Kier Cooper, who has an engineering firm in St. Petersburg, is nearly 28 years removed from the days when he roamed Dad's Stadium as a defensive back for the Plant Panthers. It seems like a long, long time ago. But in some ways, it was yesterday. ...more

December 20, 2008

When Plant quarterback Aaron Murray went down with a broken leg and dislocated ankle on Oct. 16 against Hillsborough, many people wrote off the Panthers. But then backup Phillip Ely stepped up, as did the running game and receivers Orson Charles and Allen Sampson, and the Plant defense rose to the occasion. ...more

December 17, 2008

David Gamble brought a prop to Saturday's film session. The Plant High defensive lineman showed off the silver medal he received at last year's Class 2A state championship game as a member of the runner-up Tampa Catholic team. ...more

December 16, 2008

Call them the comeback kids. Plant is used to being front-runners. The Panthers are accustomed to large leads and playing with running clocks. But this postseason, Plant has discovered a new strength. ...more

December 14, 2008

As the celebration was going on around him late Friday, the smile on Aaron Murray's face seemed wide enough to engulf Dad's Stadium. A few yards away, Phillip Ely was smiling widely, too. ...more

December 13, 2008

For the 109th time, Army played Navy in one of college football's enduring classic matchups last Saturday afternoon. ...more

December 13, 2008

Until last week's match with Alonso, Freedom boys soccer coach Dennis Derflinger had been perplexed by the play of his squad. Yes, the Patriots were undefeated at 3-0-3. But they were coming off three consecutive draws and had scored a total of just four goals. ...more

December 11, 2008

Most teams begin the football season with dreams of playing for a state championship. ...more

December 7, 2008

Score one for David. Goliath, in this case Armwood, had been toppled. ...more

December 6, 2008

Armwood (12-0) at Plant (11-1) ...more

December 5, 2008