Times’ Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Countryside (11-1): All right, Cougars, you’re for real. They have won nine straight since a 3-0 loss to East Lake. 2. Seminole (8-3): Warhawks will get to earn the top spot back in a meeting with the Cougars on Tuesday. 3. Osceola (9-2): ...
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Thu. March 15, 2012 at 6:20 p.m. | Times Staff
Times’ Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Seminole (6-1): In the bragging rights game against Osceola, the Warhawks won 4-2 with good pitching and timely hitting. 2. Osceola (8-1): The Warriors are fundamentally sound and dangerous at the plate. 3. Countryside (8-1): Cougars had won six straight entering Thursday’s game ...
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Thu. March 08, 2012 at 5:25 p.m. | Rodney Page
Baseball: Times’ super seven Records through Wednesday 1. Osceola (6-0): Won the Lee Byers Invitational and won at Tampa Catholic for a good early-season start. 2. Seminole (4-1): Take away one bad inning against Tarpon Springs and the Warhawks are undefeated. They can hit the ball all over the yard. ...
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Thu. March 01, 2012 at 3:01 p.m. | Rodney Page
ST. PETERSBURG — It was touted as one of the deepest — and best — senior baseball classes in Pinellas County with 21 of the 25 players on the roster for the fifth annual Pinellas-Hillsborough all-star game having already signed with colleges. And it was this group that helped Pinellas ...
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Thu. May 26, 2011 at 12:07 a.m. | Bob Putnam
PINELLAS PARK — Largo starter Mike LaGrange stood on the mound in the fifth inning holding a 15-1 lead over Northeast and was determined not to let either of the two runners on base score. With only one more out to record for a mercy-rule win and the game well ...
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Thu. April 28, 2011 at 12:22 a.m. | Chris Girandola
ST. PETERSBURG — While the championship game of the Northeast Invitational was affected by the weather and postponed until today, all the other contests were played Wednesday before the rain. The championship between Lakewood and Osceola is rescheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday. In the third-place game, Indian Rocks Christian suffered ...
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Wed. March 30, 2011 at 11:02 p.m. | Chris Girandola
EAST LAKE — East Lake was able to take advantage of the young Northeast catchers and take the game 7-6 in the final inning Wednesday due to a passed ball. “If anything else, we may have gotten a distraction because we were stealing the base,” Eagles coach Dan Genna said. ...
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Wed. Feb. 23, 2011 at 11:20 p.m. | Chris Wagenheim
Northeast has three more baseball players from its graduating class sign. Pitchers Walter Lamerson and James Gray have signed with South Florida Community College. Donald Grimm has decided to go to Briar Cliff in Iowa. The Vikings now have six who will play in college next season.
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Mon. July 12, 2010 at 5:14 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Northeast catcher Shawn Delmontagne signed with Anderson University. Delmontagne started all four years with the Vikings and was all-county, South division selection. He also played soccer and golf and was a wrestler, earning 10 varsity letters. Anderson University is the school Northeast coach Rob Stanifer attended.
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Mon. May 24, 2010 at 6:14 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Baseball Super 71. Dunedin (20-3): After falling one spot, the Falcons move back to the top after beating Osceola and Sarasota last week.2. Seminole (19-3): Playing well leading up to the postseason with wins over East Lake and Sarasota in the past two weeks.3. Osceola (20-4): Stay at the top ...
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Thu. April 22, 2010 at 6:50 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Baseball Super 71. Osceola (19-2): Hasn’t lost since March 1; takes a 14-game win streak into Friday's big showdown vs. Dunedin.2. Dunedin (16-3): Drops from the top spot after last week’s loss to East Lake; plays at the Warriors Friday at 7 and hosts Sarasota on Saturday at 1 p.m.3. ...
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Thu. April 15, 2010 at 3:54 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Baseball Super 71. Dunedin (15-2): Rallied in remarkable fashion, scoring seven runs in the seventh to beat East Lake in the championship game of its tournament.2. Osceola (15-2): Won own spring tournament thanks to a dominant performance by pitcher Taylor Layner.3. Seminole (13-4): Played well last week, advancing to final ...
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Thu. April 08, 2010 at 4:37 p.m. | Bob Putnam
1. 17+17 = Shazamm! So, just how does one top a 17-strikeout game? Easy — striking out 17 more. Though Northeast got a good look at Osceola lefty Taylor Layner two weeks ago when he befuddled them, it didn't do much good in a rematch this week. Layner, with 17 ...
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Fri. April 02, 2010 at 3:38 p.m. | John C. Cotey
LARGO — Taylor Layner thinks the current Osceola team is as good or better than last year's squad that won a district championship and advanced to the region semifinals. Thursday in the championship game of the Osceola Spring Invitational, Layner took the hill and backed up his prediction. The left-hander ...
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Thu. April 01, 2010 at 8:49 p.m. | Bryan Burns
LARGO — Osceola knew it would take a monumental effort to advance past Tates Creek of Lexington, Ky., and into today's championship game at the Osceola Spring Invitational. Tates Creek sent ace Trevor Gott to the mound. He signed with the University of Kentucky this year and throws a fastball ...
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Wed. March 31, 2010 at 9:25 p.m. | Bryan Burns