Frostproof scored two early goals off Lake Placid defensive lapses and the Bulldogs hung on for a 3-1 in the Class 3A-District 8 girls soccer championship at Southwest Park Complex. The loss sends the district runner-up Green Dragons on the road next Thursday, when they'll be hosted by the winner of the Trinity Prep/Lake Highland Prep match. ...more

January 22, 2009

Mitchell overcomes mistakes to upset Wiregrass Ranch, 52-44. ...more

January 21, 2009

Abdullah Malik's desire to break into modeling was the catalyst in him losing 120 pounds. ...more

January 21, 2009

Hudson held off Nature Coast, 61-55, after building a 30-18 halftime advantage. The victory puts a three-game buffer between Hudson, second in the Class 4A-District 8 standings behind Springstead, and Nature Coast, which is third. Hudson will face Springstead one more time in the regular season when they host the Eagles Jan. 22. ...more

January 15, 2009

WESLEY CHAPEL - Given that Wesley Chapel's girls basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Jan. 9 and that Wildcats' leading scorer and rebounder, Janelle Mills, will likely not play until Feb. 4 due to a broken wrist, coach Karim Nohra is counting on Hannah Noble, among others, to come through in a big way. ...more

January 15, 2009

Two new exercise bikes will be unveiled Monday at the Jerome Brown Community Center. ...more

January 11, 2009

Utah is the best of the BCS busters. Brian Johnson threw for 336 yards and three touchdowns, and the No. 7 Utes upset fourth-ranked Alabama 31-17 in the Sugar Bowl on Friday night to finish 13-0. ...more

January 3, 2009

Taryn Lavender has a new hero: her 5-year-old son, Morgan. The Sebring resident credits her youngster with alerting her and her husband, Dirk, to a fire that broke out in their Magnolia Avenue home Sunday morning around 7:45. The family was able to get out of the house. ...more

December 30, 2008

The Florida State Seminoles didn't know what to do with themselves. ...more

December 19, 2008

I was where I did not want to be: standing in a big discount store late on a Sunday afternoon smack dab in the middle of shopping season waiting on customer assistance that would never come. ...more

December 10, 2008