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Wiregrass Ranch hockey team shuts out Land O Lakes 10-0 for second win at AdventHealth Center Ice by Steve Lee

Just a few years ago, the Wiregrass Ranch High club hockey team was a perennial title contender and ranked among the best teams in the Tampa Bay area. More recently, however, the Bulls have been in somewhat of a rebuilding mode. Last Friday night, struggling Wiregrass Ranch and upstart [...]

Host Land O’ Lakes High School wins top cheer leading awards in Best of Pasco By Steve Lee

Best of Pasco, a Sunshine Athletic Conference cheerleading competition in its 19th year, was held last Saturday at the Land O’ Lakes gym and the home squad won out. The Gators claimed two titles, winning in the All-Girls and Overall categories while Hudson won the Co-ed championship [...]

Hilton Garden Inn Tampa - Wesley Chapel Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

Hilton Garden Inn Tampa - Wesley Chapel celebrated its one-year anniversary in Wesley Chapel. There was a big ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the momentous event, courtesy of the North Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce. There was also great food and Happy Hour. [...]

Pasco HS Defeats Land O’Lakes 35-14 and other High School Football Action by Steve Lee

Friday, Aug 30, 2019 | On Target Page: Land O'Lakes, Land O'Lakes High School, Pasco High School, All Sports
Land O’ Lakes and Pasco had to continue their season opener on Monday due to a problem with lights at John Benedetto Stadium. The Pirates, coming off a 2-8 season and seeking their first playoff spot since 2013, defeated the Gators 35-14. Pasco was led by Malcolm Gibbs, who ran for 115 yards and a touchdown. Ethan [...]

Congratulations Pasco Stars SONA Softball Tournament National Champions

Wednesday, Aug 28, 2019 | On Target Page: Greater Pasco County, All Sports

The Pasco Stars left for the SONA Softball Tournament in Nashville, and everyone wished them good luck, safe travels, and bring home the Gold! And bring home the gold they did. Our Pasco Stars Softball team were on a roll, they had a nail biter against Ontario, Canada. They took the game, [...]

Pasco County to build new Special Needs Playground Park for kids with help from Lennar Foundation, the Rotary Club of Wesley Chapel and AdventHealth Wesley Chapel

As a father of three and a youth soccer, baseball and flag football coach, Pasco County Commissioner Mike Moore said he has spent "sometimes five or six days a week'' at the Wesley Chapel District Park. Beyond the chalk lines and turf, he noticed a void. Pasco County does not have an [...]

AdventHealth Center Ice Hosts Lightning’s Youth Hockey Camp, in Wesley Chapel by Steve Lee

By Steve Lee WESLEY CHAPEL — The last of a summer-long series of youth hockey camps run by the Tampa Bay Lightning took place last week at AdventHealth Center Ice. Lightning alumni and skaters working in the team’s community development program hit the ice to work with local boys and girls. That’s right, girls too. Wesley [...]

The American Warriors, Club wrestling tourney comes to Wiregrass Ranch in Pasco County By Steve Lee

Second-year Wiregrass Ranch High wrestling coach Jamey Ketler established his own club wrestling program after realizing that one did not exist in Pasco County. The American Warriors, comprised mostly of wrestlers from central and east Pasco, completed their second season last Saturday. In a joint effort, the high [...]

Pasco PAL Jamboree Kickoff the 2019 Football & Cheerleaders Season at Starkey Ranch District Park, in Odessa by Steve Lee

The Land O’ Lakes Gators, Wesley Chapel Bulls and Wiregrass Lions helped kick off the 2019 season last Saturday for the Pasco Athletic League’s youth football and cheerleading program. They were in the PAL Jamboree at Starkey Ranch District Park. “It gives everybody an opportunity to see [...]

2019 Sunshine State Games Ice Hockey Championship Tournament at AdventHealth Center Ice, in Wesley Chapel

The 2019 Sunshine State Games Ice Hockey Championship Tournament was held at AdventHealth Center Ice, in Wesley Chapel. Partnering with Florida’s Sports Coast to put on the event, the SSG Championships fielded three divisions consisting of U10, U12, and U14 squads [...]

Pasco-Hernando State College makes semifinals of D-II College World Series by Steve Lee

Pasco-Hernando State College was well-prepared for the adversity it faced in the Division II College World Series. Down a game and having to climb out of the loser’s bracket the Bobcats knew full well what they were facing. It was the same scenario PHSC found itself in during the [...]

Gators defeat Wildcats 8-3 for third straight district baseball title By Steve Lee

DADE CITY— Land O’ Lakes got a solid start from Brian Holiday and the bats came alive for an 8-3 win over Wesley Chapel in the Class 6A, District 7 baseball final on May 8. That gave the Gators their third straight district title while the Wildcats earned their first playoff berth since 2015. Holiday, a sophomore right-hander, allowed [...]

Wiregrass Ranch High School Football Recognizes Culver's of Wesley Chapel for their Generous Support

Tuesday, May 07, 2019 | On Target Page: New Tampa, Wesley Chapel, Wiregrass Ranch High School, All Sports
Wiregrass Ranch Bulls Head Coach Mark Kantor presents Culvert’s owner Marty Roeske with an Official Bull’s Game jersey in recognition of their generous support!

All the folks at Culver’s in Wiregrass / Wesley Chapel are proud to support local education and community building programs that strengthen our friends and [...]

Land O’ Lakes High School Lady Gators rally for 3-2 comeback win over Wesley Chapel Lady Wildcats in District Softball Final By Steve Lee

Down to their last out and trailing Wesley Chapel by a narrow 2-1 margin, the host Gators looked like they might have to settle entering the playoffs as a district runner-up. Callie Turner’s two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning changed that thought, leading Land O’ Lakes to a 3-2 win for [...]

Land O' Lakes Weatherford brothers come home. Story by Katherine Smith of Baynews 9

The name Weatherford is synonymous with Land O’ Lakes football. “This is family, so it feels like we’re at home,” Drew Weatherford said. A Weatherford lined up under center for the Gators 11-consecutive years. [...]

Before NHL Drops the Puck on 2018-2019 Season NHL All Stars Players Train at FH Center Ice in Wesley Chapel

WESLEY CHAPEL — One way to lure local hockey players — who play in youth and adult leagues alike — is to continue to expand and stay in the limelight. At Florida Hospital Center Ice, which is the largest hockey complex in the southeastern U.S., owner Gordie Zimmerman is doing just that [...]

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