The Plant girls basketball team nearly had a meltdown in its Class 5A-Region 3 quarterfinal Thursday against Dunedin, but the Panthers regrouped in time to pull out a 53-43 win. ...more

February 8, 2008

Tampa Prep has been on a tear all season and no more so than in the playoffs, where the Terrapins (24-1-1) have won five matches, outscoring opponents 36-2. During this period, Tampa Prep's leading scorer, striker Chelsea Klotz, has been unstoppable, scoring 14 postseason goals. ...more

February 7, 2008

Chelsea Klotz said she stripped off her red soccer boots midway through Tampa Prep's regional semifinal 6-1 win Tuesday against Shorecrest Prep because of blisters. However, during the Terrapins' regional final match against Bradenton St. Stephen's Episcopal, the senior striker looked unfazed by the blisters and unstoppable on the field. ...more

February 2, 2008

In his final basketball home game Wednesday night, Eddie Blackshear got a surprise: His coach at Dunedin High School sent him running out with the starters. Eddie, a senior whose mother is in prison on cocaine charges, is designated as mentally disabled but trainable and is something of a celebrity at Dunedin high. He learned to read in high school and has progressed enough to enter a career education program. ...more

January 31, 2008

Perhaps life isn't as complicated as we make it out to be. Take high school. Maybe it's not the SAT or grade-point averages that determine where a student truly ranks in his class. And maybe it's not the football player's touchdowns or the basketball player's game-winning shots that earn the most respect. ...more

January 31, 2008

Former Bucs RB Warrick Dunn just reached out to ex-Falcons teammate Michael Vick, who is serving a 23-month sentence for charges related to dogfighting. ...more

January 31, 2008

With a combined seven goals, Jesuit and Plant won their Class 5A-District 10 boys' soccer semifinal matches and will play each other for the district title today. ...more

January 26, 2008