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Column: One pitch too many doesn't diminish a superb season
FORT MYERS — Despite passing the 100-pitch threshold, David Paul still felt good. He had bulldogged his way through seven innings of Monday’s Class 3A state baseball semifinal. Struggled with his control at times. Worked into trouble, then right out of it. Through seven innings, he had stranded seven and ...
Read moreMon. May 20, 2013 at 5:50 p.m. | John C. Cotey
State baseball: Extra inning leads to extra agony for Clearwater Central Catholic
FORT MYERS — As the innings dragged on in Monday’s Class 3A state semifinal between Jacksonville Providence and Clearwater Central Catholic, it became apparent one swing would decide the outcome. CCC’s David Paul and Providence’s Brooks Lockett looked like the aces they have been all season. And when both pitchers ...
Read moreMon. May 20, 2013 at 4:29 p.m. | Rodney Page
Clearwater, Shorecrest cancel spring games; CCC now hosts
For the past week, Clearwater Central Catholic has worked out in limbo, unsure which football team it will play in its spring game. On Friday, the Marauders found an opponent. CCC coach John Davis said his team will play Lakeland Victory Christian at 3 p.m. Thursday. The game, originally set ...
Read moreFri. May 17, 2013 at 1:12 p.m. | Bob Putnam
State baseball: CCC's Vaughan appreciates the view from long range
CLEARWATER — There have been days when Clearwater Central Catholic’s Todd Vaughan thought about leaving. After a particularly bad day of practice or disappointing season he has entertained the idea of handing over head coaching duties to somebody else. Those thoughts never last. Vaughan has been around the CCC program ...
Read moreThu. May 16, 2013 at 8:32 p.m. | Rodney Page
HomeTeam Huddle: Two-minute drill with CCC's Justus Reed
Clearwater Central Catholic defensive lineman Justus Reed is a two-sport star who has become one of the county’s biggest recruits with 17 offers, including Ohio State and Florida State in the past week. It’s a remarkable ascension considering the 6-foot-5, 235-pound junior did not have a single offer until transferring ...
Read moreMon. May 13, 2013 at 10:34 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Column: Expecting the best at state baseball
TAMPA — The question, as it often is with state high school baseball semifinals, is whether to throw your ace in the semifinal or save him for a potential title game matchup. Over the years, that question seems to get answered mostly like this: ace. Get there. Then worry about ...
Read moreMon. May 13, 2013 at 7:32 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Region baseball: Clutch hits send CCC back to state tourney
Clearwater Central Catholic broke open a close game in the fifth inning with four two-out runs and defeated West Palm Beach King’s Academy 9-4 Friday afternoon in the Class 3A region final. The Marauders (26-4) are making their first appearance at the state tournament since 2007 when they won a ...
Read moreFri. May 10, 2013 at 8:01 p.m. | Rodney Page
HomeTeam Huddle: It's all adding up at Gibbs
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 ...
Read moreThu. May 09, 2013 at 10:06 p.m. | Times Staff
Region baseball: Hard to argue with Marauders' methods
Todd Vaughan has coached baseball at Clearwater Central Catholic for 25 years and has seen all kinds of teams: senior-dominated teams, power teams, overachievers and some underachievers. And then there is the 2013 version. “These guys are a bunch of little mighty-mites,” Vaughan said. CCC isn’t likely to intimidate West ...
Read moreThu. May 09, 2013 at 7:01 p.m. | Rodney Page
Nine Marauders announce commitments
Clearwater Central Catholic had nine athletes who made their college commitments official during a ceremony Tuesday in the school’s auditorium. The biggest contingent came from football with five players who helped the Marauders advance to the Class 3A state semifinals announcing their commitments: David Ferry (Baldwin-Wallace), JJ Fitzpatrick (Methodist), Brett ...
Read moreWed. May 08, 2013 at 6:37 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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Recruit: David Ferry
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Recruit: David Ferry
Region baseball semifinals roundup: Late miscues bring good fortune to CCC
CLEARWATER — Nate Reed struck out the side in the fourth inning, then homered to tie the score and struck out the side again in the fifth. For a second, the Calvary Christian ace looked invincible. Then the sixth inning happened. A one-out error started a string of very fortunate ...
Read moreTue. May 07, 2013 at 11:54 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Region baseball quarterfinals roundup: A pitch-perfect East Lake win
EAST LAKE — East Lake’s Troy Strominger had seen curveballs and off-speed pitches all night, and hadn’t fared too well against them, going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts. But the last one he saw? He liked that one just fine. Strominger solidly drove a full-count curveball into left field to score ...
Read moreFri. May 03, 2013 at 12:29 a.m. | John C. Cotey
HomeTeam Huddle: Rain doesn't deter some Pinellas teams
EAST LAKE — In a steady drizzle, the 2013 East Lake Eagles gathered together for the first time, at a football practice in spring with an eye on a season still three months away. And from sideline to sideline, the new and old parts made an attempt to meld as ...
Read moreWed. May 01, 2013 at 7:49 p.m. | Times Staff
District baseball roundup: Countryside throws its own party
PINELLAS PARK — It was prom night at Countryside on Friday, but its baseball team couldn’t go to the biggest party of the school year. It was busy playing Seminole in the Class 7A, District 10 final, and judging by the party on the Pinellas Park pitcher’s mound, the Cougars ...
Read moreFri. April 26, 2013 at 11:25 p.m. | Rodney Page
District baseball roundup: Seminole finally shakes St. Petersburg
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 ...
Read moreWed. April 24, 2013 at 11:54 p.m. | Rodney Page