Class 6A-7 at Mitchell Today: St. Petersburg (No. 4 seed) vs. Sickles (5), 6 p.m.; Alonso (3) vs. Gaither (6), 8 p.m. Wednesday: Countryside (1) vs. St. Pete-Sickles winner, 6 p.m.; Mitchell (2) vs. Alonso-Gaither winner, 8 p.m. Friday: Championship, 7 p.m. Class 6A-8 at Durant Tuesday: Sarasota (4) vs. Lakeland (5), 4 p.m.; Riverview (3) vs. Durant (6), 6 p.m.; Sarasota Riverview (2) vs. Plant City (7), 8 p.m. Thursday: East Bay (1) vs. Sarasota-Lakeland winner, 6 p.m.; Riverview-Durant winner vs. Sarasota Riverview-Plant City winner, 8 p.m. Friday: Championship, 7 p.m. Class 5A-7 at River Ridge Tuesday: Ridgewood (4) vs. Wesley Chapel (5), 7 p.m. Wednesday: Land O' Lakes (2) vs. Brooksville Central (3), 6 p.m.; River Ridge (1) vs. Ridgewood-Wesley Chapel winner, 8 p.m. Friday: Championship, 7 p.m. Class 5A-8 at Wharton Today: Newsome (1) vs. Tampa Bay Tech (8), 6 p.m.; King (4) vs. Wharton (5), 8 p.m. Tuesday: Bloomingdale (3) vs. Brandon (6), 6 p.m.; Freedom (2) vs. Armwood (7), 8 p.m. Thursday: Bloomingdale-Brandon winner vs. Freedom-Armwood winner, 6 p.m.; Newsome-Tampa Bay Tech winner vs. King-Wharton winner, 8 p.m. Friday: Championship, 7 p.m. Class 5A-9 at Tarpon Springs Thursday: Tarpon Springs (4) vs. Clearwater (5), 4 p.m.; Dunedin (3) vs. Largo (6), 6 p.m.; East Lake (2) vs. Pinellas Park (7), 8 p.m. Friday: Dunedin-Largo winner vs. East Lake-Pinellas Park winner, 6 p.m.; Palm Harbor (1) vs. Tarpon Springs-Clearwater winner, 8 p.m. Saturday: Championship, 7 p.m. Class 5A-10 at Middleton Today: Chamberlain (4) vs. Robinson (5), 6 p.m.; Plant (1) vs. Blake (8), 8 p.m. Tuesday: Leto (3) vs. Jefferson (6), 6 p.m.; Hillsborough (2) vs. Middleton (7), 8 p.m. Wednesday: Chamberlain-Robinson winner vs. Plant-Blake winner, 6 or 8 p.m.; Leto- Jefferson winner vs. Hillsborough-Middleton winner, 6 or 8 p.m. Friday: Championship, 7 p.m. Class 5A-11 at Lakewood Thursday: Northeast (4) vs. Gibbs (5), 4 p.m.; Lakewood (3) vs. Boca Ciega (6), 6 p.m.; Osceola (2) vs. Dixie Hollins (7), 8 p.m. Friday: Osceola-Dixie Hollins winner vs. Lakewood-Boca Ciega winner, 6 p.m.; Seminole (1) vs. Northeast-Gibbs winner, 8 p.m. Saturday: Championship, 7 p.m. Class 4A-8 at Nature Coast Today: Hernando (8) vs. Sunlake (9), 6:30 p.m. Tuesday: Springstead (2) vs. Wiregrass Ranch, 5:30 p.m.; Hudson (1) vs. Hernando-Sunlake winner, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Zephyrhills (4) vs. Pasco (5), 5:30 p.m.; Gulf (3) vs. Nature Coast (6), 7:30 p.m. Thursday: Springstead-Wiregrass winner vs. Gulf-Nature Coast winner, 5:30 p.m.; Hudson-Hernando-Sunlake winner vs. Zephyrhills-Pasco winner, 7:30 p.m. Friday: Championship, 7:30 p.m. Class 4A-9 at Bartow Tuesday: Ridge Community (3) vs. Haines City (6), 6 p.m.; Lake Wales (4) vs. Spoto (5), 8 p.m. Thursday: Ridge-Haines City winner vs. Lakeland Kathleen (2), 6 p.m.; Bartow (1) vs. Lake Wales-Spoto winner, 8 p.m. Friday: Championship, 7 p.m. Class 3A-9 at Clearwater Central Catholic Today: St. Petersburg Catholic (3) vs. Lennard (6), 6 p.m.; Holy Names (4) vs. Tampa Catholic (5), 8 p.m. Wednesday: St. Pete. Cath.-Lennard winner vs. Berkeley Prep (2), 6 p.m.; Holy Names-Tampa Catholic winner vs. CCC (1), 8 p.m. Friday: Championship, 7 p.m. Class 2A-6 at Lakeland Christian Thursday: Santa Fe Catholic (2) vs. Seffner Christian (3), 5 p.m.; Lakeland Christian (1) vs. Winter Haven All Saints' (4), 7 p.m. Friday: Championship, 7 p.m. Class 2A-9 at Tampa Prep Tuesday: Bishop McLaughlin (2) vs. Cambridge (3), 5 p.m.; Tampa Prep (1) vs. Calvary Christian (4), 7 p.m. Friday: Championship, 7 p.m. Class 2A-10 at Keswick Christian Tuesday: Northside Christian (3) vs. Indian Rocks Christian (2), 5 p.m.; Keswick Christian (4) vs. Shorecrest Prep (1), 7 p.m. Friday: Championship, 7 p.m. ...more

January 14, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mel Berman. ...more

January 12, 2008

PALM COAST - The following is the Florida Sports Writers Association's state high school girl's basketball poll, sponsored by Beef O'Brady's. Records and first-place votes are in parentheses. ...more

January 10, 2008

It's no secret where the best Pinellas County boy's basketball is being played this year. With the likes of Lakewood, Clearwater and Pinellas Park, to name a few, north-county teams have struggled to keep pace with their high-flying south- and central-county counterparts loaded with next-level talent. ...more

December 22, 2007

PALM COAST —The following is the Florida Sports Writers Association's state high school girls basketball poll, sponsored by Beef O'Brady's. Records and first-place votes are in parentheses. ...more

December 20, 2007

An 11-year-old boy was arrested after he brought a loaded semiautomatic handgun to Gulf Beaches Elementary School on Monday, a Pinellas County School District representative said Tuesday. ...more

December 19, 2007

ST. PETE BEACH - An 11-year-old boy was arrested after he brought a loaded semi-automatic handgun to Gulf Beaches Elementary School on Monday, a school district representative said today. ...more

December 18, 2007

PALM COAST — The following is the Florida Sports Writers Association's state high school girls basketball poll, sponsored by Beef O'Brady's. Records and first-place votes are in parentheses. ...more

December 13, 2007

NEWS AND NOTES Hillsborough's McCray Ready To Be A Force Hillsborough High heavyweight Moses McCray made his return to the wrestling mat last weekend, and if the results were any indication, he's going to be a force this season. ...more

December 13, 2007

CLEARWATER - The North squad took a 10-0 lead and held on for a 17-7 win in the 14th annual Pinellas All-Star Classic football game Wednesday at Clearwater. ...more

December 12, 2007