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

I have always wanted to tell the story of the Mid 8 Athletic Conference, to which area black schools, such as Mickens High School in Dade City and Moton High in Brooksville, belonged before integration. ...more

July 17, 2008

In two years, when prep volleyball stars Maddie Martin and Lindsay Young begin their promising college careers, they'll be able to look back and appreciate the time they spent as friends, rivals and teammates. ...more

July 1, 2008

Four years ago, Rose Richmond was a U.S. Olympic track and field trials rookie with little or no expectations of reaching the Athens Games in the women's long jump. ...more

June 30, 2008

SEBRING — Memories don't die hard for Seth Abeln, who remembers all too well those bitter feelings after Okeechobee bested Sebring last year. ...more

June 27, 2008

Brandon High's Eric Grajales won't be the only wrestler with local ties competing this weekend at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Las Vegas. ...more

June 10, 2008

Highlighted by the Vernon Korhn Award, the School District of Hillsborough County honored dozens of players, coaches and schools at a ceremony Thursday at the district's offices in downtown Tampa. ...more

May 23, 2008

Gregg Cooke admits he's a part-time swimmer. But he performed like a full-time swimmer in 2007. ...more

May 20, 2008

LAKELAND –– Sebring's Shaanan Spiegel and Avon Park's James Bland moved one step closer to state titles on Friday by dominating their opponents in the second round of the Class 1A state wrestling tournament at the Lakeland Center. Spiegel (46-1) scored a 14-2 major decision over Tommy Oetting of Matanzas of Palm Coast to propel himself into a semifinal match against Baker County of Glen St. Mary's Joshua Trippett (31-6) in the 152-pound class. Bland overcame an injured knee to score a technical fall against Tampa Prep's Wes Jarrell to set up a 160-pound class showdown with junior Luke McGurrin of Jacksonville Bolles (40-1), one many coaches say could be the best match of the tournament. But first, Bland will have to contend with a knee injury that swelled up after his second-round match. The AP junior suffered the setback when Jarrell dove for Bland's legs and his head hit by the junior's knee. ...more

February 16, 2008

SEBRING — Sam Robinson and T.J. Williams put pen to paper and took the next step in their athletic and academic lives on Wednesday, as both Sebring football standouts signed letters of intent to play football at separate community colleges in Mississippi. Robinson, a multi-talented, multi-position offensive weapon, will head to Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, Miss., while Williams, a bruising running back, will take his talents to Holmes Community College in Goodman, Miss. "I want to continue to work on my game, be coachable and be the best I can be," said Williams, who has family in Mississippi and noted he'll likely line up as a running back for the Bulldogs. "There's more speed and physical play at the next level, so I'll have to adjust to that." Robinson, too, said he'll have to make adjustments: He said he'll likely play wide ...more

February 8, 2008