It does not have a dramatic nickname, because those tend to be reserved for moments that define championship seasons. This one defined only a career. ...more

September 14, 2008

The Derrick Brooks era will end someday. It might not conclude this weekend. He could last another season. Brooks might even last an additional five years. ...more

September 13, 2008

LAND O' LAKES As the first minutes ticked off the game clock Friday night in the football game between Pasco and Land O' Lakes, voices on the Pirates sideline, which started at a quiet, yet confident pitch, began to grow into an assured cadence. ...more

September 8, 2008

First-year Plant City coach Jason Strunk can't help but get excited when talking about seniors Denzel Drone and Duran Lowe. It's for good reason. There are a lot of reasons for Strunk to be excited. ...more

September 4, 2008

If you turn up to just about any Tampa Catholic football practice, you're likely to find them spending a lot of time on special teams. That's because coaches there believe it's an often overlooked part of the game, one that played a vital role during the Crusaders' run to the 2007 state final. ...more

September 4, 2008

Hillsborough senior running back Lindsey Lamar can recall precisely when his cell phone began ringing on a regular basis with college coaches offering him scholarships. ...more

August 19, 2008

Michael Bennett always had athletic ability. What he lacked recently was opportunity. ...more

August 19, 2008

You can only ask so much from an exhibition game. ...more

August 17, 2008

Angelo Hadley has never been a headliner. It's the unfortunate price he's paid for being a football player at Armwood. ...more

August 12, 2008

When a local high school football player signs a scholarship to attend a college or university to play the sport, it is a big deal. ...more

July 22, 2008