Florida center Marreese Speights has decided to keep his name in the upcoming NBA draft, hiring an agent and forgoing his final two years of eligibility. ...more

June 13, 2008

SEBRING — Playing three baseball games in the span of eight hours during the hottest part of the day didn't seem to faze the Sebring American All-Stars (ages 6-8) on Saturday. Competing in the Dixie Youth Pitching Machine District 8 All-Star Tournament at Max Long Recreational Complex, the American's stayed unbeaten in the double-elimination event by beating Sebring National 12-2 Saturday morning, then topping Okeechobee American 7-2, and finally, the boys in blue wrapped up the day by blanking Okeechobee National 5-0. "I'm so proud of these kids because they stayed focused, executed properly and played well under some really hot conditions," said American coach Eric Lewis. "In fact, they played their best defensive game of the tournament in the last game of the day. "We've still got one more game to win to clinch the district championship, and that's been our goal from day one." ...more

June 8, 2008

Little could they have known that after winning their first game by a narrow 3-2 score, the rest of the season would come so easily. The Macaws concluded a dominant campaign May 17 as the Under-8 champions of the Plant City Recreation and Parks Department/Optimist youth soccer program. ...more

May 28, 2008

Senior Joey Angelberger had just played the final game of his University of South Florida career. Despite a season-ending 13-2 loss to Cincinnati in Friday's Big East Tournament semifinals, Angelberger felt "lucky" to be part of Coach Lelo Prado's building process. ...more

May 24, 2008

SPRING FOOTBALL STELLPFLUG, DRAKE EACH SCORE TWICE IN INTRASQUAD GAME ...more

May 17, 2008

Despite a bad first half in which the Panthers trailed by 19 to Pinellas Park at halftime, Plant rallied to pull within three points with 17 seconds left in the game. ...more

February 20, 2008

The hockey club at East Lake High School hasn't lost a game in a long time. The team is still waiting for more are residents to take note of its winning ways. ...more

February 16, 2008