Not so long ago, the high school coach was considered the authority figure in most sports, but that influence is giving way. With college recruiters focusing more on production in summer Amateur Athletic Union tournaments, these independent coaches have emerged as key figures in basketball. ...more

December 14, 2008

In its inaugural season, the Matrix has hit the ground running. Literally. The Tampa-based track team, which is comprised of some of the top athletes in the county, including Chamberlain's Dentarius Locke, Hillsborough's Lindsey Lamar and Terrence Mitchell and Tampa Bay Tech's Tanesha Maxwell, qualified 27 athletes for the AAU Junior Olympic Championships, which begin in Detroit on July 23. ...more

July 16, 2008

In its inaugural season, the Matrix has hit the ground running. Literally. The Tampa-based track team, which is comprised of some of the top athletes in the county, including Chamberlain's Dentarius Locke, Hillsborough's Lindsey Lamar and Terrence Mitchell and Tampa Bay Tech's Tanesha Maxwell, qualified 27 athletes for the AAU Junior Olympic Championships, which begin in Detroit on July 23. ...more

July 16, 2008

In its inaugural season, the Matrix has hit the ground running. Literally. The Tampa-based track team, which is comprised of some of the top athletes in the county, including Chamberlain's Dentarius Locke, Hillsborough's Lindsey Lamar and Terrence Mitchell and Tampa Bay Tech's Tanesha Maxwell, qualified 27 athletes for the AAU Junior Olympic Championships, which begin in Detroit on July 23. ...more

July 16, 2008

In its inaugural season, the Matrix has hit the ground running. Literally. The Tampa-based track team, which is comprised of some of the top athletes in the county, including Chamberlain's Dentarius Locke, Hillsborough's Lindsey Lamar and Terrence Mitchell and Tampa Bay Tech's Tanesha Maxwell, qualified 27 athletes for the AAU Junior Olympic Championships, which begin in Detroit on July 23. ...more

July 16, 2008

OKEECHOBEE — Celebrations began as soon as the ball left the bat and once again, it wasn't the boys in blue doing the celebrating. For the second consecutive year, Sebring couldn't exercise the Okeechobee curse, as Timmy Farrell's walk-off three-run homer to center gave the host team a 13-1 six-inning, mercy-rule victory in the championship final of the Dixie Boys (age 14) District 8 tournament at Okeechobee Sports Complex on Thursday evening. "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen was blasted through the loudspeaker, as Farrell homered for the second time in the game for the first two in his playing career, and was congratulated after the game by the Sebring players, many of which are his teammates on an AAU team. The game was delayed for five-plus hours due to a major storm cell that flooded the ball fields and took three air-boats to disperse the water from the infield so play could continue. ...more

July 4, 2008

The Tampa Pirates Baseball Club's AAU team for ages 8 and younger finished second in the state championship tournament in Winter Haven during the Memorial Day weekend. ...more

June 25, 2008

Austin Gibbons didn't really have anywhere to go but up in terms of basketball going into his senior year. ...more

December 7, 2007

Ridgewood proved last season that it was a step above all other teams in Pasco County, advancing to the region semifinals before losing to eventual state champion Lake Howell. ...more

November 21, 2007

As a child, Evan Ravenel dreamed about playing college basketball in the Atlantic Coast Conference. ...more

October 13, 2007