When the finalized new districts for basketball, volleyball and soccer were released recently there didn't seem to be much news affecting Plant City and Durant. ...more

March 11, 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

Local high schools will see plenty of new faces in the fall after the Florida High School Athletic Association released its official district realignment for baseball, basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball. ...more

March 6, 2009

Lake Placid junior Michael Sweat won his No. 5 singles match against DeSoto's Krysthian Ramos to improve to 4-0 on the season, but it wasn't enough as the Bulldogs defeated the Green Dragons 5-2 in a Class 2A-District 9 tennis match on Monday afternoon. ...more

March 4, 2009

Nature Coast surprised many by winning a district championship last year, and with almost everyone back with a year's more experience, the Sharks are shooting for a regional crown. ...more

March 1, 2009

Bishop McLaughlin had a big win Tuesday against Class 3A Tampa Catholic and has 3A Berkeley Prep looming Monday. But the Hurricanes still have Class 2A-District 9 games to play if they want to advance in the state playoffs. ...more

February 27, 2009

Andrew Culpepper, a student in the FFA Chapter at Lennard High School, won Sub-District Tractor Operations Career Development Events on Dec. 11 and District 9 Tractor Operations CDEs on Jan. 22 at the Hillsborough Community College Plant City campus. He passed an oral and written test and driving course at each competition. ...more

February 25, 2009

As she prepares for her fourth and final year on the East Bay Indians varsity flag football team, senior Lindsey Prall is determined to help her squad leave a mark at the school. ...more

February 25, 2009

Despite missing its No. 1 singles player Abhi Seetharamiah, who was out with an arm injury, the Sebring boys tennis team rolled past Hardee 7-0 on Monday afternoon at the city courts. ...more

February 25, 2009

Youth was not served in Monday's Class 2A-District 9 tennis matches between Avon Park and DeSoto. ...more

February 25, 2009