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Levonte Whitfield looks to defend Dream 100 sprint title
May 22, 2013
In what will be the final race of his high-school career — and perhaps the last track dash he'll ever make — FSU football signee Levonte "Kermit'' Whitfield — looks to beat the odds and repeat as the Dream 100 national champion at Saturday's Adidas NYC Grand Prix professional track meet at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island.
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Edgewater slugger has big numbers, but where are offers?
May 15, 2013
Baseball practice ended at Edgewater on Monday, and senior first baseman Zach Vandergrift headed to strength coach Lee Prince's house for another workout.
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It's time for FHSAA and its critics to communicate
May 8, 2013
The war of words was bitter.
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First Academy rolls on in baseball after coaching change
May 1, 2013
First Academy's baseball team got unsettling news two days before its first preseason game.
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Legislative debate pits school choice vs. fair play
April 24, 2013
There could not be a wider philosophical gulf between state lawmakers who threaten to shut down the Florida High School Athletic Association and those hoping the association will come out of this fight with some teeth left in its rulebook.
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Knee issue threatens Levonte Whitfield's state-title bids
April 17, 2013
Florida State football signee Levonte "Kermit" Whitfield, the national leader in the 100-meter dash, is in jeopardy of not making it through to the state track meet as he battles what he said is tendinitis.
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Andres Arroyo in race for best area distance runner ever
April 10, 2013
It's fitting, given Andres Arroyo's accomplishments, that the Colonial senior's final regular-season track meet is named in honor of the man long regarded as the greatest high-school distance runner Central Florida has seen.
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Tough turnaround for DP, Montverde basketball players
April 3, 2013
Even with the calendar turned to April, we've got two more big days of college basketball March Madness.
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Team Florida all-stars like the look of March Madness
March 27, 2013
The three Orlando basketball standouts who will team up for state honor in Friday's Florida vs. USA Hardwood Classic at the Amway Center are headed out of state to play the college game that has captivated the country.
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Olympia boys speed into conversation for state track
March 20, 2013
Olympia stamped itself as a sleeper contender for the Class 4A state track and field championship by winning Saturday’s big Bob Hayes Invitational.
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Spruce Creek, Lake Brantley locked in baseball battle
March 13, 2013
Reigning Class 8A state baseball champ Port Orange Spruce Creek (8-2) is No. 7 in Baseball America's national rankings, but the Hawks are locked in a battle just to be top seed for next month's District 2 tournament.
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State titles run in Kohn family's basketball bloodlines
March 6, 2013
This year's Super Bowl story line of the century pitted brothers John and Jim Harbaugh against each other.
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Montverde standouts may not get Mr. Basketball votes
February 20, 2013
Selection to the McDonald's All-American Game is as good as it gets for a high-school basketball star.
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Meeks boys turn into mat men when grappling at home
February 13, 2013
For 14-year-old eighth-grader Dylan Meeks of Central Florida Christian, competing in this week's FHSAA state wrestling tournament for the first time should be an intimidating challenge.
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FSU signee 'Kermit' Whitfield wants to stay on fast track
February 6, 2013
Five days before the pomp and circumstance of National Signing Day, I watched the nation's fastest high-school football player, Levonte "Kermit" Whitfield, in a much less glamorous endeavor.
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Edgewater basketball team has winners on, off court
January 30, 2013
Edgewater has made a remarkable transition from 1-25 two years ago to No. 1 in SourceHoops' Class 6A state boys basketball rankings.
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Family tugs at DP coach Anthony Long as wins mount
January 23, 2013
Dr. Phillips boys basketball coach Anthony Long is fast approaching the 400-win milestone at age 43.
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Montverde takes aim at national title over next 5 days
January 16, 2013
Montverde Academy (18-0) is in prime position to be Florida's first consensus high-school national boys basketball champ. That's if the Eagles can handle a road swing that has them playing in Springfield, Mo., on Saturday and in Springfield, Mass., two days later.
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No. 800 looked like just another win for Oviedo's Kershner
December 19, 2012
No balloons. No fanfare.
