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Clearwater Central Catholic's girls volleyball team opened the FHSAA Class 2A District 8 tournament with a 3-0 sweep of Shorecrest Prep on Monday, extending the Marauders' winning streak to eight games and setting up a semifinal at top-seeded Tampa Prep.
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Former Clearwater Thresher Andrew Painter, 23, threw three scoreless innings of relief in the Phillies' 4-3 Game 2 win over the Braves on Wednesday, Sept. 30, becoming the youngest pitcher in franchise history to win a postseason game.
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More than 60 hockey players gathered at AdventHealth Center Ice in Wesley Chapel on Sept. 13 for a bracket-style memorial tournament honoring 19-year-old Noah Ellington, a former Clearwater Ice Storm defenseman who died in a car crash in late August.
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The Clearwater Threshers' 2026 season ended with a 7-5 playoff loss to the Tampa Tarpons on Thursday, Sept. 10, at BayCare Ballpark, as Tampa swept the Florida State League West Division Series in two games.
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Pinellas County commissioners unanimously approved $125,000 in tourism funding for the Xinsurance Clearwater Offshore Nationals, part of a record $3.37 million investment in 47 events through the Elite Event Funding Program. The 17th annual race is set for Sept. 25-27 at Clearwater Beach with a record fleet of more than 90 boats.
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The 17th annual XINSURANCE Clearwater Offshore Nationals will bring more than 90 powerboats to race off Clearwater Beach Sept. 25-27, marking the event's largest field ever and a double-championship weekend with both national and world titles on the line.
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Clearwater neighbors are organizing against Les Porter's $180 million proposal to convert The Landings golf course into a multiuse sports complex, with sealed competing proposals due by 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21, and a possible City Council review in October.
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Clearwater High receiver Joseph Archer posted 264 yards and three touchdowns against his former team in a 40-19 Week 1 win at East Lake, and the Tornadoes host Dunedin on Friday, Aug. 28, at 7 p.m. in a matchup that will test both teams' early-season credentials.
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Countryside High opened its 2026 football season with a hard-fought 21-17 road win over Palm Harbor University on Friday, Aug. 21, improving on last year's 3-7 record under second-year head coach AJ Sattinger.
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The Clearwater Threshers erased a two-run deficit with six unanswered runs in the 7th and 8th innings to beat the Dunedin Blue Jays 8-6 on Tuesday, Aug. 18, opening a seven-game homestand at BayCare Ballpark.
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Phillies 2026 draft pick Romeli Espinosa tripled in his BayCare Ballpark home debut Saturday, Aug. 8, as the Clearwater Threshers split their six-game series with Tampa before heading to Fort Myers on Tuesday.
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The Philadelphia Phillies hosted three Make-A-Wish children for a behind-the-scenes tour and player meet-and-greet at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater earlier this week, the team announced on its official X account.
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The Florida Power Rankings Index projects Clearwater High as the dominant District 4A-10 favorite for 2026, giving the Tornadoes an 82.4% district championship probability and a projected 8-2 record following last year's 8-4 season and regional semifinal run.
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The Clearwater Threshers will admit all current and former service members free to their annual Veterans and Military Appreciation Night on Saturday, Aug. 8, at BayCare Ballpark, with a camo hat giveaway, jersey auction, and discounted family tickets courtesy of Clearwater-based sponsor Veterans Help Group.
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