Girls Player of the year: G Kristine Fuller, Sr., Palm Harbor University Why we picked her: There was no way not to pick Fuller. She averaged 22.2 points per game, shot 77 percent from the free-throw line and averaged 7.9 rebounds as a senior. With Fuller leading the way, PHU ...
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Sat. March 31, 2012 at 2:45 p.m. | Times Staff
ST. PETERSBURG — In a showcase of the best senior girls basketball players from across Pinellas County, the Home Team All-Stars, coach by Palm Harbor University's Darian Dublin, defeated Northeast coach Will White's Guest Team All-Stars 77-64 on Saturday night.The Home Team, which led throughout, featured the game's MVP, Boca ...
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Sat. March 10, 2012 at 8:34 p.m. | Anthony Salveggi
It’s been quite the stretch for high school coaching and program breakthroughs. Jody Moore won a state softball championship last spring after guiding Canterbury to four previous state final fours. Eric Swensen has a wrestling dynasty at Springstead, with two straight titles following years of state frustration. And Tampa Prep’s ...
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Mon. March 05, 2012 at 6:21 p.m. | John C. Cotey
ST. PETERSBURG — Lakewood coach Necole Tunsil had a one-word description for her team’s 45-35 win over Boca Ciega on Wednesday night in the Class 5A-12 semifinal. “Horrible,” she said. Think about how Boca Ciega feels. At least the Spartans have advanced to the district final, Friday night at Lakewood. ...
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Thu. Feb. 02, 2012 at 12:47 a.m. | Rodney Page
ST. PETERSBURG — Lakewood has struggled this season against opponents outside of the area, but the Spartans proved Monday night they are still the team to beat in Pinellas County. Led by 15 points apiece from Kasey Drayton and Alexis Ungro and 12 from Shineice Beamon, Lakewood rolled to a ...
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Tue. Jan. 10, 2012 at 12:26 a.m. | Rodney Page
GULFPORT — Boca Ciega coach Michael Hall had a feeling his team was close to putting together a complete game. Some nights the offense was lacking, some nights it was the defense. Wednesday night against St. Petersburg, everything was clicking. The Pirates jumped on the Green Devils early and never ...
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Wed. Jan. 04, 2012 at 10:44 p.m. | Rodney Page
So, who missed Morning Meanderings, your one-stop shop for what was hot, cold and interesting from the night before? Go ahead, don't be shy, put that hand up. Well, let's get to it, shall we? PLAYER OF THE NIGHT: Freedom's Taylor Emery, a 5-foot-9 freshman, has started her high school basketball ...
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Tue. Dec. 06, 2011 at 8:59 a.m. | John C. Cotey
ST. PETERSBURG — Despite missing two starters Friday, one because of injury and the other on vacation for the holiday, St. Petersburg Catholic was able to squeak out a 45-40 victory against Gibbs on the first night of the Lady Barons Thanksgiving Classic. Both teams were off to a slow ...
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Fri. Nov. 25, 2011 at 10:34 p.m. | Justin Miller
Ask those who know about girls high school basketball in Pinellas County, and they will not hesitate when asked who has the best team this season. Lakewood.The Spartans have so much talent their bench players could beat most area teams. There is size (6-foot-2 center Shineice Beamon, 6-foot-1 forward Kasey ...
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Sun. Nov. 13, 2011 at 7:46 p.m. | Rodney Page
Former Boca Ciega girls basketball coach Will White, who stepped down in February because he said he needed to spend more time with his family, is set to end his four-month hiatus from coaching to take over the girls program at Northeast. "It's in the works, but nothing would be official ...
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Thu. June 16, 2011 at 4:17 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Boys player of the year Quincy Ford, Sr., F, Gibbs Opponents have learned not to challenge Quincy Ford. Ford, a 6-foot-8 forward, forms a veritable wall as the Gladiators’ last line of defense. The few times opponents dare to enter the lane, they are greeted by long arms that usually ...
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Sat. April 02, 2011 at 1:48 a.m. | Times Staff
Boca Ciega principal Michael Vigue announced in an e-mail that the school has hired Michael Hall as its girls basketball coach. Hall coached the boys basketball team at Satellite Beach Satellite this past season. Before that, he coached Satellite's girls basketball team for two seasons. Vigue said Hall is a health ...
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Fri. March 18, 2011 at 10:49 p.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG — The Pinellas-Hillsborough County girls game took on a playoff atmosphere at Eckerd College on Friday as the contest went into overtime for the first time in its 12-year history. In the end, Boca Ciega's Tamara Taylor scored four of her game-high 36 in the second overtime as ...
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Fri. March 18, 2011 at 9:06 p.m. | Chris Girandola
Former Seminole girls basketball standout Alli Fogle, Middleton coach Curtis Folson and former Venice coach Joe DiGiacomo were among the 45 who applied to become the next Boca Ciega girls basketball coach. The Pirates have been without a coach since Feb. 18, when Will White stepped down. White coached Boca ...
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Mon. March 07, 2011 at 6:39 p.m. | Bob Putnam
On one of our live chats at the state basketball tournament, a conversation broke out: Tamara Taylor or Meghan Keough or Amber Henson. The debate over who should be the Times' All-Suncoast Girls Basketball Player of the Year was lively, informative, and even at times a bit testy. But mostly, ...
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Mon. March 07, 2011 at 1:43 p.m. | John C. Cotey