball coach Larry Benton has been suspended without pay after a June 26 arrest on a misdemeanor charge of soliciting someone to commit prostitution.

USF wants school to explain athlete's grade changes

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:18:00 EDT

The University of South Florida has asked Pasco County school officials to explain "an unusual number" of grade changes on the transcript of a recent graduate USF recruited to play sports. Robert Spatig, USF's director of undergraduate admissions, outlined and questioned the nine grade changes in letters last month to Pasco school Superintendent Heather Fiorentino and Wesley Chapel High School principal Andrew Frelick.

Hernando judge to hear youth league dispute

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:06:00 EDT

A county judge will be asked today to place a Spring Hill baseball team back into the running for the state championship.

FHSAA board will decide on cuts today

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:33:15 EDT

A gender equity lawsuit has backed the Florida High School Athletic Association into a corner.

Plant duo named to U.S. team

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Even after having been named to the U.S. Junior National Rowing team for the past two seasons, the thrill of being selected hasn't worn off for Plant's Molly Hamrick.

Armwood's Powers commits to UF

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:07:00 EDT

Armwood High rising senior baseball player Zack Powers had a handful of scholarship offers from Division I programs, but was unsure of which one to accept.

Jesuit left-hander Gibson to play baseball at Florida

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:53:00 EDT

Gibson was a Tribune All-Hillsborough County first team pick this past season as a junior.

Father of slain high school star gets probation in battery case

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:51:00 EDT

The father of slain Jefferson High football star Cedric "C.J." Mills pleaded no contest today to a misdemeanor charge of beating a teen who allegedly bragged about killing his son.

Hillsborough wins 7-on-7 title

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Last season hasn't sat well with Hillsborough High's Tarean Austin. The Terriers didn't make the playoffs for the first time in 16 years and that has driven the senior quarterback. His team's 20-6 victory against Punta Gorda Charlotte in Sunday's USF Sling & Shoot 7-on-7 tournament is a step in the right direction, he said, in returning Hillsborough to prominence.

Stacking the deck with prep players?

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Jefferson High School football coach Mike Fenton was recently enjoying a quiet Sunday at home when a text message from a player jolted him out of his relaxed state.

Dad: It's grades, not numbers

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Carlton Gunn knows plenty of people will roll their eyes in disbelief, but he says academics was the primary reason his youngest son transferred to Hillsborough High School from Middleton.

River Ridge Middle's McCann not intimidated in dojo or classroom

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Bullying is an age-old issue, and it is dealt with by many schools across the nation. If there are any bullies at River Ridge Middle School, here's a piece of advice: steer clear of Sara McCann.

In Miami-Dade, panel decides who transfers

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Hillsborough County isn't the first school district in Florida with an abundance of student-athlete transfers.

Hillsborough athletes were on the move

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Hillsborough County had at least 43 high school football players change schools since January.