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District swimming: Palm Harbor U. boys, girls roll to sixth straight crowns
CLEARWATER — The Class 3A, District 5 swim meet had a predictable feel, the kind that could unfold only one way.Palm Harbor University's boys and girls teams were the overwhelming favorites. Everyone knew it, from the swimmers chasing them to the fans watching.After all, the Hurricanes have more depth than ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 26, 2012 at 9:01 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Football: Osceola 55, Dixie Hollins 26
SEMINOLE — When a team puts together as dominant a performance as Osceola did, it's difficult to single out the most valuable players.At times, it was the defensive line and linebackers, who recovered fumbles on each of the Rebels' first three possessions.At others, it was Courtney Burge, who had 110 ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 26, 2012 at 8:48 p.m. | Max Martinez
District volleyball roundup: Palm Harbor U. notches sweet victory on rival's court
EAST LAKE — Palm Harbor University senior middle hitter Logan Miller has waited four years to celebrate in East Lake’s gym. There have been so many past disappointments that she began to wonder if it would ever happen. Miller and her teammates finally got the chance Thursday night after an ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 25, 2012 at 11:30 p.m. | Rodney Page
PCAC meet: New approach works out fine for Countryside's McKenna
LARGO — Countryside’s Paul McKenna usually takes a more conservative approach in races, preferring to stalk the front-runners before reeling them in. Wednesday, McKenna adopted more of a go-for-gusto philosophy, sprinting to the lead and trying to keep that frenetic pace as long as he could. It was a different ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 25, 2012 at 12:04 a.m. | Bob Putnam
District volleyball roundup: Calvary Christian nabs first region berth
ST. PETERSBURG — For the first time in school history, Calvary Christian is going to regionals. The Warriors swept Indian Rocks Christian 25-22, 25-22, 25-21 to earn a spot in the 3A-9 final against Clearwater Central Catholic. Calvary also had never beaten Indian Rocks Christian (19-8). “This was a total ...
Read moreTue. Oct. 23, 2012 at 11:55 p.m. | Rodney Page
Region golf: Steinbrenner dominates 2A-4 girls tourney
CLEARWATER — Steinbrenner already has done some impressive things in girls golf. The Warriors, now in their fourth year, do not just win tournaments, they dominate them, going undefeated in the regular season and winning district team titles the past two seasons. But after accumulating a roomful of trophies and ...
Read moreMon. Oct. 22, 2012 at 11:36 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Pinellas: SMQ, Week 8
Super 7 1. Largo (7-0, 3-0): Despite having Juwan Brown out for most of the game, the Packers crush Boca Ciega and are one win from clinching the 6A-7 district title. 2. Countryside (7-1, 3-0): The Cougars roll to their fifth straight victory and have outscored opponents 218-23 during this streak. 3. ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 20, 2012 at 11:06 p.m. | Times Staff
Football: Osceola 35, Tarpon Springs 25
SEMINOLE — Think of Osceola’s season as one long U-turn. After starting 1-3, the Warriors had won three straight heading into Friday night’s Class 6A, District 7 showdown with Tarpon Springs. Think of Osceola’s surplus of running backs as the guys who gave the steering wheel a jerk. Using a ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 20, 2012 at 12:56 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Osceola's rebound no surprise to the players
SEMINOLE — Osceola’s schedule was not exactly the blueprint for getting off to a fast start. There were games against 2011 playoff teams Pinellas Park and Largo, and others against resurgent Northeast and always-tough St. Petersburg. The result? A 1-3 start. Then came the more manageable part of the schedule ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 18, 2012 at 2:40 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Pinellas County district golf: East Lake, PHU round out top three behind red-hot Mitchell
OLDSMAR — Before Tuesday’s Class 2A-11 district tournament, East Lake coach Terry O’Reilly knew Mitchell would likely be the team to beat. He was right on the money. Mitchell shot 307 thanks to 3-over 75 from Dylan Strout and 76 from Donnie Gabrelcik to win the tournament on the par-72 ...
Read moreTue. Oct. 16, 2012 at 11:36 p.m. | Rodney Page
Pinellas: Sunday morning quarterback
Super 71. Largo (6-0, 2-0): Packers get the week off before getting into the bulk of their Class 6A, District 7 schedule.2. Countryside (6-1, 2-0): In the past two meetings against Wiregrass Ranch, the Cougars have won by a combined score of 122-0.3. Lakewood (6-0, 5-0): The schedule has been ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 13, 2012 at 5:45 p.m. | Times Staff
Football: Osceola 36, Clearwater 17
CLEARWATER — Senior Austin Lawrence's 38-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the second quarter helped swing the momentum to Osceola in a 36-17 victory over Clearwater."I saw the ball on the ground, attacked it, ran it in and that got our momentum going," he said.Warriors running back Courtney Burge ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 12, 2012 at 8:43 p.m. | Lauren Burg
Eagle Lake Invitational: Largo's Levine at last sheds PHU's Paczynski
LARGO — About a mile into Wednesday’s race, Largo’s Marina Levine and Palm Harbor University’s Brianna Paczynski were ahead of the field and side-by-side. They hung on each other’s shoulder, each unable to take a commanding lead. Finally, Levine shook past her toughest rival, gaining a slight advantage, and maintaining ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 10, 2012 at 10:59 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Midweek Grab Bag: It's all here. Really. All of it.
I don’t want to say I’m on a roll, but I. AM. ON. A. ROLL. For the third straight week, I went 10-1 on my picks, and for a change, I nailed the Upset Pick of the Week, making my record 11-1. So to summarize: Tons of facts, numbers, trends, ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 10, 2012 at 12:32 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Weekend updates from cross country, swimming
Seminole’s boys and girls cross country teams were undefeated — and largely untested. Through the first month of the season, the Warhawks boys and girls won team titles at the Green Devil, Cougar and Palm Harbor Invitational. Only twice had the scores been within 10 points, including one tie. So ...
Read moreTue. Oct. 09, 2012 at 6:44 p.m. | Bob Putnam