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Cotey column: Pinellas volleyball teams hope to shed the Hillsborough Hex
After watching her Bloomingdale volleyball team get dismantled by Palm Harbor University last week, coach Danielle Leffler stopped just short of predicting the Hurricanes would finally — finally! — get past Plant. “I think they can beat Plant,” Leffler said, but she didn’t say will beat Plant. Either way, having ...
Read moreMon. Nov. 08, 2010 at 5:21 p.m. | John C. Cotey
5A region volleyball: Clearwater uses Northeast's strategy for victory
ST. PETERSBURG — Northeast has been in many matches this season lasting less than an hour, all of them easy victories. On Wednesday, the tables were turned as Clearwater handed the Vikings a 25-7, 25-15, 25-8 loss in the first round of the Class 5A region playoffs in a match ...
Read moreWed. Nov. 03, 2010 at 11:40 p.m. | Chris Girandola
Pinellas region volleyball capsules
Class 6A Bloomingdale (18-6) at Palm Harbor University (19-7), 7 tonight: The Hurricanes won a third straight district title and made it look easy. The Bulls, who have lost to Plant three times this season, are a solid bunch. But they were handled by Lakewood in straight sets in ...
Read moreTue. Nov. 02, 2010 at 12:19 a.m. | John C. Cotey
5A-11 volleyball final: East Lake 5-0 vs. Clearwater this season
East Lake and Clearwater met for the fifth time in Friday’s Class 5A, District 11 final. And for the fifth time, the Eagles beat their fiercest rival 25-20, 25-18, 25-23 for a second straight district title. The way East Lake won was similar to the other four matches as it ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 29, 2010 at 11:44 p.m. | Bob Putnam
5A-11 volleyball semifinals: No shocker here as East Lake, Clearwater move on
CLEARWATER — There was an air of inevitability to the Class 5A, District 11 championship match. The bracket was set up for it. Fans wanted it. Players expected it. And they all got the final they wanted. A championship matchup between Clearwater and East Lake, anticipated since the season began, ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 27, 2010 at 10:19 p.m. | Bob Putnam
East Lake all business in PCAC final sweep
CLEARWATER — It came into the season as the team to beat, then was promptly beaten. But Wednesday night, East Lake came full circle heading into next week’s playoffs. Against the team that stopped them cold in the season opener, the Eagles proved there is little doubt anymore that they ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 20, 2010 at 11:25 p.m. | John C. Cotey
PCAC volleyball preview: New format serves up best matchups
For years, the PCAC volleyball championship — which in this case stood for Pinellas County Athletic Conundrum — has been plagued by mismatches that turned what should be one of the season’s marquee events into a forgettable finish. This year, that changes. Today, thanks to a new format, the four ...
Read moreTue. Oct. 19, 2010 at 11:30 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Tampa Bay Invitational All-Tournament Team
Below is the All-Tournament Team from this weekend's Tampa Bay Invitational Volleyball Tournament, won by Berkeley Prep. 2010 TBI All Tournament Team Berkeley Prep: #1 Mackenzie Dagostino #4 Jordan Burgess Deland: #7 Hannah Gray #12 Nikki McDaniel East Lake: #3 Brianna McComeskey #8 Lauren Eschenroeder Ft. Myers: #2 Brittany Brinson ...
Read moreMon. Oct. 11, 2010 at 11:45 a.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Patient Bucs get a perfect finish
TAMPA — Playing in its third straight tournament in as many weekends, powerhouse Berkeley Prep finally came away with a championship. The Buccaneers, runnerup in the Berkeley Premier and third-place finishers in last weekend’s Asics Challenge at Chicago, captured the 26th annual Tampa Bay Invitational on Saturday at the University ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 09, 2010 at 10:40 p.m. | Steve Lee
Volleyball gets into position for home stretch
Team of the week Clearwater Central Catholic isn’t just winning these days, it is making it look easy. Led by an airtight defense and enough offense to make it all pay off, the Marauders (16-3) are Pinellas County’s winningest team, and riding an eight-match winning streak. That’s not the longest ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 06, 2010 at 11:41 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Cotey: East Lake inching toward perfection
TARPON SPRINGS — When they don’t pass, they don’t go. And when they do … well, they’re pretty darned good. “Unstoppable,” said setter Rachel Reed, and Tuesday night, when they had to be, the East Lake Eagles were just that. In a 25-22, 28-26, 25-10 win over rival Clearwater, East ...
Read moreWed. Sept. 29, 2010 at 12:05 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Clearwater's keep-away strategy results in sweep
CLEARWATER — The game plan heading into Clearwater’s match against Lakewood was simple: Keep the ball away from Berkley Whaley. While the Florida-bound star managed a match-leading 14 kills Monday, the superior team play exhibited by the Tornadoes ruled the night as Clearwater delighted the raucous home crowd with a ...
Read moreMon. Sept. 20, 2010 at 11:27 p.m. | Chris Girandola
Early deficit motivates East Lake in win over Clearwater
CLEARWATER — It took a two-game deficit for East Lake to wake up at district rival Clearwater. Once the alarm sounded, the Eagles put the Tornadoes to bed. East Lake responded after dropping two tight games Thursday with resounding victories in games three and four, then persevered to defeat Clearwater ...
Read moreThu. Sept. 09, 2010 at 11:49 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Clearwater hands rookie coach first win
CLEARWATER — As a player, Kara Betourne was used to big matches. After all, she played on Clearwater's only state title volleyball teams in 1997 and 2000. But this was supposed to be different. Now Betourne was on the sideline, guiding her alma mater after serving the past two seasons ...
Read moreWed. Sept. 01, 2010 at 8:19 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Pinellas: Volleyball season preview
TARPON SPRINGS — East Lake completed one of the more successful volleyball seasons in school history in 2009. The Eagles finished with a 23-5 record. East Lake won a district title, ending a string of six straight seasons without one. It advanced to the region semifinals for the eighth time ...
Read moreSat. Aug. 28, 2010 at 6:23 p.m. | Bryan Burns