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Boys basketball roundup: Second-chance points fuel Largo
SEMINOLE — In the final home game of the regular season, Seminole paid homage to its seven seniors who helped resurrect the boys basketball program with a playoff appearance and the school’s first postseason win last season. The Warhawks and their seniors also had a chance for another rarity Tuesday ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 30, 2013 at 12:33 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Largo's Harry Brown commits to Florida Tech
Largo defensive lineman Harry Brown said he committed to Florida Tech this week. Brown, a Times all-Pinellas County first-team selection, had offers from Coastal Carolina and Georgetown, among others. But he decided on Florida Tech because it has a four-year engineering program. “That was big for me,” Brown said. “The ...
Read moreSat. Jan. 26, 2013 at 11:08 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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Recruit: Harry Brown
Florida Tech
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Recruit: Harry Brown
HomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for Jan. 19-25
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover. These nominations span Saturday, Jan. 19 through Friday, Jan. 25. Winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every other school in the area. Read up on what made ...
Read moreSat. Jan. 26, 2013 at 11:35 a.m. | Times Staff
Pinellas boys & girls basketball super 7
Records through Wednesday Girls 1. Lakewood (18-3): Losing Kasey Drayton (thumb injury) for the season doesn’t help, but the Spartans still have enough talent to make a playoff run. 2. Clearwater (22-3): Tornadoes rebounded from a loss to Lake Worth by beating Palm Harbor University. PCAC final against Lakewood on ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 24, 2013 at 2:09 p.m. | Times Staff
Boys basketball: Largo tops Wharton 65-59 in MacCollum Shootout
SEMINOLE — Largo coach Phil Price had been waiting for this moment, when his football players would be in basketball mode, when the errant shots would start falling, when his young team would put it together for a signature win against a premier Tampa Bay area power.He got it Saturday ...
Read moreSat. Jan. 19, 2013 at 8:40 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Largo's Jarvis Stewart offered by Indiana Hoosiers
Largo running back Jarvis Stewart, who led the Packers with 1,186 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns last season, has been offered by Indiana. Largo coach Rick Rodriguez said that UCF has also offered Stewart. A 5-foot-11, 190-pound blend of power and speed, Stewartis arguably the top Tampa Bay running back ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 18, 2013 at 11:29 a.m. | John C. Cotey
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Recruit: Jarvis Stewart
Indiana University, University of Central Florida
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Recruit: Jarvis Stewart
Girls district soccer roundup: East Lake's second-half scoring sets up final at PHU
EAST LAKE — With 22 minutes left in East Lake’s Class 5A, District 8 semifinal against Sarasota Riverview, Eagles coach Sergei Stopek could finally breathe a sigh of relief. That’s when his team took a three-goal lead and he could start thinking about the district final. East Lake broke it ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 17, 2013 at 11:01 p.m. | Rodney Page
Basketball: Pinellas girls & boys super 7
Records through Monday Girls 1. Lakewood (17-3): Spartans host the Breast Cancer Shootout this weekend, which features some of the better teams in the state. 2. Clearwater (20-2): Tests against Lake Worth in the Lakewood tournament and Palm Harbor University await. 3. Boca Ciega (17-6): Pirates come out of exams ...
Read moreTue. Jan. 15, 2013 at 5:15 p.m. | Times Staff
Basketball: Pinellas girls and boys super 7
Records through Wednesday Girls 1. Lakewood (17-3): Beat Boca Ciega for the second time this season Tuesday and got Deja Swinton back from injury. 2. Clearwater (20-2): Won two games at the Queen of Palms tournament in Fort Myers over the winter break and beat St. Petersburg on Wednesday. 3. ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 10, 2013 at 1:34 p.m. | Times Staff
Times' all-Suncoast football
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Pete DiNovo, Sr., East Lake It has been a whirlwind two weeks for Pete DiNovo. After competing in the Pinellas senior all-star game Dec. 12, DiNovo was in Orlando two days later for his official visit to the University of Central Florida, where he ...
Read moreMon. Dec. 24, 2012 at 5:32 p.m. | Times Staff
Times' all-Pinellas football team
Offensive player of the year: Pete DiNovo, Sr., East Lake DiNovo had already established himself as an accomplished passer with impressive numbers the past two seasons. He continued to pile up the yards this season, and is now the most prolific passer in Pinellas County history. The 6-foot-3, 205-pounder has ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 22, 2012 at 11:35 a.m. | Times Staff
Cotey: 10 reasons not to despair about next football season
High school football season is …ov…ov…ov… I can’t say it. Go ahead. You try. Feels weird, doesn’t it? Ov …ovvvvvva… But it is. Let’s face it, we’re spoiled. We’ve had Tampa Bay area teams playing for state titles since, like, forever. Or at least 2000. You have to go back ...
Read moreThu. Dec. 20, 2012 at 11:50 a.m. | John C. Cotey
UCF RB Brynn Harvey ends turbulent college career in comfortable surroundings
UCF’s Brynn Harvey is back running with conviction, with a lowered shoulder and shifty feet, his legs pumping with fury in the same manner that helped him become a record-setting running back at Largo High School. Harvey, though, is not intent on just running past defenders. He also is racing ...
Read moreTue. Dec. 18, 2012 at 4:20 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Spartans' Valdes MVP of Pinellas Senior All-Star football game
CLEARWATER — Lakewood receiver Marquez Valdes’ goal was to make it to the Class 5A state title game. That did not happen. The Spartans lost in heartbreaking fashion to Robinson in the region semifinals. But even though Valdes’ season ended on low note, his prep career finished on a high ...
Read moreThu. Dec. 13, 2012 at 12:20 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Girls soccer: Osceola stays undefeated
SEMINOLE — The game had been over for just a few moments, and the players were leaving the field in golf carts when the murmuring finally reached full pitch. For weeks, Osceola’s girls soccer team had existed in a blissful bubble, insulated by a district devoid of most of the ...
Read moreWed. Dec. 05, 2012 at 11:02 p.m. | Bob Putnam