Today's schedule BASEBALL Preseason: 1st Pitch Classic at Jesuit, Tampa Catholic vs. Winter Haven, 4:30 p.m., Land O' Lakes vs. Jesuit, 7:30 p.m. ...more

February 5, 2008

She is a daughter of Tampa society, blessed with a close-knit, affluent family that took cross-country vacations in Edwardian vintage cars. Her dad was crowned El Rey XXVII of the Knights of Sant' Yago. She graduated from one of the Bay area's most respected Catholic high schools, the Academy of Holy Names. ...more

February 3, 2008

TAMPA - She is a daughter of Tampa society, blessed with a close-knit, affluent family that took cross-country vacations in Edwardian vintage cars. Her dad was crowned El Rey XXVII of the Knights of Sant' Yago. She graduated from one of the Bay area's most respected Catholic high schools, the Academy of Holy Names. When the Florida Legislature created a new judicial seat in Hillsborough County, friends and family fanned out across the county, knocking on doors and raising more than $100,000 for her campaign. They helped the 35-year-old lawyer become the youngest judge ever elected to Hillsborough County's circuit court. So when Monica Sierra announced last week that she was giving it all up — the $145,000-a-year job, the comfortable safety net of family, the Mercedes-Benz — many were aghast. It wasn't just what she was throwing away, it was what she was throwing it away for: evangelical and humanitarian work in the Middle East. ...more

February 1, 2008

PALM COAST — The following is the Florida Sports Writers Association's state high school girls basketball poll, sponsored by Beef O'Brady's. Records and first-place votes are in parentheses. ...more

December 13, 2007

Maureen Colligan, Holy Names, Sr., Outside hitter Colligan, who has committed to Colgate University, faced some of the top teams in Florida, which included Class 6A state champion Gainesville Buchholz, 1A champ Bayshore Christian, and state final-four teams Berkeley Prep (3A), Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (5A) and Durant (6A) and still ended the season with 314 kills, 161 digs and 38 blocks. ...more

December 9, 2007

Academy of Holy Names (13-15) stunned the state's No. 3 team in Class 3A, defeating Fort Myers Bishop Verot 15-25, 20-25, 27-25, 25-23, 15-9 in a regional quarterfinal match Tuesday night on the Vikings' home floor. ...more

October 31, 2007

Volleyball Regional Schedule: ...more

October 29, 2007

Tuesday (All matches at 7 p.m.) CLASS 5A ...more

October 29, 2007

Jesuit's boys won their ninth straight district championships, while Berkeley Prep's girls won their fifth straight at the Class 1A-District 7 swimming championships at Berkeley Prep on Tuesday night. ...more

October 17, 2007

Berkeley Prep freshman Blake Morris proved Monday to be king of the Bucs' home course, The Eagles. Jesuit's boys golf team, however, proved it was still king of the district. ...more

October 16, 2007