The warfare waged among the high schools in Polk County has always been top notch, but this past week, the need to win was played out not on the sweaty gridiron on a humid Friday night, but in an air-conditioned, oak paneled courtroom on a Wednesday afternoon. ...more

November 6, 2009

Durant High hopes the third time will be the charm when it comes to playing Lakeland. ...more

February 11, 2009

There are no words needed to describe just how tough Saturday's Class 3A-District 5 wrestling tournament at East Bay will be. All you have to do is look at the results from last weekend's Hillsborough County Championships. ...more

February 3, 2009

The Lakeland football team was in an unfamiliar situation Friday. In each of the program's six state title game appearances, they've walked away winners. ...more

December 20, 2008

Lakeland football coach Bill Castle couldn't celebrate his team's 22-21 victory against Pensacola Pine Forest in the Class 5A state semifinals for long. ...more

December 14, 2008

With 39.6 seconds remaining in the Class 5A state semifinals between Pensacola Pine Forest and Lakeland, Pine Forest junior quarterback David Lawrence dropped back from his team's 30 and threw a deep pass to Dudley Bickham, who was surrounded by three Lakeland defenders. ...more

December 13, 2008

There is no place like Bryant Stadium, where Lakeland High football games literally are larger than life. ...more

December 11, 2008

The Lakeland High School Dreadnaughts host Pensacola Pine Forest in the Class 5A state semifinals at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The winner will play St. Thomas Aquinas of Fort Lauderdale or Largo in the state title game Dec. 19 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando. ...more

December 10, 2008

Lakeland remained undefeated with a come-from-behind 20-16 victory against district rival Kissimmee Osceola in the Class 5A-Region 2 semifinals, beating the same team that eliminated the Dreadnaughts from the postseason a year ago. ...more

November 29, 2008

Being in your first playoff game ever is enough to give anybody a case of the jitters, but Bloomingdale also had the unfavorable spot of facing nationally ranked Lakeland in the 5A regional quarterfinals, and then was blown out 48-6 Friday night. ...more

November 22, 2008