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Apopka coach saw his team was ready for playoff run
December 12, 2012
Rick Darlington has taken 15 teams to the playoffs in 17 years as a head football coach. Most, but not all, were primed to peak for the postseason.
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Osceola's work at home during playoffs pays dividends
December 5, 2012
The scheduling gods are smiling on undefeated Kissimmee Osceola and its fervent football fans.
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Playoff successes could mean big crowds for finals
November 28, 2012
A year after Central Florida was shut out of state football finals in Orlando, seven area teams are still alive going into Friday's third round of the playoffs.
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Even football playoffs can't box out basketball tournaments
November 21, 2012
Round II of the state football playoffs command our attention, but there are also delectable treats on the table for hoops junkies this Thanksgiving weekend.
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Is Citrus Bowl back within reach for locals?
November 14, 2012
A year ago, for the first time since the state football finals came to Orlando in 2007, the door to the Citrus Bowl slammed shut on Sentinel coverage-area teams.
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B. Moore volleyball has done undefeated the hard way
November 7, 2012
Undefeated can be a lot harder than it looks.
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Turnaround puts Lake Minneola on path to big game at Evans
October 31, 2012
Of all the scenarios swirling in this, the final week of district football play, none is more surprising than second-year Lake Minneola in a district championship game against Evans (6-2, 3-0) on Friday night.
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Lake County schools hope realignment brings relief
October 10, 2012
Statewide district realignment, that painstaking, problematical process the Florida High School Athletic Association tackles every two years, is under way with initial discussions at last week's board of directors meeting.
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Former Mainland standout sets record in showcase for Florida talent
October 3, 2012
Former Sentinel staffer Pete Thomson, who still masterfully scoops up nuggets of Florida high-school football knowledge, points out that 11 of the 13 touchdowns scored in Purdue's 51-41 victory against Marshall on Saturday were tallied by Floridians.
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Colonial runs for national attention Saturday
September 26, 2012
It's pretty much a foregone conclusion that Colonial will repeat as the Class 4A boys state cross country champion on Nov. 17 in Tallahassee.
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Football district races heat up this week
September 19, 2012
Most of the football we've seen so far has simply been a prelude to playoff races that heat up this week, starting tonight with three-time defending district champion Bishop Moore (1-2) vs. Port Orange Atlantic (3-0) in a Class 5A, District 7 opener at Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium.
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Door slowly opens on interleague play
September 12, 2012
For the first time since a controversial new state law gave them permission, two teams from the breakaway Sunshine Independent Athletic Association tiptoed into Florida High School Athletic Association territory to play football last week.
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Laboring on holiday is part of game for football players
September 5, 2012
Labor Day delivered a three-day weekend right after the school year's first pop quizzes for most high-schoolers.
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Flying helmet a scary scene for Orangewood player
August 29, 2012
At a time when concussion fears are one of football's hottest topics, a scary scene in preseason play at Orangewood Christian last week could have been the poster picture.
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Former QB James Thomson returns to coach against Dr. Phillips on Friday
August 22, 2012
Former Dr. Phillips quarterback James Thomson comes back home as a rising young high school football head coach on Friday night.
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Jones' move to much smaller football home fuels debate
August 15, 2012
As the Jones High football team took the field for preseason practice Tuesday, construction crews were hard at work about 100 yards away.
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Behind-the-scenes games can taint summer circuit
July 25, 2012
Our Wednesday story on NBA players such as Dwight Howard and Amar'e Stoudemire sponsoring youth basketball travel teams mentioned a number of positives for players on those rosters.
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Area standouts turn tarnished hoops image to gold
July 11, 2012
The knock on U.S. basketball is that we've allowed the rest of the world to catch up by creating a self-centered system that forfeits teamwork while we check to see which guys are best at creating their own shot.
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Open hoops division sounds fun, but does it fit Florida?
July 4, 2012
California has created an open division for its boys and girls basketball state playoffs, an innovation designed to boost waning interest by matching up elite teams.
