GIRLS BASKETBALL Lady Eagles stage late rally, 37-34 ...more

January 3, 2008

For at least the next 2 1/2 days, the University of South Florida will be sitting in an unfamiliar place - first place in the Big East standings. ...more

January 3, 2008

With a 1-14 record, no one would fault Springstead girls' basketball Head Coach Todd Toomer if, when his team fell behind River Ridge 29-21 at the end of the third period, he would have thought the game was over. ...more

January 3, 2008

For a team like the Leopards, who've been plagued all season long with the turnover bug, the Cobras didn't help much Thursday night. ...more

December 26, 2007

Plant senior forward Chandler Flom wasn't going to sugarcoat his feelings about playing district foe Middleton for the first time this season. ...more

December 13, 2007

AVON PARK –– Carelessness with the ball, as in 30 turnovers, proved too much to overcome for Avon Park in Saturday night's 56-47 loss to Okeechobee in boys basketball. The Red Devils, who were coming off a disappointing district loss to DeSoto on Friday night, got a game-high 19 points by sophomore center Cleveland Nobles, but the lack of an outside shooting threat hurt Avon Park in the second half. The loss dropped the Class 4A Red Devils to 0-6. "It's real frustrating because we've played well enough to win, but we haven't been able to finish games," Nobles said. "We were a little tired after Friday night, but that's not an excuse. "We just have to keep our heads up and fight our way through it and keep working to become a better team." ...more

December 10, 2007

When a 9-year-old boy fell under the wheels of a float Friday night in the Plant City Christmas Parade, onlookers rushed to help him. ...more

December 9, 2007

PLANT CITY - When a 9-year-old boy fell under the wheels of a float Friday night in the Plant City Christmas Parade, onlookers rushed to help him. Johnny Knotts, who had been watching the parade from the west side of South Collins Street, was among the first to kneel beside the injured child. His Knotts hardware store stands across the street, just south of Laura Street. "The float in front of me suddenly stopped," Knotts said. "People on the east side of the street were screaming. It was obvious that something horrible had happened. I ran to the other side of the float and saw the boy lying under the trailer." ...more

December 8, 2007