Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover. These nominations span Saturday, Jan. 19 through Friday, Jan. 25. Winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every other school in the area. Read up on what made ...
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Sat. Jan. 26, 2013 at 11:35 a.m. | Times Staff
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
District boys soccer 2A-9 St. Petersburg Catholic 2, Tampa Catholic 1: The Barons got a first-half goal from Emilo Ycaza and a second-half goal from Manny Carmona to advance to the district final and region quarterfinal. SPC (4-7-6) gave up a goal early in the second half, but Carmona scored ...
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Thu. Jan. 24, 2013 at 12:36 a.m. | Times Staff
EAST LAKE — Last year, East Lake struggled to beat Newsome in the Class 5A region quarterfinals, needing a late goal to win. In Wednesday’s rematch, the Eagles did not have to sweat it out. Megan Kelly made sure of it. Within the first two minutes, Kelly hit a shot ...
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Wed. Jan. 23, 2013 at 11:03 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover. These nominations span Saturday, Jan. 12 through Friday, Jan. 18. Winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every other school in the area. Read up on what made ...
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Sat. Jan. 19, 2013 at 12:50 p.m. | Times Staff
SEMINOLE — The shots came from close range, from the corners, from 25 feet. Seminole fired at will in Friday’s Class 4A, District 10 championship game. But unlike Thursday’s semifinal, in which the Warhawks scored five first-half goals, the shots went everywhere Friday but inside the net. Unable to take ...
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Fri. Jan. 18, 2013 at 11:26 p.m. | Bob Putnam
CLEARWATER — At the start of the season, Clearwater Central Catholic struggled mightily, winning just one of its first six games. It was strange to see so many losses pile up for a program that has three state titles and has been to the playoffs 21 times, including the state ...
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Thu. Jan. 17, 2013 at 12:52 a.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG — Wednesday night against Clearwater Central Catholic, St. Petersburg Catholic played what coach Mike Moran called “easily our worst game in five years” as the Marauders snapped a 30-game losing streak to the Barons. Friday night, SPC needed to play its best game of the season if it ...
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Fri. Jan. 11, 2013 at 10:46 p.m. | Rodney Page
ST. PETERSBURG — With his 813 area code Sharpied on his towel and a hometown audience behind him, Wharton High School defensive back Vernon Hargreaves III made the most of the biggest stage of his life. The Florida commit starred in Friday night’s Under Armour All-America Game, tallying an interception, ...
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Fri. Jan. 04, 2013 at 9:57 p.m. | Matt Baker
KISSIMMEE — It was written that he had tree trunks for thighs, winged feet and the legs of a racehorse. In eighth grade at Meadowlawn, he ran the 100-yard dash in 10.4 seconds. A star at St. Petersburg High, he scored all but one of his team’s touchdowns as a ...
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Thu. Jan. 03, 2013 at 9:54 p.m. | John C. Cotey
The Florida Class 3A and 4A all-state teams as chosen by newspaper editors and reporters. Local players in bold. CLASS 4A First-team offense QB-Treon Harris 6-0 185, Jr., Miami Washington RB-Derrick Henry, 6-3 240, Sr., Yulee RB-Tarean Folston, 5-10 195, Sr., Cocoa RB-Bo Ellis, 5-8 185, Sr. Miami Gulliver Prep ...
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Thu. Jan. 03, 2013 at 4:37 p.m. | Associated Press
KISSIMMEE – At one point during Under Armour All-America Game practice Monday afternoon, Armwood football coach Sean Callahan yelled at Hawks safety Leon McQuay III to shade to his right and keep an eye on Hawks wide receiver Alvin Bailey. It was pretty cool. “For me and Leon to be ...
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Tue. Jan. 01, 2013 at 5:05 p.m. | Times Staff
St, Petersburg Catholic senior shortstop Max Geller has accepted a scholarship offer to Florida Tech in Melbourne. As a junior, Geller was an FACA all-state selection and helped lead the Barons to the state final four. He hit .380 with 21 stolen bases and 24 RBIs. Florida Tech was 26-23 last ...
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Thu. Dec. 13, 2012 at 4:31 p.m. | Rodney Page
Boys basketball St. Petersburg Catholic 45, Admiral Farragut 43: Michael Fridella scored a team-high 15 as the Barons built a 36-30 lead through three quarters and withstood a Blue Jackets rally in the fourth. Shorecrest 51, IRC 48: The Chargers had a big second quarter, outscoring the Golden Eagles 14-9. ...
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Wed. Dec. 12, 2012 at 12:23 a.m. | Times Staff
What's hoopening, people? Get it, happening, hoopening? Yessir, the kind of brilliance you can only find here at Morning Meanderings, where coffee and a cranberry Christmas bagel fuel the machine. You know the drill: johncotey@gmail.com, and follow me at @JohnnyHomeTeam Here's some notes, observations and a look at Friday's slate ...
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Thu. Dec. 06, 2012 at 10:52 a.m. | John C. Cotey