Tom Shaneyfelt's name has become synonymous with girls basketball. He has led Clearwater’s program to eight state final four appearances, and four runnerup finishes. His 650 wins rank in the top 20 in the state among boys or girls coaches. Now Shaneyfelt wants to give boys basketball a shot at ...
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Tue. May 21, 2013 at 2:11 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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 ...
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Fri. May 17, 2013 at 1:12 p.m. | Bob Putnam
CLEARWATER — Donnie Abraham’s debut as Clearwater coach has not gone exactly as hoped. Abraham, the former Tampa Bay Buccaneer standout who took over the Tornadoes from longtime coach Tom Bostic, started the offseason by losing starting quarterback Jordan Leston (East Lake) and defensive end Justus Reed (Clearwater Central Catholic) ...
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Tue. May 14, 2013 at 8:42 p.m. | Times Staff
Clearwater boys basketball coach Allen Carden announced Friday that he is stepping down after five seasons. Carden said he made the decision Thursday. He leaves with a 110-36 record, three district titles and a state championship appearance in 2009. He will continue to teach at the school. “I had been ...
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Fri. May 10, 2013 at 11:05 a.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG — Clearwater came back from a seven-run deficit but Mitchell pulled out an exciting one-run, walkoff win Tuesday to advance to the Northeast Tournament final with a 9-8 victory. With the score tied at 8 and one out, the Mustangs’ Chris McCormick reached on a double, just beating ...
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Wed. March 27, 2013 at 12:19 a.m. | Anthony Salveggi
Boys player of the year G Dallas Moore, Sr., Boca Ciega Why we picked him: No one has grown more in height or stature in the past four years. After starting out as an undersized outside shooter, Moore morphed into an all-around scoring threat, especially after growing 4 inches before ...
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Sat. March 23, 2013 at 5:41 p.m. | Times Staff
CLEARWATER — Tuesday’s game was more Arena League Football than baseball. There were plenty of hits — and runs — as the players circled the bases as if it were kids’ night. St. Petersburg and Clearwater combined for 26 hits and 15 runs. There also were a combined nine walks ...
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Wed. March 06, 2013 at 12:00 a.m. | Bob Putnam
TAMPA — Robinson freshman Autumn Carson had the 3-point shot lined up and the ball out of her hand before the fourth quarter-clock hit zero. Moments earlier, Carson swished a 3 with 23 seconds left to cap a fourth-quarter rally that saw the Knights make up a seven-point deficit in ...
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Thu. Feb. 07, 2013 at 10:07 p.m. | Bryan Burns
TRINITY — In a pair of frantic finishes Wednesday, top seeds Mitchell and Land O’Lakes earned victories in the District 6A-10 semifinals and will meet for the title Friday. Host Mitchell almost blew a 17-point lead to River Ridge, which got a career-high 32 from Mikey James, but held on ...
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Thu. Feb. 07, 2013 at 12:47 a.m. | Darek Sharp
ST. PETERSBURG — If St. Petersburg plays the way it did Friday night against Clearwater in the Class 7A-10 district final, expect the Green Devils to stick around a while in the postseason. Using a menacing defense and a potent offense, St. Petersburg jumped on the Tornadoes early and never ...
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Fri. Feb. 01, 2013 at 11:47 p.m. | Rodney Page
ST. PETERSBURG — Clearwater and St. Petersburg will play for the Class 7A-10 district championship, but both teams advanced to the final in different ways. St. Petersburg started slowly but eventually wore out Countryside 57-17. Clearwater sputtered for most of its game against Northeast but got hot in the third ...
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Wed. Jan. 30, 2013 at 11:54 p.m. | Rodney Page
CLEARWATER — Necole Tunsil wasn’t enamored of Lakewood’s performance in victory Friday night, which gave the Spartans their third consecutive Pinellas County Athletic Conference title. But she did see a few things she liked, namely a heads-up play by sophomore Deja Swinton that may have saved the night for the ...
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Fri. Jan. 25, 2013 at 11:44 p.m. | John C. Cotey
ST. PETERSBURG — Within the first 13 minutes of Thursday’s Class 5A, District 8 semifinal, St. Petersburg’s Roman Baez and Jeffrey Holecek each scored to give their team what seemed to be a comfortable lead against rival Palm Harbor University. Green Devils coach Rui Farias knew better. Twice in the ...
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Thu. Jan. 24, 2013 at 8:56 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Records through Wednesday Girls 1. Lakewood (18-3): Losing Kasey Drayton (thumb injury) for the season doesn’t help, but the Spartans still have enough talent to make a playoff run. 2. Clearwater (22-3): Tornadoes rebounded from a loss to Lake Worth by beating Palm Harbor University. PCAC final against Lakewood on ...
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Thu. Jan. 24, 2013 at 2:09 p.m. | Times Staff
Records through Monday Girls 1. Lakewood (17-3): Spartans host the Breast Cancer Shootout this weekend, which features some of the better teams in the state. 2. Clearwater (20-2): Tests against Lake Worth in the Lakewood tournament and Palm Harbor University await. 3. Boca Ciega (17-6): Pirates come out of exams ...
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Tue. Jan. 15, 2013 at 5:15 p.m. | Times Staff