Environmentalists gear up for battle. ...more

June 23, 2008

For the first 16 minutes of the Plant City boys basketball team's Class 6A-Region 2 final against Orlando Evans, it seemed destiny was on its side. ...more

February 24, 2008

Junior guard Alvin Satram used a tough full-court press to stifle Wharton's high-scoring Chris Jean-Louis and lead the Ridgewood Rams to a 58-36 Class 5A-Region 2 quarterfinal victory Thursday evening. ...more

February 16, 2008

Citrus Park Christian's season came to a quiet end Thursday night when it lost to Bradenton Christian, 98-31, in a boys basketball Class 1A-Region 3 quarterfinal at Panther Gymnasium. ...more

February 15, 2008

MULBERRY — Mulberry's talented duo of forward Michael Poole and center Travon Sampson combined for 37 points and 19 rebounds to lead the Panther boys basketball team past Lake Placid 55-43 in the Class 3A-District 10 semifinals on Friday night. The Green Dragons used a balanced offense, paced by Marcus Waugh's team-high eight points, and an aggressive defense to stay in the game in the first half. But Mulberry's physical full-court press forced numerous turnovers, which were converted into easy points as the No. 1- seeded Panthers cruised to the easy win to move into the finals against second-seeded Frostproof, which eliminated McKeel Academy 66-25 in Friday's other semifinal. ...more

February 10, 2008

If there was any thought that the Out-of-Door Academy girls basketball team would still be savoring its thrilling overtime win against Sarasota Christian, it was erased early Thursday in an easy rout of Academy at the Lakes in a Class 1A-Region 3 quarterfinal. ...more

February 8, 2008

1A-6 GIRLS BASKETBALL Lions Go Furthest In School History HCA presses its way into the district final, crushing Lecanto-Seven Rivers, 55-19. ...more

February 7, 2008

After beating Lecanto-Seven Rivers Christian twice during the regular season, the Lady Lions needed that third series victory this winter to mark their names in the Hernando Christian Academy history books as the first girls' basketball team to ever make the district final, giving them an automatic bid to the regional tournament. They accomplished that feat Friday night in Marion County, trouncing Seven Rivers, 55-19. ...more

February 7, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Virgil Cooper had 10 points and Alonzo Robertson and Teddy Allen each added eight on Friday night as the Avon Park boys basketball team held off an inspired Lake Placid squad for a 44-39 victory in a cross-county showdown. "We played as a team and were focused," said Cooper, whose team watched its eight-point halftime lead dwindle to four with five minutes left before finishing off the Dragons late. "When we play together, we share the ball, and it's a lot more fun." ...more

February 3, 2008

LAKELAND — Intensity and effort kept Lake Placid close for the first half of Thursday night's Class 3A-District 10 semifinal against McKeel Academy. But the Wildcats superior height, ability and depth proved to be the difference as they cruised to 68-37 win over the Green Dragons. "We played together and with a lot of effort, and I'm proud of that," said senior guard Stacy Davis. "We gave everything we had, but we wore down in the second half and couldn't stay with them. ...more

February 2, 2008