A flick off a keeper's hand, a few inches lower on a shot, a second quicker here and there ... the slimmest of things seperated Wharton and Freedom on Friday night in the Class 5A-District 8 final. ...more

January 26, 2008

This was just the type of moment when Gaither coach Eric Sims expected his best players to make the game's biggest plays. Luckily for the Cowboys, Brendan Howard didn't disappoint. ...more

January 24, 2008

Winning a district soccer tournament and advancing to the state playoffs depends on many factors. One of the biggest? Health. ...more

January 21, 2008

Everything bounced Durant's way Wednesday night against Bloomingdale in a dual meet featuring two of Hillsborough County's best wrestling teams. And it started with the coin flip. ...more

January 17, 2008

Alonso head coach Raymond DiPompo called it a "big-time goal." That goal - scored by Freedom's Manny Martes - broke a tie between the Patriots and the Ravens in the 69th minute and lifted Freedom to a 3-2 boys soccer victory Tuesday night. ...more

January 16, 2008

His team's performance at the Graves Invitational was encouraging, but Durant High wrestling coach Dennis Kitko left the event feeling bummed out. ...more

January 12, 2008

Sickles' boys soccer team notched a big milestone as a program and Freedom advanced to bracket play on Friday during simultaneous shootouts at the 14th annual Soccer Field High School Soccer Invitational on Friday at the Ed Radice Sports Complex. ...more

January 5, 2008

It seems every few years the same talk resurfaces, that this is the year "The Streak" will go down. ...more

January 4, 2008

The combination of no practice for two weeks, temperatures in the 40s and a rare meeting with a crosstown rival all amounted to a serious scare for Tampa Prep on Day 1 of the Soccer Field Invitational at Ed Radice Sports Complex. ...more

January 3, 2008

LAKE PLACID –– It may have been her first year of running cross country, but Erica Resendiz made quite an impression. The Lake Placid junior, who has an effortless style that belies how fast she is, had five first-place finishes during the season, including a school-record time of 21 minutes, 28 seconds in a meet at LaBelle. Resendiz, who is also an outstanding player on the Green Dragon soccer team, showed great consistency in her first year of varsity competition. "Erica is a natural runner," said Lake Placid cross country coach Dennis Berard. "She is very competitive and has the ability to run fast. You can't coach that, and she pushed herself to lower her times even though cross country isn't her favorite sport." For her accomplishments and ability, Resendiz has been selected Highlands Today's 2007 All–Heartland Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year. ...more

January 2, 2008