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Friday night recap
TRIBUNE'S TOP 10
| Rank, School | Record | Points | Up Next |
| 1. Plant | 6-1 | 39 | at Chamberlain (1-8) |
| Panthers can wrap up fifth consecutive district crown with win this week | |||
| 2. Armwood | 7-1 | 35 | at East Bay (5-4) |
| Hawks can earn sixth district title this decade with win this week | |||
| 3. Tampa Bay Tech | 6-1 | 34 | vs. Wharton (2-6) |
| Can make program history with win this week - a third consecutive postseason berth | |||
| 4. Jefferson | 6-1 | 26 | at Blake (1-7) |
| Dragons are district champs for first time since 2004 | |||
| 5. Tampa Catholic | 7-0 | 23 | vs. Avon Park (3-5) |
| Crusaders are district champs for fourth consecutive year | |||
| 6. Hillsborough | 5-2 | 22 | vs. King (3-4) |
| Playoff hopes on the line this week for Big Red | |||
| 7. Spoto | 7-2 | 13 | vs. Lakewood (6-2) |
| Spartans season comes down to one game | |||
| 8. Sickles | 7-2 | 12 | Bye |
| Big, big win for Pat O'Brien's team over Alonso | |||
| 8. Robinson | 7-1 | 12 | vs. Strawberry Crest (1-4) |
| Knights are district champs for first time since 1977 | |||
| 10. Plant City | 6-3 | 2 | Bye |
| Raiders have assured themselves nothing worse than three-way district tiebreaker | |||
November 1, 2009
Dockery decision near
State Sen. Paula Dockery will announce a decision next week on whether to enter the governor race and won't comment on the accuracy of a news report that she'll announce she's running. ...more
October 31, 2009
Eagle Ridge Mall owner bankrupt
General Growth Properties Inc., corporate owner of Eagle Ridge Mall in Lake Wales, Lakeland Square, and UniversityMall in Tampa, is bankrupt. ...more
April 19, 2009
Playoff Basketball Roundup: Henson Powers Sickles' Victory
John Henson, the 6-foot-10 center from Sickles High, made his presence known - all over the box score - when the Gryphons pounded Sarasota Riverview 66-40 in Thursday night's Class 6A-Region 2 quarterfinals. ...more
February 20, 2009
Missing Cruise Passenger Probe May Take Weeks
The investigation of the disappearance of cruise ship passenger Jennifer Ellis-Seitz of Winter Haven could take weeks, FBI spokesman Mike Leverock said today. ...more
December 31, 2008
School Enrollment Flat After Years Of Increases
SEBRING — The steady 2 percent student enrollment growth in Highlands County during the past six years has come to a screeching halt. ...more
January 2, 2008
Evolution Trips Up School Board
Afraid Of The Truth? Regarding "Polk Needled, Noodled In Evolution Flap" (front page, Dec. 22): ...more
December 29, 2007
COLUMN: Goodbye, 'Bubba'
"Newspapers serve up a daily slice of life, and some of them – just like people and neighborhoods – flourish, grow old and die." That was the opening line for the final story of the final edition of The Tampa Times that Aug. 14 back in 1982. The story was written by Bob Turner and was under the headline "So long and 30 from Times." ...more
December 18, 2007
Senator Alexander: 'I'm Running'
SEBRING — A rumor that he wouldn't run for a third term in the Florida Senate is not true, J.D. Alexander confirmed Wednesday. "I have every intention of running," said Alexander, R-Lake Wales. So far, he's the only candidate who's filed in District 17, but others, including Denise Grimsley, are keeping their eyes on the race. On Nov. 20, the Lakeland Ledger ran a five-paragraph story. "Rumors continue in Tallahassee that Alexander may not run in 2008," the Ledger reported. "Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland, and Rep. Denise Grimsley, R-Lake Placid, want to run for the Senate seat if Alexander doesn't run. But they don't want to wait until the week of qualifying in June of 2008 to find out if he is really pulling out. By then it could be too short of time to raise the amount of money needed and to campaign for the Aug. 26 party primary." ...more
November 30, 2007
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