NAPLES - A 25-year-old soldier whose family said he joined the Army to add "focus and direction" to his life was killed in Iraq after his vehicle was struck by an explosive, officials said Monday. ...more

January 22, 2008

Champions Tour fans who have come to expect the senior golf season to get warmed up with a consecutive four-week February swing through Florida, including a stop at TPC of Tampa Bay, will need a slight adjustment. ...more

January 18, 2008

Knock on wood. Let us whistle past the graveyard. We have dodged the bullet. ...more

January 13, 2008

History will be made today. The only question is if Brandon's wrestling team will be smiling when it's finished. ...more

January 5, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco reached a peak this year no other Pirates softball team can claim: It notched the highest win total in program history and in the process, mowed over opponents, reaching the Class 4A state title game. ...more

December 24, 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

After a largely disappointing senior season, Pittsburgh defensive end Joe Clermond (Chamberlain) had a night to remember last Saturday. ...more

December 8, 2007

SEBRING –– Whether it's flying his remote model airplane or cruising around the Heartland on his motorcycle, Frank Duplessie has a need for speed. The 90-year-old Duplessie, who seems to have boundless energy, celebrated his birthday recently with other members of the Highlands Radio Control Club off of Arbuckle Creek Road. Duplessie, who flew full scale single-engine airplanes in the past, has been flying remote controlled airplanes for 18 years. "I love flying planes," he said. "There is nothing like the feeling you get when you're flying. "It's total freedom from everything around you." The other members of the Highlands Radio Control Club, which was founded in the 1980s, gathered for their regular monthly meeting recently, and ended the affair by honoring Duplessie with a birthday cake. ...more

November 20, 2007

Jesuit coach Greg Maurin is not the type to offer excuses. But after finishing third in Saturday's Class 2A state cross country meet after holding the No. 1 spot much of the season, he knows the recent flu that is running through his squad was a factor. ...more

November 18, 2007

It appears "The Streak" will be challenged this season, and in the format longtime Brandon wrestling coach Russ Cozart has envisioned. ...more

November 9, 2007