The Class 6A-Region 2 quarterfinal game between Plant City (15-9) and Sickles (21-7) got off to a slow start as both had six offensive possessions before Sickles' Kelvin Daniels broke the drought and scored on a jumper. Plant City, on the other hand, took three more chances, falling behind by five to start the game before Steve Hardnett scored the Raiders' first basket. From there Plant City didn't look back, going on a 10-point run and maintaining its composure and putting down the Gryphons, 49-35. ...more

February 15, 2008

BROOKSVILLE - There was very little that could upset the easygoing Robert Rutherford. ...more

February 14, 2008

Top-seeded Keswick Christian held Bradenton St. Stephen's to five second-half points en route to a 67-20 win Friday night. ...more

February 2, 2008

Midway through her second song Saturday night, a broken string dangled from Taylor Swift's glitter-encrusted guitar. ...more

January 27, 2008

AVON PARK — For one of the few times this season, the Avon Park girls basketball team got off to a good start in Friday night's Class 4A-District 10 game against DeSoto. That spelled trouble for the visiting Bulldogs, as freshman point guard Markida Hawthorne scored a team-high 17 points to lead the Red Devils to a 63-47 win. ...more

January 20, 2008

Ebony Hopps hit a 3-pointer in the final seconds to lift Blake to a 52-49 win against Hillsborough in a Class 5A-District 10 girls basketball game Thursday. ...more

January 18, 2008

Durant junior A.J. Garden's pursuit of the 1,000-career point mark has been put on hold - by Garden. ...more

January 12, 2008

A three-pointer at the buzzer kept Durant from a perfect 2-0 trip to the Big Blue Classic in Auburndale. ...more

January 5, 2008

Service Slap It has come to my attention that the American flags and "We Support Our Troops" signs are all a facade. I had this idea shortly after 9/11, but it really didn't hit me until recently. ...more

January 2, 2008

SEBRING –– After starting the season off struggling to score goals, the Sebring boys soccer team has turned into a veritable scoring machine. The Blue Streaks continued their outstanding recent play on Thursday night, as senior Daniel Grimaldo scored two goals and Nick Peters and Gilberto Santos added a goal to spark a 4-1 win over Palmetto in a key Class 4A-District 10 match at Firemen's Field. "This is one of the best feelings I've had all season," said an elated Grimaldo. "We've come so far and we're a different team from the beginning of the year. "Our defense is anticipating passes and playing great, and our offense is on fire." Sebring, which is unbeaten in its last 10 matches, improved to 10-4-2 overall and 6-1-1, while the Tigers suffered their first district loss and dropped to 10-2-1, 7-1-1. ...more

December 22, 2007