Brittany Trawick fired the Eagles' only shot in overtime into an unreachable spot for Newsome (23-4-1) goalkeeper Kendall Graham for the decider as defending state champion Lakeland Jenkins (25-0-1) advanced to the state Class 5A final four with a 1-0 victory. ...more

February 7, 2009

Tampa Prep (13-3-2) made quick work of Calvary Christian (0-12-3) on Tuesday night in the Class 2A-District 9 semifinal as a pair of seniors, midfielder Taylor Richardson and forward Paige Goodwin, provided hat tricks in an 8-0 win. ...more

January 21, 2009

For the second time in a week, Plant (16-1-1) senior captain Lexi Rakestraw perfectly placed a corner kick in front of Connor Zwetsch, and the junior forward sent in a header for the decider as the Panthers beat Sickles (8-4-1) 2-0 in girls prep soccer Friday. ...more

January 17, 2009

Wednesday's Wharton Invitational Tournament semifinal match between Durant and East Bay was, in a word, sloppy. Both in play and conditions as both teams struggled to string together passes on a waterlogged and mushy field. ...more

January 8, 2009

A newly released federal government ranking of Hernando County nursing homes shows four out of five facilities attaining high marks, with Brooksville Healthcare Center grabbing the coveted five-out-of-five stars for overall excellence. ...more

December 31, 2008

Evergreen Woods gets fewest stars. ...more

December 30, 2008

2:49 p.m.: I've been covering the 2008 election for 15 months now. I waited until Election Day in a bipartisan spirit, thinking that being a late decider would help keep my reporting unbiased. ...more

November 4, 2008

Suddenly, the race for Florida is red hot. Last week's devastating economic news, hitting harder here than most states, has helped make Florida the front line of the presidential war. ...more

September 21, 2008

Bush is about to waste a second crisis, this one on energy addiction. I am reliably told by a Bush administration official that there is an old saying in Texas that goes like this: "If all you ever do is all you've ever done, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got." ...more

July 23, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District eventually may need to beef up its staff once school concurrency goes into effect and the school board takes a more active role in the permitting process for housing developments, district officials said Tuesday. ...more

January 16, 2008