Jefferson coach Tom Mosca said Clearwater was a much better team than the one that dismantled the Dragons by 39 points last year. Turns out, Jefferson was better too. ...more

February 18, 2009

The young and the old led the way for Sebring in Saturday night's Class 4A-District 10 finals against Palmetto. ...more

February 16, 2009

Joe Young scored 17 points and pulled down 13 rebounds and Chris Grubb got hot from behind the arch late to lead the Sebring boys basketball team to its first district title since 2005 with a 53-49 victory over Palmetto in the final of the Class 4A-District 10 tournament at DeSoto High School. The game was tight throughout, but the tenacity of the Sebring defense and Young's inside presence willed the Streaks to the title and a regional home game, to be played against the loser of District 9 runner-up Kathleen or Bartow, at 7 p.m. on Thursday. ...more

February 15, 2009

Jake Trussell scored a game-high 22 points and No. 3 seed Sebring used a 25-13 fourth quarter to pull away for a 67-55 victory over No. 6 seed Sarasota Booker in the Class 4A-District 10 tournament at DeSoto High School on Tuesday. ...more

February 10, 2009

Despite missing more than a quarter of action because of foul trouble, Lake Placid freshman forward Jamacia Gayle scored a game-high 23 points and senior guard Kaneisha Hamilton added 18 to lead the Green Dragons to a 66-50 win over Frostproof in the semifinals of the Class 3A-District 10 tournament on Friday night. ...more

February 8, 2009

Booker continued its dominance over Avon Park on Friday, as guard Kay Larkins and forward Christina Davis worked the inside/out game to perfection and the Devils were trumped for the third time this season by the Tornadoes in a 55-49 loss in the Class 4A-District 10 semifinals. ...more

February 8, 2009

One step forward, two steps back. That has been the story for the University of South Florida women's basketball team in Big East play this season. ...more

February 4, 2009

Playing with confidence and under control, Avon Park got 25 points from forward Alonzo Robertson and 23 points from center Cleveland Nobles en route to a 74-59 victory over Palmetto in district boys basketball on Friday night. ...more

February 1, 2009

BOYS BASKETBALL Despite abysmal shooting, Nature Coast completes season sweep of county-rival Hernando, 42-26. ...more

January 30, 2009

Mara Freshour scored a season-high 21 points and the No. 18 Florida State women upset third-ranked Duke 82-75 in overtime Thursday to grab sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. ...more

January 30, 2009