Boca Ciega squandered an eight-point fourth-quarter lead as Davie Nova came from behind for a 42-41 victory in the Class 5A semifinal game. Nova scored nine consecutive points near the end of the fourth quarter, capped by Tonya Aaron's free throw that gave the Lady Titans a one-point lead with 2.6 seconds remaining in the game. ...more

February 26, 2009

This was not how Freedom boys soccer coach Dennis Derflinger and his players envisioned starting their first appearance in the state final four tournament: waiting for a school bus on the other side of town from the site of their semifinal match against Niceville. ...more

February 20, 2009

Thursday night's Class 5A Region 2 quarterfinal playoff game between Ridgewood High and visiting Newsome ended quite familiarly for both teams – with the Rams running away in a rout. ...more

February 19, 2009

In as sense, Alex Delgado's soccer career will be coming full circle Friday evening. The second-year Palm Harbor University boys soccer coach has guided his team into the final four of the Florida High School Athletic Association playoffs held at the University of Tampa. ...more

February 19, 2009

At a Disney Wide World of Sports tournament from Jan. 17-19, the Tampa Dragons 3v3 under-13 boys soccer team placed second nationally against 28 other teams. ...more

February 18, 2009

With the 2009 baseball season just getting under way, Brandon baseball coach Matt Stallbaumer only has one goal in mind. ...more

February 17, 2009

Last season, the Chamberlain and Plant softball teams met four times on the diamond. The powerhouse programs split during the regular season and although they lost to Chamberlain in the Class 5A-District 10 tournament championship game, the Panthers upset the Chiefs in the Class 5A state region semifinals. ...more

February 17, 2009

McKeel Academy guard Cappy Toney scored a game-high 28 points and forward Heather Smith added 16 to lead the Wildcats past Lake Placid by a score of 66-50 in the Class 3A-District 10 championship game on Saturday night. ...more

February 9, 2009

Despite missing more than a quarter of action because of foul trouble, Lake Placid freshman forward Jamacia Gayle scored a game-high 23 points and senior guard Kaneisha Hamilton added 18 to lead the Green Dragons to a 66-50 win over Frostproof in the semifinals of the Class 3A-District 10 tournament on Friday night. ...more

February 8, 2009

It had been eight years since Tampa Prep's girls basketball team had a district title added to its championship banner that hangs in the home gymnasium. ...more

February 7, 2009