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District softball roundup: St. Petersburg back in playoffs
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 ...
Read moreThu. April 18, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Baseball: Marauders in winning groove at Dunedin tourney
DUNEDIN — Clearwater Central Catholic has played three games in four days but showed no signs of wear and tear Monday in a 14-1, six-inning win over Tarpon Springs at the Dunedin Spring Tournament. David Paul pitched a one-hitter and had three hits to lead the Marauders (15-1). “I was ...
Read moreMon. March 25, 2013 at 11:42 p.m. | Rodney Page
Basketball: Times' all-Pinellas County teams
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 ...
Read moreSat. March 23, 2013 at 5:41 p.m. | Times Staff
Tarpon guard JT Aguilar signs with Warner University
After a record-breaking season, Tarpon Springs guard JT Aguilar made his college plans official, signing with Warner University in Lake Wales. Aguilar finished his career as the Spongers’ career leader in assists (141), steals (57), 3-pointers (49) and varsity games played (101). Warner is in the NAIA’s Sun Conference, which ...
Read moreMon. March 11, 2013 at 11:10 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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Recruit: JT Aguilar
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Recruit: JT Aguilar
Spongers the most unique mascot? Vote and find out
Tarpon Springs has always boasted a mascot unique in high school sports: the Spongers. It is a name that has resonated within the community and received national acclaim. Now the mascot is considered one of the best in the state, possibly the country. USA Today selected the Spongers as one ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 28, 2013 at 4:13 p.m. | Times Staff
Baseball: Lakewood ready to put program on the map
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 ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 28, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. | Rodney Page
Softball: Pinellas a hitters' paradise this season
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 ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 27, 2013 at 6:17 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Boys basketball roundup: Spongers run out of time
TRINITY — In a pair of frantic finishes Wednesday, top seeds Mitchell and Land O’Lakes earned victories in the District 6A-10 semifinals and will meet for the title Friday. Host Mitchell almost blew a 17-point lead to River Ridge, which got a career-high 32 from Mikey James, but held on ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 07, 2013 at 12:47 a.m. | Darek Sharp
Boys basketball: Sponger, Warrior reach milestone
Tarpon Springs guard JT Aguilar reached the 1,000-point career milestone against River Ridge last week. The senior, who is a four-year starter, is 35 points shy of the school record for most points in a career. He already holds the school career records for assists and steals. In December, he ...
Read moreMon. Feb. 04, 2013 at 5:15 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Girls district basketball roundup: Green Devils rely on defense
ST. PETERSBURG — Clearwater and St. Petersburg will play for the Class 7A-10 district championship, but both teams advanced to the final in different ways. St. Petersburg started slowly but eventually wore out Countryside 57-17. Clearwater sputtered for most of its game against Northeast but got hot in the third ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 30, 2013 at 11:54 p.m. | Rodney Page
Pinellas boys & girls basketball super 7
Records through Wednesday Girls 1. Lakewood (18-3): Losing Kasey Drayton (thumb injury) for the season doesn’t help, but the Spartans still have enough talent to make a playoff run. 2. Clearwater (22-3): Tornadoes rebounded from a loss to Lake Worth by beating Palm Harbor University. PCAC final against Lakewood on ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 24, 2013 at 2:09 p.m. | Times Staff
Girls region soccer roundup: Fast start fine with East Lake
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 ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 23, 2013 at 11:03 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Girls district soccer roundup: Seminole's win not so easy this time
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 ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 18, 2013 at 11:26 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Girls district soccer roundup: East Lake's second-half scoring sets up final at PHU
EAST LAKE — With 22 minutes left in East Lake’s Class 5A, District 8 semifinal against Sarasota Riverview, Eagles coach Sergei Stopek could finally breathe a sigh of relief. That’s when his team took a three-goal lead and he could start thinking about the district final. East Lake broke it ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 17, 2013 at 11:01 p.m. | Rodney Page
Basketball: Pinellas girls & boys super 7
Records through Monday Girls 1. Lakewood (17-3): Spartans host the Breast Cancer Shootout this weekend, which features some of the better teams in the state. 2. Clearwater (20-2): Tests against Lake Worth in the Lakewood tournament and Palm Harbor University await. 3. Boca Ciega (17-6): Pirates come out of exams ...
Read moreTue. Jan. 15, 2013 at 5:15 p.m. | Times Staff