It would seem Freedom would have nowhere to go but down after losing several of Hillsborough County's top players to graduation, including the 2007-08 Tampa Tribune Girls Athlete of the Year, quarterback Sarah Cardozo. ...more

March 30, 2009

When asked which felt better - winning a boys soccer state title as a Palm Harbor University player or as the Hurricanes' coach - 23-year-old Alex Delgado didn't hesitate to answer. ...more

February 22, 2009

This was not how Freedom boys soccer coach Dennis Derflinger and his players envisioned starting their first appearance in the state final four tournament: waiting for a school bus on the other side of town from the site of their semifinal match against Niceville. ...more

February 20, 2009

Looking at Freedom's run to its first final four, you'd think the return of forward Manny Martes from a hamstring injury was what has pushed the Patriots into Friday's state semifinal against Niceville. After all, he has scored in every game from the district tournament on, including a hat trick against Lake Howell on Friday night. ...more

February 19, 2009

For the first time in the school's eight-year history, Freedom is sending a team to a state final four. ...more

February 14, 2009

(All games Tuesday, 7 p.m.) CLASS 6A-REGION 2 ...more

February 8, 2009

If the Wharton boys soccer team is going to defend its 2008 Class 5A state title, the Wildcats are going to have to do it traveling a much different route this season. ...more

January 31, 2009

Wipe the slate clean. In boys soccer, the real season begins Monday. No matter what a team has done to this point, a great performance by an underdog or a poor one by a favorite can extend, or end, a season. As proven last season by Wharton, which closed the season on a 10-game winning streak to go from a No. 4 seed to state champion, anything can happen. ...more

January 25, 2009

Until last week's match with Alonso, Freedom boys soccer coach Dennis Derflinger had been perplexed by the play of his squad. Yes, the Patriots were undefeated at 3-0-3. But they were coming off three consecutive draws and had scored a total of just four goals. ...more

December 11, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Freedom's Bobby Huertas described it as "a striker's dream" - a misplayed ball inside the Land O' Lakes 18-yard box that became his single best chance to break through the normally unbreakable Gators defense. ...more

February 1, 2008