Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a look at a football district a day. First up: Class 2A, District 5. Teams Listed in order of 2011 finish, with overall/district record Canterbury (10-2, 7-1) Admiral Farragut (12-2, 7-1) Indian Rocks Christian (7-4, 5-3) Carrollwood Day (6-4, 4-4) Cambridge Christian ...
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Mon. July 23, 2012 at 12:07 p.m. | Times Staff
Boys Student-Athlete of the Year: Rhett Hammil, Indian Rocks Christian Weighted/unweighted GPA: 4.5/4.0 Standardized test score: 29 ACT Sports: Football, golf, soccer, tennis Proudest academic accomplishment: Valedictorian of senior class. Proudest athletic accomplishment: Beating Tampa Prep to win the Class 3A, District 9 soccer title this past season. Did you ...
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Fri. June 15, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Northside Christian’s Evan Howard has signed with Carleton College in Minnesota to run track and play football. Two seasons ago, Howard was a conference and district champion in the 100 meters, as well as a state qualifier in the 200. He also was a receiver and kick returner for the ...
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Mon. June 04, 2012 at 3:41 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Player of the year: Samantha McCloskey, Sr., Palm Harbor University Why we picked her: On a team loaded with explosive hitters, McCloskey emerged as the most fearful hitter in the county because of sheer power. She first showed it off in practice, hitting balls so far over the fence teammates ...
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Fri. June 01, 2012 at 9:12 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Whitney Elam is the new varsity volleyball coach at Northside Christian, the school announced Thursday in a news release. Elam spent the previous three years as volleyball coach at Union College in Barbourville, Ky. She was 79-30 overall and 40-8 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. Elam graduated from the University of ...
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Thu. May 31, 2012 at 3:05 p.m. | Rodney Page
Boys Athlete of the year: Shaquem Griffin, Jr., Lakewood Why we picked him: No one dominated the triple jump in the county quite like Shaquem Griffin, who won his signature event at nearly every major meet. At the 2A state meet, he leaped past competitors to win his first state ...
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Wed. May 30, 2012 at 8:52 p.m. | Bob Putnam
It was just a spring game victory, and it came against a winless opponent. ¶ But consider Mike Alstott’s coaching debut at Northside Christian a success. After two years of seeming to exist just to give opposing teams a week’s respite, the Mustangs got a taste Saturday of the success ...
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Mon. May 21, 2012 at 9:16 p.m. | Bob Putnam
The monotony of banging pads against teammates ends this weekend for most private schools in Pinellas County. Now the real fun begins. There are six games tonight and one Saturday night involving eight of the nine private schools. (Canterbury is the only one not playing.) After a month of practice, ...
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Thu. May 17, 2012 at 9:59 p.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG — On opposite ends of the city, two ex-Buccaneers are sweating out their first spring as high school head football coaches. Former fullback Mike Alstott patiently demonstrates sweep plays and screen passes to about 30 players at Northside Christian. There’s a lot of work to be done before ...
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Tue. May 15, 2012 at 9:08 p.m. | Times Staff
photo gallery JACKSONVILLE — It is rare that a region champion who owns the top time is considered the underdog in his event, but that was Mario Ojeda’s lot in the 800 meters at Friday’s Class A state meet. Overshadowed by Northside Christian teammate Matthew Montanari, last year’s state runnerup ...
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Sat. April 28, 2012 at 12:05 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Northside Christian’s Jeffrey Golden has signed to play basketball at Millsaps College in Mississippi. Golden decided to go to Millsaps in part to join his best friend, East Lake’s Jeremy Mogged, who signed last month. This past season, Golden averaged 18.5 ppg and was second on the team in rebounding ...
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Thu. April 26, 2012 at 2:47 p.m. | Bob Putnam
CLEARWATER — Top seed Seminole managed to avoid an upset in its Class 7A, District 10 semifinal game against Northeast. Second seed Countryside wasn’t so lucky. The Warhawks blew a five-run lead in the sixth inning Wednesday but came back with a run in the bottom of the seventh to ...
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Thu. April 26, 2012 at 12:41 a.m. | Rodney Page
CLEARWATER — Countryside coach Kaylyn Bayly has never been too worried about her team’s offense. It’s defense that gives her anxiety. In nearly every loss, the Cougars have committed costly errors. But after some hiccups early on Wednesday, Countryside’s defense turned in two key plays in a 5-1 victory over ...
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Thu. April 26, 2012 at 12:29 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Standing on the football field at Northside Christian, Jeff Goodwin was trying to explain the biggest reason for the girls track program’s meteoric rise the past six seasons when the answer was staring at him a few yards away. Five seniors — Victoria Goodwin, Katelyn Greenleaf, Ashley Johnson, Asia Olds ...
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Mon. April 23, 2012 at 9:34 p.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG — After watching his hitters swing aggressively at first pitches and force pop-ups in the semifinals, the biggest thing St. Petersburg Catholic coach Tom Fabian wanted from his lineup in Friday’s Class 3A, District 9 championship game was patience. The Barons waited on pitches and hit grounders and ...
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Fri. April 20, 2012 at 10:20 p.m. | Bob Putnam