Two dominating defensive quarters for Tarpon Springs allowed the Lady Spongers to grab a comfortable 61-37 victory Monday night over visiting Dixie Hollins. ...more

January 27, 2009

With the district tournaments set to begin next week, Tampa Bay Tech girls basketball coach Heather Glezen said she's still trying to get junior guard Leria Jenrette in basketball shape. ...more

January 27, 2009

Sickles used a hustling defense to shut down Middleton, 51-16, in a girls basketball game Monday night. ...more

January 27, 2009

AVON PARK The four seniors on the Avon Park girls basketball team made sure they enjoyed their last regular-season home game. Beonca Godfrey scored a game-high 12 points, Daija Barrett added 10, and Jamee Hawthorne and Brearnna Tate combined for 12 points and five steals to lead Avon Park to a 53-37 win over DeSoto on Friday night. "It feels great to get a win against DeSoto, especially on senior night," Godfrey said. "They are a good team, but we came out with a lot of energy and jumped on them from the start. ...more

January 25, 2009

GIRLS BASKETBALL GULF HIGH DUO TOTALS 45 POINTS ...more

January 20, 2009

With senior starting point guard Chris Grubb out with a wrist injury, Nate Orozco filled in admirably with 14 points and six assists and forward Joe Young scored a team-high 19 points to lead Sebring to a 75-64 win over Avon Park in boys basketball on Saturday night. ...more

January 19, 2009

Greg Gregory was fired less than two hours after the Bulls' coaching staff had dinner with about a dozen recruits. ...more

January 17, 2009

GIRLS BASKETBALL Wesley Chapel overcomes slow start to beat Lady Bears for a second time and stay unbeaten in Class 5A, District 7. ...more

January 15, 2009

Kirk Veley poured in a team-high 20 points and Lake Placid's half-court press forced 21 turnovers as the Green Dragons outlasted a pesky Vanguard School by a score of 68-61 on Monday night. ...more

January 14, 2009

The Armwood and Tampa Bay Tech girls basketball teams didn't need overtime to settle the score Monday night, unlike the district rivals' previous meeting when the Titans won by one point. The Hawks handled their business in regulation with a convincing 58-40 victory, setting up a district tournament showdown in a couple of weeks. ...more

January 13, 2009