It took about 20 minutes and the act of falling behind 1-0, but when the Countryside offense decided to come to life Wednesday night, they did not disappoint. On two separate occasions – once in the first half and again in the second – the Cougars scored back-to-back goals in the span of a mere minute while rolling on to a 5-1 victory over Dunedin. ...more

December 11, 2007

He didn't even take up the game until five years ago. "Basketball's kind of a family thing," said Derick Beltran, a Spoto High School student. "I didn't start playing until around the eighth grade. I kind of picked it up from my pops first, but I've also got a few cousins that like to play." ...more

December 5, 2007

SEBRING — Rachel Ashley wasn't quite sure how to celebrate the first goal of her high school career. So, she scored another one. Using a new-look lineup and some familiar faces in different roles, the Sebring girls soccer team got two goals from Ashley in a 5-0 victory over DeSoto in Class 4A-District 10 action on Monday night. Ashley, who normally plays on defense, moved to forward and scored the first two goals of her prep career to push the Blue Streaks (4-3-2 overall, 3-2 district) to a winning record on the young season. ...more

November 28, 2007

Brandon senior running back Samir Baker was hurting as he walked from the field at E.F. McLane Stadium. He had beaten a high ankle sprain to play Friday, but now his high school career had ended. But something else had begun. ...more

November 17, 2007

As soon as he saw how wobbly Drew Weatherford was when he tried to get to his feet following the helmet-to-helmet hit, Florida State offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher knew Weatherford's day was probably done because of a concussion Saturday at Virginia Tech. ...more

November 14, 2007

BRANDON - The Riverview High football team had two goals going into Friday night's game against Brandon - reach the .500 mark and help senior running back Jahleel Addae capture the Hillsborough County regular-season rushing title. ...more

November 10, 2007

The Riverview High football team had two goals going into Friday night's game against Brandon - reach the .500 mark and help senior running back Jahleel Addae capture the Hillsborough County regular-season rushing title. ...more

November 10, 2007

Sebring senior T.J. Williams capped his high school career by rushing for 128 yards and three touchdowns and throwing for two more scores to lead the Class-3A Blue Streaks to a 41-14 win over Class-5A Port Charlotte. ...more

November 10, 2007

The region championships were fine but when it came time to really make her mark, Kaylee Doback would, well, miss her mark. ...more

November 10, 2007

Kevin Smith ran for 175 yards and two touchdowns and set five school records to help Central Florida beat Southern Miss 34-17 on Sunday night. ...more

October 29, 2007