LAND O' LAKES - In her nine years as coach, Barbara Hayes has seen plenty of talented swimmers on the Gators' team. But she is hard-pressed to find a class as talented as the Class of 2009. ...more

October 8, 2008

Lindsey Rankin didn't start playing volleyball until she was a seventh-grader at Eisenhower Middle School, but she hasn't stopped since. ...more

October 8, 2008

DeAndre Bowers and Jarquez Bradshaw have waited for an opportunity like this for as long as they can remember. ...more

September 4, 2008

FOOTBALL Veteran NFL tight end lectures Eagles on taking advantage of opportunities and taking care of business in the classroom. ...more

July 25, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Sydney Stewart never thought she was good at tennis. The Lake Placid senior, who played four years on varsity, made her final season on the court an impressive one and perhaps changed her own mind, posting a 15-1 record at No. 1 singles, which included winning the Heartland Conference title. ...more

May 29, 2008

With her undefeated regular season at No. 1, her Class 3A-District 5 title and her state championship appearance, River Ridge's Tijana Subotic showed that being a freshman did not mean she had to play like one. ...more

May 28, 2008

BASEBALL Hernando High senior pitcher, Andrew McNeal, inks to play collegiately at Bishop State Community College in Mobile, Ala. ...more

May 28, 2008

Senior Jamie Mera had earned a number of accolades in her four years as a tennis player at Chamberlain. Mera won district titles, region titles and had been a part of state runner-up teams, as well as being division runner-up on the No. 1 team singles. Mera had silver medals. ...more

May 20, 2008

As the words came out of Landy Faedo's mouth, a slight chuckle followed. ...more

May 20, 2008

LAKE PLACID –– The chance to swim at the collegiate level is something Lake Placid's Michael Wilkes has sacrificed and worked hard for. Wilkes, a standout swimmer for the Green Dragons for the last three years, made all the work pay off when he signed a scholarship with Mars Hill College on Friday. Mars Hill is a Division II school, which is located about 20 miles north of Asheville, N. C. "I've always wanted to swim in college and to accomplish that is a dream come true," said Wilkes. "I visited the campus on spring break and it's up in the hills and is just beautiful, and the coach and the other swimmers made me feel comfortable." ...more

May 4, 2008