LAND O' LAKES - Known as simply a tireless distance runner when cross country season ended, Land O' Lakes junior Felix Soto added a few more superlatives to his growing resume as one of Pasco County's best athletes this past boys track and field season. ...more

May 28, 2008

The Plant City High School Boosters Club honored the top spring sports athletes this week with an awards banquet at the school. ...more

May 24, 2008

Durant High's tremendous distance runners and Plant City's all-everything junior are in Winter Park today for the Class 4A state Track & Field Championships. ...more

May 3, 2008

Academy At The Lakes COACHES: Boys - Diptesh DeChoudhury (first year), Girls - Sandy Oakland (first year). KEY RETURNING PLAYERS: Daniel Kwitko, Julian Doromal, Akansha Thaban KEY LOSSES: None OUTLOOK: First-year coach "Deep" DeChoudhury is set on building a boys tennis program that is ready for district inclusion. The Wildcats have experience at the top two seeds, with returning senior Kwitko and sophomore Doromal. The girls team is freshman-heavy, and Oakland said she will be counting on them to help carry the team. Freshman Carly Schwarz, a Tampa Prep transfer, could be the starting No. 1 player. According to her coach, Schwarz brings country club experience to a team looking for a fresh start. ...more

February 17, 2008

Since the 1940s, the Flom family has produced some of the best basketball players in Hillsborough County and has carried teams into the state tournament. ...more

February 14, 2008

Hudson's bus ride home from its district semifinal win against Springstead last week was rocking. The Cobras had officially become the most successful boys team in the school's history by making it to the region quarterfinals. ...more

February 14, 2008

The Newsome High School soccer coach who was charged Thursday with having sex with a female student left his former job on a sour note. ...more

February 1, 2008

Ask just about anyone associated with the Tampa Prep soccer program and they'll probably tell you there was something very special about the boys' team that won last year's Class 2A state championship. ...more

January 30, 2008

Two of the Plant City Lancers Soccer Club teams qualified for the Tampa Bay Sun Bowl tournament held last weekend, and the results were impressive. ...more

January 5, 2008

SEBRING –– Proving that experience isn't everything, Sebring's Connor Bauer ran away from the competition during the recent high school cross country season. Bauer showed that his outstanding freshman year, which included qualifying for regionals, was no fluke, as the fleet-footed sophomore cruised through the district and regional meets to qualify for the state meet in Dade City. Bauer capped his remarkable season by finishing 25th at the Class 2A state meet with a time of 16 minutes, 52 seconds, which was his second-fastest time of the season. For his ability and accomplishments, Bauer has been selected Highlands Today's 2007 All-Heartland Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. "Connor is a natural runner with a lot of ability and combines that with an outstanding work ethic," said Sebring veteran coach Jeff Shoemaker. "He is a dedicated athlete, very coachable and always gives his best effort. ...more

January 2, 2008