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LAKELAND – Longtime Nease head coach Sherri Anthony could have scheduled cupcakes on her schedule to help pad her 600 plus wins; but she didn’t she went out and found competitive teams to push her team and get them ready for the postseason again. It worked as the Lady Panthers are one win away from a possible second state title. After falling in the Elite 8 six times, including the...Read More

LAKELAND – Down 4 with 6:08 to play, it appeared Bartram Trail had finally climbed back in it; however a 11-3 run by Tampa Bay Tech allowed them to close it out in a 44-32 loss in the Class 8A state semifinals. Bartram Trail dug themselves a pretty deep hole they couldn’t get out of and spent the whole game trying to get out of it. Tampa Bay Tech (29-3)...Read More

LAKELAND – Its first time in Lakeland since 1999, Nease sure didn’t play like it jumping on defending state champs Fort Myers early and never looking back in a 52-40 win in the Class 7A state semifinal at the RP Funding Center. Panther PREGAME!! pic.twitter.com/k5GoTDUbU6— Nease Athletics (@NeaseAthletics) March 1, 2019 Part of that was the play of senior Camille Hobby, who collected another double -double with 16 points and...Read More

The 35th annual Wolfpack Classic saw several track & field teams compete for medal and honor. The Ed White girls track team won the overall meet with 122 points. While the Sandalwood Boys Track team won the meet with 147 points. Check out some of the top finishers below, and don’t forget to post your live game or recap pictures, videos and more in our facebook group “Duval Sports Game...Read More

LAKELAND – Longtime Southeast head coach John Harder was hoping he would leave Lakeland the same way he did his first time, with a state championship. Unfortunately, Bishop Kenny saw otherwise in a 49-48 win over Southeast (25-5) in the Class 6A state semifinals yesterday. The loss ended the storied coaching career of Harder, who announced his retirement earlier in the year. Harder, who took over the Southeast program in...Read More