District boys soccer 2A-9 St. Petersburg Catholic 2, Tampa Catholic 1: The Barons got a first-half goal from Emilo Ycaza and a second-half goal from Manny Carmona to advance to the district final and region quarterfinal. SPC (4-7-6) gave up a goal early in the second half, but Carmona scored ...
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Thu. Jan. 24, 2013 at 12:36 a.m. | Times Staff
EAST LAKE — Last year, East Lake struggled to beat Newsome in the Class 5A region quarterfinals, needing a late goal to win. In Wednesday’s rematch, the Eagles did not have to sweat it out. Megan Kelly made sure of it. Within the first two minutes, Kelly hit a shot ...
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Wed. Jan. 23, 2013 at 11:03 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Clearwater defensive lineman Justus Reed is transferring to Clearwater Central Catholic. Marauders coach John Davis said he has not talked to or met Reed. But Davis did say he heard he was coming and would be attending CCC on Tuesday. Reed was a Times' second-team, all-county selection. He will fill ...
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Fri. Jan. 18, 2013 at 2:17 p.m. | Bob Putnam
CLEARWATER — At the start of the season, Clearwater Central Catholic struggled mightily, winning just one of its first six games. It was strange to see so many losses pile up for a program that has three state titles and has been to the playoffs 21 times, including the state ...
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Thu. Jan. 17, 2013 at 12:52 a.m. | Bob Putnam
The Florida Class 3A and 4A all-state teams as chosen by newspaper editors and reporters. Local players in bold. CLASS 4A First-team offense QB-Treon Harris 6-0 185, Jr., Miami Washington RB-Derrick Henry, 6-3 240, Sr., Yulee RB-Tarean Folston, 5-10 195, Sr., Cocoa RB-Bo Ellis, 5-8 185, Sr. Miami Gulliver Prep ...
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Thu. Jan. 03, 2013 at 4:37 p.m. | Associated Press
Player of the year: OH Sidney Brown, Jr., Berkeley Prep It was Berkeley Prep’s third match of the 2010 season and Academy of the Holy Names wasn’t supposed to put up much resistance. So then-Bucs head coach Randy Dagostino left assistant John Coup in charge and spent the night celebrating ...
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Tue. Dec. 25, 2012 at 5:50 p.m. | Times Staff
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Pete DiNovo, Sr., East Lake It has been a whirlwind two weeks for Pete DiNovo. After competing in the Pinellas senior all-star game Dec. 12, DiNovo was in Orlando two days later for his official visit to the University of Central Florida, where he ...
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Mon. Dec. 24, 2012 at 5:32 p.m. | Times Staff
Offensive player of the year: Pete DiNovo, Sr., East Lake DiNovo had already established himself as an accomplished passer with impressive numbers the past two seasons. He continued to pile up the yards this season, and is now the most prolific passer in Pinellas County history. The 6-foot-3, 205-pounder has ...
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Sat. Dec. 22, 2012 at 11:35 a.m. | Times Staff
High school football season is …ov…ov…ov… I can’t say it. Go ahead. You try. Feels weird, doesn’t it? Ov …ovvvvvva… But it is. Let’s face it, we’re spoiled. We’ve had Tampa Bay area teams playing for state titles since, like, forever. Or at least 2000. You have to go back ...
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Thu. Dec. 20, 2012 at 11:50 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Clearwater Central Catholic safety Michael Stevenson ended his recruiting saga by committing to Wake Forest, Marauders coach John Davis said Wednesday. “It is a good fit for the school and for Mike,” Davis said. “Wake Forest is getting a good one because Mike can play.” Listed as a three-star recruit ...
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Wed. Dec. 19, 2012 at 9:10 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Player of the Year OH Ashlyn MacGregor, Sr., Tarpon Springs Why we picked her: No player had a bigger impact on her team than MacGregor. “With Ashlyn we won 23 games. Without her we might have won 10,” coach Patrick Sneed said. She had 466 kills in 89 games, 5.2 ...
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Wed. Dec. 19, 2012 at 5:08 p.m. | Rodney Page
CLEARWATER — Lakewood receiver Marquez Valdes’ goal was to make it to the Class 5A state title game. That did not happen. The Spartans lost in heartbreaking fashion to Robinson in the region semifinals. But even though Valdes’ season ended on low note, his prep career finished on a high ...
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Thu. Dec. 13, 2012 at 12:20 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Boys Golfer of the Year: Jack Maguire, Sr., St. Petersburg Why we picked him: Two words: state champion. Maguire trailed by a stroke after the first day, then shot 4-under 68 on the second to win the Class 2A tournament by two shots at Deer Island Country Club in Tavares. ...
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Sat. Dec. 08, 2012 at 3:34 p.m. | Rodney Page
Five things we learned Friday night1. No chinks in the armor: Robinson's 49-21 victory over Pasco showed it has no glaring holes that Tallahassee Godby, its state semifinal foe, can expose. We knew about the Knights' speed, assertiveness up front and opportunistic defense, but the kicking game caught us off ...
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Sat. Dec. 01, 2012 at 5:37 p.m. | Times Staff
The Friday Night Rewind crew hit the two local playoff football games Friday night: Pasco-Robinson and University-Clearwater Central Catholic. And the gang also got into a little hoops action this week. Bonus videos from Berkeley Prep-Lakewood and River Ridge-Wiregrass Ranch. Bonus videos:
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Sat. Dec. 01, 2012 at 5:53 a.m. | Times Staff