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Region softball roundup: Shorecrest notches 12th win in a row
ST. PETERSBURG — Shorecrest pounded out 17 hits and scored at least a run in every inning of a 13-3, five-inning mercy-rule win over Bradenton St. Stephen’s in Wednesday’s Class 3A region quarterfinal. It was the 12th straight win for the Chargers. Shorecrest pitcher Raquel Galinski scattered three hits and ...
Read moreWed. April 24, 2013 at 11:08 p.m. | Rodney Page
District baseball roundup: East Lake's three hits enough to reach final
TARPON SPRINGS — East Lake did not play its best game of the season Tuesday against North Port in the semifinals of the Class 8A, District 8 tournament. Or its second best. Or even third best. But the effort was more than enough to beat the No. 4 seed Bobcats ...
Read moreWed. April 24, 2013 at 12:12 a.m. | Rodney Page
Baseball: East Lake enjoys PCAC title
TARPON SPRINGS — Winning a PCAC championship is not the ultimate goal for teams representing the north and south divisions. But that was hard to tell Friday after East Lake’s convincing 12-2 win over Pinellas Park. The Eagles (21-3) were all smiles and posed for pictures with the championship trophy ...
Read moreSat. April 20, 2013 at 12:14 a.m. | Rodney Page
District baseball: Seminole buoyed by big wins, baffled by losses
As district tournaments crank up next week, perhaps no team is more of a mystery than Seminole. The Warhawks have the senior leadership and pitching depth to make a legitimate run at the Class 7A state championship. That was evident in wins over Venice and Jesuit, both nationally ranked teams. ...
Read moreFri. April 19, 2013 at 9:24 p.m. | Rodney Page
Pinellas: Final regular-season baseball super 7, stats
Baseball super seven Records through Thursday 1. East Lake (20-3): Eagles won the PCAC north and did not lose a regular-season game against a Pinellas opponent. 2. Seminole (19-6): Go to Jesuit and beat the then-national No. 1? That’s good enough to jump into the No. 2 spot. 3. Clearwater ...
Read moreFri. April 19, 2013 at 6:14 p.m. | Rodney Page
Lakeside Christian's Caleb Coffman signs with Southeastern University
Lakeside Christian’s Caleb Coffman has signed a letter of intent to play football at Southeastern University, an NAIA school in Lakeland. Coffman played seven-man football for Lakeside Christian and rushed for more than 1,500 yards, threw for more than 1,300 yards and threw 17 touchdowns in his senior year.
Read moreFri. April 19, 2013 at 2:38 p.m. | Rodney Page
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Recruit: Caleb Coffman
Southeastern University
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Recruit: Caleb Coffman
State tennis: Defending champ knocks out St. Pete's Ambrozy
St. Petersburg freshman Adam Ambrozy ran into a tough opponent Thursday morning in the Class 4A individual singles tournament at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs. Ambrozy lost 6-1, 6-1 to Orlando Olympia’s Sebastian Beltrame. Before Thursday, Ambrozy had won all of his district, region and state tournament matches in straight ...
Read moreThu. April 18, 2013 at 9:15 p.m. | Rodney Page
East Lake's Shelby Younger signs with Pfeiffer University
East Lake outside hitter/defensive specialist Shelby Younger has signed with Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, N.C. Younger was a Times' all-county and PCAC honorable mention. She was part of East Lake's 2011 state championship team and also helped lead the Eagles to a Class 8A region final in 2012. Younger currently ...
Read moreThu. April 18, 2013 at 9:20 a.m. | Rodney Page
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Recruit: Shelby Younger
Pfeiffer University
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Recruit: Shelby Younger
State tennis: Bogie's Stefan brings home Pinellas' first overall title since 1998
Boca Ciega’s Dan Stefan became the first Pinellas County tennis player to win an overall state singles championship since 1998, and he did it in convincing style. Stefan defeated Gainesville’s Zachary Goldberg 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 on Wednesday morning at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs to claim the Class 3A No. ...
Read moreWed. April 17, 2013 at 4:41 p.m. | Rodney Page
Area athletes named to FHSAA academic all-state team
The Florida High School Athletic Association named 24 student-athletes to its 2013 academic all-state team, and four Tampa Bay athletes made the cut. Shorecrest’s Jeremy Reiskind was a four-year player on the soccer team and also earned letters in football, track and field and bowling. He has a 3.98 grade ...
Read moreWed. April 17, 2013 at 12:13 p.m. | Rodney Page
Lakewood's Tianah Alvarado re-opens recruiting
Lakewood forward Tianah Alvarado, the Times' Pinellas County player of the year, has been released from her scholarship at Seton Hall and will re-open her recruiting. Alvarado has a visit planned this weekend to the University of Mississippi. "Tianah talked with (new) Seton Hall coach (Tony) Bozzella and he said he ...
Read moreWed. April 17, 2013 at 10:13 a.m. | Rodney Page
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Recruit: Tianah Alvarado
University of Mississippi
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Recruit: Tianah Alvarado
State tennis: Bogie's Stefan nets overall singles title in Class 3A
Boca Ciega junior Dan Stefan decided to play high school tennis for the first time this season. It is proving to be a good decision. Stefan, who plays on the USTA junior circuit and is ranked 19th in the state, won the Class 3A individual singles championship at Sanlando Park ...
Read moreTue. April 16, 2013 at 4:44 p.m. | Rodney Page
State tennis: Bogie's Stefan on to semifinals
Boca Ciega junior Dan Stefan won his first-round singles match Monday at the Class 3A state tournament at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs. As the top seed in the individual tournament, Stefan received a bye in the first round. He then defeated Reece Acree of Pensacola Booker 6-4, 6-2. Stefan ...
Read moreMon. April 15, 2013 at 10:01 p.m. | Rodney Page
FABC honors Lakewood's Tunsil, Jesuit's Goldman
Lakewood girls basketball coach Necole Tunsil and Jesuit boys basketball coach Neal Goldman have been named 5A coaches of the year by the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches. A banquet will be held April 28 at Tampa Prep to honor the coaches. Tunsil led Lakewood to a 24-7 season and ...
Read moreMon. April 15, 2013 at 1:04 p.m. | Rodney Page
SPC coach Scottie Miller earns win No. 400
St. Petersburg Catholic baseball coach Scottie Miller earned win No. 400 on Thursday night, a 5-2 victory over Canterbury. Miller then got win No. 401 Friday night over Admiral Farragut, 16-0. He was presented with a banner by the team on Friday, which was senior night at the school. "I ...
Read moreFri. April 12, 2013 at 9:28 p.m. | Rodney Page