Mike Slive hears the outside world constantly debate NCAA tournament selections. Slive, the ultimate insider, ignores the noise. As this year's committee chairman, his job is separating those minute slivers and producing a 65-team bracket that reflects the best of the best. ...more

March 13, 2009

Palm Harbor University High School softball had made such a habit of qualifying for the postseason over the past decade that it seemed the Florida High School Athletic Association could probably just save time by slotting the Hurricanes in its 32-team bracket in February. Ten years in a row PHU made trips to the playoffs. Three of those runs ended with state titles. They kept winning after pitcher Danielle "Dani" Hofer, the 2005 Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year, went off to LSU. Then came last season. ...more

March 7, 2009

It all looked so - familiar. The Hernando Debs (ages 16-18) All-Stars played their second game in their four-team bracket at the Dixie League State Softball Tournament against West Pasco, and the result was what one might expect when an opponent tangles with a team that reached the Dixie League World Series final a year ago before losing. ...more

July 8, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE DEBS SOFBALL As hurlers Mary Ellen Langley and Stephanie Sinwelski total 10 strikeouts, the Brooksville-based squad is a win away from a repeat state title. ...more

July 5, 2008

The University of Miami finally added a conference championship trophy to its collection of hardware. ...more

May 26, 2008