Gibbs had some defections in the offseason, most notably safety Albert Laskett and quarterback Patric Jones. But during the first full week of spring practices, new coach Rick Kravitz said more than 50 players have participated. Track athletes Jacquez President and Maurice Hall have joined the team after last week’s ...
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Thu. May 09, 2013 at 10:06 p.m. | Times Staff
Boca Ciega track star Chaise Cook-Martin put the finishing touches on an eventful week Thursday, signing with George Mason at the school’s medical magnet auditorium. Cook-Martin is fresh off winning gold last weekend in the triple jump at the Class 3A state meet in Jacksonville where she jumped 38 feet, ...
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Thu. May 09, 2013 at 5:32 p.m. | Rodney Page
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week. Female Hot Shot: Chaise Cook-Martin, Sr., Boca Ciega Sport: Track Skinny: For three years, Cook-Martin waited to claim gold in the triple jump, her signature event. After clearing 38 feet, 4 inches in Friday’s Class ...
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Mon. May 06, 2013 at 6:21 p.m. | Times Staff
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
Boca Ciega will hold a ceremony at 4 p.m. Friday to name the new softball and baseball fields on the school’s campus after longtime coach and teacher Gerry Ramsberger. Ramsberger, 88, taught and coached football and baseball at both Northeast and Boca Ciega before becoming a political science professor at ...
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Wed. May 01, 2013 at 4:43 p.m. | Rodney Page
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
PINELLAS PARK — In two previous meetings against St. Petersburg, Seminole took the lead against the Green Devils only to blow both games late. Wednesday night’s Class 7A, District 10 semifinal looked like it would follow the same script. Seminole took an early two-run lead, then gave the lead back ...
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Wed. April 24, 2013 at 11:54 p.m. | Rodney Page
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week. Female Hot Shot: Gabby Rodriguez, So., Plant Sport: Tennis Skinny: Even when another state championship looked like a delusion, Rodriguez never gave in to hopelessness and fatigue. Her resilience in the face of long odds helped ...
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Mon. April 22, 2013 at 4:06 p.m. | Times Staff
Wesley Chapel’s Erik Thomas, Jesuit’s Devin Harris and Boca Ciega’s Dallas Moore were all first-team selections to the Class 5A all-state teams, selected by the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches and Source Hoops. Thomas was the Times’ North Suncoast player of the year after having one of the most prolific ...
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Fri. April 19, 2013 at 9:23 a.m. | Matt Baker
ST. PETERSBURG — Some things were different at Wednesday’s Class 3A, District 10 meet. But mostly, things felt pretty much the same. Boca Ciega’s Chaise Cook-Martin won the long and triple jumps. Again. Gibbs’ Trayvon Bromell dominated the sprints and made a huge comeback on the anchor leg of the ...
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Thu. April 18, 2013 at 12:04 a.m. | John C. Cotey
PINELLAS PARK — Despite winning 10 of its past 12 games and playing in last week’s conference championship game, St. Petersburg entered the semifinals of the Class 7A, District 10 softball tournament as underdogs. The No. 3 seed Green Devils were playing No. 2 seed Seminole, a program steeped in ...
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Thu. April 18, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. | Bob Putnam
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
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
Boca Ciega junior forward Michael Clark has transferred to Lakewood, marking the first significant boys basketball move this offseason. Spartans coach Anthony Lawrence said Wednesday that he found out Clark transferred on Monday. Lawrence said Clark lives in Lakewood’s zone. “I did not want to get too excited about it ...
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Wed. April 03, 2013 at 11:39 a.m. | Bob Putnam