"I didn't know if I would live to see this," said 70-year-old Nick DiMaggio on Thursday, two days before Tampa Catholic played in its first state football final Saturday in Orlando. "It was hard for me to imagine." ...more

December 7, 2007

Now that Tampa Catholic has traveled nearly 1,000 miles the past two weeks to reach Saturday's Class 2A state final in Orlando, and Armwood is riding 600 miles round trip to play a Class 4A semifinal in Miami on Friday night, a question has arisen: Is Texas doing it right? ...more

December 6, 2007

NEWS AND NOTES Hillsborough County's 2008 track schedule has a major scheduling conflict. The annual Nash Higgins Relays at Leto - a meet all of the county's public schools are required to attend - is slated for March 1, the same day as the Steak n Shake Invitational at USF. According to Wharton track coach Wes Newton, who has spearheaded hosting the Steak n Shake meet the past several years, March 1 was the only date available for the event. For any number of reasons - none the least of which is that Leto features an unforgiving asphalt track measured in yards - Newton says he would prefer sending his team to the USF meet. He also would prefer the competition at Steak n Shake, which would come from across the state. ...more

December 6, 2007

Christian Green became a quarterback almost by accident. Seven months later, no one would doubt he looks the part. ...more

December 5, 2007

As his team traveled across Alligator Alley, returning home after beating Miami Archbishop Carroll, 28-21, for a spot in the Class 2A state championship game, Tampa Catholic coach Bob Henriquez had mixed emotions. ...more

December 2, 2007

Christian Green is no longer just an athlete playing quarterback. The lanky sophomore accounted for 91 rushing yards and two touchdowns, and threw for 144 yards and a score, to lead Tampa Catholic to a 28-21 Class 2A state semifinal victory over Miami Archbishop Carroll on Friday night at Harris Field. ...more

December 1, 2007

HOMESTEAD - Christian Green is no longer just an athlete playing quarterback. The lanky sophomore accounted 91 rushing yards and two touchdowns, and threw for 144 yards and a score, to lead Tampa Catholic to a 28-21 Class 2A state semifinal victory over Miami Archbishop Carroll on Friday night at Harris Field. ...more

November 30, 2007

HOMESTEAD - Christian Green is no longer just an athlete playing quarterback. The lanky sophomore accounted 91 rushing yards and two touchdowns, and threw for 144 yards and a score, to lead Tampa Catholic to a 28-21 Class 2A state semifinal victory over Miami Archbishop Carroll on Friday night at Harris Field. ...more

November 30, 2007

Sunlake coach Bob Marinak joked to his players that if they wanted to give him a heart attack, they could have just pushed him off a building instead of staging the Seahawks' first win the way they did. ...more

November 30, 2007

Middle linebacker Will Greaves of Tampa Catholic won't pass the "eye test" for most college recruiters. ...more

November 28, 2007