LAKE PLACID — Maybe it was the fact that both teams were playing on consecutive nights. Whatever the reason, neither Sebring or Lake Placid was able to muster much offense in Friday night's girls non-district soccer match at Roger Scarborough Memorial Field. Sebring, which played down one player for most of the match due to an injury, managed six shots on goal, while battling to a scoreless, 0-0 tie with the Green Dragons. "All things considered, we played pretty well," said Blue Streak coach Steve Ashley. "Lake Placid played well and with good effort, but neither one of us could finish. ...more

December 23, 2007

Tampa Prep's girls soccer team has heard talk that it is a small team in a small class - 2A. The team has heard the talk that its schedule doesn't stand up against some of the teams in 5A or 6A. Two matches into the Sarasota Holiday Classic, Tampa Prep remains undefeated at 15-0, with two tough opponents behind it and maybe some talk put to bed. ...more

December 22, 2007

Earlier this year, the Hernando Christian Academy boys soccer team made a road trip to play The Villages and was handed a 4-0 loss that was probably worse than the score indicated. ...more

December 21, 2007

as in, didn't give up a goal. But one got away in the district finale against Robinson last week. ...more

December 19, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Antonio Santana scored two goals and captain Hugo Medina netted two goals — including the game-winner — as Lake Placid rallied to beat McKeel Academy 5-4 in boys soccer on Friday night at rain-soaked Roger Scarborough Memorial Field. The Class 3A Green Dragons trailed for most of the match, but refused to quit to improve to 1-4 in District 10 action. "This was a brave win," said Lake Placid coach Josh Virkler. "We were down two goals at two different points in the match, and it would have been easy for the guys to quit because the conditions were pretty severe." McKeel took a 2-0 lead just seven minutes into the match on the rain-slicked field. ...more

December 16, 2007

ORLANDO Ryan Becker threw three touchdown passes as Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas beat Kissimmee Osceola 35-20 to win the Class 5A championship Friday night before 9,250 at the Florida Citrus Bowl. ...more

December 15, 2007

Last week, Newsome was overconfident, maybe even complacent and expecting to win against Bloomingdale, according to Wolves coach Kelly Townsend. The overconfidence was misguided and so were the expectations as Newsome suffered its first loss of the season and a district defeat. ...more

December 12, 2007

It took about 20 minutes and the act of falling behind 1-0, but when the Countryside offense decided to come to life Wednesday night, they did not disappoint. On two separate occasions – once in the first half and again in the second – the Cougars scored back-to-back goals in the span of a mere minute while rolling on to a 5-1 victory over Dunedin. ...more

December 11, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Small things like communicating with a teammate can make the biggest difference in a soccer match. That was the case in Thursday night's Class 3A-District 10 match, as Mulberry scored two early soft goals because of Lake Placid miscommunication en route to a 3-0 win at Roger Scarborough Memorial Field. ...more

December 1, 2007

VALRICO - Monique LaMotte scored twice as Freedom (6-2, 5-0) won 4-0 against Bloomingdale (4-1-1, 2-1) in girls soccer Thursday. The win made it six in a row for the Patriots, who have not allowed a goal during the win streak. ...more

November 29, 2007