The Nature Coast Technical Lady Sharks are used to games ending under a running clock. They just aren't accustomed to being on the receiving end of the mercy rule. ...more

January 7, 2008

SEBRING –– Screams of joy and jubilation erupted, and the spirits of one young athlete were lifted if only for one game. Sebring's Joe Young capped off a 10-point fourth quarter with a game-ending dunk that had the home crowd fans on their feet to celebrate the Blue Streak boys basketball team's 66-60 victory over Mulberry in the final day of the Jim Taveniere Holiday Tournament on Saturday. "[Joe] came up huge for us," said Sebring head coach Princeton Harris. "I told him that we needed him to step up, and he responded. ...more

December 31, 2007

GIBSONTON The sight of students rushing the court at the end of a game is usually reserved for the end of district final or championship wins. But when the buzzer sounded after an Indian comeback over nearby rival Riverview, a roar went up and 40-plus students (including the junior varsity squad) rushed the team following East Bay's 33-32 victory against visiting Riverview. ...more

November 30, 2007

Whatever Tampa Bay Tech coach Heather Glezen told her team at halftime, she might want to consider bottling it and saving it for later use. ...more

November 28, 2007

CAPE CORAL — The Ida Baker High School mascot is "The Bulldogs," but after Friday's romp of Lake Placid, they might as well be "The Thieves." The host school picked the pockets of the Lake Placid basketball squad so much that they should have been handcuffed in downing the Green Dragons 70-43 in the opening round of the two-day Turkey Shootout on Friday. The loss had LP head coach Levi Williams shaking his head, knowing that his team didn't play at their best. "We're still trying to find what kind of team we have here," Williams said. "I keep telling these kids that they have to compete for the whole 32 minutes. You can't take quarters or even one play off. You have to come out and compete on every play." ...more

November 25, 2007

Durant used a total team effort and homecourt advantage to win its Class 6A volleyball region final Saturday against Orlando Edgewater 25-23, 24-26, 25-23, 25-22. The Cougars (21-6) improved to 10-0 at home this season. ...more

November 11, 2007

It was slow-going for the first portion of River Ridge's bid to advance in the playoffs. ...more

November 1, 2007

McLaren was fined $21,400 by FIA officials for using an extra set of wet tires on Lewis Hamilton's car in Friday's practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix. ...more

October 20, 2007