All-Suncoast volleyball Player of the year Jordan Burgess, Jr., OH, Berkeley Prep As remarkably focused as Burgess is on the volleyball court, she’s uncontrollably giggly in front of the camera. For her Player of the Year photo shoot, she struggled to keep a straight face under the bright studio lights. ...
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Thu. Dec. 23, 2010 at 9:44 a.m. | Times Staff
Times’ all-Pinellas County volleyball Player of the year Lauran Eschenroeder, MH, Sr., East Lake Why we picked her: At various points of this most successful Eagles season, the Player of the Year could have been just about anyone. Brianna McComeskey took over matches, just like Brittnay Estes did, just like ...
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Wed. Dec. 22, 2010 at 4:14 p.m. | John C. Cotey
The following players have been selected to participate in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association all-star game, which will be held Saturday at St. Leo University: Jasmine Crowell (Gulf Breeze), Lauren Jones (FSU School), Anna Marie Disalvo (Leon), Andrea Sawl (Menendez), Holly Pole (Vanguard), Brittany Hill (Hernando), Alexa Coscia (Nature Coast), ...
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Thu. Dec. 02, 2010 at 12:54 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Countryside, the No. 3 seed, started strong against No. 2 Sarasota Riverview but could not hold a two-game lead and lost 28-26, 25-23, 17-25, 17-25, 15-17. “We don’t have the size, and that wears you down after a while,” Cougars coach Kaylyn Bayly said, who lost six seniors from last ...
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Wed. Oct. 27, 2010 at 10:27 p.m. | Bob Putnam
PALM HARBOR — While Palm Harbor University managed to secure a 25-18, 25-19, 25-22 victory over Countryside on Tuesday, the win didn’t earn high marks from Hurricanes coach Tara Kuk. “I’d give them a B-minus,” Kuk said. “It definitely wasn’t our greatest performance. We gave up too many runs and ...
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Wed. Oct. 13, 2010 at 12:38 a.m. | Chris Girandola
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 ...
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Wed. Oct. 06, 2010 at 11:41 p.m. | John C. Cotey
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 ...
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Wed. Sept. 01, 2010 at 8:19 p.m. | Bob Putnam
All-Suncoast Volleyball Team Player of the YearMaddie Martin, Sr., OH, PlantMartin finished her high school career with plenty of gold medals and a bevy of individual accolades. She won state titles in each of her four seasons at Plant, and was named an Under Armour All-American and the Gatorade Florida ...
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Sat. Dec. 19, 2009 at 4:10 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Player of the yearBerkley Whaley, So., OH, LakewoodWhy we picked her: Last season, Whaley was the only freshman named to the first or second all-county team. As a sophomore, she raised her game to another level. The leader in the county for kills at more than six a game, Whaley ...
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Sat. Dec. 12, 2009 at 11:49 a.m. | Bryan Burns
Countryside senior Davionna DiSalvatore became the second member of her family to earn a Division I scholarship after signing a letter of intent to play volleyball at Ohio State on Monday. Davionna joins her sister GiOnna, a softball standout at UCLA, in the Division I athletic ranks. Davionna, ...
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Mon. Nov. 16, 2009 at 5:10 p.m. | Bryan Burns
TAMPA — For Plant, the most difficult part of preparing for its march for a fourth consecutive state championship might be muddling through a batch of unfamiliar opponents. The Panthers' past three titles came in Class 5A, so their move to 6A offers an entirely new group of teams. And ...
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Wed. Nov. 04, 2009 at 8:56 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
PALM HARBOR — Palm Harbor University got together Friday night to give coach Tara Kuk the best birthday gift it could think of. A sweep of Countryside in the 6A-7 district final. PHU grabbed the first two games in nailbiting fashion then pounded the Cougars into submission in the third ...
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Fri. Oct. 30, 2009 at 7:07 p.m. | Bryan Burns
CLEARWATER — Entering this season, Countryside had some huge shoes to fill with the graduation of Madison Truluck, a three-time all-state selection, a four-time all-county pick and a PrepVolleyball.com All-America honorable mention.The Cougars, led by a core group of seniors and juniors, started the season with 16 consecutive wins before ...
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Thu. Oct. 29, 2009 at 12:48 a.m. | Times Correspondent
Volleyball statisticsKILLSName, school Total KPGBerkley Whaley, Lw 365 5.7Davionna DiSalvatore, Cou 374 4.56Mary Michael Toups, CCC 254 4.31Kayla Walton, NC 280 3.73Marissa Lisenbee, Sem 223 3.66Cassie Roy, PHU 232 3.46Madison Loebel, IRC 250 3.29Jennica Mullins, NC 248 3.22Brianna McComeskey, EL 230 3.19Marisa Moralobo, IRC 242 3.18Lauran Eschenroeder, EL 210 3.04Nicole ...
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Fri. Oct. 23, 2009 at 6:37 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Volleyball statisticsKillsName, school Total KPGDavionna DiSalvatore, Cou 326 4.59Mary Michael Toups, CCC 119 4.25Marissa Lisenbee, Sem 200 3.45Jennica Mullins, NC 169 3.45Cassie Roy, PHU 199 3.43Kayla Walton, NC 155 3.3Madison Loebel, IRC 203 3.27Christina Berry, Cou 222 3.13Marisa Moralobo, IRC 190 3.06Nicole Dunn, Cou 172 3.02Brianna McComeskey, EL 138 ...
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Fri. Oct. 16, 2009 at 6:08 p.m. | Bryan Burns