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East Lake's Estes steps down from softball, volleyball
Mike Estes has stepped down as coach of East Lake’s volleyball and softball teams to take a job as the pitching coach for Eckerd College’s softball program. Estes, 51, resigned from both positions at East Lake within the past two weeks but did not publicly announce the decision until Tuesday ...
Read moreTue. May 14, 2013 at 10:37 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Region baseball semifinals roundup: Late miscues bring good fortune to CCC
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 ...
Read moreTue. May 07, 2013 at 11:54 p.m. | John C. Cotey
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 quarterfinals roundup: A pitch-perfect East Lake win
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 ...
Read moreFri. May 03, 2013 at 12:29 a.m. | John C. Cotey
HomeTeam Huddle: Shorecrest focuses on running game
ST. PETERSBURG — Shorecrest got its first outdoor workout of the spring Thursday, even though it was without head coach Dave Moore. Moore is out of town through the weekend, so defensive coordinator Bill Dugan took charge of a group of about 30 players. After a two-year hiatus, the Chargers ...
Read moreThu. May 02, 2013 at 7:40 p.m. | Times Staff
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
District baseball roundup: Nothing fancy about East Lake win
TARPON SPRINGS — East Lake won its third straight district championship with the same formula it has used all season: Pitching, defense and timely hitting. The Eagles overcame a two-run deficit to defeat Sarasota Riverview 3-2 Thursday night. Ryan Wall gave up three hits and one earned run in four ...
Read moreFri. April 26, 2013 at 12:04 a.m. | Rodney Page
Region softball roundup: Eighth-grader nearly perfect for Canterbury
ST. PETERSBURG — Canterbury pitcher Kama Woodall kept mowing down Sarasota Christian batters with ease, so much that the only suspense left in Thursday’s Class 2A region quarterfinal was whether the eighth-grader would record a no-hitter. That ended in the seventh inning when the Blazers got a single. They also ...
Read moreThu. April 25, 2013 at 10:09 p.m. | Bob Putnam
District baseball roundup: East Lake's three hits enough to reach final
TARPON SPRINGS — East Lake did not play its best game of the season Tuesday against North Port in the semifinals of the Class 8A, District 8 tournament. Or its second best. Or even third best. But the effort was more than enough to beat the No. 4 seed Bobcats ...
Read moreWed. April 24, 2013 at 12:12 a.m. | Rodney Page
Baseball: East Lake enjoys PCAC title
TARPON SPRINGS — Winning a PCAC championship is not the ultimate goal for teams representing the north and south divisions. But that was hard to tell Friday after East Lake’s convincing 12-2 win over Pinellas Park. The Eagles (21-3) were all smiles and posed for pictures with the championship trophy ...
Read moreSat. April 20, 2013 at 12:14 a.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
East Lake's Shelby Younger signs with Pfeiffer University
East Lake outside hitter/defensive specialist Shelby Younger has signed with Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, N.C. Younger was a Times' all-county and PCAC honorable mention. She was part of East Lake's 2011 state championship team and also helped lead the Eagles to a Class 8A region final in 2012. Younger currently ...
Read moreThu. April 18, 2013 at 9:20 a.m. | Rodney Page
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Recruit: Shelby Younger
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Recruit: Shelby Younger
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