Paul Hamm isn't the only American gymnast with skills. With the reigning Olympic champion recovering from a broken hand, Sasha Artemev and Jonathan Horton made their cases for trips to the Beijing Games on Thursday night. Artemev and Horton had the highest scores of the night Thursday, the first of two days of competition at the Olympic trials. ...more

June 20, 2008

Ex-Freedom High track star Calvin Smith II grabbed the fifth All-America title of his University of Florida career and the second of the meet at Saturday's NCAA Track and Field Championships in Des Moines Iowa. ...more

June 14, 2008

Brandon High wrestling standout Eric Grajales came up short Friday in his quest to earn a spot on the United States wrestling team for the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. ...more

June 14, 2008

Brandon High wrestling standout Eric Grajales on Tuesday was named to the 14-member first team of the 23rd annual ASICS All-America Team. ...more

June 11, 2008

Eric Grajales has chased the dream of being an Olympian since the first time he slipped on a wrestling singlet. ...more

June 10, 2008

Brandon High's Eric Grajales won't be the only wrestler with local ties competing this weekend at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Las Vegas. ...more

June 10, 2008

Grajales Runner-Up At U.S. Junior Worlds Eric Grajales fell short of earning his third consecutive berth on the U.S. Junior World Team, losing in the 60-kilogram Greco-Roman division championship match Friday at the Junior World Team Trials in Colorado Springs, Colo. ...more

May 24, 2008

As it turns out, the Hillsborough boys track and field team is mortal after all. The high-stakes meet of the state championships tends to be humbling - even to the best teams and the most talented individuals. ...more

May 3, 2008

High school girls weightlifting is unique to Florida, and nobody does it better than the Spruce Creek Lady Hawks. ...more

February 6, 2008

PORT ORANGE – High school girls weightlifting is unique to Florida, and nobody does it better than the Spruce Creek Lady Hawks. They come in all shapes and sizes, some as slight as 98 pounds and some who lift in the 199-pound and unlimited classes, and they're part of a powerhouse that dominates the sport. The Lady Hawks have won the state tournament all four times it has been held, and try for their fifth title on Saturday. Only Florida offers girls' competitive weightlifting, with about 3,800 participants at more than 150 schools, and it is becoming "kind of a recruiting ground" for national teams, said coach Richard Lansky of USA Weightlifting. ...more

February 4, 2008