The future for James Croy and Sean Crosby has yet to be determined, but if their recent past is an indication, it could be very bright.
Croy, 18, a Seminole High senior, and Crosby, 17, a Boca Ciega junior, walked off with the largest share of trophies at the Pinellas County High School League awards banquet Monday at BanquetMasters. The annual event drew a record 512 players, parents, friends, coaches and administrators.
Croy won honors for a season-high 799 varsity scratch series and 934 handicap series, plus a number of patches for lesser high games and series. Crosby was recognized for a season-high varsity scratch game of 289, high team scratch game of 943 and high team series of 1,113, plus received a number of game patches. He was named boys sportsman of the year.
Other individual honors went to Boca Ciega's Daniel McLaughlin and Trenton Hagley, Gibbs' Russell Brock and Kalyn Murphy, Largo's Erica Goyette and Ashley Dove, Northeast's Brandy Bryan and East Lake's Katie Kashmanian. Junior varsity honorees included Seminole's Steve Wynocker and Danielle Dennis, Tarpon Springs' Ashly Galante, Osceola's Matt Corsetti, Dixie Hollins' Willis Johnson, Lakewood's Andrew Green and East Lake's Jamie Lee Toler. Galante was named junior varsity sportsperson of the year, and Northeast's Tanya Veitch won the girls varsity honor.
Northeast, coached by Dan Lambo, Jenni Denny and Kathy Endicott, took home the girls and boys scratch division titles - the first time in the league's 32-year history the same school has won both. Crosby's Pirates, coached by Tod Janssen, Joanne Hagley, Jami Nahon and Mary Poindexter, won the boys handicap crown. Largo, with Greg Bennett, Rick Ickes, Joy Growe and Rick Bell at the helm, took the girls handicap championship. The junior varsity title went to Pinellas Park, coached by Ray Durbin, Mary Fisher and Tina Whetstone.
Other team honors were a high team scratch series of 2,639 for the Osceola boys and 2,298 for the Northeast girls, and the Palm Harbor girls for their 773 scratch game. Countryside's boys fired a 3,120 and East Lake's girls a 2,997 for high team handicap series, and Largo's girls nailed the high team handicap game of 1,066. Osceola's 3,122 was the junior varsity high handicap team series, and Seminole rolled the high team handicap game of 1,077.
SENIORS ON TAP: The fourth annual St.Petersburg Association Senior Tournament opens this weekend and concludes Dec.14 at Seminole Lanes. The entry fee is $15 per event per person. Singles competition is divided into A Division for players 55-64 and B Division for individuals 65-and-older. Doubles is for 55-and-older. Teams are four people. For information, call 392-2271.
MINARIK STRIKES: St.Petersburg's Joe Minarik became the sixth man in Pinellas County to roll back-to-back 300 games, accomplishing a 201-300-300-801 feat last week at Seminole Lanes. They were Minarik's 10th and 11th career perfect games. Paul Victory, Paul Geldhauser, Jim Hamilton, Drew Beierlein and Bob Williard have recorded consecutive 300 performances. Darryl Dempsey posted two 300s in a series but not consecutively.
AROUND THE LANES: High scorers - Roger Wise Jr., 298-752, and Patrick Deegan, 290-720, at AMF Kenneth City; and Don MacDonald, 300-725, at Liberty. ... The Pinellas County Spring High School League will have an organizational meeting for coaches 7 p.m. Monday at Countryside Lanes. ... St.Petersburg's Kent Worrall stopped St.Petersburg's Lori Lloyd to win the NABI Club Tournament at Seminole Lanes. ... Team Bowes captured the title and Erin Bosworth and Brian Korcak the doubles crown in the first St.Petersburg Association Mixed Handicap Tournament at Sunrise. ... AMF Clearwater Lanes will have its initial Santa Claus Open on Dec.27-28. The entry fees are $50 and $25, depending on divisions. For information, call 461-2511.
