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The SPHS Cross Country Team!

More Than Just A Race

Isabella Grasso, Staff Writer October 7, 2025

Cross Country is a demanding sport that requires determination, a strong mentality, physicality, and will-power. These varsity and junior varsity athletes wake up around five in the morning on Saturdays...

College Football Stadium

College Football Season Kicks Off for 2025-2026 Season!

Alexa Decker, Managing Editor October 7, 2025

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: college football season! It’s time to rush to a friend’s house, carrying last minute chips and dip, ready to crash on their couch and settle into the game....

A New Era of Devils Football: Stats and Inside Interview Football: Stats and Inside Interview

A New Era of Devils Football: Stats and Inside Interview Football: Stats and Inside Interview

Marina Bozeman, Staff Writer October 7, 2025

As Friday night lights return, the Green Devils are determined to defend their title as district champions. Two-for-two in recent seasons, the team now sets its sights on making it three straights. Coach...

Like many sports teams at St. Petersburg High School, the track team is a family, with coaches, athletes, parents, and others contributing to their victories.

Bringing XC Back

Isabella Grasso, Sports Writer November 3, 2024

Cross Country is believed to be a difficult sport by many. Prior to the season's official beginning, several students shared that belief with others. They feel they lack the necessary skills. Cross-country...

The New SPHS Bowling Team!

The New SPHS Bowling Team!

Hope Kennedy, Staff Writer December 15, 2023

The Bowling Team is a newly created sports team this school year! The SPHS Bowling Team has a JV and Varsity team. There are six people on the JV team and eight on the Varsity team. They have practices...

School spirit is what motivates a lot of students and brings us closer together as a Green Devil family!

Spreading Spirit: An exploration of how varsity cheerleaders build campus spirit

Sophie Cabral, Staff Writer October 17, 2023

Everyone knows how big of a tradition high school football games are, especially the first ones. With the year just starting and the football season fast approaching, St. Petersburg High School is bustling...

The Pickleball Club meets once a week (alternating Wed and Thurs) at the Crescent Lake courts to play.

The Sport of the Summer

Ronak Mangat, Staff Writer October 17, 2023

Over the past two years, Pickleball has surged in popularity, transitioning from relative obscurity to a widely recognized racket sport. In pickleball, two or four players use paddles to hit a hollow plastic...

It is really special when a student can form lifelong friendships while playing a game with their fellow athletes.

The Spirit is Just as Important as the Game

Jessica Grasso, Staff Writer September 7, 2023

As children, we are told that our high school years will be the best of our lives. Whether you agree or not, it is hard to ignore the excitement that festers in daily activity. Once a week, the school...

“Don’t focus on the bad shots, just worry about your next shot and how you can do better.”

Senior Reflection: Janie Cunneen’s golf career

Hema Mangat, Sports Editor December 12, 2022

After four years of being a part of the St. Petersburg High School girl's varsity golf team, Janie Cunneen is now a retired green devil. Janie has led the team to the FHSAA state championship two years...

#11 Leilani Diggs, #12 Kendall Webber, #9 Brooke Jordan, #8 Sydney Davis

2022 JV and Varsity Volleyball Season Wrap-Up

PJ Toomey, Sports Writer October 20, 2022

The Green Devils' varsity and JV volleyball teams have done outstanding throughout this season. While the JV season ended a week early on October 6th due to issues with Hurricane Ian, the varsity team...

Cross Country Race

Start of XC Season

Jessica Grasso, Sports Writer September 8, 2022

As the school year starts, our St. Petersburg High School athletes run again. Last year, the Green Devils' cross-country team was quite successful, with our girls' team reaching states and the boys to...

The Green Devils are ready to face up against the Barons.

Football: As Experienced By A Student

Olivia Moore, Co-Editor-in-Chief September 2, 2022

A certain fever was in the air on Friday, August 19th. The Green Devils faced off against the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons in this thrilling game. It was not only because this was the first football...

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