They listened to his words as if they were the only cure to the pain they were feeling. After the Durant softball team lost to Palm Beach Gardens in a heartbreaking 5-4 10-inning Class 6A state semifinal May 9, the players huddled around their coach, Matt Carter, who consoled them the only way he knew how. ...more

May 20, 2008

Brad Sienkiewicz watched his friend, Ryan Griffin, receive all the accolades during Tampa Prep's state championship run in 2007. Those accolades included The Tampa Tribune's Boys Soccer Athlete of the Year award. ...more

May 20, 2008

Striker Chelsea Klotz was just what Tampa Prep needed. After an exit in the 2007 region semifinals with a 2-1 loss to Sarasota Christian and a 2-0 loss in the 2006 region final against Shorecrest Prep, the addition of Klotz, the Tribune's Hillsborough County Girls Soccer Athlete of the Year, may have been that little extra - if you can call 64 goals in a season a "little extra." ...more

May 20, 2008

Moses McCray wore many hats this year. And that doesn't include the Florida/Florida State hat trick he pulled on National Signing Day. ...more

May 20, 2008

As a kid, Armwood senior basketball star Adam Sollazzo dreamed of playing basketball for Duke University. ...more

May 20, 2008

Coming off a state championship season that catapulted the program into the upper echelon of nationally ranked teams, the Plant volleyball team had just one returning senior for the 2007-08 year. ...more

May 20, 2008

There wasn't much that went wrong for Durant's Amy West on the golf course this season. The exception was that bit of trouble on the eighth hole at The Club at Eaglebrooke in Lakeland during the first round of the Class 2A state tournament. ...more

May 20, 2008

As the words came out of Landy Faedo's mouth, a slight chuckle followed. ...more

May 20, 2008

Eric Grajales is regarded as one of the best to ever wear a Brandon singlet, and, much to the dismay of the high school wrestling world, he still has another year with the Eagles before moving on. ...more

May 20, 2008

Ask Aaron Murray about his record-breaking football season last year and he's quick to point out the talent that surrounded him. ...more

May 20, 2008