The warfare waged among the high schools in Polk County has always been top notch, but this past week, the need to win was played out not on the sweaty gridiron on a humid Friday night, but in an air-conditioned, oak paneled courtroom on a Wednesday afternoon. ...more

November 6, 2009

Sickles High senior point guard Jordan Davis may be the best player in Hillsborough County. ...more

November 4, 2009

Sickles High senior point guard Jordan Davis may be the best player in Hillsborough County. ...more

November 4, 2009

By the time he was in the eighth grade, King High School power forward Toarlyn Fitzpatrick was considered one of the top prospects in the country. ...more

December 14, 2008

The color blue is something Avon Park quarterback Albert Moses usually sees from his archrivals at Sebring, but the senior signal caller will don the enemy colors in his last high school football game. ...more

December 13, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Historically, first-year high schools rarely have successful seasons, and Sunlake's basketball team was no exception. With the added disadvantage of having no seniors, Sunlake's varsity squad finished the season with a 3-24 record. One bright spot was the emergence of junior guard Eli Escobar as the team leader. ...more

May 25, 2008

SEBRING –– Eric Hosmer. Adrian Nieto. Casey Kelley. Let those names sink deep into your subconscious, because in a blink of an eye they just might be playing for your favorite Major League baseball team. For now, those are just a few players scheduled to participate in the 30th annual Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Baseball Classic at Firemen's Memorial Field May 22-24. Five of the top 50 overall prospects in this year's talent pool for the upcoming MLB First Year Player Draft will be showing off their skills for the conglomerate of major league and college scouts and the fans that come from all over the state to see this amazing collection of a future who's who of baseball in the coming years. "This event has become a haven for scouts and college coaches to get a last chance to scout these kids," FACA All-Star co-coordinator Travis Rapp said. "All the kids named to this team have proven themselves over the course of their careers, but I've seen so many players improve their draft position with a good showing here. ...more

May 19, 2008

Not every football player in Hillsborough County is given the luxury of entering his final high school season on the radar of a college program. ...more

January 29, 2008

The Plant City High football awards banquet drew a big crowd and really big laughs, too. ...more

December 8, 2007

A late goal by Megan Jacobson snapped a 2-2 tie handing the Sharks a critical 4A-8 win Wednesday night against Zephyrhills at Shark Tank Stadium, 3-2. ...more

December 3, 2007