Softball super seven Records through Tuesday 1. Countryside (14-1): Offense continues to carry the Cougars as they beat Seminole to move into first place in Class 7A, District 10. 2. Palm Harbor University (15-3): Big win against East Lake gives Hurricanes inside track to top seed in Class 8A, District ...
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Wed. March 20, 2013 at 10:07 p.m. | Bob Putnam
CLEARWATER — To climb back to the top of the Class 7A, District 10 standings, Countryside had to defeat Seminole, the team that knocked the Cougars out of first place this season. It was memorable and painful, and no matter how Countryside minimized the revenge questions, those feelings surely exist. ...
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Tue. March 19, 2013 at 11:43 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Baseball super seven Results through Wednesday 1. East Lake (8-1): Eagles bounced back from a loss to Jesuit by beating district foe North Port. A rival game against Dunedin was rained out Tuesday. 2. Seminole (9-2): Tough loss to Winter Haven was followed up by a win over Lake Wales ...
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Thu. March 14, 2013 at 6:32 p.m. | Rodney Page
Softball super seven Results through Tuesday 1. Countryside (12-1): Since loss to Seminole two weeks ago, the Cougars have been on a roll and won the North Florida Classic tournament this past weekend. 2. Palm Harbor University (12-3): Avenged a playoff loss to defending state champion Durant at its own ...
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Wed. March 13, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Softball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. Seminole (8-0): Big win vs. Countryside last week gives Warhawks edge in Class 7A, District 10 standings. Tonight, Seminole faces River Ridge in a battle of unbeatens at PHU tourney. 2. Countryside (7-1): Strong start offensively came to a halt against Seminole. This ...
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Thu. March 07, 2013 at 9:39 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Baseball super seven 1. East Lake (8-1): Got a big win over Sarasota Riverview and top pitcher Cory Labsan but took its first loss Thursday against Hillsborough No. 1 Jesuit. Today’s matchup with North Port is a big game. 2. Seminole (7-1): Tough games at Winter Haven and Lake Wales ...
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Thu. March 07, 2013 at 4:33 p.m. | Rodney Page
ST. PETERSBURG — If Trayvon Bromell needs a nickname, he might want to consider “That Deal.” Wednesday at the West Coast Invitational at Lakewood, the Gibbs star sprinter was referred to as “that deal” a handful of times that I heard, and likely dozens of other times that I didn’t. ...
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Thu. March 07, 2013 at 12:03 a.m. | John C. Cotey
SEMINOLE — Against district rival Countryside on Tuesday night, Seminole needed help from just about all its key players. There was Michael Mann with a clutch two-out, two-run single in the third. There was starter Nick Nolan with six strong innings. There was Scott Withrow with a sixth-inning triple and ...
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Tue. March 05, 2013 at 11:29 p.m. | Rodney Page
ST. PETERSBURG — Another high school baseball season has begun and the usual suspects are the teams to watch. Seminole is especially loaded. East Lake has pitching depth and unlike last season, the Eagles are hitting. Countryside, Osceola, Clearwater Central Catholic, Tarpon Springs, Calvary Christian, Dunedin and Indian Rocks Christian ...
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Thu. Feb. 28, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. | Rodney Page
SEMINOLE — In big games, Seminole’s Jennie Sittloh tends to reach back and ramp up the velocity with every pitch. This one was certainly big. The Warhawks were hosting Countryside in a matchup of unbeatens with first place on the line in Class 7A, District 10. But Sittloh did not ...
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Wed. Feb. 27, 2013 at 11:27 p.m. | Bob Putnam
CLEARWATER — Countryside junior pitcher Charlie Skantze needed some help Wednesday if he was going to get a win in his first start of the season. Skantze had just completed seven strong innings against Dunedin but the score was tied at 2 in the bottom of the seventh. He got ...
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Wed. Feb. 27, 2013 at 11:22 p.m. | Rodney Page
For years, softball was a pitcher’s game. And when a pitcher came along who could wield one of the rarest and most important weapons in the sport — speed — coaches became giddy. They knew that when they featured an honest-to-goodness, certified No. 1 pitcher, their team was as good as ...
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Wed. Feb. 27, 2013 at 6:17 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Countryside boys basketball coach Myron Huey has retired as a coach and English teacher at the school. Huey, 60, decided to call it quits after the Cougars (15-11) were eliminated in the Class 7A, District 10 semifinals by eventual champion St. Petersburg. Jeff Powers, an assistant, will take over the ...
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Tue. Feb. 26, 2013 at 6:01 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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
If he stopped to think about where he came from and where he is now, Mike Love’s head would probably spin off his shoulders. How often does a player who did not participate in organized football until eighth grade and didn't line up as a defensive lineman until his sophomore ...
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Wed. Feb. 06, 2013 at 10:48 a.m. | Bob Putnam