With each postseason victory comes a new experience for most of the Mitchell girls soccer team and a friendly reminder of what used to be for Coach Karl Kukec. ...more

January 26, 2008

The Durant Cougar girls soccer team's season ended in the District 6A-8 semifinals with a 2-1 loss to Sarasota Riverview. ...more

January 26, 2008

ORLANDO — The lights dimmed on Liz Sottile's reign as the Lake Placid girls soccer team on a misty Thursday night, as a highly talented squad from Lake Highland Prep shut out the Green Dragons 5-0 in the Class 3A regional quarterfinals at CNL Stadium. The fifth-year head coach was all smiles after the game, congratulating her girls on a job well done, sending her out with some hardware of her own. "It would have been nice to get the win, but it's been a great ride," Sottile said. "I've loved my five years at Lake Placid, and to make regionals in my final year and win a trophy was a great way to go out." ...more

January 25, 2008

A dominant regular season doesn't necessarily lead to postseason success. ...more

January 25, 2008

Lake Highland Prep used a balance attack on Thursday night and ended the Lake Placid girls soccer team's season with a 5-0 victory over the Green Dragons in the opening round of Region 2 tournament. ...more

January 24, 2008

4A-8 GIRLS SOCCER After 18 years, 23 losses, two ties, and 260 minutes, Hudson solves Springstead via penalty kicks to deny Lady Eagles a 4A-8 repeat at Nature Coast Technical, 1-0. ...more

January 24, 2008

The start the Land O' Lakes girls soccer team endured this season was a definite test of Coach Vicky King's mettle. ...more

January 18, 2008

PALMETTO — If the Avon Park girls soccer team wanted a blueprint of where they want to evolve in the coming years, they need only take a good look at the machine that is the Palmetto Tigers. The top-seeded Tigers pounced on the Red Devils from the onset, scoring seven minutes into the game and not letting up until they'd walked away with an 8-0 mercy-rule victory over the No. 4 seed Avon Park in the semifinals of the Class 4A-District 10 tournament at Harllee Stadium on Tuesday. Palmetto were methodical in its attack and used precision passing to systematically dismantle the Red Devil defense, showing the obvious differences in skill level. ...more

January 17, 2008

LAKE PLACID — It could've been Liz Sottile's last game on the sideline, but the Lake Placid girls soccer team wasn't about to let their beloved coach step aside without a fight. Ale Lopez's goal in the 36th minute highlighted a defensive struggle on Tuesday night, as the Green Dragons extended their season with a 1-0 victory over McKeel Academy, a team they were unable to defeat during the regular season. ...more

January 17, 2008

PALMETTO — Penalty kicks saved the Sebring girls soccer team on Monday against Hardee, but direct kicks by Braden River ousted the Blue Streaks from the Class 4A-District 10 tournament after a 2-0 loss to the Pirates at Harllee Stadium on Tuesday. The extremely physical game against two evenly matched teams left scoring chances at a premium in the tournament's semifinal match. ...more

January 17, 2008