We have reached the midway point of the season in flag football as the playoffs are quickly approaching just a month away. The top five poll looks the same with the exception of a new No. 5 ranked team as Mandarin drops out after a stunning loss to Oakleaf.   Week 2 Rankings 1 Clay...Read More

We are nearing the midway point of the regular season as teams make their final push for making the postseason and began working on the playoffs. Who are the top teams in the area and who is likely heading to the Final Four in Vero Beach ? These are questions we will answer over the...Read More

We officially turned our attention to the spring sports last week by covering the Tournament of Champions tournament at Oakleaf and now we continue with our inaugural baseball rankings. Here is our inaugural baseball rankings followed by the district standings heading into this week and key games to watch this coming week. Inaugural Baseball Poll...Read More

After back-to-back trips to Lakeland to cover the girls and boys basketball Final Four the last couple weeks, we finally made the transition to spring sports last week. We couldn’t have picked a better kick off for us with the inaugural Tournament of Champions softball tournament at Oakleaf, featuring Trinity Christian, Ponte Vedra, West Nassau,...Read More

OAKLEAF – With two of the best area and statewide softball teams facing off, what else would you expect from these two. With the winning run at third and one out, Madison Mifsung lined a shot deep at second base allowing Baylee Goddard to fly home and under the tag to give Oakleaf a stunning...Read More

OAKLEAF – The inaugural Tournament of Champions softball tournament had something to offer everyone in attendance over the weekend at Oakleaf High. For the four local teams each left the tournament with not only different outcomes but four different perspectives as well with the playoffs looming just a month away. Bradenton Lakewood Ranch (9-1) ran...Read More

OAKLEAF -After seeing area baseball teams compete every year in an annual Tournament of Champions now in it 11th year; Oakleaf coach Christina Thompson said softball badly needed something similar. Thompson made some phone calls and after a lot of hard work created the Inaugural Tournament of Champions softball tournament this weekend at Oakleaf. The...Read More

We all waited anxiously Sunday night to see if our teams name was called as slowly the bracket was released. As the seconds went by, newcomer TBS announced the non-automatic teams in alphabetical order making the drama even more intense. With the bracket finally released we can began to digest the tourney and start picking...Read More

LAKELAND – Four local teams made it to the Final Four in Lakeland, unfortunately all four went home with out a state title. Impact Christian, North Florida Educational Institute, Palatka and Creekside were trying to become the 38th local boys team to win a state title. The area has a huge impact in Lakeland over...Read More

LAKELAND-Like a prized fighter after a title bout fight, senior J’michael Plummer walked into the press conference with plenty of swag with a pair of boxing gloves dangling around his neck, drawing several puzzles faces. The gloves symbolized its time to play and time to knock out their opponent. That’s just what Creekside did in...Read More