Mike Phillips, coach of the boys basketball team at Plant High School, pointed at his sophomore guard, Michael Frazier, with a proud smirk on his face. ...more

December 16, 2009

It was a great story, seemingly headed for a very happy ending. But the NCAA Women's Volleyball Final Four, headed to Tampa this week, must go on without Stanford University's 6-foot-3 senior middle blocker Janet Okogbaa. At Berkeley Prep, she became one of the most decorated prep players in Hillsborough County history. ...more

December 14, 2009

The biggest cocaine seizure in Hillsborough County history could translate into playground equipment for community parks, materials for teachers or clothes for migrant workers' children. ...more

April 25, 2009

Hillsborough's boys and Wharton's girls successfully defended their Vernon Korhn Hillsborough County Track and Field Championship crowns. ...more

April 1, 2009

Frank Permuy joked Friday night that if you stay in coaching long enough, you're bound to reach some milestones. Fortunately for Gaither's longtime baseball coach, he didn't have to wait long with his latest milestone within reach. ...more

March 28, 2009

Gaither High baseball coach Frank Permuy insisted Wednesday his players have no idea about the subplot for the Cowboys' big district game tonight against Sickles. So, any of them reading this today should gain some extra motivation to play well. ...more

March 27, 2009

A victory against Sickles on Friday would give Frank Permuy his 500th victory. ...more

March 26, 2009

The residents of East Lake Woodlands seized upon the first ballot in Pinellas County history conducted via conventional mail to brush aside an offer to be annexed by the city of Oldsmar. ...more

March 14, 2009

He wrote the letter himself. It wasn't easy, with his emotions and all. But Billy Turner finally finished his retirement letter after 49 years of football coaching. "My wife made a few corrections and the school secretary showed me how to spell 'camaraderie,'" Turner said with a grin. ...more

March 7, 2009

The news release, written by Billy Turner himself, was only six paragraphs. That hardly seemed adequate to encapsulate a half-century of accomplishments, a half-century of memories. But the first sentence was perfect. It has been a great life! ...more

March 6, 2009