DUNEDIN - Dunedin High School star shortstop Jacob Rogers became one of newest members of the Boston Red Sox organization Friday, as the team drafted rights to him in the 29th round of the MLB draft. ...more

June 6, 2008

Marian Hossa scored his second goal of the game 7:10 into overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied after giving up a two-goal lead to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday and advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in seven years. ...more

May 5, 2008

Ridgewood High's season opening home game against Pasco Thursday afternoon began with a bang, but ended with a fizzle. ...more

February 14, 2008

Robert Weiner couldn't help but chuckle. The memory of a freshman named Derek Winter walking onto the field at Dad's Stadium for the first time still brings a smile to the Plant football coach's face. It's safe to say Winter's first impression on the coach wasn't a strong one. ...more

January 18, 2008

This is Highlands Today's annual year-end run of the stories we covered that had a major impact on the local sports scene. The ranking was determined by the sports department: Sports editor Brian Gjurgevich, senior sports writer Mark Pinson and sports reporter Chris Hoffman. ...more

January 1, 2008

Maureen Colligan, Holy Names, Sr., Outside hitter Colligan, who has committed to Colgate University, faced some of the top teams in Florida, which included Class 6A state champion Gainesville Buchholz, 1A champ Bayshore Christian, and state final-four teams Berkeley Prep (3A), Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (5A) and Durant (6A) and still ended the season with 314 kills, 161 digs and 38 blocks. ...more

December 9, 2007

Tampa Catholic's defense held out as long as it could against Madison County's potent running game. ...more

December 9, 2007

The defending national champion University of Tampa will host the NCAA Division II South Region volleyball tournament beginning Thursday at the Bob Martinez Sports Center. ...more

November 13, 2007

AVON PARK — Melissa Tullo hasn't been happy with her serving all season long. That is, of course, until Monday night. The junior outside hitter's three clutch aces late in the third set rallied the Avon Park volleyball team to a third-game victory and sweep of Lake Placid, 25-19, 26-24, 25-23, giving the Red Devils a dose of much-needed momentum heading into next week's Class 2A-District 4 tournament in Sebring. ...more

October 17, 2007

After consecutive seasons of first-round playoff elimination, the Lightning get back to work today in hopes of recapturing some of the glory that comes with winning in the postseason. ...more

September 13, 2007