Last season, when the Plant volleyball team journeyed to Lakeland to win the Class 5A state championship, the players and coaches played and carried themselves in a very businesslike fashion, handling their opponents quickly and soundly. ...more

November 15, 2007

Plant senior volleyball player Kellie Catanach sat on the Plant gymnasium floor, her legs sprawled out, watching her teammates celebrate the 25-21, 24-26, 21-25, 25-8, 15-8 win over Venice on Saturday that catapulted her team into the Class 5A state volleyball final four. ...more

November 11, 2007

For three consecutive years, the Plant and Venice volleyball teams have met in the Class 5A state playoffs. Each year, without fail, the winner has advanced to the state championship. ...more

November 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

Clint Hurdle's dad, Big Clint, is on the phone from his home in Merritt Island. He wants to read you the English paper his son wrote, dated 2/10/66, when Clint was a third-grader. Big Clint saved it in plastic. ...more

October 24, 2007

This season, Plant coach Leanna Taylor has had her work cut out for her. ...more

October 15, 2007

Plant senior setter Kellie Catanach was recently named one of the top 250 seniors in the country by PrepVolleyball.com. She has committed to Duke. ...more

October 8, 2007

Plant defeated Atlanta Woodward 26-24, 25-23, 23-25, 25-19 as the Panthers finished fifth in the 15th annual Berkeley Premier Volleyball tournament. The two-day tournament had five Tampa area volleyball teams competing in the 16-team tournament. ...more

September 30, 2007

TAMPA - The Plant High volleyball lost four Division I players from last season's Class 5A state championship team. ...more

September 5, 2007