Brandon's Grajales, Cozart Honored Brandon junior wrestling standout Eric Grajales and Brandon wrestling coach Russ Cozart on Thursday were named the state's Class 2A wrestler and coach of the year, respectively. ...more

May 30, 2008

Dale Chambers, the first-year Plant City High boys basketball coach whose team made it to the regional finals of the state playoffs, is trying to set another precedent. ...more

May 28, 2008

He was the player everyone on the opposing team looked for as soon as they got off the bus on game night. ...more

May 28, 2008

FOOTBALL Instead, NC lineman J.J. Baker inks to play football for Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Ala. ...more

May 27, 2008

Dunedin and North Port will meet Friday afternoon for the start of the best-of-3, Class 5A regional finals and a trip to the Final Four at Sarasota's Ed Smith Stadium on the line. Aside from sharing the same field at Dunedin's Englebert Sports Complex, little much else will be in common between the two programs. ...more

May 7, 2008

SEBRING –– After losing to Sarasota Booker in the Class 4A-District 10 championship game, the Sebring girls basketball team hoped to meet up with the Tornadoes in the state playoffs to extract some revenge. Wish granted. The Blue Streaks defeated Haines City 55-48 in last Thursday's regional quarterfinal, while Booker edged Lakeland Kathleen 55-52 to set up tonight's regional semifinal in the Tornadoes gym. ...more

February 12, 2008

What were among the best seasons in Plant City High history for their respective sports both came to an end last week, when within 24 hours the boys soccer and girls basketball squads were defeated. ...more

February 9, 2008

It didn't seem like the right way for a player as talented as Pasco's Joe Montelongo to end his career. ...more

February 7, 2008

One team has never failed to make it this far. One team has never made it this far before. ...more

February 7, 2008

SEBRING — Sebring has another reason to dislike Red Devils. The Kathleen boys soccer team ended Sebring's historic run into the state playoffs on Thursday night, as the Red Devils knocked out the Blue Streaks' first-ever district-championship team with a 1-0 victory in a Class 4A regional quarterfinal on Firemen's Field. Hampered by an injury to leading scorer and senior Daniel Grimaldo, the Blue Streaks outshot the Red Devils but couldn't make the most of multiple scoring opportunities, ending the school's first home regional match on a sour note in front of a large and raucous crowd. "It's real emotional to lose like this," said junior Pedro Gori. "But we made history this year, and hopefully, it won't be the last of it." ...more

February 2, 2008