(All games Thursday, 7 p.m.) Class 5A Bloomingdale (13-3-2) ...more

January 28, 2009

Bloomingdale edged Wharton 1-0 and Newsome outlasted Freedom 1-0 in a shootout (winning 2-1 in penalty kicks) Thursday night in the Class 5A-District 8 girls soccer semifinals. ...more

January 23, 2009

Erica Der concedes she was a bit nervous for her younger sister. But Lauren Der - who prayed for God's strength - was at peace. ...more

January 21, 2009

The Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsored an annual drill meet for about 400 Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets from 24 schools Dec. 13 at Brandon High School. Bloomingdale High School cadets were the overall winners. ...more

January 21, 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

Erica Der admits she was a bit nervous for her younger sister. But Lauren Der – who prayed for God's strength – was at peace. ...more

January 18, 2009

When Lauren Der was crowned Florida Strawberry Festival queen Saturday, she made pageant history. ...more

January 18, 2009

Travel was the main concern for several Hillsborough County schools when the Florida High School Athletic Association released its tentative 2009 and 2010 football realignment assignments in December. Wharton High, for example, was grouped in a district that included three out-of-county schools, one 95 miles away. ...more

January 17, 2009

NEWS AND NOTES Several Area Swimmers On All-State Team Seven local swimmers were named Friday to the 2008-09 Pinch A Penny All-State Swimming and Diving Team. ...more

January 17, 2009

NEWS AND NOTES O'Neal Picks Wisconsin Newsome senior two-way lineman Conor O'Neal has verbally committed to Wisconsin. ...more

January 13, 2009