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HomeTeam Huddle: Competition nothing new to Countryside QB Hicks
CLEARWATER This is Countryside quarterback Robby Hicks’ second year on varsity. The junior enters the spring atop the depth chart, but still has competition for the job. • Behind him is freshman Trent Chmelik, the Cougars’ junior varsity quarterback last year. • “Both of them will compete to be the ...
Read moreMon. May 06, 2013 at 6:40 p.m. | Bob Putnam
4A track: St. Petersburg vaulter at best in less-than-ideal conditions
Photo gallery JACKSONVILLE — As gusts of roughly 20 mph sent pellets of rain blowing horizontally across Hodges Stadium, St. Petersburg pole vaulter Cayman Ellis wondered if the atonement for which he had spent a year toiling would arrive. “All the time we were waiting, I thought they were going ...
Read moreSat. May 04, 2013 at 9:48 p.m. | Joey Knight
Region baseball roundup: Seminole loses steam at season’s end
LUTZ — Logan LaPace could hardly settle himself long enough to sleep, he was so ready to take the mound Thursday. But when steady rain left Steinbrenner’s baseball field a virtual mud puddle, LaPace was forced to wait another couple of days to take the mound. “I was really disappointed ...
Read moreSat. May 04, 2013 at 8:53 p.m. | Joel Anderson
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
Spring football primer: Year of the Lineman
When we went looking for the stars of 2013, we zipped right past the pretty-boy quarterbacks, the speedy running backs, the hard-hitting linebackers and the fancy-footed wide receivers and defensive backs. This year, they’ll be taking a back seat to those referred to, lovingly, by their coaches as the big ...
Read moreTue. April 30, 2013 at 8:34 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Baseball region quarterfinals: Countryside writes a new chapter
When it comes to playoff baseball, Countryside doesn’t have the best history. Before this season the Cougars had won one district championship, in 1998. Last season Countryside appeared to be a district contender, only to lose to Clearwater in the first round of the tournament. But this season history did ...
Read moreTue. April 30, 2013 at 5:59 p.m. | Rodney Page
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
Region softball roundup: Shorecrest notches 12th win in a row
ST. PETERSBURG — Shorecrest pounded out 17 hits and scored at least a run in every inning of a 13-3, five-inning mercy-rule win over Bradenton St. Stephen’s in Wednesday’s Class 3A region quarterfinal. It was the 12th straight win for the Chargers. Shorecrest pitcher Raquel Galinski scattered three hits and ...
Read moreWed. April 24, 2013 at 11:08 p.m. | Rodney Page
Pinellas: Final regular-season baseball super 7, stats
Baseball super seven Records through Thursday 1. East Lake (20-3): Eagles won the PCAC north and did not lose a regular-season game against a Pinellas opponent. 2. Seminole (19-6): Go to Jesuit and beat the then-national No. 1? That’s good enough to jump into the No. 2 spot. 3. Clearwater ...
Read moreFri. April 19, 2013 at 6:14 p.m. | Rodney Page
District softball roundup: PHU's bats spring to life
PALM HARBOR — Palm Harbor University was lackluster in Tuesday’s Class 8A, District 8 semifinals, needing to hold off a rally to advance to the playoffs for a fifth straight season. That was bad news for East Lake in Thursday’s championship game. Hurricanes coach Kerry Katchuk mentioned that his team ...
Read moreThu. April 18, 2013 at 11:04 p.m. | Bob Putnam
District softball roundup: St. Petersburg back in playoffs
PINELLAS PARK — Despite winning 10 of its past 12 games and playing in last week’s conference championship game, St. Petersburg entered the semifinals of the Class 7A, District 10 softball tournament as underdogs. The No. 3 seed Green Devils were playing No. 2 seed Seminole, a program steeped in ...
Read moreThu. April 18, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. | Bob Putnam
State tennis: Bogie's Stefan brings home Pinellas' first overall title since 1998
Boca Ciega’s Dan Stefan became the first Pinellas County tennis player to win an overall state singles championship since 1998, and he did it in convincing style. Stefan defeated Gainesville’s Zachary Goldberg 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 on Wednesday morning at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs to claim the Class 3A No. ...
Read moreWed. April 17, 2013 at 4:41 p.m. | Rodney Page
District track: East Lake girls go from worst to first in short span
CLEARWATER — After finishing last in districts in 2011, the East Lake girls made a quantum leap a year ago, taking second. On Tuesday, East Lake made the turnaround complete, winning the Class 4A, District 5 title for the first time. The Eagles were dominant, scoring 174.5 points to beat ...
Read moreTue. April 16, 2013 at 11:47 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Pinellas: Softball super seven, statistics
Softball super seven Records through Tuesday 1. Countryside (20-3): On Monday, the Cougars rallied for a rare win against PHU. It was the ’Canes’ only loss to a county opponent this year. 2. Palm Harbor University (19-4): Bounced back from loss to Countryside with resounding win against Seminole that clinched ...
Read moreWed. April 10, 2013 at 5:35 p.m. | Bob Putnam