HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week. Female Hot Shot: Casey Moore, Clearwater Central Catholic Sport: Volleyball Skinny: The senior setter has been the Marauders’ leader all season. That was never more apparent than when Moore recorded 95 assists to lead Clearwater Central ...
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Mon. Sept. 24, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. | Times Staff
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate one male and one female Hot Shot athlete from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Sept. 15 through Friday, Sept. 21. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights ...
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Sat. Sept. 22, 2012 at 4:12 a.m. | Times Staff
Volleyball Pinellas County Super 7 1. East Lake (8-1): Eagles have won seven straight after an early-season loss to Clearwater. 2. Clearwater Central Catholic (9-0): Winners of the OVA High School Showcase, the Marauders are rolling early. 3. Tarpon Springs (11-1): A tight five-game district win over Mitchell was followed ...
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Wed. Sept. 19, 2012 at 2:52 p.m. | Rodney Page
Clearwater Central Catholic made a statement over the weekend by winning the OVA High School Showcase in Orlando. The Marauders (9-0) won 2-0 against Edgewater, Orange Park, Anclote and Gulf Coast and defeated Vero Beach 2-1. Rachel Miller was the defensive leader with 69 digs in the tournament. Casey Moore ...
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Mon. Sept. 17, 2012 at 10:50 a.m. | Rodney Page
Volleyball Pinellas County super 7 1. East Lake (6-1): The Eagles struggled with its lineup during the first week, but seems to have found one. Defeated Palm Harbor U., then won the Academy of Holy Names tournament, which included wins over Plant and Bloomingdale. 2. Clearwater Central Catholic (4-0): Off ...
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Wed. Sept. 12, 2012 at 5:03 p.m. | Rodney Page
Volleyball Northeast def. Gibbs: The Vikings won their first match of the regular season at Gibbs, 25-11, 25-8, 25-9. Outside hitter Brittany Taksas had six kills to pace Northeast. Setter Ina Crnalic, Elizabeth McMaster and Breann Taksas were also standouts according to coach Brian Nowokunski. Swimming St. Petersburg def. Lakewood: ...
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Wed. Sept. 05, 2012 at 12:31 a.m. | Times Staff
CLEARWATER — If Tuesday night is any indication, Clearwater Central Catholic didn’t rebuild after last season’s 24 win season, it reloaded. The Marauders, paced by three seniors and three sophomore newcomers, defeated Calvary Christian 25-21, 25-17, 20-25, 25-19 for their third straight early-season win. While Calvary Christian drops to 2-2, ...
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Wed. Sept. 05, 2012 at 12:27 a.m. | Rodney Page
When East Lake put the finishing touches on a Class 8A state championship over Miami Wellington in November, it marked the first time a Pinellas County team had won consecutive state titles. Over the past two seasons, the Eagles are 56-3. Optimism remains high despite the loss of six seniors, ...
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Tue. Aug. 21, 2012 at 6:42 p.m. | Rodney Page
Co-players of the year S Rachel Reed and OH Brittnay Estes, Srs., East Lake Why we picked them: Asked to make a choice, it was an impossible task. Even the coaches we asked in the county were split between fire and ice. On one hand, there is Estes, the fiery ...
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Thu. Dec. 22, 2011 at 10:25 a.m. | John C. Cotey
EAST LAKE — Rachel Reed’s primary job is to run the offense, handle the passes, and set her teammates. But what makes Reed so darned good is this: if that’s not working, there’s so much else she can do. Saturday afternoon, Reed used her blocking and net play to nudge ...
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Sat. Nov. 12, 2011 at 10:40 p.m. | John C. Cotey
The regular season is finished. Now it’s on to the playoffs. Some teams gained momentum with big wins, particularly Clearwater Central Catholic and Palm Harbor University. Other teams that missed the playoffs ended their season on high note such St. Petersburg, which beat rival Lakewood convincingly. Here is the recap ...
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Sat. Nov. 12, 2011 at 5:52 p.m. | Times Staff
EAST LAKE — Palm Harbor University engaged in some wishful thinking entering Tuesday’s Class 8A region semifinal against rival East Lake. Maybe the Hurricanes would be confident after knocking off five-time defending state champion Plant in the region quarterfinals. Maybe PHU could not only extend Tuesday’s match to five games, ...
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Tue. Nov. 08, 2011 at 11:54 p.m. | Times Staff
CLEARWATER — Clearwater is a fixture in the volleyball postseason, making the region quarterfinals for the 15th time in the past 17 seasons. Freedom is a novice, making just its second playoff appearance in the school’s 10-year history. The difference in experience showed, at least early in Tuesday’s Class 7A ...
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Tue. Nov. 01, 2011 at 11:19 p.m. | Times Staff
LARGO — If Clearwater Central Catholic was going to knock off top-seeded Indian Rocks Christian in the Class 3A, District 9 final Thursday night, it was going to take one of the Marauders’ best efforts of the season. According to coach Stephen Shepherd, that’s exactly the kind of effort his ...
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Fri. Oct. 28, 2011 at 12:32 a.m. | Times Staff
Lakewood missed regionals last season for the first time since 2004, but for coach Sean O’Flannery, his own personal streak — including his previous stop at Northeast — dated to 2001. Tuesday night, however, both the coach and his team clinched a return to the postseason with a 25-13, 25-8, ...
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Tue. Oct. 25, 2011 at 11:17 p.m. | Times Staff