Earl Garcia doesn't mince words when it comes to Charles Lovett. "He is the best receiver I've had," Hillsborough High's football coach states emphatically. ...more

November 4, 2009

Host Zephyrhills rallied Wednesday night for a 23-25, 17-25, 25-11, 25-19, 15-10 victory against Lecanto in the Class 4A-District 8 semifinal to earn its first playoff berth since 2007. ...more

October 29, 2009

Armwood volleyball coach Mike Wyatt said any of the top four seeds in the Class 5A-District 8 tournament could advance to the district championship match. ...more

October 28, 2009

Recruiting is already heating up for Freedom High junior linebackers Anthony Harrell and Keith Lewis. Head coach James Harrell, Anthony's father, said Florida State, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, South Florida and Miami have shown interest in his 6-foot-2, 220-pound son. Florida State, North Carolina and South Florida have shown interest in Lewis. ...more

October 19, 2009

As expected, Jesuit's baseball team fell from the top spot in the ESPN RISE national poll after suffering its first loss to Sarasota last week, falling five spots to No. 6. However, the Tigers are not the only Hillsborough County program in the national Top 25 this week. The Alonso Ravens made a big jump from No. 31 to No. 20 in this week's poll, giving the county two national top 25 teams. Alonso secured a spot in the 2009 state playoffs after knocking off Countryside in a Class 6A-District 7 semifinal on Tuesday. ...more

April 29, 2009

The Kansas City Chiefs have acquired quarterback Matt Cassel and linebacker Mike Vrabel from the New England Patriots in a trade for their second-round draft pick. ...more

February 28, 2009

It is already established that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be vastly different this fall. What isn't so clear is whether that difference will lead to enjoyable Sunday afternoons for their legions of fans or whether they've just created the kind of team that will make pewter people want to hide their eyes. ...more

February 26, 2009

One football player going on to join a national champion is impressive. But last week, Durant made it No. 2. ...more

February 18, 2009

DISTRICT OUTLOOK Class 6A-District 7 This should end up being a very competitive district. Alonso and Sickles both return some key players and definitely have the talent to reach the playoffs, but you can never count out Frank Permuy's Gaither squad, which always seems to find a way to win at the right time and has made the postseason four consecutive years. ...more

February 16, 2009

Newsome Blue clinched the regular-season title, and the No. 1 seed for the upcoming playoffs, while Bloomingdale claimed the final playoff berth in the Hillsborough High School Hockey League last week. ...more

February 11, 2009