Although there were surprising results in some games, three teams finished with perfect 10-0 records as the Plant City Recreation and Parks Department/Optimist youth soccer program crowned its champions last week. ...more

June 11, 2008

Brandon coach Matt Stallbaumer said the game plan for the Eagles against Newsome was to get to Wolves starter Kyle Parker right away. And after 12/3 innings, the game plan was accomplished as the Eagles went on to win 9-3 in the Class 5A-Region 2 semifinal Friday. ...more

May 3, 2008

Freedom goaltender Chris Burt was still in a bit of a fog. It was understandable, considering the game he'd just played. ...more

February 16, 2008

Eagles glide by first-year Seahawks in quarterfinal, begin quest for third consecutive district championship. ...more

February 10, 2008

Newsome senior Rudi Rodriguez twice gave her squad one-goal leads off brilliant free kicks, but Lakeland Jenkins answered each one and found a game-winner with less than four minutes to play as the nationally ranked Eagles posted a 3-2 victory against the Wolves in Friday's Class 5A-Region 2 final. ...more

February 2, 2008

It's true that a good team is judged on wins in a season. That is how a team is remembered - at least until the next season. ...more

February 1, 2008

It took 197 minutes for Newsome to score a goal against Bloomingdale this season. The first goal came in Tuesday's Class 5A-Region 2 semifinal on a shot from sophomore forward Hannah Rainey. That set the tone for Newsome, as the Wolves added two more goals to win, 3-0. ...more

January 30, 2008

Newsome coach Kelly Townsend is adhering to the belief it's hard to beat a team three times in a season. ...more

January 25, 2008

The smell of gun smoke downtown means it's Gasparilla time. On Tuesday, about 20 mock pirates kicked off the prelude to Saturday's main events when they arrived aboard a parade float - with guns echoing - to "abduct" the mayor and demand the city's surrender. There was tough talk from Mayor Pam Iorio: "We will put up a fight," she vowed, surrounded by the costumed sea wolves. Maybe, but no mayor has been able to resist the make-believe pirate invasion that comes Saturday. In fact, the mayor and marauders soon gave up even the pretense of conflict and went off together for lunch. ...more

January 23, 2008

He knew it could happen and why it would. "We were too cocky," said Plant City boys soccer coach K.C. van der Luit, whose team tasted defeat for the first time when it fell 3-1 at Newsome on Jan. 11. ...more

January 19, 2008