Pinellas Park defensive back Pierre Johnson picked up his first offer from Wofford, Patriots coach Kenny Crawford said. Johnson, a first-team, all-county selection last fall, has a 3.98 weighted GPA and scored 23 on his ACT. He has received interest from multiple schools this spring but no offer surfaced until ...
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Tue. May 21, 2013 at 10:48 a.m. | Bob Putnam
PINELLAS PARK Pinellas Park’s Antonio Harris spreads his thumb and forefinger about 3 inches apart to illustrate the interest he has gotten from college coaches. • “I’ve got a stack of business cards about this thick,” said Harris, who figures the number to be between 35-40. “All of them from ...
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Thu. May 16, 2013 at 11:03 p.m. | Times Staff
TAMPA — While big names like East Lake’s Mason Cole, Lakewood’s Isaiah Wynn and St. Petersburg Catholic’s Reilly Gibbons head up a class of offensive linemen that might be Tampa Bay’s best ever, the river of talent across the line of scrimmage this year is a deep one, running from ...
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Sat. May 11, 2013 at 3:11 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Pinellas Park boys basketball coach Jon Cabino has stepped down to pursue coaching opportunities in college. Cabino coached the Patriots for five seasons. He will continue teaching at the school. “I just got engaged, and this was something I wanted to do to see if I can make more money ...
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Tue. May 07, 2013 at 11:21 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Photo gallery JACKSONVILLE — As gusts of roughly 20 mph sent pellets of rain blowing horizontally across Hodges Stadium, St. Petersburg pole vaulter Cayman Ellis wondered if the atonement for which he had spent a year toiling would arrive. “All the time we were waiting, I thought they were going ...
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Sat. May 04, 2013 at 9:48 p.m. | Joey Knight
TARPON SPRINGS — Winning a PCAC championship is not the ultimate goal for teams representing the north and south divisions. But that was hard to tell Friday after East Lake’s convincing 12-2 win over Pinellas Park. The Eagles (21-3) were all smiles and posed for pictures with the championship trophy ...
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Sat. April 20, 2013 at 12:14 a.m. | Rodney Page
Baseball super seven Records through Thursday 1. East Lake (20-3): Eagles won the PCAC north and did not lose a regular-season game against a Pinellas opponent. 2. Seminole (19-6): Go to Jesuit and beat the then-national No. 1? That’s good enough to jump into the No. 2 spot. 3. Clearwater ...
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Fri. April 19, 2013 at 6:14 p.m. | Rodney Page
CLEARWATER — After finishing last in districts in 2011, the East Lake girls made a quantum leap a year ago, taking second. On Tuesday, East Lake made the turnaround complete, winning the Class 4A, District 5 title for the first time. The Eagles were dominant, scoring 174.5 points to beat ...
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Tue. April 16, 2013 at 11:47 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. East Lake (16-3): Eagles had a rivalry game against Tarpon Springs on Thursday, and games next week against Dixie Hollins, Dunedin and Clearwater to end the regular season. 2. Clearwater Central Catholic (20-3): Bounced back from a one-run loss to Calvary Christian with ...
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Thu. April 11, 2013 at 4:35 p.m. | Rodney Page
Pinellas Park coach Kenny Crawford said three players from the program's 2013 class (Josh Estremera, Cody Shaffer and Taron Williams) have made college commitments. Estremera, a defensive lineman, is going to Southeastern University, an NAIA program in Lakeland that will make its football debut this season. Shaffer, an offensive lineman, ...
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Thu. April 04, 2013 at 4:07 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Jason Nguyen embodies the fighting spirit of Pinellas Park’s tennis team. As a freshman, Nguyen took a second-semester tennis class taught by Holly Miller. It was his introduction to the game, and he liked it so much that he continued playing all summer. As a sophomore, he went out for ...
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Thu. March 28, 2013 at 3:14 p.m. | Rodney Page
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week. Male Hot Shot: Jeremiah Green, Sr., Hillsborough Sport: Track Skinny: On his only triple jump attempt at the March 16 USF/Steinbrenner Invitational, Green propelled his slender 5-foot-8 frame 52 feet, 1 inch — the longest in ...
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Mon. March 25, 2013 at 5:56 p.m. | Times Staff
Baseball super seven 1. East Lake (11-1): Eagles are doing all the little things right. A big PCAC game against Countryside awaits Friday. 2. Seminole (10-3): By his own admission, Seminole coach Jeff Pincus still hasn’t figured his team out. There have been big wins, but there was also a ...
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Thu. March 21, 2013 at 5:38 p.m. | Rodney Page
LARGO — There are still more than three weeks left in the regular season, but on Tuesday Pinellas Park took all the mystery out of who will represent the south in the PCAC championship game. The Patriots got another solid performance from starter Brandon Grigsby and a key two-RBI double ...
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Tue. March 19, 2013 at 10:57 p.m. | Rodney Page
Baseball super seven Results through Wednesday 1. East Lake (8-1): Eagles bounced back from a loss to Jesuit by beating district foe North Port. A rival game against Dunedin was rained out Tuesday. 2. Seminole (9-2): Tough loss to Winter Haven was followed up by a win over Lake Wales ...
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Thu. March 14, 2013 at 6:32 p.m. | Rodney Page