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Male Athlete of the Week: Jagger Martinez
We could make some silly Rolling Stones references to Countryside midfielder Jagger Martinez's first name, but we're not that shallow. Instead, we'll simply indicate why we've selected him as the Times' Male Athlete of the Week. With the Cougars getting no satisfaction from their offense through the first 80 minutes ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 10, 2011 at 5:32 p.m. | Joey Knight
6A region soccer: Countryside 3, Wharton 0
TAMPA — Forget the marshy Muley Stadium field, air-tight officiating or frigid February weather. For the Wharton Wildcats, those pitfalls were navigable Tuesday night.Their tallest order, 6-foot-5 Countryside keeper Hunter Maricle, was not.In a physical duel featuring eight yellow cards, Maricle collected a dozen saves — including a handful from ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 08, 2011 at 9:35 p.m. | Joey Knight
6A region soccer: Countryside 1, Bloomingdale 0 (OT)
CLEARWATER — Throughout regulation, Countryside kept finding open spaces in front in the net. But Bloomingdale goalkeeper Austin Spagnola kept thwarting shots, including two diving saves in the first half. The Bulls (15-3-3) did not have much luck against Cougars (22-1-1) goalkeeper Danny George either. George, who has great reflexes ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 04, 2011 at 12:02 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Pinellas boys region soccer capsules
Region quarterfinals Thursday, 7 p.m. Admission: $6 Class 6A, Bloomingdale (15-2-3) at Countryside (21-1-1): One of the best quarterfinal games in the state between nationally ranked teams. Both anticipated meeting in the region semifinals but are squaring off earlier after the Bulls were upset in the district final. Class 5A, ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 01, 2011 at 8:37 p.m. | Bob Putnam
6A-7 district soccer: Countryside 1, Sarasota Riverview 0
CLEARWATER — Countryside was intent on winning the Class 6A-7 district title and accomplished that feat by posting its 16th shutout of the season, defeating second-seeded Sarasota Riverview 1-0 Friday.Both teams struggled to achieve any momentum in the first half, with the Rams getting the best scoring opportunity."(Riverview) had a ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 28, 2011 at 9:03 p.m. | Basil Spyridakos
6A-7 district soccer: PHU bows out, Countryside moves on
Palm Harbor University will not make a third straight trip to the state finals. The Hurricanes, who were seeded third in the Class 6A, District 7 tournament, lost to No. 2 seed Sarasota 1-0 in double overtime Thursday in the semifinals.The winning goal came with about three minutes left in ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 27, 2011 at 10:07 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Pinellas: Countryside defeats St. Petersburg 3-0 for PCAC boys soccer title
CLEARWATER — Countryside possesses skill that is so tantalizing to Dave Sica that it often wears on the Cougars' 11th-year coach.Despite Countryside's 3-0 win over St. Petersburg in the Pinellas County Athletic Conference championship on Saturday, Sica sees substantial room for improvement in the team ranked 33rd in the most ...
Read moreSat. Jan. 22, 2011 at 8:27 p.m. | Chris Girandola
Pinellas: Boys soccer district preview
Since the boys state soccer tournament started in 1977, Pinellas County has had at least one team make a final 23 of those years. The county also has won 20 state titles, including nine by Clearwater Central Catholic, the most by any program in the state.Last season, two teams — ...
Read moreSat. Jan. 22, 2011 at 8:08 p.m. | Bob Putnam
St. Petersburg-Countryside boys soccer postponed
The PCAC boys' soccer championship between St. Petersburg and Countryside has been postponed until Saturday at 6 p.m. at Countryside High School.
Read moreFri. Jan. 21, 2011 at 3:16 p.m. | Times Staff
PCAC boys soccer game finally set
The teams (St. Petersburg and Countryside) and the site (Countryside) for Friday's Pinellas County Athletic Conference championship game have been set for nearly two weeks. The only thing left to figure out was what time the game will be played. Now, that's set, too. Friday's PCAC final will be played at 4 ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 20, 2011 at 2:27 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Countryside soccer trio make college picks
Countryside senior soccer players Jagger Martinez, Nikolai Hammer and Hunter Maricle have orally committed to play at Division I-A colleges next fall and will sign with their respective schools in February, according to Countryside coach David Sica. Martinez will attend Northwestern, Hammer has selected Furman and Maricle will go to ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 19, 2011 at 2:58 p.m. | Chris Girandola
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Boys soccer: A hollow win for Countryside over PHU in Hurricane Watch final
PALM HARBOR — The Hurricane Watch final had all the makings of a classic with Palm Harbor U. and Countryside meeting for the third time this season. But having already lost twice this season to the Cougars and with little at stake, Hurricanes coach Alex Delgado rested his starters while ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 14, 2011 at 10:15 p.m. | Chris Girandola
Countryside earns big win over PHU, secures district top seed
PALM HARBOR — It was a game between the county’s top boys soccer programs that featured plenty at stake, including the top seed in the Class 6A, District 7 tournament and a berth in the Pinellas County Athletic Conference title game as the north county representative. As expected, Countryside and ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 05, 2011 at 12:49 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Soccer: Countryside 3, East Lake 0
CLEARWATER — When asked if it seemed Countryside had the "it" factor to compete for the state title after a 3-0 victory over East Lake on Tuesday, Cougars coach Dave Sica bristled at the notion."I don't even want to think about our next game, let alone the playoffs," he said. ...
Read moreTue. Nov. 30, 2010 at 10:05 p.m. | Chris Girandola
Times' all-Pinellas County boys soccer
Player of the yearF Ben Sweat, Sr., Palm Harbor University Why we picked him: Sweat not only paced the Class 6A state finalist Hurricanes with 22 goals and 11 assists, but in the season’s most critical moments, the talented senior hoisted the ’Canes on his broad shoulders and buried opponents ...
Read moreWed. March 10, 2010 at 7:02 p.m. | Bryan Burns