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Joel Berry passed on hoops camp for new challenge
June 13, 2012
Joel Berry's comfort zone has a hardwood floor.
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Oviedo will ask FHSAA to reinstate wrestling team eligibility
June 6, 2012
A year after being hit hard for violating recruiting regulations, Oviedo will go to the Florida High School Athletic Association board of directors meeting Tuesday asking for some relief.
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Bracy to skip Golden South unless he can run with pros
May 23, 2012
For undefeated high-school sprint sensation Marvin Bracy, it's either go with the pros or no go for Saturday's Golden South Classic at the First Academy.
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Sunday baseball is familiar pastime for today's players
May 16, 2012
For roughly eight decades, the Florida High School Athletic Association held Sundays as sacred territory where it dared not tread.
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Power is down, but not drama in high-school baseball
May 9, 2012
Not everybody is thrilled with high-school baseball's new bat regulations, which have reduced power numbers significantly this season.
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Winter Park makes its move in great all-sports race
May 2, 2012
Perennial all-sports juggernaut Winter Park is doing it again.
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Trinity Prep, Jones seek state titles in new surroundings
April 25, 2012
When Trinity Prep captured its boys track and field state championship a year ago, the four Saints who won the 4 x 800-meter relay in the heat of the early afternoon headed home to chill on a favorite couch before returning for individual races in the evening.
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Is Olympia baseball ready to run regular-season table?
April 18, 2012
Twenty-four and oh, and one to go.
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Flag football pioneers could set stage for college sport
April 11, 2012
Defending state champion Dr. Phillips will showcase four of the top girls flag football teams in Florida as host of a tripleheader Friday night.
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Losing grip on best shots didn't stop Lake Mary standout
April 4, 2012
A year after winning a state tennis championship as a sophomore, Alexa Ricci lost district tournament matches in singles on Monday and doubles on Tuesday.
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Boone's Marvin Bracy heads to Texas for 100-meter debut
March 28, 2012
Boone's bottle-rocket speedster, Marvin Bracy, finally is poised to take off on his first 100-meter dash as a senior.
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Winter Springs passed test during tough stretch
March 14, 2012
Undefeated Winter Springs called on every available arm to get through four baseball wins in five days.
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State boys basketball attendance has format under review
March 7, 2012
Gate receipts for last week's state boys basketball tournament show that more classes, more teams, more games and one more day at the state tournament didn't add up to more fans in the seats.
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Buddy Collings: Surprise ending for rugged boys basketball region
February 22, 2012
At the tail end of the boys basketball regular season, nobody was picking West Orange and Hagerty to be the last two teams standing in the rugged Class 8A, Region 1 playoffs.
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Buddy Collings: Olympia boys hoops poses big hurdle for Dr. Phillips
February 15, 2012
I'm one who says the Florida High School Athletic Association watered down the playoffs with its expansion to eight classifications.
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Buddy Collings: It's been blowout city for Orlando girls basketball powers
February 8, 2012
Can you be too good for your own good?
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Paxton Lynch's recruiting road had some detours before he got to Memphis
February 1, 2012
Memphis was the only official recruiting visit Paxton Lynch took. Yet the Deltona Trinity Christian quarterback toured every emotional avenue the buildup to National Signing Day can bring.
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Controversial legislation will be tweaked, coach says
January 25, 2012
Much of the debate about legislative proposals that could impact Florida high school athletics boil down to one key point still to be clarified:
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Orange County boys basketball teams are dominating
January 18, 2012
Boys basketball is big in Orange County, with stellar coaching and a competitive grind that toughens every team.
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Game organizer wishes top recruiters could see area talent
December 14, 2011
Chip Humble's holiday wish is for major-college recruiters to be allowed again to attend his Central Florida High School All-Star Football Game, which turns 13 years old with Thursday night's 7:30 kickoff at Lake Brantley.
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DP is next area team in Plant's path to Citrus Bowl
November 23, 2011
The general consensus is that Tampa Plant (10-1) will erase every Central Florida football contender in Class 8A and end a streak that has seen five different area schools reach the big-school state championship game over the past five seasons.