Freedom (7-2) at Countryside (9-1) Since John Davis has been at Countryside the Cougars have pretty much been an offense-first team, and if Countryside happened to have some decent defenders, OK. ...more

November 20, 2009

GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller. ...more

January 4, 2009

Midway through the second quarter Largo had a long pass play for a touchdown taken off the board on a controversial call. Largo defensive line coach Jeremy Frioud barked at Packers coach Rick Rodriguez, "Hey coach. Challenge it. Throw the red flag." ...more

December 6, 2008

It's getting to be a broken record but it's a tune which will prompt Largo coach Rick Rodriguez to break out into song: The Packers used a stingy defense and a punishing ground game to dominate St. Petersburg (9-3) on Friday 30-0 in the Class 5A-Region 3 semifinals. ...more

November 29, 2008

Preview capsules for the high school football playoff games on Nov. 28 ...more

November 27, 2008

Marcel Durham's 71-yard touchdown run on the second play of the second half was the second-half spark Largo coach Rick Rodriguez was looking for as the Packers (3-0) held off St. Petersburg (2-2) with a 17-16 win. ...more

September 27, 2008

Thursday Countryside (1-0) at Gibbs (1-0) Countryside won a much closer game than expected against Pinellas Park, 19-6. it was a game Cougars coach John Davis did not foresee being one of his team's tougher matchups. Now, the Cougars begin a four-game stretch that will likely make or break their season by traveling to Gibbs, which also won its first game of the year over Lakewood 14-9. ...more

September 10, 2008

The University of Central Florida's search to find a productive replacement for All-American tailback Kevin Smith may take awhile, but the Knights reeled in some solid candidates Wednesday. ...more

February 7, 2008

So much for public input. Despite testimony from dozens of offshore skippers who, without exception, reported gag grouper numbers at very high levels, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council last week voted to tighten harvest regulations on the popular reef species. Grouper harvest would be shut down from Jan. 15 to April 15, and the bag limit dropped from five fish to one if the rule gets final approval this spring. The overall grouper bag limit would drop to three fish of all species. ...more

February 3, 2008

When asked how he would describe Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas' offense, a Largo defensive assistant who requested anonymity bowed his head and inhaled heavily, deep in thought. After gaining perspective, he summed up the Raiders in terms Pinellas County high school football fans could understand. ...more

December 7, 2007