ODESSA -- On a windy afternoon in Hillsborough County's rural northwest nook, Clearwater Central Catholic senior Ryan Orr watched his putter deny him of a score in the 60s. No sweat. His team refused to be denied by anything, or anyone. Behind Orr, who earned medalist honors with a 1-under-par ...
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Mon. Oct. 22, 2012 at 8:30 p.m. | Joey Knight
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Oct. 13 through Friday, Oct. 19. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every ...
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Sat. Oct. 20, 2012 at 3:21 a.m. | Times Staff
OLDSMAR — It wasn’t Clearwater Central Catholic’s best day on the golf course, but the team score of 312 Monday was enough to win the Class A-15 district championship on East Lake Woodlands’ par-72 south course. Led by Ryan Orr’s 73, CCC defeated St. Petersburg Catholic by seven shots and ...
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Mon. Oct. 15, 2012 at 10:19 p.m. | Rodney Page
ST. PETERSBURG — With senior Adam Foster leading the way, Keswick Christian constructed a winning drive late in the fourth quarter to knock off Northside Christian 35-28 and earn its first win of the season Friday night. Foster made his mark on both sides of the ball for the Crusaders ...
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Fri. Oct. 05, 2012 at 9:48 p.m. | Christian Sandler
Cambridge Christian won on the road to improve to 3-1 in Class 2A-5. Northside falls to 0-4, 0-2 in the district. While 21 points is a season high for the Mustangs, they have now been outscored 189-31.
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Fri. Sept. 21, 2012 at 8:01 p.m. | Times Staff
SEMINOLE — Academy of the Holy Names’ Emmy Martin returned to the Mustang Invitational hoping to do better than last year’s tournament. While she didn’t post a better score Thursday, Martin did repeat as individual champion. The junior fired 2-over 73 on the par-71 Seminole Lake Country Club Lakes Course ...
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Thu. Sept. 20, 2012 at 11:24 p.m. | Rodney Page
A first glance at Northside Christian’s girls golf team might have opponents saying, “We are playing Northside Christian varsity, right?" With no player older than a ninth-grader, the Mustangs don’t look like the most intimidating team. But once Northside’s players step on the first tee, preconceived notions disappear. “I don’t ...
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Tue. Sept. 18, 2012 at 6:10 p.m. | Rodney Page
At St. Petersburg, Carrollwood Day senior Robert Davis continued his furious quest for Hillsborough County’s all-time rushing title, gaining 190 yards on only 10 carries in the Patriots’ 49-0 rout of Northside Christian. Davis, who had 155 yards at halftime, entered the game roughly 1,600 yards shy of the record. ...
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Fri. Sept. 14, 2012 at 8:18 p.m. | Times Staff
Volleyball Clearwater def. Countryside (25-19, 20-25, 30-28, 25-18): After going 1-2 in Gainesville last weekend, Clearwater rebounded with a four-game win over rival Countryside. Top players included setter Haley Barrett, outside hitter Sara Myslyeki and middle hitter Sam Reeves. Reeves had the winning kill in the third game that gave ...
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Wed. Sept. 12, 2012 at 12:24 a.m. | Times Staff
Volleyball Clearwater def. Countryside (25-19, 20-25, 30-28, 25-18): After going 1-2 in Gainesville last weekend, Clearwater rebounded with a four-game win over rival Countryside. Top players included setter Haley Barrett, outside hitter Sara Myslyeki and middle hitter Sam Reeves. Reeves had the winning kill in the third game that gave ...
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Wed. Sept. 12, 2012 at 12:24 a.m. | Times Staff
Northside Christian dropped its second straight game in a 33-10 loss to Bradenton Christian. Jhon Williams scored on a 60-yard touchdown catch. Chase Johnson added a field goal to round out Northside’s scoring.
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Fri. Sept. 07, 2012 at 9:11 p.m. | Times Staff
Volleyball Northeast def. Gibbs: The Vikings won their first match of the regular season at Gibbs, 25-11, 25-8, 25-9. Outside hitter Brittany Taksas had six kills to pace Northeast. Setter Ina Crnalic, Elizabeth McMaster and Breann Taksas were also standouts according to coach Brian Nowokunski. Swimming St. Petersburg def. Lakewood: ...
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Wed. Sept. 05, 2012 at 12:31 a.m. | Times Staff
ST. PETERSBURG — Shorecrest Prep played a crisp game on both sides of the ball and dominated host Northside Christian on Friday night 59-0. The Chargers, giving former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Dave Moore a win in his coaching debut over former teammate Mike Alstott, scored on their first five possessions ...
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Sat. Sept. 01, 2012 at 1:07 a.m. | Anthony Salveggi
At Brandon High, Crusaders senior quarterback Skylar Clark — an Armwood transfer — ran for 105 yards on eight carries to help spoil the preseason debut of Mustangs coach Mike Alstott. SCA junior cornerback Robbie Shell had two TDs including a 40-yarder on a fumble return.
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Fri. Aug. 24, 2012 at 8:01 p.m. | Times Staff
Northside Christian centerfielder Dalton Eckstein, a rising senior, has orally committed to Stetson University in DeLand. As a junior, Eckstein batted .302 with a .463 on-base percentage and 10 RBIs. Eckstein also excels in the classroom. He was on the principal's list at the end of the last school year ...
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Wed. Aug. 08, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. | Rodney Page