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Pinellas: Times' boys all-academic team
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Garrett Schulte, Shorecrest Weighted/unweighted GPA: 4.64/4.0 Standardized test score: 32 ACT Sport: Football College: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Proudest academic accomplishment: Schulte, the class valedictorian, said being able to maintain — and even increase — his grade-point average during his senior year was a big accomplishment. ...
Read moreTue. June 11, 2013 at 1:28 p.m. | Rodney Page
Baseball: Times' all-Pinellas County team
Player of the year: Corey Baptist, Sr., Seminole Why we picked him: Seminole was loaded with hitters and usually got every opponent’s ace, but Baptist still stood out. He hit third most of the season and finished with a .455 batting average, 28 RBIs, five doubles, six home runs, .533 ...
Read moreSat. June 08, 2013 at 3:43 p.m. | Rodney Page
Spring football: East Lake 39, Osceola 29
At East Lake Score: East Lake 39, Osceola 29 Spring game-breakers: East Lake receiver Artavis Scott is a threat to score every time he touches the ball. The rising senior, considered one of the top recruits in the nation, almost accomplished that feat. In the first half he returned a ...
Read moreFri. May 31, 2013 at 11:43 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Track: Times' all-Pinellas County teams
Normally, putting together the Pinellas County track athletes of the year is a simple process. A boy and a girl are selected. But this season was not normal, thanks to some extraordinary boys. Gibbs’ Trayvon Bromell and the Lakewood trio of Shaquill and Shaquem Griffin and Tim “TJ” Holmes did ...
Read moreThu. May 30, 2013 at 10:56 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Region baseball semifinals roundup: Late miscues bring good fortune to CCC
CLEARWATER — Nate Reed struck out the side in the fourth inning, then homered to tie the score and struck out the side again in the fifth. For a second, the Calvary Christian ace looked invincible. Then the sixth inning happened. A one-out error started a string of very fortunate ...
Read moreTue. May 07, 2013 at 11:54 p.m. | John C. Cotey
HomeTeam Huddle: Shorecrest focuses on running game
ST. PETERSBURG — Shorecrest got its first outdoor workout of the spring Thursday, even though it was without head coach Dave Moore. Moore is out of town through the weekend, so defensive coordinator Bill Dugan took charge of a group of about 30 players. After a two-year hiatus, the Chargers ...
Read moreThu. May 02, 2013 at 7:40 p.m. | Times Staff
District baseball roundup: Countryside throws its own party
PINELLAS PARK — It was prom night at Countryside on Friday, but its baseball team couldn’t go to the biggest party of the school year. It was busy playing Seminole in the Class 7A, District 10 final, and judging by the party on the Pinellas Park pitcher’s mound, the Cougars ...
Read moreFri. April 26, 2013 at 11:25 p.m. | Rodney Page
District baseball roundup: Seminole finally shakes St. Petersburg
PINELLAS PARK — In two previous meetings against St. Petersburg, Seminole took the lead against the Green Devils only to blow both games late. Wednesday night’s Class 7A, District 10 semifinal looked like it would follow the same script. Seminole took an early two-run lead, then gave the lead back ...
Read moreWed. April 24, 2013 at 11:54 p.m. | Rodney Page
District track: Osceola girls, Gibbs boys strong as usual
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 ...
Read moreThu. April 18, 2013 at 12:04 a.m. | John C. Cotey
District softball roundup: St. Petersburg back in playoffs
PINELLAS PARK — Despite winning 10 of its past 12 games and playing in last week’s conference championship game, St. Petersburg entered the semifinals of the Class 7A, District 10 softball tournament as underdogs. The No. 3 seed Green Devils were playing No. 2 seed Seminole, a program steeped in ...
Read moreThu. April 18, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Track: Tired Spartans play it smart to win boys title at PCAC
CLEARWATER — Lakewood’s boys track team had little time to bask in the spotlight after setting personal records and recording national-best times at the Florida Relays this past weekend. On Monday, the Spartans competed in the Pinellas County Athletic Conference meet, where they continued to break records. Lakewood’s Shaquem Griffin ...
Read moreMon. April 08, 2013 at 11:50 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Baseball: CCC takes aim at school winning streak
DUNEDIN — It has been more than a month since Clearwater Central Catholic dropped its season opener to Lakewood. Since then, the Marauders have won baseball games again. And again. On Tuesday, CCC’s streak reached record levels in a 12-2 victory over Fivay at the Dunedin Invitational that was called ...
Read moreWed. March 27, 2013 at 12:23 a.m. | Bob Putnam
All-Pinellas County soccer teams
Girls player of the year F Madison Del Duca, Sr., East Lake One of the top scoring threats in the county, Del Duca put it all together this season, not only by putting points on the board but also by providing leadership. After reaching the region final last year, the ...
Read moreSat. March 16, 2013 at 8:25 p.m. | Times Staff
Sweet 16: Some of the other top performances from the 83rd West Coast Invitational
I didn't get to every good thing about last night's West Coast Invitational, or should we call it the West Cold Invitational, so here's a few performances that merit additional mentions: 1. One last shoutout for the Gibbs 4x100 team, because that's always a big event, especially between the Gladiators ...
Read moreThu. March 07, 2013 at 10:10 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Baseball: Northeast bats find spark once again
SEMINOLE — A day after getting shut out by Pinellas Park, Northeast took out its frustrations on Osceola with a convincing 13-3 win Wednesday. The Vikings pounded out 12 hits and took advantage of five Osceola errors. They scored at least one run in all but one inning. “It’s nice ...
Read moreWed. March 06, 2013 at 11:55 p.m. | Rodney Page