For most of her life, Emily Addessi has excelled in multiple sports. "I began playing recreational soccer in the Hudson Youth League at age 4," she said. "By the time I was 8, my parents enrolled me at Top Contenders Gymnastics." ...more

February 14, 2009

Don Fields has always been a coach who put his players and teams before himself. Now, the long-time area girls basketball advocate needs to focus on his own well-being. ...more

January 7, 2009

Team Breakdown is the best AAU club in Florida and one of the top teams in the nation. After winning numerous tournaments around the country, Reebok began sponsoring the club in 2004. In July, the team won the AAU 17-Under Junior Boys National championship ...more

December 14, 2008

Last season, Kevin Burnell was one of the last options the Land O' Lakes basketball team used. ...more

December 11, 2008

Toney Douglas had no intention of going home when the Florida State bus pulled into Tallahassee early this morning. ...more

November 16, 2008

Two local athletes will make their world championship debuts Oct. 24 when they travel to Novi Mesto, Slovenia, and take on other top juniors from dojos around the globe. ...more

October 4, 2008

Playing for former major-leaguer Chet Lemon's Orlando-based under-12 baseball team, Tampa's Jordan Parnell earned MVP honors at the inaugural National Youth Baseball Championship after recording a 2-0 record and a 3.75 ERA and hitting .545 (6-for-11) with five RBIs and five runs scored during the weeklong tournament in Memphis, Tenn. ...more

September 3, 2008

For Chamberlain High rising senior and the Matrix Track Club's Dentarius Locke, there was only one thing that could have made his two gold medals at the National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships any better. ...more

August 6, 2008

After two come-from behind wins, an extra-inning battle and one game that took nearly 12 hours to complete, Sebring assistant coach Ray Griffin was more than happy to see a lack of drama during Saturday's Classic Bracket championship game at the AAU 14-and-under Division 2 National Tournament at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex. ...more

August 3, 2008

Nathan Greene smacked a game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning on Wednesday to score a hustling Johnathan Knight and lead Sebring to a 6-5 victory over Legends Gold out of Massachusetts at the AAU 14-and-under Division 2 National Tournament at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex. ...more

August 1, 2008