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Volleyball: Whaley shines as Lakewood topples Clearwater
ST. PETERSBURG — Tuesday’s match between Clearwater and Lakewood gave local University of Florida fans a chance to check out two of the Gators’ future players. Lakewood outside hitter Berkley Whaley orally committed to Florida as a sophomore and has remained steady in her commitment. Over the summer, Clearwater outside ...
Read moreTue. Oct. 04, 2011 at 10:43 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Four bay area players make PrepVolleyball.com's Senior Aces list
Berkeley Prep senior outside hitter and Stanford commit Jordan Burgess headlines four Tampa Bay area volleyball players who made PrepVolleyball.com’s Senior Aces Top 100 list of the nation’s top senior recruits. Burgess, the reigning Florida Miss Volleyball and Florida Dairy Famers Player of the Year is ranked No. 3 on ...
Read moreMon. Sept. 19, 2011 at 12:13 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
Volleyball: East Lake begins title defense with sweep
East Lake began defense of its Class 5A state title with an emphatic 25-13, 25-16, 25-12 sweep of Lakewood. The Eagles, trying to repeat as state champion as a member of Class 8A this season, received 14 kills from Brittnay Estes to overwhelm the Spartans (1-2). “I think our offense ...
Read moreTue. Sept. 06, 2011 at 10:34 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Volleyball: Osceola makes point in loss to Lakewood
ST. PETERSBURG — First-year Osceola coach Ryan Kramer viewed Wednesday’s season opener at Lakewood as a chance for his up-and-coming program to make a statement against one of the county’s traditional powers. Lakewood, annually a playoff contender, has qualified for the postseason 17 times; Osceola went once in 1983 and ...
Read moreWed. Aug. 31, 2011 at 11:10 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Pinellas County volleyball preview
TARPON SPRINGS — Last season, Mike Estes sat with the rest of the spectators on a cold, metal riser, an anonymous face amid a sea of them, watching as his daughter, Brittnay, and her East Lake teammates first won a district title, then a region title and finally the school’s ...
Read moreSat. Aug. 27, 2011 at 4:58 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Times' all-Suncoast volleyball team
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. ...
Read moreThu. Dec. 23, 2010 at 9:44 a.m. | Times Staff
Times' all-Pinellas County volleyball team
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 ...
Read moreWed. Dec. 22, 2010 at 4:14 p.m. | John C. Cotey
4A-10 volleyball semifinal: Without Whaley, young Spartans stumble
ST. PETERSBURG — Lakewood coach Sean O’Flannery knew his team would have an uphill battle Wednesday. With Berkley Whaley sidelined with an injury, O’Flannery had to count on Leigh Buttner, Sarah Donnelly and the rest of the young Spartans in their district semifinal against Palmetto. But the Tigers pulled off ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 27, 2010 at 10:32 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
East Lake all business in PCAC final sweep
CLEARWATER — It came into the season as the team to beat, then was promptly beaten. But Wednesday night, East Lake came full circle heading into next week’s playoffs. Against the team that stopped them cold in the season opener, the Eagles proved there is little doubt anymore that they ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 20, 2010 at 11:25 p.m. | John C. Cotey
PCAC volleyball preview: New format serves up best matchups
For years, the PCAC volleyball championship — which in this case stood for Pinellas County Athletic Conundrum — has been plagued by mismatches that turned what should be one of the season’s marquee events into a forgettable finish. This year, that changes. Today, thanks to a new format, the four ...
Read moreTue. Oct. 19, 2010 at 11:30 p.m. | John C. Cotey
East Lake standouts dictate pace in sweep
EAST LAKE — The East Lake gymnasium shook from the roar of the ovation for the final regular-season home match for Lauran Eschenroeder and Baylie Barber, the lone two in a senior class that was small but special enough to help define a storied program. It turned out to be ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 13, 2010 at 12:35 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Volleyball gets into position for home stretch
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 ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 06, 2010 at 11:41 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Clearwater's keep-away strategy results in sweep
CLEARWATER — The game plan heading into Clearwater’s match against Lakewood was simple: Keep the ball away from Berkley Whaley. While the Florida-bound star managed a match-leading 14 kills Monday, the superior team play exhibited by the Tornadoes ruled the night as Clearwater delighted the raucous home crowd with a ...
Read moreMon. Sept. 20, 2010 at 11:27 p.m. | Chris Girandola
Pinellas: Volleyball season preview
TARPON SPRINGS — East Lake completed one of the more successful volleyball seasons in school history in 2009. The Eagles finished with a 23-5 record. East Lake won a district title, ending a string of six straight seasons without one. It advanced to the region semifinals for the eighth time ...
Read moreSat. Aug. 28, 2010 at 6:23 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Volleyball: Local players up for national honors
Plant volleyball player Maddie Martin is a finalist for this year’s PrepVolleyball.com National Player of the Year Award. Martin, who has received numerous postseason honors this season, was named to the ESPNRise All-American first team earlier this week. She was also the MVP of the Under Armour All-America match last month ...
Read moreTue. Jan. 12, 2010 at 1:08 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina