By Andy Villamarzo
Hernando Sun sports staff writer
NEW ORLEANS- When the sports world found out about the addition of Tom Brady to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, many wondered what kind of team that would elevate the franchise to. A .500 club, one and done playoff team?
Amidst the crazy 2020 year we’ve just had, some great opportunities have opened up for a few players on Hernando High’s girls basketball team. Covid-19 has caused complications for sports of all kinds, but to push through and prosper is what Hernando County knows best and continues to do.
by TIM GORDON
Can a defensive battle be exciting? In a sporting ecosystem that places a value on offense, is there any place left for defense? More and more, the answer seems to be “no.”
On a night when it seemed that everyone else in the country was watching the results from yet another election that has captivated the nation, it was actually very nice to be watching basketball. A vote for basketball is always a winning proposition and, on this night, there were storylines galore.
TAMPA- All the Tampa Bay Buccaneers needed to do was defeat the Atlanta Falcons this past Sunday in order to lock up the No. 5 seed in the NFC Conference playoffs.The Buccaneers defeated the A. Falcons’ team two weeks prior in Atlanta 31-27, behind a masterful performance from quarterback Tom Brady.
Okay, 2020 is coming to a merciful end and it’s been a chaotic year for everyone around the country, including our Hernando County faithful. The sports world has been affected just like everything else and the Hernando County sports scene was one that saw many feel-good stories throughout the year. Whether it was football, baseball, softball, basketball, cross country, swimming, you name it, there was plenty of memories to go around for people to talk about.
Wednesday night’s culmination of Nature Coast’s annual Christmas tournament was both entertaining and anticlimactic—all at the same time. Nature Coast won the opening tip, but the visiting Plant City Raiders were in control the whole way.
