Former Hillsborough High baseball player Keith Diaz, who recently graduated from Central Florida Community College, was named the Florida Community College Activities Association Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. ...more

June 28, 2009

The graduating class of 2009 is expected to be remembered as one of the most talented groups in the history of Hillsborough County high school football. ...more

January 16, 2009

Chamberlain quarterback Dontae Aycock took home Hillsborough County's most prestigious football award Thursday morning. Aycock was honored with the Guy Toph Award, which is given annually to the top player in the county who exhibits excellence on and off the field. ...more

January 15, 2009

In 2003, Plant High School won all of one football game. The once-proud Panthers had fallen on the hardest of times; they were now Friday Night Lightweights. Dad's Stadium orphans. Enter new head coach Robert J. Weiner, who seemed almost oblivious to the riches-to-rags challenge. The whispers had grown deafening that the iconic, 82-year-old South Tampa institution, synonymous with affluence and academic achievement, had grown too soft to excel at a tough, noncountry club sport. But the longtime Jesuit High assistant had seemingly been preparing for this opportunity his whole career. His philosophy of old-school work ethic, zealot-like motivation, unwavering loyalty and community commitment -- plus a fun, high-octane spread offense – may have found the perfect fit in high-profile, under-performing Plant High. He also realized that South Tampa was unique: a de facto small town within a major city and would likely rally around a revived football program. ...more

August 19, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Moments after receiving the news that he had been selected as the next coach for the Pasco High boys basketball team, Derek Heard got on the phone and placed a call he had been looking forward to for years. ...more

July 19, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco High's search for a boys basketball coach ended Tuesday when James Derek Heard was hired to replace Poncho Broner, who stepped down after eight seasons and leading the Pirates to the program's eighth district title. ...more

July 16, 2008

Plant receiver Derek Winter added another accolade to his list when he was honored as the Scholar-Athlete at Wednesday night's National Football Foundation Athletes Banquet. ...more

April 24, 2008