For the past few seasons, the Plant High girls soccer team has come to expect its experience to show through. And it has. ...more

December 23, 2009

Plant found itself in an all-too-familiar situation in the final of the Sarasota Holiday Tournament. As in the season-opening Wharton Invitational final, the Panthers were tied after overtime and headed to penalty kicks. ...more

December 20, 2009

VALRICO - Bloomingdale has spent years facing its toughest district competition in the form of Newsome, but a move in class and district this season left the Bulls with a hole to fill. Thursday night that hole was filled by new 6A-8 rival Plant. ...more

November 13, 2009

Last season ended for Plant with three corner kicks that led to East Lake goals in the final 20 minutes of the region quarterfinals. With a 2-0 lead at the second-half water break, things looked good for the Panthers, but all that changed when East Lake's Tatiana Perez put in three late goals and the Eagles ended Plant's season, 3-2. ...more

November 10, 2009

In one season, first-year East Bay girls track coach Jessica Miller has turned things around and up. ...more

March 21, 2009

With a two-goal advantage at the second-half water break, it appeared everything was going Plant's way in its Class 5A-Region 3 quarterfinal match and everything was against East Lake. The Eagles weren't getting results and weren't taking advantage of chances. ...more

January 31, 2009

Going into Friday's Class 5A-District 10 girls soccer final, Plant and Hillsborough had the memory of last year's district championship resounding in their heads. ...more

January 24, 2009

Going into last season's Class 5A-District 10 title game, the Plant High girls soccer team was undefeated (14-0-4) a No. 1 seed and facing a Hillsborough team that had sent the Panthers home with a runner-up trophy for two straight seasons. ...more

January 20, 2009

For the second time in a week, Plant (16-1-1) senior captain Lexi Rakestraw perfectly placed a corner kick in front of Connor Zwetsch, and the junior forward sent in a header for the decider as the Panthers beat Sickles (8-4-1) 2-0 in girls prep soccer Friday. ...more

January 17, 2009

The 800-Pound Bully Let me take issue with you not printing one letter in Tuesday's paper to counter the arguments made in support of Israel's attacks on Hamas. It appears many supporters of Israel do not know the meaning of "self-defense." It also appears to me that Israel cannot do any wrong when it comes to dealing with Hamas. ...more

January 11, 2009