GIRLS BASKETBALL HCA's perfect district slate disappears as defending 1A-6 champion Ocala-St. John rips Lady Lions, 63-27. ...more

January 20, 2008

To the uninitiated, it would seem quite obvious which team came into Tuesday night atop the standings in Class 1A, District 6. ...more

January 20, 2008

ARCADIA — Sebring's Whitney Lee hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer as time expired, but the Blue Streak girls basketball team still fell by the smallest of margins on Monday night, falling to DeSoto 31-30 in Class 4A-District 10 action. The loss drops Sebring (8-3 in district) into a tie for first with one district game to play. ...more

January 16, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Slowly but surely, the Lake Placid boys basketball team is becoming just that — a team. When leading scorer and team leader Conlin Veley went down with an ankle injury midway through the third quarter of Friday night's district game against McKeel Academy, the Green Dragons didn't miss a beat, as sophomore guard Thaddeus Legree and senior center Travalier Sholtz picked up the scoring slack to lead Lake Placid to a 67-61 win over the Wildcats. ...more

January 13, 2008

They may very well go 0-2 this weekend, but the Cougars are ready to play. ...more

December 26, 2007

AUBURNDALE — Rickey Taylor had 14 points and four other Red Devils scored more than eight points each Friday night as the Avon Park boys basketball team jumped ahead early and cruised to a 73-58 win over Victory Christian of Lakeland at the T-Mac Tournament. Avon Park led 33-22 at the half and used a 23-16 fourth quarter to pull away for the victory over the Saints. Xavier Caldwell had nine points, while Teddy Allen, Marvin Williams and Tim Dennis each added eight to pace the Devils, who took on Lake Region on Saturday. For results, see Monday's Highlands Today. ...more

December 23, 2007

CLEWISTON — Ali Lopez and Erica Resendiz scored two goals each to lead Lake Placid past Clewiston 4-0 in girls soccer on Thursday night. "It was a fantastic match," said Green Dragon coach Liz Sottile. "I moved some players around and we passed the ball well and played excellent defense." The non-district win improved Lake Placid to 4-3-4. "I'm really excited about the rest of the season," Sottile said. "Because we finally played to our potential." ...more

December 22, 2007

The top two teams in Class 5A, District 9 play faced-off Thursday night in Dunedin, as the Lady Falcons hosted first-place Clearwater for the first of two regular season showdowns. ...more

December 14, 2007

Deana Rossi knew it was a matter of time. So did Coach Skip Glover. All that was left to decide last Friday night was when the right moment would come. ...more

December 11, 2007

Coming from the basketball hotbed area of Washington, Dale Chambers wasn't sure what to expect when he took over the Plant City High Raiders hoops coaching job. ...more

November 26, 2007