Posts by Nathan Cowan
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Softball: Palm Harbor University prevails 15-14 in 10-inning tournament finale
CLEARWATER — The Palm Harbor University Hurricanes and the East Lake Eagles are used to playing tight contests. But they never expected to have a game like the one they played in the final of the Lady Canes Spring Tournament on Saturday night at the Eddie C. Moore Complex.Logyn Lilley ...
Read moreSat. March 10, 2012 at 9:43 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Girls region basketball: Dunbar gives Barons lift in 3A semifinal
ST. PETERSBURG — St. Petersburg Catholic guard Brittney Dunbar and her six fellow seniors weren’t ready to end their high school careers. In their fourth game against Indian Rocks Christian, Dunbar scored 25 as the Barons came from behind Tuesday to win 51-45. “Dunbar came up big tonight,” Barons coach ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 15, 2012 at 12:39 a.m. | Nathan Cowan
Boys basketball: Green Devils stay step ahead of Pirates
GULFPORT — St. Petersburg spotted host Boca Ciega a 2-0 lead because of a technical foul before the game started. That was the only time the Green Devils trailed as they held off a furious rally and won 73-67. St. Petersburg started the game with an 8-0 run behind 3s ...
Read moreFri. Dec. 09, 2011 at 7:28 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Canterbury 36, Naples St. John Neumann 8
ST. PETERSBURG — P.J. Franklin emerged from the large shadow of Brent O'Neal to lead Canterbury past Naples St. John Neumann 36-8 in Friday's Class 2A region quarterfinal.O'Neal, who entered with 1,867 rushing yards, 355 receiving yards and 33 touchdowns, played only a few snaps. The Crusaders did not disclose ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 18, 2011 at 9:52 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Largo 42, Gibbs 21
ST. PETERSBURG — With Largo tuning up for the playoffs and Gibbs closing its season, both teams wanted to finish the regular season on a high note. Largo dominated from the start Friday en route to a 42-21 victory."Tonight was a night to get rid of the mistakes," Packers running ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 11, 2011 at 9:54 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Bradenton Lakewood Ranch 35, Osceola 28
SEMINOLE — With a playoff berth on the line Friday, Osceola fell to Bradenton Lakewood Ranch 35-28. "We fought hard and kept coming back," Warriors coach George Palmer said. "We've struggled for a number of years, but we have good kids who work hard."Osceola (3-6, 2-3 Class 6A, District 7) ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 04, 2011 at 9:08 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Tarpon Springs 31, Boca Ciega 0
GULFPORT — Tarpon Springs and Boca Ciega spent the first half Friday in a defensive struggle. In the second half behind two Kenny Blanch touchdown passes, the Spongers rolled up 28 points en route to a 31-0 victory."I actually liked the first half," Spongers coach Ron Hawn said. "We got ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 28, 2011 at 9:39 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Largo 35, Boca Ciega 20
GULFPORT — Derrick Doss took the opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown then ran and threw for touchdowns to lead the Packers. "He's a beast," Largo coach Rick Rodriguez said. The defense, which allowed 218 yards, kept Boca Ciega in it. In the second quarter, the Pirates tied it ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 21, 2011 at 9:16 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Lakewood 60, Lennard 26
ST. PETERSBURG — After a first half that saw Lennard stay with Lakewood (6-0, 5-0) step for step, the Spartans outscored the Longhorns 20-0 in the third quarter Friday en route to a 60-26 victory."We've got to start fast and not put ourselves in bad situations," Spartans coach Cory Moore ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 14, 2011 at 9:31 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Canterbury 26, Carrollwood Day 20
ST. PETERSBURG — Canterbury coach Bill Jones wants his team to control its destiny. Behind 250 yards and two touchdowns from Brent O’Neal, the Crusaders beat Carrollwood Day 26-20. “We want to leave the tiebreakers and one-quarter playoffs out of it,” Jones said. “If we lose we’re out.” CDS (3-3, ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 07, 2011 at 10:43 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Countryside 24, Palm Harbor University 21
photo gallery PALM HARBOR — The Countryside Cougars take pride in their regular-season winning streak. On Friday night it took Ryan Yates’ 1-yard touchdown run with 41 seconds left to extend it to 20 games as the Cougars edged Palm Harbor University 24-21. “We just took the best team in ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 01, 2011 at 1:13 a.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Countryside 51, Seminole 0
CLEARWATER — Countryside (4-0) fumbled on its first play of the game Friday. That was one of the Cougars' few mistakes as they steamrolled Seminole 51-0 in the district opener for both teams."We don't play down to a lot of teams," Cougars coach Jared Davis said. "In games like this, ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 23, 2011 at 8:03 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Canterbury 12, Admiral Farragut 10
ST. PETERSBURG — Canterbury quarterback Jake Holsinger and his fellow seniors had never beaten Admiral Farragut — until Friday. On their last try, the Crusaders pulled off a 12-10 upset . “I had a feeling all week that we could do this,” Holsinger said. “This win means everything to us.” ...
Read moreSat. Sept. 17, 2011 at 1:22 a.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Northeast 14, Anclote 6
ST. PETERSBURG — In a game that was as sloppy as the field and the weather, Northeast outlasted Anclote 14-6 Friday night.Neither team gained more than 100 yards of total offense as the wet and muddy conditions wreaked havoc."We knew the offense was going to be sloppy," Vikings coach Mike ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 09, 2011 at 7:52 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Palm Harbor University 26, Clearwater 14
PALM HARBOR — PHU coach Matt LePain wore two band-aids after head-butting his players before the game. The Hurricanes got the message and jumped to a 10-point first-quarter lead en route to a 26-14 victory."I haven't had these in a while," LePain said of his wounds. "I was so pumped, ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 02, 2011 at 8:45 p.m. | Nathan Cowan