Four of the Tampa Tribune's Top 5 boys soccer teams will compete in the two main pools of the 14th annual Soccer Field Invitational Tournament (formerly the Admiral Tournament) beginning Wednesday at Ed Radice Sports Complex. ...more

January 1, 2008

The name of the tournament has changed, but not the level of play expected when some of the area's best teams return from the holiday break to play in one of the area's top annual tournaments. ...more

December 19, 2007

AVON PARK — A hired consultant has called the soccer field near Memorial Field a "liability" to the city and recomended it should be overhalued. The city council, meanwhile, was reluctant to close it and instead ordered City Manager C.B. Shirey to "evaluate" the field by Wednesday. Dan Morgan, an agronomist from Lithia who was hired by the city to examine all of its parks, said it was overused, while its current condition creates a safety hazard. The park system in general also had problems. "The potential for injury is good," Morgan said. Though he said he wasn't exactly suggesting it should be shut down entirely, he said, "they need to shut it down and rennovate it." ...more

November 29, 2007

Land O' Lakes and Mitchell are preparing for one of the most prestigious, and challenging, soccer tournaments in the state this weekend. ...more

November 21, 2007

As long as the Durant High girls soccer program has existed, there has been a "go-to" goal scorer - several of them in some cases. ...more

November 7, 2007

LAKELAND - At almost 8 years old, Rex is about through. He has had a remarkable run, though, been through a lot. He had his share of busts and sniffed out enough lost kids. But, with a nagging back injury, he just didn't have the umph to get over that 6-foot obstacle. Rex, with no regrets, is in his last competition with others less than half his age. Rex is a police dog, and he came to Lakeland this week for the U.S. Police Canine Association's National Police Dog Trials. Dogs and handlers from law enforcement agencies across the nation are vying for the title of, well, top dog. ...more

October 22, 2007

Iman Khalil was just another girl taking the soccer field Sunday, running alongside teammates and keeping a close eye on the ball. Occasionally, the 15-year-old tucked the back of her white head scarf into her red and white jersey. ...more

October 15, 2007

The youth soccer tournament had not even begun before the referee made a controversial call. ...more

October 14, 2007

Years ago, before she became the youngest player on the U.S. women's national team and a starter in this month's World Cup, Stephanie Lopez was visiting Mexico, her paternal grandparents' birthplace, when she decided to join the local boys on the soccer field. ...more

September 17, 2007

Though he has been at his new job for only four months, Teddy Jacobs feels at home at the Providence West Recreation Center. ...more

September 5, 2007