It was not a night for basketball purists. Jefferson High School hosted the annual All-Star High School Basketball Classic on Friday to benefit the United Negro College Fund and passing and defense were all but forgotten. The teams, made up of seniors throughout Hillsborough County, were divided into East and West teams and no shot clock was necessary. With a running clock, the teams, in both the boys and girls game, raced up and down the court, trying shots that would have put them on the bench in any game that counted. ...more

March 14, 2009

After the King High boys basketball team defeated Land O' Lakes in the Class 5A region quarterfinals, the players signed a banner recognizing the program's first playoff victory. ...more

March 4, 2009

With an 87-46 dismantling of Daytona Beach Seabreeze, King advanced to its first state tournament appearance. ...more

February 28, 2009

Before this season, no boys basketball team at King High had won a playoff game. In 49 years, the program has made only three postseason appearances. ...more

February 28, 2009

Over the better part of the last decade, winning has become a formality of sorts for the Ridgewood High baseball program. Four district titles, seven playoff victories and a trip to the 2002 state championship game are a few boastful achievements earned since 2001. That's what makes last year's 12-15 campaign stand out to those familiar with baseball in the North Suncoast. The Rams had qualified for postseason play in seven consecutive tries until the bugs of youth and inexperience finally bit. ...more

February 21, 2009

The King boys basketball team made history when the Lions defeated Land O' Lakes 51-44 in a Class 5A-Region 2 quarterfinal game Thursday. ...more

February 20, 2009

In a matchup of two of the top boys basketball teams in Hillsborough County, King held on to defeat Bloomingdale, 62-58, in a Class 5A-District 8 game Wednesday night. ...more

January 8, 2009

During his 25 years at the helm of the Ridgewood High baseball program, Larry Beets has built the Rams' program into a perennial force throughout Pasco County. ...more

February 25, 2008