The Plant Panthers and Manatee Hurricanes are both deserving contenders for the 5A state football title. ...more

December 16, 2009

Plant (11-1) at Lakeland (13-0). Here we go. Here are two juggernauts colliding. Here are two premier programs, two brand names, meeting in the playoffs for the first time in 25 seasons. ...more

December 11, 2009

Plant High coach Robert Weiner has been a part of some exciting football games, including two state championship contests. ...more

December 11, 2009

TONIGHT'S GAMES CLASS 5A PLANT (11-1) AT LAKELAND (13-0) ...more

December 11, 2009

It was a day of mixed emotions for the Avon Park youth football fans, as one out of three teams advance to the Super Bowl Sunday. Red was the dominant color for the majority of the day, with hundreds of fans from several teams - the final game of what the AP fans came for brought all of the jubilee. ...more

November 19, 2009

There is no place like Bryant Stadium, where Lakeland High football games literally are larger than life. ...more

December 11, 2008

The Lakeland High School Dreadnaughts host Pensacola Pine Forest in the Class 5A state semifinals at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The winner will play St. Thomas Aquinas of Fort Lauderdale or Largo in the state title game Dec. 19 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando. ...more

December 10, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Gators line coach Tom Carter bestowed the ultimate compliment upon Land O' Lakes offensive/defensive lineman Christian Renner. He called Renner the school's second-best defensive lineman behind Mike Murray, who played for the Gators two decades ago. ...more

December 6, 2008

FOOTBALL NCT represented by 3A's Coach of the Year Jamie Joyner, 3A's Player of the Year Michael Fields, Chad Dampier, D.J. Williams and Britt Langley while Springstead was represented by Ben Noury, Stan Miele, Nate Schafer and Domnique Roberson. NORTH-SOUTH ALL-STAR GAME SET DEC. 23 ...more

November 4, 2008

There are plenty of things Andy and Angela Mastalski, a couple in their 70s, could do on a Friday night. ...more

September 24, 2008