Concussions like this one ex-Hillsborough High star Terrence Mitchell suffered back in 2008 are scary stuff. But how soon do you let a kid return to action? Many states are adopting laws to better protect youth athletes, but Florida's not quite there yet. [Daniel Wallace]
![Former Pasco High star Domonic Brown makes good in his first game with the Phillies Wednesday, finishing 2-for-3 with a pair or RBIs and two runs scored. [Associated Press]](http://hometeam.s3.amazonaws.com:80/top-box%2FAP_PXS104_DIAMONDBACKS_PHIL.JPG "In the majors")
![Former Rays pitcher Seth McClung will try to turn around the girls basketball program at Pinellas Park. The team went 0-15 last season. [Dirk Shadd]](http://hometeam.s3.amazonaws.com:80/top-box%2FSP_248052_SHAD_RAYS_16.JPG "Ex-Ray now a coach")
![While the move may or may not have been harmonious, Shayna Munson is out as Hudson volleyball coach and now at PHU coaching JV, while Courtney Newton takes over the Cobras. [Brendan Fitterer]](http://hometeam.s3.amazonaws.com:80/top-box%2FPT_310511_FITT_volley_2.JPG "Volleyball moves")
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McCullers helping USA U-18 team into medal round
Posted on Friday, July 30, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.
Jesuit junior baseball player Lance McCullers, playing for the USA U-18 National Team in the IBAF World Junior (AAA) Championships in Canada, took part in a fireworks show that put Team USA into today's medal round. McCullers hit a pinch-hit, opposite-field grand slam as part of a 16-0 win over France on Wednesday to finish ...
Countryside looking sporty with new logo
Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 2:33 p.m.
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For now, Marino's the man at Freedom
Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 11:58 a.m.
First-year Freedom coach Tchecoy Blount confirmed today rising senior quarterback Dominic Marino, engaged in an offseason battle with junior-to-be Jon Economou for the starting job, will be atop the Patriots' depth chart entering the preseason. Blount said Marino, a 5-foot-11 Leto transfer who threw for 700 yards in a run-heavy Falcons offense last year, produced ...
Q&A with Plant quarterback Phillip Ely
Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 10:25 a.m.
Quite literally, the Plant Panthers' most grounded player has spent a majority of the summer with his head in the clouds. At an exhaustive clip, undefeated starting quarterback Phillip Ely has been jetting from Knoxville to the Northwest, Clemson to California. His itinerary has included national seven-on-seven events (in Oregon), elite quarterback showcases (in California), ...
Concussion statistics in high school athletes still hard to monitor
Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 7:47 p.m.
TAMPA — Throughout his football career, former Pasco High School quarterback Ben Alford played through broken fingers and torn hip flexors. Pain was just a part of the game, so a headache was never enough to keep him off the field. A year ago, at the age of 24, Alford, who played professional indoor football, ...
Former Pasco star Domonic Brown called up to the Phillies (UPDATE: 12:25 p.m.)
Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 2:25 p.m.
A former North Suncoast star impressed even the most critical fans Wednesday night in his Major League debut. Former Pasco star Domonic Brown was called up Wednesday to the Philadelphia Phillies after Shane Victorino was placed on the disabled list. Brown, 22, has long been considered the Phillies' top prospect and made his debut memorable ...
Injured Wharton star Fisher eyeing comeback
Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 12:18 p.m.
Ten months after fracturing his neck during a kickoff return, Wharton rising senior Xavier Fisher could be on the verge of a comeback. Fisher, forced to wear a halo brace for three months after the injury, is competing with the Wildcats in seven-on-seven action this summer and might be released for full contact when preseason ...
Wharton's breakthrough summer continues
Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 11:42 a.m.
Granted, a great chasm exists between touch and tackle football. But if the former is any sign at all, Wharton appears poised to rebound in a big way in the latter in 2010. Two days after an eye-opening performance at USF's Sling 'n Shoot, the Wildcats went 6-0 to capture the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ...
Countryside's Halter shines at kicking camps
Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 10:51 a.m.
Countryside is known as Placekicking High for its penchant for producing quality players at that position. After all, the Cougars have had six kickers go on to college in the past nine seasons. Ryan Halter appears to be the next in a long line of impressive kickers. Halter, who is taking over kicking duties from ...
Pinellas Park hires ex-Ray Seth McClung to coach girls basketball
Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 6:04 p.m.
Seth McClung, who pitched for the Rays in two stints from 2003 to 07, has been hired as the new girls basketball coach at Pinellas Park. McClung, a fifth-round pick of the Rays in 1999, pitched as a starter and reliever. He was traded to the Brewers on July 27th, 2007 for Grant Balfour. He ...
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Recruiting
Ely, Posada looking at Aug. 11 for decision; Wilder Jr. not as sure
Friday, July 30, 2010 at 2:13 p.m.The when-will-they-commit saga of Plant's hot recruiting trinity -- quarterback Phillip Ely, offensive lineman Tony ...
Jefferson's Mills receives second Big Ten offer
Friday, July 30, 2010 at 1:36 p.m.Jefferson senior safety Rodney Mills has received his second scholarship offer from a Big Ten ...
Seminole's Krehbiel commits to USF
Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 12:31 p.m.Seminole’s Joey Krehbiel, the Times' Pinellas County baseball player of the year, has committed to ...
Hillsborough soccer standout Morse commits to Furman
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 8:45 p.m.Hillsborough junior midfielder Alexa Morse has committed to Furman University, her father Craig said Tuesday evening. ...
Vavlas, Donovan among six Spongers going to college
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 4:37 p.m.Former Tarpon Springs linebacker Kostas Vavlas and offensive lineman Kevin Donovan have decided to accept ...
Tarpon Springs alum Woods off to PHCC
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 4:27 p.m.Former Tarpon Springs standout Bobby Woods, one of the most prolific hitters in Pinellas County ...
East Carolina is favorite of Hillsborough's Lovett
Monday, July 26, 2010 at 5:08 p.m.Hillsborough senior receiver Charles Lovett sees himself as a school where he will have the ...
Cincy the favorite for Dragons' Moore
Monday, July 26, 2010 at 11:58 a.m.Jefferson receiver Chris Moore, still recovering from recent hernia surgery, said Monday that Cincinnati is ...
Harrell to visit N.C. State
Monday, July 26, 2010 at 10:26 a.m.Sporting a new, military-style haircut, Jesuit RB/MLB Anthony Harrell said Sunday he plans to visit ...
Decision day drawing near for Plant trio
Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 3:31 p.m.The Plant football team's trio of highly touted recruits -- running back James Wilder Jr., ...
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