At Palm Harbor University Scores: Largo 21, PHU 0 Largo 21, Countryside 14 PHU 3, Countryside 0 Spring game-breakers: Largo running back Jarvis Stewart was featured in the half against Palm Harbor University. The USF recruit rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown. …Donavan Hale, taking over as the Packers’ ...
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Fri. May 24, 2013 at 12:14 a.m. | Bob Putnam
LARGO Donavan Hale still is learning the intricacies of playing quarterback at Largo. • But his athleticism and decision-making already are drawing rave reviews in practice, so much that he could make a seamless transition in taking over the starting position from Juwan Brown, who is graduating. With the same ...
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Wed. May 15, 2013 at 8:31 p.m. | Times Staff
Largo senior shortstop Steven Petrilyak has committed to LaGrange (Ga.) College, according to coach Dan Flynn. Petrilyak hit .393 for the Packers and led the team with 13 extra-base hits. He also hit four home runs. Petrilyak was selected to play in the senior all-star game at Tropicana Field this ...
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Tue. May 07, 2013 at 11:48 a.m. | Rodney Page
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 ...
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Tue. April 30, 2013 at 8:34 p.m. | John C. Cotey
River Ridge C John Childs and Largo F Donavan Hale were both named third-team all-state selections in Class 6A, the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches and Source Hoops announced Monday morning. Childs, a 6-foot-9 post, is one of Tampa Bay’s top juniors. The first-team all-North Suncoast selection averaged 19 points, ...
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Mon. April 22, 2013 at 9:31 a.m. | Matt Baker
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
LARGO — The euphoria over Largo’s elusive boys district team title was over. On Tuesday, the Packers had to face a Sarasota team loaded with powerful players, including Spencer Arias, the son of Jimmy Arias, the former No. 6 player in the world. Largo, meanwhile, had a singles lineup that ...
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Tue. April 09, 2013 at 10:14 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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
Boys Player of the Year: G/F Reggie Hart, Sr., Chamberlain The area’s most electrifying offensive player hasn’t always been able to slash or slice his way through traffic. And it nearly killed him. At age 6, Hart and older brother Rod were playing chase outside their Tulsa, Okla., home when ...
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Sat. March 30, 2013 at 3:34 p.m. | Joey Knight
Boys player of the year G Dallas Moore, Sr., Boca Ciega Why we picked him: No one has grown more in height or stature in the past four years. After starting out as an undersized outside shooter, Moore morphed into an all-around scoring threat, especially after growing 4 inches before ...
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Sat. March 23, 2013 at 5:41 p.m. | Times Staff
Largo junior linebacker Frankie Hernandez, who led Largo with 99 tackles this past fall, announced via Twitter on Tuesday that he had committed to USF. He is the second Packer in the past week to pick the Bulls, joining Jarvis Stewart. Hernandez, a Times' all-county first-teamer, tweeted: "I did commit ...
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Tue. March 19, 2013 at 12:38 p.m. | Times Staff
This week, Jarvis Stewart had a decision to make. The Largo running back, considered one of the best in the area, carefully pondered his college options, trying to find the right balance. Several factors were weighed: proximity, familiarity and playing time. Those were some of the reasons Stewart decided to ...
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Wed. March 13, 2013 at 2:33 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Largo’s Marina LeVine has signed to run cross country and track at Embry-Riddle, Packers track coach Phil Price said. LeVine came back from a car accident two years ago that left her blind in one eye to become one of the best distance runners in the county. She was a ...
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Mon. March 04, 2013 at 3:55 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Basketball season winds down this week with the boys state tournament in Lakeland, but the season officially ended last week for Pinellas County teams. We’ll select all-county and all-area teams in the weeks to come, but for now we thought it would be fun to look back on some of ...
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Tue. Feb. 26, 2013 at 6:26 p.m. | Times Staff
WINTER HAVEN — The desperation was spelled out on the scoreboard, across Largo’s bench and, finally, in its lineup. The Packers were teetering before finding momentary salvation from an obvious source. Largo trailed Winter Haven by 20 entering the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Class 6A region final. The starting backcourt ...
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Sun. Feb. 24, 2013 at 12:36 a.m. | Bob Putnam