McKeel Academy guard Cappy Toney scored a game-high 28 points and forward Heather Smith added 16 to lead the Wildcats past Lake Placid by a score of 66-50 in the Class 3A-District 10 championship game on Saturday night. ...more

February 9, 2009

Despite missing more than a quarter of action because of foul trouble, Lake Placid freshman forward Jamacia Gayle scored a game-high 23 points and senior guard Kaneisha Hamilton added 18 to lead the Green Dragons to a 66-50 win over Frostproof in the semifinals of the Class 3A-District 10 tournament on Friday night. ...more

February 8, 2009

It had been eight years since Tampa Prep's girls basketball team had a district title added to its championship banner that hangs in the home gymnasium. ...more

February 7, 2009

The beautiful thing about a district tournament is that every team gets its one last shot - a final, fleeting attempt to stay above water regardless of any and all regular season futilities. ...more

February 7, 2009

The Sebring girls basketball team continued its surprising run in the Class 4A-District 10 tournament on Friday night with a 49-39 upset victory over DeSoto in the tourney semifinals. ...more

February 6, 2009

It took a half for their nerves to settle, but once that happened the Durant boys soccer team cruised into the 6A playoffs. ...more

February 4, 2009

All is right with the NFL. A Pittsburgh franchise still owned and operated by the sons of a man who used his winnings at the racetrack to buy into the fledgling league 76 years ago became the first to win its sixth Super Bowl and somehow, it seemed just right. ...more

February 3, 2009

GIRLS BASKETBALL In perhaps the most competitive district tournament in recent memory, Wiregrass Ranch, Gulf or Nature Coast could all realistically claim the 4A-8 crown. ...more

February 1, 2009

TAMPA Tampa community leaders have pitched the Super Bowl as a way to celebrate the area's people, attractions and tropical quality of life in front of a worldwide audience. ...more

February 1, 2009

Tampa community leaders have pitched the Super Bowl as a way to celebrate the area's people, attractions and tropical quality of life in front of a worldwide audience. But a California-based polling company has found that the national exposure from the Super Bowl seldom translates into a meaningful boost in the image of the host community. ...more

January 31, 2009