Before Thursday night's Class 5A-Region 2 quarterfinal, Newsome coach Kelly Townsend said she was plenty concerned about her rain-soaked field and visiting Land O' Lakes, which looked pretty good on paper. ...more

January 30, 2009

GIRLS BASKETBALL Leesburg overcomes slow first quarter with strength in numbers to drop Lady Sharks in first round of Florida Citrus Shootout. ...more

December 27, 2008

A little more than three years ago, Lance Tillison was displaced from his home in Slidell, La., by Hurricane Katrina. ...more

December 27, 2008

From a nationally televised game to a state championship, it was another memorable year for Hillsborough County football. We had Bloomingdale, Newsome, Spoto and Tampa Bay Tech gaining valuable playoff experience, Tampa Catholic making the state semifinals, and Plant and Armwood battling in Class 4A. Today, we present the Tribune's All-Hillsborough County football team. It was selected by staff writers Katherine Smith, Adam Adkins, Nick Williams and Bill Ward. The team was selected based on regular-season and postseason performances. The various all-conference teams selected by the county's coaches were strongly considered. The Tribune's player and coach of the year will be announced at the annual Parade of Athletes banquet in May. ...more

December 25, 2008

Both Land O' Lakes and Jesuit will have the chance to become back-to-back champions at the High School Soccer Invitational after both advanced through pool play in their respective divisions at the Ed Radice Sports Complex on Monday. ...more

December 22, 2008

Lakeland football coach Bill Castle couldn't celebrate his team's 22-21 victory against Pensacola Pine Forest in the Class 5A state semifinals for long. ...more

December 14, 2008

With the his players huddled up, kneeling on the turf inside W.F. Edwards Stadium, Pasco coach Tom McHugh told his players to squeeze in closer. ...more

December 13, 2008

For the second consecutive year, the Largo High football team made it to the Class 5A state semifinals. And for the second straight year, it was St. Thomas Aquinas that ended the Packers' season. ...more

December 13, 2008

With 39.6 seconds remaining in the Class 5A state semifinals between Pensacola Pine Forest and Lakeland, Pine Forest junior quarterback David Lawrence dropped back from his team's 30 and threw a deep pass to Dudley Bickham, who was surrounded by three Lakeland defenders. ...more

December 13, 2008

On the morning before the school's biggest football game in nearly a generation, Pasco High's placekicker sports a nose to match his influence on the portion of the field inside the opponent's 20-yard line. ...more

December 12, 2008