They are not neighborhood rivals, but the intense competition between Sickles High and St. Petersburg High continued Saturday night. For the third year in a row, the Gryphons defeated their Pinellas County foes in the championship game of the Class 6A-District 7 boys basketball tournament. Sickles won this round, 55-49. The teams had split two earlier games this season. ...more

February 10, 2008

Lamon Neal tried to do it himself; Leopards fall to Sunlake, 50-37. ...more

February 10, 2008

Before his team's Class 6A-District 8 boys basketball tournament game Friday, first-year Plant City coach Dale Chambers was told the program hadn't advanced to a district championship game since 1993. ...more

February 9, 2008

Lakewood guard Kerah Nelson's 19-point night led her team past Gibbs 47-34 in the Class 5A-District 11 girls basketball tournament Friday, extending its postseason play. ...more

February 2, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Top-seeded Wesley Chapel and second-seeded Land O' Lakes won handily Friday night to advance to tonight's final of the Class 5A-District 7 girls basketball tournament. ...more

February 2, 2008

PROJECTED REGIONAL SEEDS Staff writer Joey Johnston takes an early look at how the NCAA men's basketball tournament field might develop: ...more

January 19, 2008

The possibilities for the upcoming Class 5A-District 7 boys basketball tournament have become a lot more interesting now that Wesley Chapel appears to be on a roll at just the right time. ...more

January 14, 2008

BOYS BASKETBALL Newsome leads by 60 points after three quarters. ...more

January 9, 2008

There are times during high school holiday basketball tournaments when a team that is struggling goes up against an opponent that is just so much better. ...more

January 9, 2008

BOYS BASKETBALL HCA's total team effort and swarming defense shuts down Berean, 72-20. ...more

January 8, 2008