Prep soccer fans who may have been stuck in the traffic jam on East Lake Road on Wednesday night heading to the Land O' Lakes-Mitchell boys soccer match might have been annoyed by the delay, but they were certainly more annoyed when they found out their efforts were virtually wasted. Those who showed up a little late essentially missed the 8-0 Land O' Lakes victory. ...more

December 21, 2007

AVON PARK — The "never give up and never give in" credo was working for the Avon Park boys basketball team on Friday against Class 4A-District 10 rival DeSoto, but the shots still have to fall to turn that philosophy into a win. Those shots — which were 13 missed free throws by AP — were the difference in the Red Devils 50-43 loss to the Bulldogs. ...more

December 9, 2007

SEBRING — Hannah Shoop started feeling it just after halftime. And by the end of the Sebring girls basketball team's 55-51 Class 4A-District 10 victory over DeSoto, just walking out of the locker room was one sore chore. "My legs are really tired," said Shoop, who, along with the rest of the Sebring girls basketball team, spent much of Monday's practice running lines. ...more

December 6, 2007

University of South Florida women's basketball coach Jose Fernandez said the Bulls still aren't playing their best - in fact he doesn't know if they can play any worse - but they did just enough Saturday to pull out another win. ...more

December 2, 2007

SARASOTA — The Sebring boys basketball team lacked focus early and the Booker Tornadoes blew past the Blue Steaks for a key 52-44 Class 4A-District 10 win on Tuesday. Things went bad for Sebring from the tip, as the Blue Streaks managed to score just two points in the first quarter and 12 points in the half, making numerous mental mistakes and turning the ball over to the opportunistic Tornadoes. ...more

November 29, 2007

Julio Perez had a goal and two assists as Alonso came back from a goal down to hand Gaither its first loss of the season with a 4-1 win at Gaither Stadium on Tuesday night. ...more

November 27, 2007

Regulation was not enough to settle Wednesday night's seesaw of a match up between Hudson and River Ridge. ...more

November 23, 2007

Despite the University of South Florida women's basketball team handily defeating Bethune-Cookman 84-49 Tuesday night at the Sun Dome in the team's opener, Bulls coach Jose Fernandez wasn't all smiles afterward. ...more

November 14, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - The arsonist who struck western St. Petersburg early Monday apparently was back at work Monday night, police said. Someone set a 1985 Buick Regal on fire in an alley behind 4632 1/2 Central Avenue about 11:30 p.m. The owner, 25-year-old George R. Flummer, told police he woke up when a smoke detector in his apartment sounded. When he looked out a window, he saw his car burning. ...more

November 13, 2007

The Marine is gone. The mom who took personal leave from work also is gone. And so is the mother who claimed her daughter would choke her if she failed. ...more

November 13, 2007