Seminole has narrowed its list of football applicants to eight finalists who will be interviewed by a committee starting Friday, assistant principal for athletics Tom Scott said. The committee will have a telephone conference call with former Countryside coach Bob Gobel and interviews on campus with Pinellas Park assistant Shawn ...
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Thu. May 16, 2013 at 1:03 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Pinellas County public school baseball coaches recently voted on the PCAC north and south county teams. Here are the first and second teams and honorable mentions: North County First team Pitchers: Nick Nolan (Seminole), Brad Deppermann (East Lake), Jake Mielock (Countryside) Catcher: Grant Hodges (East Lake) Infielders: Corey Baptist (Seminole), ...
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Tue. May 14, 2013 at 9:39 a.m. | Rodney Page
Seminole first baseman Corey Baptist was named the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Class 7A-10 Player of the Year. Baptist, who transferred from St. Petersburg Catholic for his senior year, hit .455 with four home runs and stole 19 bases. Baptist is committed to Mississippi and will play in the Pinellas vs. ...
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Thu. May 09, 2013 at 6:49 p.m. | Rodney Page
Seminole has whittled its list of football coaching applicants to 12 finalists, nearly all of whom have ties to the bay area. Among the finalists are three former area head coaches: Bob Gobel (Countryside), Chris Miller (Admiral Farragut) and Pat O’Brien (Sickles, King). Other finalists include Pinellas Pak assistant coach ...
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Tue. May 07, 2013 at 1:07 p.m. | Bob Putnam
LUTZ — Logan LaPace could hardly settle himself long enough to sleep, he was so ready to take the mound Thursday. But when steady rain left Steinbrenner’s baseball field a virtual mud puddle, LaPace was forced to wait another couple of days to take the mound. “I was really disappointed ...
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Sat. May 04, 2013 at 8:53 p.m. | Joel Anderson
EAST LAKE — East Lake’s Troy Strominger had seen curveballs and off-speed pitches all night, and hadn’t fared too well against them, going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts. But the last one he saw? He liked that one just fine. Strominger solidly drove a full-count curveball into left field to score ...
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Fri. May 03, 2013 at 12:29 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Seminole, which is seeking a new football coach after Sam Roper stepped down after 28 seasons as head coach, released its list of applicants to the Times on Tuesday afternoon. There were 48 in total. Several former bay area head coaches applied, including Atif Austin (Tarpon Springs), Jon Bolen (Boca ...
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Tue. April 30, 2013 at 2:53 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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 ...
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Fri. April 26, 2013 at 11:25 p.m. | Rodney Page
The Pinellas vs. Hillsborough senior all-star game will be played May 29 at Tropicana Field. Here is the roster for the Pinellas team. Hillsborough coaches will assemble their roster at a meeting on May 1. Pitchers Nick Nolan (Seminole) Jake Mielock (Countryside) Caleb Koulianos (Tarpon Springs) Ethan Lichtenberg (Tarpon Springs) Hayden ...
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Fri. April 26, 2013 at 11:13 p.m. | Rodney Page
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 ...
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Wed. April 24, 2013 at 11:54 p.m. | Rodney Page
As district tournaments crank up next week, perhaps no team is more of a mystery than Seminole. The Warhawks have the senior leadership and pitching depth to make a legitimate run at the Class 7A state championship. That was evident in wins over Venice and Jesuit, both nationally ranked teams. ...
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Fri. April 19, 2013 at 9:24 p.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
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 ...
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Thu. April 18, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Longtime Seminole assistant Mark DeRuzzo will take over as the interim football coach this spring, principal Walter Weller said. DeRuzzo will be a temporary replacement for Sam Roper, who retired from coaching after 28 years at the school. Weller said he asked DeRuzzo, a teacher on campus, to fill in. ...
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Tue. April 16, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. | Bob Putnam
TAMPA — Seminole emerged from a pitchers’ duel between Nick Nolan and Jesuit’s Spencer Trayner, the Warhawks toppling the nationally ranked Tigers 2-1 on a sacrifice fly in the 10th Saturday. “It’s no coincidence that this game was scheduled for the end of the regular season,” Warhawks coach Jeff Pincus ...
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Sat. April 13, 2013 at 10:59 p.m. | Andy Warrener