2:30 p.m.—National Signing Day was a joyful and emotional day for Rolando Fines and his family. On Wednesday inside Freedom's conference room, Fines signed his letter-of-intent to play for Jacksonville University, but securing the next four years of his life wasn't all the 6-foot-2, 250-pound defensive lineman accomplished. He will be the first person from his family to attend college. ...more

February 6, 2008

Tucked away in the northeast corner of Hillsborough County are two boys' soccer programs that consistently produce winning squads, standout players and, when they meet one another, amazingly close matches. ...more

February 5, 2008

Freedom coach Jason Herring has preached to his team all season about execution. ...more

February 3, 2008

A flick off a keeper's hand, a few inches lower on a shot, a second quicker here and there ... the slimmest of things seperated Wharton and Freedom on Friday night in the Class 5A-District 8 final. ...more

January 26, 2008

This was just the type of moment when Gaither coach Eric Sims expected his best players to make the game's biggest plays. Luckily for the Cowboys, Brendan Howard didn't disappoint. ...more

January 24, 2008

Winning a district soccer tournament and advancing to the state playoffs depends on many factors. One of the biggest? Health. ...more

January 21, 2008

It's hard to imagine that a team returning all five starters could fly under the radar. But that's exactly what Freedom has done this season. ...more

January 17, 2008

Alonso head coach Raymond DiPompo called it a "big-time goal." That goal - scored by Freedom's Manny Martes - broke a tie between the Patriots and the Ravens in the 69th minute and lifted Freedom to a 3-2 boys soccer victory Tuesday night. ...more

January 16, 2008

Sickles' boys soccer team notched a big milestone as a program and Freedom advanced to bracket play on Friday during simultaneous shootouts at the 14th annual Soccer Field High School Soccer Invitational on Friday at the Ed Radice Sports Complex. ...more

January 5, 2008

VALRICO - Monique LaMotte scored twice as Freedom (6-2, 5-0) won 4-0 against Bloomingdale (4-1-1, 2-1) in girls soccer Thursday. The win made it six in a row for the Patriots, who have not allowed a goal during the win streak. ...more

November 29, 2007