LAKE PLACID –– After going through last season where goals were hard to come by, the Lake Placid boys soccer team erupted in Tuesday night's match against Avon Park. The Green Dragons, who improved to 1-1 on the season, scored early and often in cruising to a 5-0 win over the Red Devils at Roger Scarborough Memorial Field. "We had a good effort and scored a couple of quality goals," Lake Placid coach Josh Virkler said. "We stayed organized, got forward pretty fast and if it wasn't for an outstanding effort by the Avon Park goalie, we would have scored a bunch more. "Our guys needed that one game where we bagged a couple of goals and found out that they could score, because we lost a lot of close games last year because we couldn't put the ball in the back of the net." ...more

November 15, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Nothing beats experience. With six returning starters and 13 seniors, that's what the Lake Placid boys soccer team is counting on to turn its fortunes around this season. "It's almost unheard of to have that many seniors," said fourth-year Green Dragon coach Josh Virkler. "This is the most experienced team we've had since I've been here, and hopefully, that will translate into more goals and more wins." ...more

November 7, 2007

Joshua M. Kuck was passionate about riding bikes and worked to found the University of South Florida's cycling team. ...more

October 23, 2007

TAMPA - A founder of the University of South Florida's cycling team died Sunday after being hit by a Dodge Ram, the team said on its Web site. ...more

October 22, 2007

The benching of a teenage Muslim athlete from a soccer match in Palm Harbor is one in a series of local incidents in which female athletes were prohibited from playing sports in traditional Islamic dress. ...more

October 16, 2007

AVON PARK – As head golf pro at Highlands Ridge North, Mike Lamere does most of the heavy lifting when it comes to putting on the annual Highlands County Ryder Cup. ...more

October 1, 2007

About 300 people took part in Wesley Chapel's first Coastal and Waterways Cleanup on Saturday morning. ...more

September 16, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Last year, the Land O' Lakes/Wesley Chapel division of the international Coastal and Waterways Cleanup collected 3.25 tons of refuse in the community, an increase from 1.71 tons collected in 2005. ...more

September 8, 2007