When Lukas Poderis cracked the starting five of Ridgewood's boys basketball team as a freshman, he was striking at 6-foot-7 - yet clearly a work in progress even for the high school level. ...more

May 28, 2008

Melissa Trinidad says it took physical prowess and "nerves of steel" to compete on "American Gladiators." ...more

May 9, 2008

Years from now, people will reminisce about the Brandon boys basketball team's run to the 2008 Class 5A state final four. ...more

February 25, 2008

The Pasco Pirates haven't skipped a beat in the early part of this season, and a lot of that has to do with its trio of pitchers. ...more

February 24, 2008

For the first 16 minutes of the Plant City boys basketball team's Class 6A-Region 2 final against Orlando Evans, it seemed destiny was on its side. ...more

February 24, 2008

Without a doubt, Brandon High senior guard Blake Allen is a scorer, probably one of the best Hillsborough County has ever produced. ...more

February 22, 2008

Tumultuous at times, but filled with enough positives to generate major enthusiasm for next year. ...more

February 13, 2008

Young Tigers climb to 3-0 behind rare hoop shutout. ...more

February 11, 2008

For the better part of this season, the Pasco boys basketball team has not had an issue when it comes to posting points. ...more

February 11, 2008

MULBERRY — Mulberry's talented duo of forward Michael Poole and center Travon Sampson combined for 37 points and 19 rebounds to lead the Panther boys basketball team past Lake Placid 55-43 in the Class 3A-District 10 semifinals on Friday night. The Green Dragons used a balanced offense, paced by Marcus Waugh's team-high eight points, and an aggressive defense to stay in the game in the first half. But Mulberry's physical full-court press forced numerous turnovers, which were converted into easy points as the No. 1- seeded Panthers cruised to the easy win to move into the finals against second-seeded Frostproof, which eliminated McKeel Academy 66-25 in Friday's other semifinal. ...more

February 10, 2008