CLEARWATER — After finishing last in districts in 2011, the East Lake girls made a quantum leap a year ago, taking second. On Tuesday, East Lake made the turnaround complete, winning the Class 4A, District 5 title for the first time. The Eagles were dominant, scoring 174.5 points to beat ...
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Tue. April 16, 2013 at 11:47 p.m. | Bob Putnam
TARPON SPRINGS — East Lake suffered its first loss of the season Thursday, falling 5-2 in the girls Class 4A region final to Sarasota Riverview. Riverview, which is headed to state for the sixth straight time, won three singles matches then swept doubles to win the match. “All season long ...
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Thu. April 11, 2013 at 10:23 p.m. | Rodney Page
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
Softball super seven Records through Tuesday 1. Countryside (20-3): On Monday, the Cougars rallied for a rare win against PHU. It was the ’Canes’ only loss to a county opponent this year. 2. Palm Harbor University (19-4): Bounced back from loss to Countryside with resounding win against Seminole that clinched ...
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Wed. April 10, 2013 at 5:35 p.m. | Bob Putnam
PALM HARBOR — St. Petersburg may have been runnerup in Tuesday’s Class 4A region semifinal, but the Green Devils made quick work of district champion Palm Harbor University. St. Petersburg won all seven matches and advanced to Thursday’s region final at Sarasota Riverview. The region final is a rematch with ...
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Tue. April 09, 2013 at 10:17 p.m. | Rodney Page
East Lake athlete George Campbell, one of the nation’s top recruits in the Class of 2015, said he will have surgery on his left wrist April 19 and miss the next three months. Campbell said the injury happened during the Class 8A region semifinal win against Vero Beach last season. ...
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Mon. April 08, 2013 at 7:34 p.m. | Bob Putnam
TARPON SPRINGS — The top seed in Class 8A, District 8 has come down to a coin flip. Sarasota Riverview scored four runs in the fourth inning Friday and two Rams pitchers scattered four hits in a 4-1 win over East Lake. Both teams are 5-1 in the four-team district. ...
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Fri. April 05, 2013 at 9:54 p.m. | Rodney Page
Angel Deng was a freshman at Countryside the last time she was seen at a high school district tournament. Deng, named the Tampa Bay Times’ Player of the Year, swept through the regular season undefeated and advanced to the Class 4A state semifinals before bowing out. That was 2011. Two ...
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Thu. April 04, 2013 at 7:05 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
CLEARWATER — Wednesday's Class 4A-7 district tournaments at McMullen Tennis Complex were a testament to depth. Palm Harbor University’s boys had players in six of the seven finals and collected 15 points, one more than East Lake, to earn the championship. On the girls side, East Lake was the deepest ...
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Wed. April 03, 2013 at 11:08 p.m. | Rodney Page
Softball super seven Records through Tuesday 1. Palm Harbor University (17-3): ’Canes have yet to lose to a county opponent. 2. Countryside (19-2): Loss to River Ridge in tournament final marked the first time the Cougars were defeated in more than a month. 3. Seminole (13-3): Next week’s game against ...
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Wed. April 03, 2013 at 9:50 p.m. | Bob Putnam
DUNEDIN — Lynn Haven Mosley spent the week hitting baseballs all over Englebert Complex. But in Friday night’s final of the Dunedin Invitational Spring Tournament against East Lake, the Dolphins needed pitching and defense. Pitchers Andrew Deramo and Austin Bizzle scattered three hits and Mosley took advantage of East Lake’s ...
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Fri. March 29, 2013 at 11:39 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
EAST LAKE — Friday night’s north Pinellas showdown between host East Lake and Countryside got off to a promising start. Eagles coach Dan Genna’s 4-year-old daughter, Kamryn Padinske, managed a rousing rendition of the national anthem and the Eagles jumped on Cougars starting pitcher Charlie Skantze. The Eagles logged three ...
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Fri. March 22, 2013 at 11:48 p.m. | Andy Warrener
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