The smell of gun smoke downtown means it's Gasparilla time. On Tuesday, about 20 mock pirates kicked off the prelude to Saturday's main events when they arrived aboard a parade float - with guns echoing - to "abduct" the mayor and demand the city's surrender. There was tough talk from Mayor Pam Iorio: "We will put up a fight," she vowed, surrounded by the costumed sea wolves. Maybe, but no mayor has been able to resist the make-believe pirate invasion that comes Saturday. In fact, the mayor and marauders soon gave up even the pretense of conflict and went off together for lunch. ...more

January 23, 2008

He knew it could happen and why it would. "We were too cocky," said Plant City boys soccer coach K.C. van der Luit, whose team tasted defeat for the first time when it fell 3-1 at Newsome on Jan. 11. ...more

January 19, 2008

On Dec. 4, Bloomingdale earned a 1-0 win in a regular-season girls soccer match against Newsome. With more than two minutes left in the first half of that match, Nancy Davison struck the Bulls' winner from deep in the box. ...more

January 19, 2008

With girls soccer district tournaments starting Monday, let's take a look at the Hillsborough teams that will be top seeds going into the tournaments and the competition in each bracket. ...more

January 13, 2008

BOYS BASKETBALL Newsome leads by 60 points after three quarters. ...more

January 9, 2008

There are times during high school holiday basketball tournaments when a team that is struggling goes up against an opponent that is just so much better. ...more

January 9, 2008

I'm commenting on the Highlands Today editorial about giving our veterans a stipend of $75 per month, which is fine, but not nearly enough. We have sent our finest over to battle for our freedoms in so many wars. We train them to kill, and whatever it takes to win. Then home they come, mixed-up, confused, depressed, no job, half the time they have lost their families, and we're gonna' give them $75 a month? ...more

January 1, 2008

All-Hillsborough County Girls Cross Country Team. ...more

December 31, 2007

This wasn't the same Clearwater team Ridgewood faced just over a month ago. ...more

December 22, 2007

Riverview's wrestling program is enjoying a resurgence this season with the return of Coach Wili Sargable. ...more

December 17, 2007