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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...

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...

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...

#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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