The last thing Armwood coaches want to see tonight is a repeat of the last two times the Hawks met Miami Washington. ...more

December 7, 2007

Tim Harris has been the football coach at Miami Washington High for five seasons. The last four, his team has been eliminated in the state semifinals by a Hillsborough County team. ...more

December 5, 2007

A regional hurricane shelter planned for Denton Avenue could be delayed after federal officials' demand it be strengthened to withstand 200 mph winds and tornadoes, county officials said last week. ...more

December 3, 2007

Sunlake coach Bob Marinak joked to his players that if they wanted to give him a heart attack, they could have just pushed him off a building instead of staging the Seahawks' first win the way they did. ...more

November 30, 2007

SARASOTA — The Sebring boys basketball team lacked focus early and the Booker Tornadoes blew past the Blue Steaks for a key 52-44 Class 4A-District 10 win on Tuesday. Things went bad for Sebring from the tip, as the Blue Streaks managed to score just two points in the first quarter and 12 points in the half, making numerous mental mistakes and turning the ball over to the opportunistic Tornadoes. ...more

November 29, 2007

SEBRING — Hannah Shoop and Whitney Wells may not be the fastest girls on the floor for the Sebring girls basketball team, but both agree: Speed aside, it's tough to keep up with someone who never stops. Shoop, a junior, had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and the senior Wells added six points and six boards Tuesday night to lead the Blue Streaks to a 42-31 Class 4A-District 10 victory over Sarasota-Booker at SHS. ...more

November 29, 2007

Taking full advantage of their own size and Division I-A college talent Tuesday night, Clearwater High swept past host East Lake 68-47 and improved to 2-0 on their highly anticipated 2007-08 season. ...more

November 28, 2007

I sit in wonderment at the story of W. Lance Anderson, the president of NovaStar Financial in Kansas City, who while handing out subprime mortgages to any applicant wearing shoes and a shirt managed to sink the company's stock from $40 in June to $1.72. This is a man who earned $1.7 million in salary and bonuses last year, plus $711,386 in deferred compensation, plus more dough in various arrangements that dopes like me can't quite grasp. Meanwhile, all the little investors in NovaStar are cutting back on Christmas gifts and canceling their winter vacations in Daytona Beach. ...more

November 23, 2007

Senior quarterback Luke Loucks completed 17 of 31 passes for 255 yards and three touchdowns to lead Clearwater to victory at Tarpon Springs. ...more

November 10, 2007

THE DIFFERENCE: Leading Robinson 7-0 with 1:32 left in the second quarter, Sarasota Booker was faced with a fourth-and-1 on Robinson's 46-yard line. Booker decided to go for the first down and handed the ball to fullback Tevin Mitchell, who ran up the middle for a 46-yard touchdown. Mitchell's touchdown gave Booker a 14-0 lead at halftime that Robinson could not overcome. ...more

October 27, 2007