SEBRING — Sebring has another reason to dislike Red Devils. The Kathleen boys soccer team ended Sebring's historic run into the state playoffs on Thursday night, as the Red Devils knocked out the Blue Streaks' first-ever district-championship team with a 1-0 victory in a Class 4A regional quarterfinal on Firemen's Field. Hampered by an injury to leading scorer and senior Daniel Grimaldo, the Blue Streaks outshot the Red Devils but couldn't make the most of multiple scoring opportunities, ending the school's first home regional match on a sour note in front of a large and raucous crowd. "It's real emotional to lose like this," said junior Pedro Gori. "But we made history this year, and hopefully, it won't be the last of it." ...more

February 2, 2008

BOYS BASKETBALL Marty George electrifies the crowd with early buzzer-beater as Lions sink Academy at the Lakes, 71-35. ...more

January 31, 2008

As the Hernando Christian Academy seniors stood in line at halftime, the school honoring them on Senior Night, athletic director Mike Drummond read off each one's personal highlight. ...more

January 31, 2008

Durant High guard A.J. Garden's return from suspension came at the perfect time - for Plant City High. ...more

January 30, 2008

Looking for their school's first trip to the state girls basketball playoffs since 1986, the Plant City Raiders will take on host Riverview in the first round of next week's District 6A-8 tournament. ...more

January 26, 2008

Winning a district soccer tournament and advancing to the state playoffs depends on many factors. One of the biggest? Health. ...more

January 21, 2008

Oscar Ubillus has one New Year's resolution for the Mitchell boys soccer team - play with more consistency. ...more

January 20, 2008

The Plant City teams are hoping the seeds don't hold up at next week's District 6A-8 girls soccer tournament. ...more

January 12, 2008

When a team thinks it is headed to the state playoffs and has an official's whistle change everything, it's a hard feeling to shake. ...more

December 19, 2007

Normally in a prep wrestling tournament, the people who make the tournament finals in any given weight class are the guys who basically have made wrestling a priority. They generally have wrestled for five or six years, practiced all the time and go to wrestling camps during the dog days of summer. In fact, they usually live and breath the sport. ...more

December 5, 2007