ABOUT THE TEAM: The Tribune's All-Hillsborough County volleyball team was selected by staff writer Nick Williams. The team was selected based on regular-season and postseason performances. The various all-conference teams selected by the county's head coaches were strongly considered. The Tribune's player and coach of the year will be announced at the annual Parade of Athletes banquet in May. ...more

December 20, 2009

Most teams would celebrate a trip to the Final Four, but Penn State volleyball isn't like most teams. ...more

December 16, 2009

There weren't any tears and they didn't hang their heads. After losing to Stuart Martin County, the 10th-ranked team in the nation, in the Class 5A state semifinals Wednesday by scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-15, the Newsome volleyball players walked off the court at The Lakeland Center with their heads held high. ...more

November 19, 2009

LAKELAND Before his team's Class 3A state semifinal match against Jacksonville Bolles on Wednesday, Berkeley Prep head volleyball coach Randy Dagostino said his players told him they wanted to play a perfect match. ...more

November 18, 2009

There were moments during Saturday's Class 5A-Region 2 championship when the Newsome volleyball team could have folded. ...more

November 15, 2009

Brian Wheatley expected to face East Lake, not Clearwater, in Saturday's Class 5A-Region 3 volleyball final. But the Venice High volleyball coach made the necessary adjustments in his scouting. ...more

November 15, 2009

Before the season, Berkeley Prep coach Randy Dagostino said depth would be the key ingredient to this year's team, which returned all but one starter from last year's state final team. So far, what he foretold has remained true. ...more

November 13, 2009

The No. 9 nationally ranked Plant volleyball team took a step closer to reaching the state tournament on Tuesday with a 25-14, 25-13, 25-16 win over Palm Harbor University in the Class 6A-Region 3 semifinals. ...more

November 11, 2009

As the crowd started to clear at Jefferson High, first-year Steinbrenner volleyball coach Staci Elias took a moment to gaze upon the trophy in her arms. ...more

October 30, 2009

In her last two seasons on varsity, Armwood outside hitter Emilee Taylor never enjoyed the feeling of finishing first in the district. In 2007 and 2008, Armwood placed second in the regular-season standings. ...more

October 16, 2009