The city's former landfill may someday be transformed into a sports complex, with baseball, football and soccer fields and other athletic amenities. The garbage dump at Disston Avenue and Meres Boulevard was active until 1983, when it was closed and capped. It is now used as the city's yard waste facility. ...more

December 5, 2009

DeeDee Castro could be considered a living legend. At Zephyrhills High School, the 27-year-old former center midfielder has her jersey retired, owns school records for most goals and assists, and her father, Phillip, coached some of the Bulldogs' most successful boys teams for 12 years. ...more

November 26, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Sunlake opened in the fall of 2007, and like most new schools, one of the challenges was the development of its athletic teams. ...more

November 15, 2009

Preparing for a new soccer season is nothing new for David Castillo. "I've been playing soccer since I was 5," Castillo said. "So I started doing this as soon as I could run." ...more

November 11, 2009

Sebring girls soccer coach Steve Ashley insists that he's not apprehensive about trotting out four, five, maybe even six newcomers this season. ...more

November 4, 2009

The life of Sarah Reinertsen has been a series of trials and triumphs. Fortunately for her, the feats far override the failures. ...more

March 11, 2009

The life of Sarah Reinertsen has been a series of trials and triumphs. Fortunately for her, the feats far override the failures. ...more

March 11, 2009

The life of Sarah Reinertsen has been a series of trials and triumphs. Fortunately for her, the feats far override the failures. ...more

March 11, 2009

Good news and Palm Harbor University just seem to go hand in hand these days. Only one week removed from the boys soccer team wrapping up its third state title - and two weeks from the girls winning a fourth - goalkeeper Max Gallin has announced his intentions to play college ball at Princeton University. ...more

February 28, 2009

This was not how Freedom boys soccer coach Dennis Derflinger and his players envisioned starting their first appearance in the state final four tournament: waiting for a school bus on the other side of town from the site of their semifinal match against Niceville. ...more

February 20, 2009