Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. East Lake (16-2): The Eagles played well at the Dunedin tournament, losing 1-0 to Lynn Haven Mosley in the final. The Eagles got offense from Tyler Neuhaus and solid pitching from Cameron Churchill, Brad Deppermann, Ryan Wall and Steven Plaskett. 2. Clearwater Central ...
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Thu. April 04, 2013 at 2:56 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
SEMINOLE — There was a palpable emotional swing in the final of the Steve Georgiadis Memorial Tournament, the kind that makes it seem as if St. Petersburg is in a district race to stay. After blowing a lead that forced extra innings Thursday, the Green Devils rallied to beat host ...
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Fri. March 29, 2013 at 12:12 a.m. | Bob Putnam
SEMINOLE — It will be an all-Pinellas final at Thursday’s Steve Georgiadis Memorial tournament. Host Seminole used a nine-run fifth inning to defeat Cambridge Christian 10-3 in Tuesday night’s semifinal. In the afternoon semifinal, St. Petersburg defeated West Boca Raton 2-1. When St. Petersburg played Seminole a week ago, the ...
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Tue. March 26, 2013 at 10:47 p.m. | Rodney Page
Boys player of the year G Dallas Moore, Sr., Boca Ciega Why we picked him: No one has grown more in height or stature in the past four years. After starting out as an undersized outside shooter, Moore morphed into an all-around scoring threat, especially after growing 4 inches before ...
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Sat. March 23, 2013 at 5:41 p.m. | Times Staff
Boys player of the year G Dallas Moore, Sr., Boca Ciega Why we picked him: No one has grown more in height or stature in the past four years. After starting out as an undersized outside shooter, Moore morphed into an all-around scoring threat, especially after growing 4 inches before ...
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Sat. March 23, 2013 at 5:41 p.m. | Times Staff
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
I didn't get to every good thing about last night's West Coast Invitational, or should we call it the West Cold Invitational, so here's a few performances that merit additional mentions: 1. One last shoutout for the Gibbs 4x100 team, because that's always a big event, especially between the Gladiators ...
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Thu. March 07, 2013 at 10:10 a.m. | John C. Cotey
CLEARWATER — Tuesday’s game was more Arena League Football than baseball. There were plenty of hits — and runs — as the players circled the bases as if it were kids’ night. St. Petersburg and Clearwater combined for 26 hits and 15 runs. There also were a combined nine walks ...
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Wed. March 06, 2013 at 12:00 a.m. | Bob Putnam
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
For years, softball was a pitcher’s game. And when a pitcher came along who could wield one of the rarest and most important weapons in the sport — speed — coaches became giddy. They knew that when they featured an honest-to-goodness, certified No. 1 pitcher, their team was as good as ...
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Wed. Feb. 27, 2013 at 6:17 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Basketball season winds down this week with the boys state tournament in Lakeland, but the season officially ended last week for Pinellas County teams. We’ll select all-county and all-area teams in the weeks to come, but for now we thought it would be fun to look back on some of ...
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Tue. Feb. 26, 2013 at 6:26 p.m. | Times Staff
The Pinellas County Athletic Conference boys and girls soccer teams have been announced. Coaches met on Thursday night to pick the team, which is made up of players from public schools only. Here are the teams: South County Girls first team: Cassidy Reich, So., F, Osceola, Shaura Washington, So., F, ...
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Tue. Feb. 26, 2013 at 11:28 a.m. | Rodney Page
WINTER HAVEN — The desperation was spelled out on the scoreboard, across Largo’s bench and, finally, in its lineup. The Packers were teetering before finding momentary salvation from an obvious source. Largo trailed Winter Haven by 20 entering the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Class 6A region final. The starting backcourt ...
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Sun. Feb. 24, 2013 at 12:36 a.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG — They anticipate the boos arising from the throngs clad in blue and yellow as soon as they walk onto the floor at Don Wallen Gym on Saturday night in the Class 7A region final. St. Petersburg’s players and coaches spent the past three days preparing to play ...
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Thu. Feb. 21, 2013 at 8:22 p.m. | Bob Putnam