LAND O' LAKES - With the prep track and field, baseball, softball and tennis seasons winding down this past March, the focus for Land O' Lakes coaches suddenly shifted to the uncertain future of the Gators' athletic programs. ...more

December 22, 2007

Colette Eule, a 5-foot-9 sophomore forward at Tampa Catholic, has helped the Crusaders to a 7-2 start. She is averaging 16 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. ...more

December 13, 2007

It was a familiar place for Plant's Meg Anderson, while Newsome's Jason Taylor is hoping to make it one. ...more

November 3, 2007

SEBRING — The pool was more quiet than usual this week as the state-qualifying members of the Sebring swim team got their last laps in before the Class 2A state finals, which begin this morning at 9 a.m. Three individuals — junior Megan Wolfe in the 50 free, junior Bryan Kirsch in the 100-breaststroke and senior Shanaan Spiegel in the 100-backstroke — join the Wolfe-anchored 200-free relay team at the Central Florida YMCA Aquatic center in Orlando. That's a total of six Streaks representing Sebring at state, two more than coach Pat Caton had hoped for heading into regionals. ...more

November 2, 2007

Ask Northeast swimming coach Bill Burrows to point star pupil Meg Romano out of a crowd and his answer is simple - just look for the girl that stands a foot above everyone else. ...more

November 1, 2007

Land O'Lakes girls coach Robin Hilgenberg, as wet as she was, had little else to be unhappy about. ...more

October 29, 2007

Today, Jesuit swimmer Vinny Donnelly will leave the comfort of chlorinated swimming pools for the salt water of the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

October 21, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY - By the time the final point was scored Thursday night, the final game of the River Ridge/Mitchell match resembled the final round of a heavyweight fight than a volleyball match. ...more

October 12, 2007

This weekend's game between Indianapolis and Tampa Bay could cause a conflict for area fans, given their love for the Buccaneers and respect for former Bucs head coach and current Colts coach Tony Dungy. ...more

October 3, 2007

Never before has a hole in the ground been so widely anticipated, and no one gets more credit for that happening than a young lady whose donation perhaps makes it possible. When the Highlands County Family YMCA pool gets build, it will be called the Capt. Justin K. Ward Aquatic Center. Many will not know that Justin K. Ward was an Army captain killed in a car accident but his memory will live each time someone takes a dip in the pool or learns how to swim. ...more

October 2, 2007