CLEARWATER — Nate Reed struck out the side in the fourth inning, then homered to tie the score and struck out the side again in the fifth. For a second, the Calvary Christian ace looked invincible. Then the sixth inning happened. A one-out error started a string of very fortunate ...
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Tue. May 07, 2013 at 11:54 p.m. | John C. Cotey
EAST LAKE — East Lake’s Troy Strominger had seen curveballs and off-speed pitches all night, and hadn’t fared too well against them, going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts. But the last one he saw? He liked that one just fine. Strominger solidly drove a full-count curveball into left field to score ...
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Fri. May 03, 2013 at 12:29 a.m. | John C. Cotey
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 ...
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Fri. April 26, 2013 at 11:25 p.m. | Rodney Page
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 ...
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Wed. April 24, 2013 at 11:54 p.m. | Rodney Page
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 ...
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Wed. April 24, 2013 at 11:08 p.m. | Rodney Page
Dunedin offensive lineman Dylan Gilroy has committed to Marietta College, a Division III school in Ohio. Gilroy was part of a line that paved the way for Tramaine Batten to rush for nearly 1,000 yards, and helped the Falcons have their first winning season since 2008. Gilroy will get to ...
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Tue. April 23, 2013 at 2:03 p.m. | Bob Putnam
DUNEDIN — This time last year Dunedin was on edge and in a state of disbelief after winning the Class 5A, District 12 softball title, the school’s first since 1991. It was a story of a plucky underdog that had its moment. A year later Dunedin was back, this time ...
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Sat. April 20, 2013 at 12:04 a.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG — Some things were different at Wednesday’s Class 3A, District 10 meet. But mostly, things felt pretty much the same. Boca Ciega’s Chaise Cook-Martin won the long and triple jumps. Again. Gibbs’ Trayvon Bromell dominated the sprints and made a huge comeback on the anchor leg of the ...
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Thu. April 18, 2013 at 12:04 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. East Lake (16-3): Eagles had a rivalry game against Tarpon Springs on Thursday, and games next week against Dixie Hollins, Dunedin and Clearwater to end the regular season. 2. Clearwater Central Catholic (20-3): Bounced back from a one-run loss to Calvary Christian with ...
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Thu. April 11, 2013 at 4:35 p.m. | Rodney Page
Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. East Lake (16-2): The Eagles played well at the Dunedin tournament, losing 1-0 to Lynn Haven Mosley in the final. The Eagles got offense from Tyler Neuhaus and solid pitching from Cameron Churchill, Brad Deppermann, Ryan Wall and Steven Plaskett. 2. Clearwater Central ...
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Thu. April 04, 2013 at 2:56 p.m. | Rodney Page
DUNEDIN — By the seventh inning, Clearwater Central Catholic had stayed close enough that the outcome had the scent of history in the making. The Marauders had a school-record-tying 16 straight victories and were on the verge of breaking the record in Wednesday’s semifinals of the Dunedin Spring Invitational. But ...
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Thu. March 28, 2013 at 12:23 a.m. | Bob Putnam
DUNEDIN — It has been more than a month since Clearwater Central Catholic dropped its season opener to Lakewood. Since then, the Marauders have won baseball games again. And again. On Tuesday, CCC’s streak reached record levels in a 12-2 victory over Fivay at the Dunedin Invitational that was called ...
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Wed. March 27, 2013 at 12:23 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Pinellas County public schools, and some private schools, are off next week for spring break, but the high school baseball teams will be busy, busy, busy. Eighteen public and private schools in the county will be playing in one of three tournaments at Dunedin, Seminole and Northeast. Dunedin tournament Where: ...
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Thu. March 21, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. | Rodney Page
Baseball super seven 1. East Lake (11-1): Eagles are doing all the little things right. A big PCAC game against Countryside awaits Friday. 2. Seminole (10-3): By his own admission, Seminole coach Jeff Pincus still hasn’t figured his team out. There have been big wins, but there was also a ...
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Thu. March 21, 2013 at 5:38 p.m. | Rodney Page
DUNEDIN — The obvious highlights in Lakewood’s 3-0 victory over Dunedin on Monday were the seven shutout innings from starter Mariah Watts and an offense that produced several key hits, including a two-run homer by Watts in the first inning. But the more subtle connective tissue in the victory was ...
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Mon. March 11, 2013 at 11:41 p.m. | Bob Putnam