All season long, Lake Placid girls soccer coach John Merlo thought his team was a few minutes away from playing at its highest level for a complete game. ...more

January 31, 2009

After splitting with Frostproof during the regular season, the Lake Placid girls soccer team was full of confidence heading into Thursday night's Class 3A-District 8 tournament championship match. ...more

January 24, 2009

Frostproof scored two early goals off Lake Placid defensive lapses and the Bulldogs hung on for a 3-1 in the Class 3A-District 8 girls soccer championship at Southwest Park Complex. The loss sends the district runner-up Green Dragons on the road next Thursday, when they'll be hosted by the winner of the Trinity Prep/Lake Highland Prep match. ...more

January 22, 2009

Overcoming frigid conditions and a biting wind, Lake Placid midfielder Yuribia Terrones scored a career-high four goals and forward Erica Resendiz added two of her own on Tuesday night to lead the Green Dragons to a resounding 7-0 victory over Mulberry in the semifinals of the Class 3A-District 8 girls soccer tournament at Southwest Park. ...more

January 22, 2009

Junior forward Yuribia Terrones scored four goals and senior midfielder Erica Resendiz added two more on Tuesday to lead the Lake Placid girls soccer team to a convincing 7-0 victory over Mulberry in the Class 3A-District 8 semifinals at frigid Southwest Park Complex. ...more

January 20, 2009

After being selected the Highlands Today All-Heartland girls cross country runner of the year in 2007, Lake Placid's Erica Resendiz didn't rest on her laurels. ...more

December 27, 2008

Jake Trussell scored 16 points and center Jewell Campbell had 10 rebounds to lift Sebring to a 69-27 victory over Hardee in Class 4A-District 10 match-up on Tuesday. ...more

December 18, 2008

Derrick McKenzie sank a pair of free throws with 4.1 seconds left to lead Avon Park to a 51-49 win over DeSoto in an exciting Class 4A-District 10 showdown on Friday. ...more

December 14, 2008

Taking over the reins of the Lake Placid girls soccer team was made much easier for first-year coach John Merlo with an abundance of talent back from last year's district runner-up squad. ...more

November 25, 2008

Junior Geovanni Morales scored a game-tying goal in the 31st minute on Friday night, but the Mulberry boys soccer team scored three unanswered to take a 4-1 district victory over Lake Placid on a chilly night Roger Scarborough Memorial Field. ...more

November 23, 2008