DELAND — Before each game and at the end of every practice this season, Venice senior goalkeeper Ashton Pennell practiced defending penalty ki…
VENICE – Wonder how a team like Venice snaps a three-game losing streak?
LAKELAND — It was a universal scene of heartbreak — the star player sitting at the end of the bench, head burrowed into the jersey he would ne…
VENICE — The Venice girls soccer team left Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand last year with tear-soaked jerseys and a piece of history — making it…
When a team sends as many wrestlers to the state meet as Charlotte will be this weekend, expectations tend to be sky high.
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Tre Carroll wasn’t born on a basketball court, but he was on a basketball court before he was born.
The banners that hang all around the Charlotte High gymnasium have always had Tom Massolio’s attention for one reason or another.
CHARLOTTE GAME-BY-GAME
VENICE — Becka Mellor had three hits, drove in three runs and scored twice, and the Venice High School softball team took advantage of several…
VENICE — When Eileen Solomon steps onto the soccer field at Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand this Friday, she’ll be playing with (almost) nothing…
SARASOTA — Venice High baseball coach Craig Faulkner knows what it takes to build a state championship team, whether they win or lose along the way.
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Laci Hendrickson led the Charlotte softball team to a pair of wins this past week as the Tarpons were the only area team to win multiple games.
Brady Anderson is one of two DeSoto County High School alums to play professional baseball.
Caleb Corridino woke up Saturday morning knowing the day was his.
TARPON SPRINGS — On a foundation of broken dreams, heartbreak and personal tragedy spanning years, Charlotte has, at last, forged a regional c…
ENGLEWOOD — Logic would dictate that when a team goes down a player, they would be at a huge disadvantage, especially if it happens in the clo…
VENICE — Forward Kiki Slattery is no stranger to scoring goals in big spots for the Venice girls soccer team.
SARASOTA — It started with a pickoff in the first inning after lead off hitter Michael Robertson reached on a single and stole second.
SARASOTA — It started with a pickoff in the first inning after lead off hitter Michael Robertson reached on a single and stole second.
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Lance Schyck is 31-0. He’s the top-ranked wrestler in Class 1A’s 182-pound division. He hasn’t lost since the 170-pound state title match a year ago.
LAKELAND — The Charlotte girls basketball team had not lost a game in over two months heading into Thursday night’s state semifinal matchup wi…
ARCADIA – It started badly and ended worse, but in between, DeSoto County played well on Thursday night against rival Hardee in the second of …
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The Charlotte girls basketball team became the first Tarpons team to win a regional title last week, but they aren’t finished chasing history …