SEMINOLE — There is nothing anyone can say to make Seminole feel about Tuesday’s Class 4A region final. It’s no use noting the Warhawks dictated the pace throughout against Naples Gulf Coast, a team that was ranked 14th in the state and 47th nationally by MaxPreps. Seminole missed out on ...
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Wed. Feb. 06, 2013 at 12:33 a.m. | Bob Putnam
SEMINOLE — As Seminole shots sailed over the cross bar or banged off the post in Saturday night’s Class 4A region semifinal against Northeast, Warhawks coach Rick Masi chose to remain positive. He refused to believe this would be another one of those games where his team failed to finish ...
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Sat. Feb. 02, 2013 at 11:12 p.m. | Rodney Page
EAST LAKE — Josh Page scored with just over a minute remaining to break a tie, making a great move along the goal line and beating the keeper for a goal. Then he did the same thing just seconds later to remove any hope for Newsome as East Lake picked ...
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Wed. Jan. 30, 2013 at 11:51 p.m. | John C. Cotey
SEMINOLE — Seminole coach Rick Masi grew more and more frustrated as his team found creative ways not to score the past few weeks. No matter how hard the Warhawks tried, shots seemed to find their way over crossbars or into goalies’ hands. Then the Class 4A, District 10 tournament ...
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Fri. Jan. 25, 2013 at 11:28 p.m. | Rodney Page
ST. PETERSBURG — Within the first 13 minutes of Thursday’s Class 5A, District 8 semifinal, St. Petersburg’s Roman Baez and Jeffrey Holecek each scored to give their team what seemed to be a comfortable lead against rival Palm Harbor University. Green Devils coach Rui Farias knew better. Twice in the ...
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Thu. Jan. 24, 2013 at 8:56 p.m. | Bob Putnam
SEMINOLE — Junior Francis couldn’t believe his eyes. In the final five minutes of a tie game against Seminole on Monday, the St. Petersburg sophomore forward put some token pressure on goalkeeper Kenneth Matthews. Matthews hustled to collect a loose ball in front of the net with Francis nearly 10 ...
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Mon. Dec. 17, 2012 at 11:18 p.m. | Rodney Page
Now that the fall sports season is starting to wind down, we take a look at the boys and girls soccer teams who will look for good results on the pitch. Girls Top three story lines 1. Changing of the guard: Last year, East Lake beat Palm Harbor University in ...
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Wed. Nov. 07, 2012 at 4:09 p.m. | Times Staff
Boys Student-Athlete of the Year: Rhett Hammil, Indian Rocks Christian Weighted/unweighted GPA: 4.5/4.0 Standardized test score: 29 ACT Sports: Football, golf, soccer, tennis Proudest academic accomplishment: Valedictorian of senior class. Proudest athletic accomplishment: Beating Tampa Prep to win the Class 3A, District 9 soccer title this past season. Did you ...
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Fri. June 15, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Seminole senior defender Tyler Zulewski, a major player in the Warhawks run to the state finals this winter, signed a letter of intent to play at Flagler College in St. Augustine. Zulewski, a member of the Gulf Coast United soccer club, has played on the Seminole varsity since his freshman ...
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Wed. April 25, 2012 at 2:09 p.m. | Rodney Page
CLEARWATER — A pair of Pinellas win streaks were on the line Friday at the Senior Soccer All-Star Challenge at Countryside High School. One came to an end, while another was extended. The Hillsborough girls snapped a three-year losing streak to Pinellas with a 3-1 win in the night’s first ...
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Sat. March 10, 2012 at 12:34 a.m. | Rodney Page
TAMPA — Years from now, when members of the 2011-12 Seminole soccer team break out their medals from the Class 4A state championship, they’ll remember all the season highs. But on Saturday afternoon at USF’s Corbett Soccer Stadium, those runnerup medals didn’t look so good. The Warhawks fought through injury ...
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Sat. Feb. 18, 2012 at 5:47 p.m. | Rodney Page
Instead of presenting a dry, stat-stuffed primer on this weekend’s boys state soccer finals, we’re diverting from the beaten pitch. After all, four local teams — four — have a chance to win titles. That, of course, would be a bay area first, which calls for an equally unprecedented approach ...
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Thu. Feb. 16, 2012 at 5:05 p.m. | Times Staff
SEMINOLE — Seminole’s boys soccer team can be controlled on occasion — for a few minutes, maybe a half. Then things seem to explode. Soccer balls start finding their way into the net. The offense becomes unhinged, getting contributions from everyone. Suddenly the frenzy is on and every possession seemingly ...
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Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 at 12:10 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Boys soccer state semifinals Who: Palm Harbor University (17-1-4) at Jacksonville Mandarin (23-3-3) When: 7 p.m. Friday At stake: Winner will play Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. at USF for the Class 5A state title Notes: PHU has not given up a regulation goal since the PCAC final against St. ...
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Wed. Feb. 08, 2012 at 4:54 p.m. | Rodney Page
Seminole continues to roll through regionals, notching its second straight shutout with a 3-0 victory over Naples Gulf Coast in the 4A regional final. The Warhawks (19-2-2) led 1-0 after the first half on a goal by Nathan Yeager on an Eric Sines cross. Liam Murphy and Garrett Bocon each ...
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Tue. Feb. 07, 2012 at 9:49 p.m. | Rodney Page