ORLANDO — The lights dimmed on Liz Sottile's reign as the Lake Placid girls soccer team on a misty Thursday night, as a highly talented squad from Lake Highland Prep shut out the Green Dragons 5-0 in the Class 3A regional quarterfinals at CNL Stadium. The fifth-year head coach was all smiles after the game, congratulating her girls on a job well done, sending her out with some hardware of her own. "It would have been nice to get the win, but it's been a great ride," Sottile said. "I've loved my five years at Lake Placid, and to make regionals in my final year and win a trophy was a great way to go out." ...more

January 25, 2008

The Plant City teams are hoping the seeds don't hold up at next week's District 6A-8 girls soccer tournament. ...more

January 12, 2008

LAKE PLACID — With three returning starters and an infusion of young talent, the Lake Placid boys basketball team is hoping to improve on last year's 10-16 record. The Green Dragons lost in the Class 3A-District 10 finals to Frostproof and ended their season with a loss in the regional quarterfinals against state power Florida Air Academy. With the nucleus of junior Travalier Sholtz and seniors Josh Hickey and Conlin Veley — all of whom played football — Lake Placid could contend for a district title again this season. ...more

November 16, 2007

It took three seasons for Ridgewood's crop of seniors to reach the playoffs, but just being there isn't enough to satisfy them. ...more

November 14, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - As the temperature dropped and Land O' Lakes coach John Benedetto stood on the field at Gator Stadium, he took an instant to soak in the squad's 34-6 victory against Wiregrass Ranch, which secured the program's third consecutive and sixth overall Sunshine Athletic Conference title. ...more

November 11, 2007

High school football fans in the Bay area will get a little appetizer of playoff football tonight when a three-way tiebreaker will be held at Northeast High to determine the runner-up in Class 4A-District 9. ...more

November 5, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - When it comes to putting together a game plan, River Ridge coach Heidi Castelamare doesn't look at the three degrees of separation. ...more

November 5, 2007

High up on the wall inside the gym at the Jim Valentine Athletic Complex, it's very apparent the River Ridge volleyball team has started a dynasty, and it continues to cultivate it. ...more

October 27, 2007

LAKE PLACID — It was a banner night for the Lake Placid volleyball team. The top-seeded Green Dragons stormed back to win the final two games against a tenacious Frostproof squad to win the Class 3A-District 10 championship on Thursday night. Lake Placid, which won the title match by scores of 25-21, 23-25, 20-25, 25-17, 15-11, clinched its third consecutive district title and the championship banner that goes with it. "I feel so good and it's so awesome to win the district for the third year in a row," said Green Dragon senior Kristen Massung. "I'm so proud of our team, because we didn't play that well the first few games and we were able to come back and win. ...more

October 27, 2007

LAKE PLACID –– Defending the Class 3A-District 10 championship has been a motivating factor all season for the Lake Placid High School volleyball team. After rolling through the regular season with an impressive 14-3 overall record, including 6-0 in district play, the No. 1 seeded Green Dragons begin defense of their title tonight with a home match against No. 4 seed Mulberry. A win against the Panthers moves Lake Placid into Thursday night's district final against the winner of tonight's other semifinal between No. 2 seed Frostproof and third-seed McKeel Academy. Frostproof and McKeel tip-off in the first game at 6 tonight, while the Green Dragons and Panthers take the floor at 7:30. ...more

October 23, 2007