Both teams played stifling defense. Georgetown's was just a little bit better. ...more

March 1, 2009

Dylan Heiring threw six no-hit innings on Friday night, but the Hardee baseball team scored twice in the bottom of the seventh and again in the ninth to steal a 5-4 district victory in nine innings over Avon Park. ...more

March 1, 2009

Hitting a cold shooting streak in the second half is a never a good thing, but having it happen in a postseason game is the worst of timing. ...more

February 25, 2009

In recent postseason games, Wesley Chapel High's girls basketball squad has been dominant in the fourth quarter. ...more

February 21, 2009

Bubble trouble? It's that time of year. With conference tournaments approaching and the NCAA Tournament's 65-team field being unveiled on March 15, there's growing clarity at the top. Oklahoma, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Connecticut are looking good for No. 1 seeds. ...more

February 21, 2009

In preparing his girls for the Class 5A region title game tonight against Lake Howell, Wesley Chapel coach Karim Nohra is driving his team as if the game is a 21st century version of David vs. Goliath. ...more

February 21, 2009

After the first quarter of Friday's Class 4A-District 10 semifinal game between Sebring and Hardee, Blue Streak Jake Trussell could tell the Wildcats had done their homework since the last time the rivals met. ...more

February 15, 2009

The Sebring boys basketball team had four players score more than 15 points on Friday night and the Blue Streaks advanced to the championship final of the Class 4A-District 10 tournament with an 89-73 victory over upstart Hardee. Jake Trussell scored 19 points, Tevin Toney added 17 points, JC Howard had 15 points and Robert "Jewel" Campbell added 14 more (including three late dunks) to lead the second-seeded Streaks past the No. 7-seeded Wildcats at DeSoto High School. The win puts Sebring into Saturday's game against the winner of the late game, top-seeded Palmetto or Braden River. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ...more

February 14, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - The Wilderness Lake Preserve SKYE Quilters have raised nearly $8,000 in three years for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life effort through the creation of quilts offered in fundraising drawings at Land O' Lakes Relay events. ...more

February 14, 2009

Postseason basketball often brings intrigue, if not surprises. Wesley Chapel girls basketball coach Karim Nohra hopes there is little intrigue and few, if any, surprises. ...more

February 12, 2009