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 ...
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Wed. April 24, 2013 at 11:08 p.m. | Rodney Page
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 ...
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Wed. April 24, 2013 at 12:12 a.m. | Rodney Page
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 ...
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Sat. April 20, 2013 at 12:14 a.m. | Rodney Page
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. ...
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Fri. April 19, 2013 at 9:24 p.m. | Rodney Page
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 ...
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Fri. April 19, 2013 at 6:14 p.m. | Rodney Page
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.
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Fri. April 19, 2013 at 2:38 p.m. | Rodney Page
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 ...
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Thu. April 18, 2013 at 9:15 p.m. | Rodney Page
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 ...
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Thu. April 18, 2013 at 9:20 a.m. | Rodney Page
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. ...
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Wed. April 17, 2013 at 4:41 p.m. | Rodney Page
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 ...
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Wed. April 17, 2013 at 12:13 p.m. | Rodney Page
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 ...
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Wed. April 17, 2013 at 10:13 a.m. | Rodney Page
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 ...
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Tue. April 16, 2013 at 4:44 p.m. | Rodney Page
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 ...
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Mon. April 15, 2013 at 10:01 p.m. | Rodney Page
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 ...
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Mon. April 15, 2013 at 1:04 p.m. | Rodney Page
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 ...
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Fri. April 12, 2013 at 9:28 p.m. | Rodney Page