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Lakewood believes in the power of team ... and yoga
ST. PETERSBURG — Here they go again. A year ago almost to the day, Lakewood had high hopes for a district championship. The Spartans were 6-0 with games remaining against Jesuit, Robinson, Spoto and St. Petersburg. The result was four straight losses and plenty of finger pointing. Now, the Spartans ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 18, 2012 at 3:07 p.m. | Rodney Page
Midweek Grab Bag: Filled with midseason goodies
We're halfway home to the playoffs. Here's this week's Grab Bag, compiled by me, John C. Cotey, aftter digging my nose into stats provided by coaches to MaxPreps and HomeTeam. So if you want to get in here, your stats will need to be in one of these places. You ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 03, 2012 at 1:28 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Cotey: Grab a handful of goodies in the midweek football grab bag
Like any good football team (or football game picker), the key is to get better as the season goes along. And after going 8-4 two weeks ago, I went 9-3 last week. This week? Tough to say, because quite honestly, the games aren't that great. Kind of like these picks: ...
Read moreWed. Sept. 21, 2011 at 2:59 p.m. | John C. Cotey
District deconstruction: Class 6A, District 7
The new football districts are pretty screwy (8A? Really?) and shake up the matchups we’ve come to know and love over the past few years. The next few weeks we’ll be taking a look at a district a day. Up today: Class 6A, District 7. Teams • Boca Ciega • ...
Read moreWed. June 29, 2011 at 1:27 p.m. | Bob Putnam
4A girls basketball: Jefferson rides defense to rout
TAMPA — Jefferson started with strong defense Thursday night and never looked back, defeating Lakewood Ranch 62-28. The Dragons scored the first nine points and built a 41-14 lead by halftime. Jefferson (26-3) used its superior athleticism on defense to force Lakewood Ranch (17-12) into committing 27 turnovers. "That's been ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 11, 2010 at 7:23 p.m. | Times Correspondent
4A-10 boys basketball: Lakewood's strategy working like a charm
ST. PETERSBURG — Dan Wright has had to do possibly his best coaching job this season at Lakewood. With an inside game that features no player taller than 6 foot 4, Wright has made key adjustments to help the Spartans to a 19-7 record, including an easy 72-47 win Wednesday ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 10, 2010 at 7:49 p.m. | Times Correspondent
4A-10 girls basketball: Wilson ups game to fuel Lakewood win
ST. PETERSBURG — In the first half of Friday's Class 4A, District 11 final, Lakewood looked nothing like the team that had rolled through its district competition in the regular season. The Spartans turned the ball over and missed shots. As a result, Lakewood was down a point at halftime ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 05, 2010 at 9:47 p.m. | Bob Putnam
4A girls soccer: Speedy opponent stifles unbeaten Steinbrenner
LUTZ — Steinbrenner set a standard of winning few established programs can claim, let alone a school in its first year of existence. The Warriors came into Tuesday's Class 4A region semifinal against Lakewood Ranch facing their toughest test of the season. Both teams were unbeaten — complete with lineups ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 02, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
4A girls soccer: Robinson overwhelmed in 9-1 loss
LAKEWOOD RANCH — The only thing that slowed Lakewood Ranch was the opposing team's bus. It got stuck in traffic, which meant the Class 4A, Region 3 match against Robinson began 30 minutes late. The Knights might have wished the bus never arrived Thursday. Once the game got underway, Lakewood ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 28, 2010 at 9:01 p.m. | Times Staff
4A-10 girls soccer: Osceola, Dixie Hollins fall in semis
Osceola fell victim to a late goal in a 1-0 loss at Lakewood Ranch. The Mustangs pushed the game winner into the net with three minutes remaining off a corner kick. Warriors goalkeeper Brittney Bennett collided with a Lakewood Ranch attacker on the play but no foul was called, according ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 22, 2010 at 8:23 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Pinellas Co. soccer leaders
Girls(Records through Tuesday)1. Palm Harbor University (13-0-1): Hurricanes continue rolling after the break with a 3-0 shutout of Countryside on Tuesday.2. St. Petersburg Catholic (13-3-2): Barons jump into the No. 2 spot after beating Seminole 2-1 on Dec. 17.3. Seminole (12-2-2): Assist of the week goes to Gina Hayduke, whose ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 06, 2010 at 5:46 p.m. | Bryan Burns