Jesuit avenged its state semifinal loss a year ago to Fernandina Beach on Saturday night as it claimed a 1-0 victory in the Elite Bracket championship match at the 14th annual Soccer Field High School Invitational at Ed Radice Park. ...more

January 6, 2008

Just about anywhere you look concerning this weekend's Dick's Sporting Goods Tournament of Champions at Wesley Chapel District Park, the message is the same: The defending champs are once again the team to beat. ...more

January 5, 2008

The emotions already had started pouring out of his players when Tampa Catholic coach Bob Henriquez stood in front of them and boldly told them, "We'll see them again. We'll see them again." ...more

December 10, 2007

The Tampa Catholic Crusaders, understandably, were crushed. ...more

December 9, 2007

Tampa Catholic's defense held out as long as it could against Madison County's potent running game. ...more

December 9, 2007

Always the coach, Bob Henriquez usually takes home his work. There are many late-night sessions with game film. ...more

December 8, 2007

"I didn't know if I would live to see this," said 70-year-old Nick DiMaggio on Thursday, two days before Tampa Catholic played in its first state football final Saturday in Orlando. "It was hard for me to imagine." ...more

December 7, 2007

NEWS AND NOTES Hillsborough County's 2008 track schedule has a major scheduling conflict. The annual Nash Higgins Relays at Leto - a meet all of the county's public schools are required to attend - is slated for March 1, the same day as the Steak n Shake Invitational at USF. According to Wharton track coach Wes Newton, who has spearheaded hosting the Steak n Shake meet the past several years, March 1 was the only date available for the event. For any number of reasons - none the least of which is that Leto features an unforgiving asphalt track measured in yards - Newton says he would prefer sending his team to the USF meet. He also would prefer the competition at Steak n Shake, which would come from across the state. ...more

December 6, 2007

Now that Tampa Catholic has traveled nearly 1,000 miles the past two weeks to reach Saturday's Class 2A state final in Orlando, and Armwood is riding 600 miles round trip to play a Class 4A semifinal in Miami on Friday night, a question has arisen: Is Texas doing it right? ...more

December 6, 2007

Christian Green became a quarterback almost by accident. Seven months later, no one would doubt he looks the part. ...more

December 5, 2007