For the past week, Clearwater Central Catholic has worked out in limbo, unsure which football team it will play in its spring game. On Friday, the Marauders found an opponent. CCC coach John Davis said his team will play Lakeland Victory Christian at 3 p.m. Thursday. The game, originally set ...
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Fri. May 17, 2013 at 1:12 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Shorecrest’s exhilarating run through the postseason came to an end Monday with an 8-5 loss to host West Palm Beach King’s Academy in the Class 3A region final. The Chargers (18-4) fell behind early and spent the rest of the game trying to rally. “That was a really good team ...
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Mon. May 06, 2013 at 7:45 p.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG — Shorecrest got its first outdoor workout of the spring Thursday, even though it was without head coach Dave Moore. Moore is out of town through the weekend, so defensive coordinator Bill Dugan took charge of a group of about 30 players. After a two-year hiatus, the Chargers ...
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Thu. May 02, 2013 at 7:40 p.m. | Times Staff
PALM HARBOR — It was all there for Palm Harbor University, everything it wanted. A chance to unseat defending Class 8A state champion Durant and exact revenge for a loss in last year’s region semifinals. The Hurricanes were clinging to a one-run lead in the seventh inning. Logyn Lilley was ...
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Tue. April 30, 2013 at 8:13 p.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG — What was once unimaginable will be a reality today when Shorecrest hosts district rival St. Petersburg Catholic in the Class 3A region semifinals. At 17-3, the Chargers have the best record in school history and their first district title. Now, they will try to advance to the ...
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Mon. April 29, 2013 at 8:42 p.m. | Bob Putnam
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week. Female Hot Shot: Assata Trader, Jr., Shorecrest Sport: Track Skinny: After not qualifying for the 100 meters at last year’s Class A state meet, Trader decided to put in extra work in the offseason. She ran ...
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Mon. April 29, 2013 at 5:58 p.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG — Shorecrest pounded out 17 hits and scored at least a run in every inning of a 13-3, five-inning mercy-rule win over Bradenton St. Stephen’s in Wednesday’s Class 3A region quarterfinal. It was the 12th straight win for the Chargers. Shorecrest pitcher Raquel Galinski scattered three hits and ...
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Wed. April 24, 2013 at 11:08 p.m. | Rodney Page
PALM HARBOR — Palm Harbor University was lackluster in Tuesday’s Class 8A, District 8 semifinals, needing to hold off a rally to advance to the playoffs for a fifth straight season. That was bad news for East Lake in Thursday’s championship game. Hurricanes coach Kerry Katchuk mentioned that his team ...
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Thu. April 18, 2013 at 11:04 p.m. | Bob Putnam
The Florida High School Athletic Association named 24 student-athletes to its 2013 academic all-state team, and four Tampa Bay athletes made the cut. Shorecrest’s Jeremy Reiskind was a four-year player on the soccer team and also earned letters in football, track and field and bowling. He has a 3.98 grade ...
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Wed. April 17, 2013 at 12:13 p.m. | Rodney Page
PALM HARBOR — Perhaps Palm Harbor University was suffering from the heat. Maybe the Hurricanes were looking ahead in the bracket. Or it could have been they simply were going through the motions. Whatever the case, PHU’s softball team was not its usual dominant self in Tuesday’s Class 8A, District ...
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Tue. April 16, 2013 at 11:55 p.m. | Bob Putnam
TARPON SPRINGS — East Lake suffered its first loss of the season Thursday, falling 5-2 in the girls Class 4A region final to Sarasota Riverview. Riverview, which is headed to state for the sixth straight time, won three singles matches then swept doubles to win the match. “All season long ...
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Thu. April 11, 2013 at 10:23 p.m. | Rodney Page
PALM HARBOR — St. Petersburg may have been runnerup in Tuesday’s Class 4A region semifinal, but the Green Devils made quick work of district champion Palm Harbor University. St. Petersburg won all seven matches and advanced to Thursday’s region final at Sarasota Riverview. The region final is a rematch with ...
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Tue. April 09, 2013 at 10:17 p.m. | Rodney Page
BRADENTON — Sarasota Riverview swept the boys and girls team championships at King Middle School, but local teams did not go away empty-handed. St. Petersburg’s boys and Seminole’s girls teams finished second overall to advance to next week’s regionals. And St. Petersburg’s No. 1 player, freshman Adam Ambrozy, won the ...
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Tue. April 02, 2013 at 10:12 p.m. | Rodney Page
ST. PETERSBURG — There were times before the start of the season when Kelsey Humphrey worried whether she would pitch as effectively as she did last season. The St. Petersburg Catholic ace first experienced tightness in her back and tendinitis in her right shoulder last year. Initially, she thought it ...
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Thu. Feb. 21, 2013 at 9:57 p.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG — For the first eight minutes of Thursday’s Class 7A region quarterfinal, it looked as if Wiregrass Ranch’s undersized shooters were going to be able to hang with St. Petersburg. The Bulls trailed by three and knocked down four 3-pointers. But in the second quarter the Green Devils ...
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Thu. Feb. 14, 2013 at 10:25 p.m. | Rodney Page