Archive for April, 2016

Hillsborough won its fifth in a row as it survived a battle with King to win 5-4 on Wednesday in a 7A-8 semifinal…

Led by pitcher Joey Jimpie and a six-run outburst in the first two innings, the Vikings outlasted the Warriors 6-1 and advanced to the district finals…

Casey Keller struck out 11 and allowed one hit as he handcuffed Tampa Prep to allow the Buccaneers to advance to Friday’s championship…

Mitchell rallied for three runs in the sixth to get past Sunlake and move on to the 7A-10 championship Friday against Northeast…

Northeast scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth to break a tie and beat Dixie Hollins 6-5 on Tuesday in a 7A-10 quarterfinal…

The Durant Cougars defeated the Sharks 1-0 to advance to the district championship game behind Jonah Scolaro’s no-hitter…

The Hawks got a complete game effort from David Rodriguez and scored three runs in the third to help them defeat the Pirates 4-2 in district playoff action…

Jordan Lala and Anthony Enriquez each scored a pair of runs for the Crusaders on their way to a 7-0 win over the Phoenix in playoff action…

The Tigers continued their dominance of 6A-8 by shutting out the Spartans behind solid pitching and a potent offense in district playoff action…

The Dragons staged a late game rally against the Knights but fell just shy of the comeback in a 6-3 district playoff defeat…

Keswick held a lead early on but an impressive Canterbury rally put them one-out from victory until Keswick forced extra innings and walked-off in the ninth…

All Saints Academy survived a battle with Carrollwood Day in a 3A-4 quarterfinal Monday, scoring in the top of the 11th and holding on to win 10-9…

The Bulls received contributions all over the batting order to keep the Indians at bay 5-2 in an 8A-6 quarterfinal on Monday night…

Keswick Christian, Bayshore Christian and Seven Rivers Christian all secured lopsided victories to open the 2A-5 tournament on Monday…

IMG Academy Black ended the regular season on a strong note, defeating Merritt Island 2-1 on Friday…

Patrick Puentes pitched a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts as Hillsborough rallied to beat Berekely Prep 3-1 on Thursday…

Several programs with rich playoff history lead a deep pack of serious contenders in Class 5A, with many of HSBN’s top-ranked programs leading the charge…

Tough competition and fierce battles are hallmarks of Class 4A, which is made up of districts from top to bottom featuring lots of scrappy teams that fight until the end…

Braden River rebounded from Tuesday’s loss as it came up with two runs in the bottom of the seventh to defeat Bayshore 2-1 on Wednesday…

In a classification that is loaded at the top, Archbishop McCarthy, HSBN’s #1 team, will be looking for their sixth state title in seven years…

Some districts are clear-cut, but in Class 3A, it’s hard to tell who’s going to come out on top with all of the districts featuring good competition…