In previous seasons, late-season, in-state rivalry games between Tampa Bay and Florida offered a chance for the Lightning's neighbors to the south to play the role of spoiler. ...more

March 15, 2009

The fate of prospect Steve Downie could be decided today. ...more

March 3, 2009

Lecavalier's 300th career goal, his second of the game, pushed the Bolts to an 8-6 victory over the Flames. ...more

March 2, 2009

Braden River's Nikki Gainey sent a shot from 30 yards out and all the Sebring players could do was watch it go into the net, as the Pirate captain scored within the first minute of a Class 4A-District 10 tournament game on Wednesday. ...more

January 23, 2009

Joyce Wieland will have one last first day. The principal of Westchase Elementary, Wieland started her new job as a school district general director on Monday. But she didn't want to abandon her school when classes resume Monday, so she will continue to work out of Westchase until her successor is named. ...more

August 13, 2008

Not much surprises River Ridge girls soccer coach Skip Glover these days. Not the success of his program, not the talent of his players and certainly not the accolades both command. ...more

May 28, 2008

Last Monday we drove past the Kenilworth Lodge road sign. The message for the day read something like, "Today is National Clean Off Your Desk Day. Just toss it all on the floor!" Back home, feeling comfortable at our messy desks, we checked it out on our computers. Sure enough, the second Monday in January is National Clean Off Your Desk Day. It has been since 1982 when Ann Chase Moeller, daughter of the Chases (of Chase Annual Event Calendar fame), wrote it into their record book. According to Organizing Resources, "Desktop management is critically important to our well being - physically, mentally and psychologically." They say, "It is extremely difficult to concentrate on a particular task when bombarded with myriad piles of paper. The only papers that should be on your desk are the ones you are referring to at that particular moment. The only miscellaneous objects should be ones you use all the time, except for a few special mementos and a living plant." ...more

January 18, 2008

Four years ago, a shy, timid Deana Rossi earned her first starting position for the River Ridge girls soccer team. Not many involved would have expected her and the team to come so far, so quickly. ...more

January 1, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco forward Jose Montelongo has always been a feared scorer when he takes the field for a soccer match. ...more

December 31, 2007

SABRES 3, FLYERS 2: Jochen Hecht snapped a late third-period tie, and Ryan Miller made 20 saves in his seventh consecutive start to help Buffalo beat Philadelphia in the first game of a home-and-home series. ...more

December 22, 2007