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  • Column: One pitch too many doesn't diminish a superb season

    Column: One pitch too many doesn't diminish a superb season FORT MYERS —  Despite passing the 100-pitch threshold,  David Paul still felt good. He had bulldogged his way through seven innings of Monday’s Class 3A state baseball semifinal. Struggled with his control at times. Worked into trouble, then right out of it. Through seven innings, he had stranded seven and ...
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    Mon. May 20, 2013 at 5:50 p.m. | John C. Cotey

  • Column: Cougars' success is no solo act

    Column: Cougars' success is no solo act photo gallery FORT MYERS — Hialeah American coach Ricky Gutierrez was right about a few things Friday. Yes, Durant pitcher Tyler Danish is a freak and something special. And indeed, Danish is Superman. And I suppose the Patriot coach was technically correct in saying Danish puts his pants on one ...
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    Fri. May 17, 2013 at 3:48 p.m. | John C. Cotey

  • Get ready: The Battle of the Bay is coming

    Get ready: The Battle of the Bay is coming It's on. On June 22, HomeTeam is teaming up with Ricky Sailor, the CEO of Unsigned Preps, to put on the first annual Battle of the Bay 7-on-7 tournament designed to crown the best team in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco or Hernando counties. The tourney ensures a county vs. county final to ...
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    Thu. May 16, 2013 at 7:25 p.m. | John C. Cotey

  • Column: Expecting the best at state baseball

    Column: Expecting the best at state baseball TAMPA — The question, as it often is with state high school baseball semifinals, is whether to throw your ace in the semifinal or save him for a potential title game matchup. Over the years, that question seems to get answered mostly like this: ace. Get there. Then worry about ...
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    Mon. May 13, 2013 at 7:32 p.m. | John C. Cotey

  • Recruiting roundup: Four more linemen you should know

    Recruiting roundup: Four more linemen you should know TAMPA — While big names like East Lake’s Mason Cole, Lakewood’s Isaiah Wynn and St. Petersburg Catholic’s Reilly Gibbons head up a class of offensive linemen that might be Tampa Bay’s best ever, the river of talent across the line of scrimmage this year is a deep one, running from ...
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    Sat. May 11, 2013 at 3:11 p.m. | John C. Cotey

    • Recruit: Jake Fruhmorgen
      Florida State University, University of Miami, Vanderbilt University

  • Column: Jesuit doesn't skimp on the drama

    Column: Jesuit doesn't skimp on the drama TAMPA Mason Warren looked up at Daddy on Friday night, a deep look of consternation on his face. He had just watched Leland Saile, one of the Jesuit High baseball players, dump a big old thing of Gatorade — a special mixture by trainer Chris Smith of lemon-lime and grape ...
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    Sat. May 11, 2013 at 12:24 a.m. | John C. Cotey

  • Vanderbilt busy in Tampa Bay Thursday, offers keep coming in for local footballers

    Vanderbilt busy in Tampa Bay Thursday, offers keep coming in for local footballers Offers reported via Twitter, text or phone call on Thursday, May 9 Marcus Applefield, OT, Weeki Wachee Offer(s): Vanderbilt, USF, UCF, FIU Comment: Recruitment of Applefield is taking off. Vandy is his first SEC offer. Deiondre Porter, QB, Jefferson Offer: Coastal Carolina Comment: Porter, who threw for 2,700 yards and 27 TDs, ...
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    Thu. May 09, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. | John C. Cotey

  • Reggie Twiggs signs with Hillsborough Community College

    Reggie Twiggs signs with Hillsborough Community College Brandon guard Reggie Twiggs has signed with Hillsborough Community College, says Eagles head coach Jamie Turner. Twiggs, a 6-3 combo guard for Brandon, will play point guard at HCC. Last season, the three-year starter averaged 11.8 points, 2.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds as the Eagles finished 18-9 and advanced to ...
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    Wed. May 08, 2013 at 1:42 p.m. | John C. Cotey

  • Region baseball semifinals roundup: Late miscues bring good fortune to CCC

    Region baseball semifinals roundup: Late miscues bring good fortune to CCC CLEARWATER — Nate Reed struck out the side in the fourth inning, then homered to tie the score and struck out the side again in the fifth. For a second, the Calvary Christian ace looked invincible. Then the sixth inning happened. A one-out error started a string of very fortunate ...
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    Tue. May 07, 2013 at 11:54 p.m. | John C. Cotey

  • 3A state track: Boca Ciega's Cook-Martin finally a golden girl

    3A state track: Boca Ciega's Cook-Martin finally a golden girl photo gallery JACKSONVILLE — In six days, Chaise Cook-Martin will announce which college she is attending this fall. But first things first. “I wanted to go into college with a state title,” said Cook-Martin. And Friday at the University of North Florida she made it so. In her fourth year ...
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    Fri. May 03, 2013 at 11:23 p.m. | John C. Cotey

  • Column: Bromell will surpass you in a flash (with video)

    Column: Bromell will surpass you in a flash (with video) JACKSONVILLE — It started with about 50 meters remaining in the 4x100-meter relay. And it started in the stands, where just about everyone was, umbrella or no umbrella, standing and braving a stiff wind and pelting rain. Whoomp …whoomp…whoomp… It’s a track tradition, this whoomping, and a warning of sorts ...
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    Fri. May 03, 2013 at 10:37 p.m. | John C. Cotey

  • Region baseball quarterfinals roundup: A pitch-perfect East Lake win

    Region baseball quarterfinals roundup: A pitch-perfect East Lake win EAST LAKE — East Lake’s Troy Strominger had seen curveballs and off-speed pitches all night, and hadn’t fared too well against them, going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts. But the last one he saw? He liked that one just fine. Strominger solidly drove a full-count curveball into left field to score ...
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    Fri. May 03, 2013 at 12:29 a.m. | John C. Cotey

  • Spring football primer: Year of the Lineman

    Spring football primer: Year of the Lineman When we went looking for the stars of 2013, we zipped right past the pretty-boy quarterbacks, the speedy running backs, the hard-hitting linebackers and the fancy-footed wide receivers and defensive backs. This year, they’ll be taking a back seat to those referred to, lovingly, by their coaches as the big ...
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    Tue. April 30, 2013 at 8:34 p.m. | John C. Cotey

  • Ohio State Buckeyes want Pasco's Nate Craig

    There has never been any question that Pasco freshman wide receiver Nate Craig would be one of the top recruits in the 2016 class. The only question has been, how long will it take? Answer: Not long. On Tuesday, Craig picked up his third, and biggest, offer when the Ohio ...
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    Tue. April 30, 2013 at 6:18 p.m. | John C. Cotey

    • Recruit: Nate Craig
      Ohio State University, Texas Tech, University of Massachusetts

  • Column: A word of advice makes a world of difference

    Column: A word of advice makes a world of difference Tyler Danish says one day, preferably in the middle of a long and successful career pitching in the major leagues, he’ll sit his kids down and tell them the story of why he throws the way he does. It goes like this: It’s sophomore year, and catcher Luke Heyer and ...
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    Mon. April 29, 2013 at 7:43 p.m. | John C. Cotey

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