TAMPA After his performance at last year's Class 4A state championships, everyone knew Dentarius Locke was a gifted sprinter. ...more

May 20, 2008

He was a standard bearer, a distance runner whom nearly everyone in the area measured themselves against and few could beat. ...more

May 20, 2008

PLANT CITY –– Alexis Farnella hit a two-run single in the sixth and Jaclyn Traina pitched seven strong innings as Naples beat Pembroke Pines Charter 5-2 to win the Class 4A state title Saturday. The win gives Naples (28-3) a state-best tenth title. With the gamed tied 2-all entering the sixth, the Eagles loaded the bases with one out after a single and two hit batters. Ragan Ball drove in a run with a fielder's choice and Farnella followed with a single off Lauren Sewell (15-1) to make it 5-2. Traina (21-3) did the rest. She retired the side in order in the sixth and seventh innings, and ended the game with her tenth strikeout. ...more

May 11, 2008

Looks like it was a good idea to add track to the sports slate. John Mitchell, the Durant High junior who had to be persuaded to participate in the sport this season, stunned the field by winning the mile run at the Class 4A state track meet May 3 in Winter Park. ...more

May 10, 2008

PLANT CITY -- Admittedly, Naples didn't have its best team this season, and yet the Indians are in today's Class 4A state final, playing for a chance to add a title trophy to its state-record nine. ...more

May 9, 2008

STATE SOFTBALL ...more

May 9, 2008

This time last year, Dentarius Locke had won three medals at the state track championships but was on the verge of academic ineligibility. And John Mitchell? He wasn't even running track because of his love of basketball. ...more

May 4, 2008

Durant High's tremendous distance runners and Plant City's all-everything junior are in Winter Park today for the Class 4A state Track & Field Championships. ...more

May 3, 2008

After the improbable result, the mad celebration and the awards ceremony, Coach Ron Carrell had a few quiet moments in the locker room with his King High School girls basketball team after it captured the 1988 Class 4A state championship. ...more

February 23, 2008

Talk to just about any male sprinter and he will probably tell you football is their first love. And considering the type of attention the sport attracts in Florida, it's hard to blame them for that attraction. ...more

February 23, 2008