They may very well go 0-2 this weekend, but the Cougars are ready to play. ...more

December 26, 2007

PALM COAST —The following is the Florida Sports Writers Association's state high school girls basketball poll, sponsored by Beef O'Brady's. Records and first-place votes are in parentheses. ...more

December 20, 2007

PALM COAST — The following is the Florida Sports Writers Association's state high school girls basketball poll, sponsored by Beef O'Brady's. Records and first-place votes are in parentheses. ...more

December 13, 2007

Last year, Nature Coast Technical wrestling coach Mike Lastra had a problem winning any wrestling tournaments because he generally had only five or six wrestlers out of the 14 needed to compete in any tournament. ...more

November 24, 2007

Sophomore Vince Ramirez got his season off to a terrific start Saturday as he took the individual title at 135 pounds in the first-ever Alan Solomon Invitational Wrestling Tournament at Central High. ...more

November 23, 2007

SEBRING — Lake Gibson's Preston Frederick signed a letter of intent with Florida Southern on Thursday morning. On Thursday night, he showed the Sebring basketball team why. The 6-foot-8 senior poured in 47 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and had six blocks to lead the Class-5A Braves to an 82-80 overtime victory over the 4A Blue Streaks in a wild final game of the inaugural Preseason Classic. "We're not used to playing against this hostile of a crowd," said Frederick, who hit 17 of his 26 field goal attempts on the night and scored eight of his team's 11 points in OT. "There was never a doubt in our mind we had it — we've been conditioning all summer for games like this." ...more

November 17, 2007

Regardless of what happened at the Plant City High's playoff football game Friday, the Raiders were guaranteed of finishing with a winning record for the first time in eight years - thanks to a wild finish to the regular season. ...more

November 15, 2007

SEBRING –– Using its superior height and athleticism, the Sebring boys basketball team opened the season with a convincing 50-36 win over Sonrise Christian Academy in the Pre-Season Classic on Tuesday night. Junior guard Chris Grubb led the way with seven assists, three steals and a game-high 17 points. "Chris worked very hard on his game over the summer and has really improved," said Blue Streak coach Princeton Harris. "He did a good job of driving to the basket, and he also got some good looks from the outside in our offensive sets. "It's good to get that first win, but there are a number of things that we need to work on to get better as a team." ...more

November 15, 2007

The spirit of the Florida high school playoffs has undergone a transformation, and a lot of coaches don't understand it. ...more

November 14, 2007

All year long, District 5A-8 was recognized as being hands down the toughest football district in Florida. ...more

November 14, 2007