The soccer season begins this month, with many of the area's top girls teams changing classes and districts. Here is a brief look at the Northeast area's top teams, Freedom and Wharton. ...more

November 4, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Last year at the Class 2A-Region 3 swim meet at Indian River State College, Land O' Lakes boys coach Barb Hayes was stunned when the final scores were announced and the Gators had won the school's first team region championship. ...more

October 31, 2009

After two applications and two years of preparation, the effort to establish an International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Highlands County reaches a vital point with a visit to the Sebring High School campus by an IB review team set for today and Tuesday. ...more

October 26, 2009

The Lightning are in a stretch in their schedule in which they play only four games in two weeks, and they're all at home. ...more

October 25, 2009

TAMPA -- Showers and storms moving from the Gulf of Mexico should continue to trail across West Central Florida through today and extend through Friday. An area of low pressure over the Gulf is drifting east and dragging rain and storms with it. ...more

June 4, 2009

No one seems quite sure how long it will last, but the Rays found a way to secure a nice bullpen insurance policy Wednesday. ...more

April 2, 2009

The Rays' first comeback of the year is in the books after Tampa native Matt Joyce made the team's Opening Day roster Wednesday. ...more

April 2, 2009

The Rays today optioned top prospect David Price and four other players to Triple-A Durham. Justin Ruggiano, Reid Brignac, John Jaso and Elliot Johnson also were sent down. ...more

March 25, 2009

With yesterday's news that Chipper Jones is out of the World Baseball Classic with a strained muscle in his side, there's a good chance Evan Longoria could be called into service for Team USA for the final round of the tournament. ...more

March 16, 2009

The full moon occurred this morning early at 2:38 a.m., and from my house I could hear the largemouth bass feeding vigorously in its light. ...more

March 11, 2009