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
SEMINOLE — It’s funny how baseball rules dictate you don’t talk about a no-hitter when your pitcher has one going. Instead, you look the other way, sit on the other end of the bench, don’t say a word. Kind of gives it away, no? “I started thinking about it in ...
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Wed. March 13, 2013 at 12:00 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Baseball super seven 1. East Lake (8-1): Got a big win over Sarasota Riverview and top pitcher Cory Labsan but took its first loss Thursday against Hillsborough No. 1 Jesuit. Today’s matchup with North Port is a big game. 2. Seminole (7-1): Tough games at Winter Haven and Lake Wales ...
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Thu. March 07, 2013 at 4:33 p.m. | Rodney Page
First-year Pinellas Park coach Pat Russo earned his 250th career win thanks to the Patriots' 9-2 win over Lakewood on Wednesday. Russo has coached at Plant, Hillsborough and Tampa Catholic before coming to Pinellas Park. The Patriots are 8-2, making Russo’s career record 250-117.
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Wed. March 06, 2013 at 11:58 p.m. | Rodney Page
ST. PETERSBURG — Another high school baseball season has begun and the usual suspects are the teams to watch. Seminole is especially loaded. East Lake has pitching depth and unlike last season, the Eagles are hitting. Countryside, Osceola, Clearwater Central Catholic, Tarpon Springs, Calvary Christian, Dunedin and Indian Rocks Christian ...
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Thu. Feb. 28, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. | Rodney Page
The wait was finally over, and Pinellas Park offensive lineman Eric Hampson took a seat at a table in the school’s media center Wednesday afternoon. With an unwavering hand, he took a ballpoint pen and signed a letter of intent with Old Dominion. Friends and relatives were all there to ...
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Wed. Feb. 06, 2013 at 4:50 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Pinellas Park had a busy weekend with three of its top recruits. Tyree Graves, a defensive lineman, committed to Ohio and will take his official visit on Friday. Graves was a Times' first-team all-Pinellas County selection after recording eight sacks and four interceptions this past season. He has yet to ...
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Mon. Jan. 28, 2013 at 10:25 a.m. | Bob Putnam
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 ...
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Sat. Dec. 22, 2012 at 11:35 a.m. | Times Staff
Pinellas Park will hold its annual sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony tonight before the start of the boys varsity basketball game. The inductees are: Kristi Beatty-Hale (volleyball), Ranelda Graham-Spence (girls basketball), Hollie Miller (volleyball coach), Tony Morales (boys basketball), Tracy Schroeder-Sedely (volleyball) and Tad Yeager (wrestler)
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Fri. Dec. 14, 2012 at 1:57 p.m. | Bob Putnam
CLEARWATER — Lakewood receiver Marquez Valdes’ goal was to make it to the Class 5A state title game. That did not happen. The Spartans lost in heartbreaking fashion to Robinson in the region semifinals. But even though Valdes’ season ended on low note, his prep career finished on a high ...
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Thu. Dec. 13, 2012 at 12:20 a.m. | Bob Putnam
PINELLAS PARK — They came to America more than a decade ago, most too young to remember the increasing death toll and ethnic cleansing that became part of their country’s lexicon. Nick Preradovic, Stefan Vujicic, Ferid Jusufovic and Tomi Barukcic are Bosnians who fled a disparate, divided region during the ...
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Thu. Dec. 06, 2012 at 5:43 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Girls basketball IRC 40, Northside 33: Just two games removed from getting beat by 48 against Seffner Christian, IRC earned its second straight win. Center Rachel Boyette, who was sick against Seffner, scored 10. Autumn Frost also scored 10 and Caroline Shelton added eight. The Mustangs were led by 12 ...
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Wed. Dec. 05, 2012 at 12:33 a.m. | Times Staff
Some random thoughst and observations about the goings on in the preps world by Times' columnist John C. Cotey, while sipping too much coffee and perusing the previous night's newspaper and boxscores. Oh, and if you want to get your name in here, then shoot me an email at johncotey@gmail.com, ...
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Thu. Nov. 29, 2012 at 12:06 a.m. | John C. Cotey
PINELLAS PARK — The playoff frustration continues for Pinellas Park. Unlike last season, when the Patriots lost by 53 against Bradenton Manatee, they had a chance against Venice on Friday in the Class 7A region quarterfinal. But Pinellas Park was doomed by two big fourth-quarter plays from Venice in a ...
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Sat. Nov. 17, 2012 at 12:56 a.m. | Rodney Page