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Girls soccer roundup: Dreaded PKs lead to East Lake's demise
EAST LAKE — Penalty kicks, you either love them or hate them, especially as a way to settle a game. This morning, East Lake is probably hating them. Again. After getting the best of play for 100 scoreless minutes of regulation and two overtimes, the Eagles watched their state title ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 02, 2013 at 12:20 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Pinellas state girls soccer preview
SEMINOLE — Last year, Plantation American Heritage bolted to a big lead. It was all clicking for the Patriots. Their forwards were darting and scrambling here and there, sending in beautiful shots for goals. All around, American Heritage was quicker, faster and more experienced. It added up to a 6-0 ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 31, 2013 at 9:28 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Girls region soccer roundup: East Lake defense steps up to shut down rally
TARPON SPRINGS — In typical fashion, East Lake came out with lots of pressure, lots of speed and ended up scoring lots goals. There was a penalty kick by Megan Kelly. A pretty little chip shot by Emily Cady. A dazzling run and score by Madison Del Duca. And a ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 30, 2013 at 12:47 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Girls region soccer: Osceola thumps Palmetto in semifinals
OSCEOLA — In its two previous meetings with Palmetto, Osceola came away with a tie and a 1-0 victory. Friday night, the Warriors gave themselves a little more breathing room, advancing to the Class 3A region finals with a 4-1 win over Palmetto. With an assist from Cassidy Reich, Rebecca ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 25, 2013 at 11:58 p.m. | Anthony Salveggi
Pinellas County roundup for Wednesday, Jan. 23
District boys soccer 2A-9 St. Petersburg Catholic 2, Tampa Catholic 1: The Barons got a first-half goal from Emilo Ycaza and a second-half goal from Manny Carmona to advance to the district final and region quarterfinal. SPC (4-7-6) gave up a goal early in the second half, but Carmona scored ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 24, 2013 at 12:36 a.m. | Times Staff
Girls region soccer roundup: Fast start fine with East Lake
EAST LAKE — Last year, East Lake struggled to beat Newsome in the Class 5A region quarterfinals, needing a late goal to win. In Wednesday’s rematch, the Eagles did not have to sweat it out. Megan Kelly made sure of it. Within the first two minutes, Kelly hit a shot ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 23, 2013 at 11:03 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Girls district soccer roundup: Seminole's win not so easy this time
SEMINOLE — The shots came from close range, from the corners, from 25 feet. Seminole fired at will in Friday’s Class 4A, District 10 championship game. But unlike Thursday’s semifinal, in which the Warhawks scored five first-half goals, the shots went everywhere Friday but inside the net. Unable to take ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 18, 2013 at 11:26 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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
Horan is stepping right up for Osceola
Katie Horan still remembers the day she first played for Osceola’s varsity team — before her freshman year in a summer league game against St. Petersburg at the Wildwood Rec Center. “I was so scared,” Horan said. “You just learn that you have to grow and it takes time.” Now ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 10, 2013 at 8:24 p.m. | Rodney Page
Girls soccer: PHU leans on defense to earn PCAC title
PALM HARBOR — There was an air of inevitability to the Pinellas County Athletic Conference girls soccer championship game. The divisions prepared for it. The fans wanted it. The players expected it. They all got it. A final between Osceola and Palm Harbor University, anticipated since the season began, happened ...
Read moreTue. Jan. 08, 2013 at 11:29 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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
Times' all-Pinellas volleyball team
Player of the Year OH Ashlyn MacGregor, Sr., Tarpon Springs Why we picked her: No player had a bigger impact on her team than MacGregor. “With Ashlyn we won 23 games. Without her we might have won 10,” coach Patrick Sneed said. She had 466 kills in 89 games, 5.2 ...
Read moreWed. Dec. 19, 2012 at 5:08 p.m. | Rodney Page
Times' Pinellas County girls and boys golf teams
Boys Golfer of the Year: Jack Maguire, Sr., St. Petersburg Why we picked him: Two words: state champion. Maguire trailed by a stroke after the first day, then shot 4-under 68 on the second to win the Class 2A tournament by two shots at Deer Island Country Club in Tavares. ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 08, 2012 at 3:34 p.m. | Rodney Page
HomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for Dec. 1-7
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, Dec. 1 through Friday, Dec. 7. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 08, 2012 at 1:55 a.m. | Times Staff
Morning Meanderings: Good morning, Anton Crutcher, and your Dunk of the Night
What's hoopening, people? Get it, happening, hoopening? Yessir, the kind of brilliance you can only find here at Morning Meanderings, where coffee and a cranberry Christmas bagel fuel the machine. You know the drill: johncotey@gmail.com, and follow me at @JohnnyHomeTeam Here's some notes, observations and a look at Friday's slate ...
Read moreThu. Dec. 06, 2012 at 10:52 a.m. | John C. Cotey