No fourth-quarter collapse. No 26-turnover performance. Two unofficial games into this young season, Sebring is looking more and more like a contender - again. ...more

November 21, 2009

In preparation for Pasco High School's Class 3A region semifinal football game tonight against Lakewood, a pep rally was held at Beef O'Brady's in downtown Dade City. The Pasco cheerleaders and band were scheduled to perform, celebrating the school's third consecutive district title and back-to-back Sunshine Athletic Conference championships. ...more

November 20, 2009

In preparation for Pasco High's Class 3A region semifinal football game Friday against Lakewood, a pep rally will be held for the Pirates tonight at 6 at the downtown Dade City Beef O'Brady's. ...more

November 19, 2009

Cleveland Nobles got the call Friday afternoon, just hours before his final football game of the season. ...more

November 19, 2009

Maybe it wasn't a concession speech, even if it sounded like one. The Bengals spent most of the last 20 seasons chasing Pittsburgh, and now it's the other way around, and the Steelers realize it's a decidedly uphill climb. ...more

November 16, 2009

I was very disappointed in the adults at a recent Sebring Middle School football game that I attended. I was dumb struck at the sight of a football player lying on the ground yelling in pain with little help from anyone. Once the play resumed this student was left alone on the sidelines to figure out what to do. The EMT who was called in was ill-equipped to handle the situation while the coaches and the doctor on the field turned their attention to the game. ...more

November 14, 2009

In the school's inaugural football game Aug. 31, 2007, Sunlake traveled to River Ridge and lost 50-0. Friday, in a defensive struggle that featured more sacks (23) than points (17), the Seahawks (4-7) edged the Royal Knights (3-8). ...more

November 14, 2009

Well, the Bucs are finally winners. I guess that's a load off as they head to Miami. And now let's get to the bigger football game this weekend, the one where everyone wins. ...more

November 12, 2009

Many Avon Park Youth Football fans traveled to Haines City last Saturday for the playoffs and packed the stadium like a high school football game. ...more

November 11, 2009

It was said that nature abhors a vacuum and sports fans abhor a tie. Yet with the sole exception of baseball, where extra innings can continue ad infinitum, sports contests in the United States used to tolerate ending in a tie. Now, with the heavy influence of statisticians, odds makers and gamblers, sporting events such as football, basketball, hockey and soccer have all added provisions to the rules to eliminate the possibility of a contest ending in a tie; overtime periods some for fixed periods, some with "sudden death" conclusions, still others with "shootouts" as methods for providing a final resolution and no ties. ...more

November 7, 2009