Florida High School Basketball News

The most successful athletic season in Freedom High's 11-year history culminated Thursday morning with the Patriots being presented the Vernon Korhn Award as Hillsborough County's top public school program.

On the field of play, South Walton enjoyed a breakthrough school year in 2012-13, a year that peaked with the school's first-ever state championship in girls' basketball.

Even on the athletic department's Twitter account, which has been flooded with tweets about the Eagles' success.

Lakewood Ranch not only boasts the most successful athletic program in the area, it has the most studious athletes as well.

Ribault girls basketball coach Shelia Seymore-Pennick receives the "Nelson C. Vinal State Champions Coaches Award" at Monday's banquet.

Carden leaves with a 110-36 record, three district titles and state championship appearance in 2009.

Two years after taking over Viera High and its athletic program, principal Jim Hickey and athletic director Chris Gallagher took the stage on Thursday night at Eau Gallie to accept the Barbara Caywood Trophy, symbolic of the top Cape Coast Conference sports department of the year.

When Academy at the Lakes coaxed coach Jerry English out of retirement before the 2012 season, the Pasco County softball veteran wasn't sure what to think.

LoSauro was a high-profile hire for the Hurricanes in 2011 after taking Fort Myers Bishop Verot Catholic to the Class 3A state title and a top-15 national ranking.

It's been less than three weeks since his hiring, but new Florida Gulf Coast University coach Joe Dooley said Wednesday morning it's all coming together.

"I just got engaged, and this was something I wanted to do to see if I can make more money coaching in college to help support a family," Cabino said.

When it comes time to pick a college, Orlando First Academy sophomore Fletcher Magee will be faced with more than just selecting a school.

High school basketball coaches love a challenge. And with every major contributor returning along with a pair of Daily News All-Area selections leading the way, Fort Walton Beach girls' basketball coach Holly McDaniel will enter the 2012-13 with plenty of excitement surrounding her program.

After a one-year hiatus from football, Carrollwood Day rising senior left tackle/defensive end Adonis Welch is back with the Patriots, who project him to be as dominant in the trenches as he is in the paint.

At Oak Ridge, the sophomore sensation and Bradenton Herald Player of The Year will join teammate Alex Owens from Each1 Teach1, an elite nationally touted travel ball team.

Two more players from Freedom's Class 7A regional champion team will continue playing basketball in college, according to coach Laurie Pacholke.

Tim Holland, a former head boys basketball coach at Community Christian and Jupiter Christian, takes over the basketball program and will serve as the Upper School Head at the Hobe Sound campus.

The Lions took it to Lake Howell in the championship game of the Class 7A, District 4 tournament, beating the Silver Hawks, 14-1. On Friday, the Hagerty Huskies defeated Jesuit in the regional semifinals of the state tournament, 12-10, completing a comeback after trailing for most of the game.

This was no figment of your imagination in terms of value. As head coach at WKU, Taggart provided a home for Manatee County football players who needed a place to fuel their dreams.

Even though it was 30 years in the making, the district title won by the softball team at Poplar Springs was a logical progression of sorts.