We rank the top Hillsborough County players by position as voted on by our writers who cover high school sports. ...more

August 26, 2009

When junior De'Myco Winston joined the Lennard High School boys' track and field team a few months ago, he was mostly looking for something to occupy his time in the spring. ...more

April 1, 2009

Gladys Jeffcoat, a professional photographer for 45 years, will be presented the Heritage Award at next week's Plant City Photo Archives annual gala. ...more

March 18, 2009

Gladys Jeffcoat, a professional photographer for 45 years, will be presented the Heritage Award at a March 26 Plant City Photo Archives annual gala. ...more

March 13, 2009

NEWS AND NOTES Bulls Name Football Coach Two months ago, John Booth contemplated moving back to Florida and coaching high school sports. ...more

February 24, 2009

John Booth has been hired as the new head football coach at Bloomingdale, athletic director Danielle Shotwell announced Monday. ...more

February 23, 2009

Spring is here - at least from a sports standpoint. Last week, the high school sports schedule, though still wrapping up the winter sports, flipped to spring. ...more

February 18, 2009

On the day East Bay High School seniors honored their peers, one student stood out. ...more

February 4, 2009

The Highlands County School Board is thinking about the possibility of terminating high school sports and extra curricular activities in local high schools. As a 15-year-old at Lake Placid High, I am very active in my schools athletic and extra curricular activities. I am in the marching season Color Guard, band during concert season, student government association and on the girl's basketball and softball teams. I know that the purpose of doing away with sports is only because of budget cuts, but having sports and extra curricular activities in our high schools is a good thing. Most of the kids in Lake Placid don't only play sports because we love it, but because of the support and help we get from our teammates and coaches. You see, we get more out of sports in schools than we do in any other activity in Highlands County. ...more

January 30, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - When Pasco boys basketball coach Derek Heard steps inside the Donald McBath Activities Center, there is a tremendous difference in his practices now compared to the opening weeks of the season. ...more

January 9, 2009