FORT LAUDERDALE Tampa Prep's 3-0 victory against Jacksonville Providence in Saturday's Class 2A boys state soccer championships was so thorough and clinical, it begged a question: ...more

February 17, 2008

When Tampa Prep boys soccer coach Jose DaCosta looks at his team's two starting forwards, he doesn't see Wes Sever as a sophomore and Jake Peterson as a freshman. ...more

February 16, 2008

To win a state championship in soccer, Tampa Prep's boys have shown you don't need to score a lot of goals - just a few magical ones. ...more

February 15, 2008

It didn't seem like the right way for a player as talented as Pasco's Joe Montelongo to end his career. ...more

February 7, 2008

SEBRING — Sebring has another reason to dislike Red Devils. The Kathleen boys soccer team ended Sebring's historic run into the state playoffs on Thursday night, as the Red Devils knocked out the Blue Streaks' first-ever district-championship team with a 1-0 victory in a Class 4A regional quarterfinal on Firemen's Field. Hampered by an injury to leading scorer and senior Daniel Grimaldo, the Blue Streaks outshot the Red Devils but couldn't make the most of multiple scoring opportunities, ending the school's first home regional match on a sour note in front of a large and raucous crowd. "It's real emotional to lose like this," said junior Pedro Gori. "But we made history this year, and hopefully, it won't be the last of it." ...more

February 2, 2008

The undefeated start, which lasted 14 games into the season, was dangerously close to being rendered meaningless. ...more

January 28, 2008

Academy at the Lakes lost three times to Hernando Christian during the regular season, yet won the meeting that mattered most. ...more

January 23, 2008

Frostproof commanded a physical contest and won the Class 3A-District 8 soccer title on Friday night with a 4-1 victory over Lake Placid. ...more

January 19, 2008

PALMETTO — Very few times in a sporting career do you get a chance at redemption, but on a very cold Monday night, the Avon Park girls soccer team had an opportunity to erase a whole year's worth of "what-ifs" in an instant. Those questions that arose from the ashes of No. 4 seed Avon Park's shootout loss to Braden River in last year's Class 4A-District 10 tournament were answered when senior Alex Brock's shot went high over Brittany Perez's head and sealed the 4-2 win over the No. 5 seed Bulldogs at Harllee Stadium. ...more

January 16, 2008

The Lake Placid girls soccer team extended its season on Tuesday night, securing a regional berth with a 1-0 victory over McKeel Academy in the Class 3A-District 8 tournament. ...more

January 15, 2008