At the Zadar Marathon Swim in Croatia, Niko Milosavljevic, 13, placed third overall in the Men's Division. Milosavljevic is a student at Mulrennan Middle School and swims with the Blue Wave team at the Brandon Sports and Aquatic Center in Brandon.
Vandals struck on the home turf of the Brandon Lions Football and Cheerleading organization at E.L. Bing Park in Seffner. Both community residents and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have stepped up to help.
Ed Maley talked about his passion for teaching judo before his students gave a demonstration of the martial arts at the 10th Annual Back-To-School Festival at the Campo Family YMCA, hosted by FANG.
Aug. 31 games for all Hillsborough County schools are being moved to Saturday, Sept. 1 because of security issues and the Republican National Convention.
In its 2012 inaugural season, the VSI Tampa Flames places fourth in the Southeast Division with an overall record of 7-5-4, for a combined total of 25 points. The team plays at home at J.C. Handley Park in Brandon.
Thirty Special Olympics athletes participated in the Hillsborough County event at the Brandon Sports and Aquatic Center, where members of BSAC's Team TRIDENT, for people with intellectual disabilities, helped cheered on the participants.
The first-ever Brandon Skate Park Band Jam/Skate Jam is set for July 14, 5 to 10 p.m., at Hillsborough County's newest skate park, north of the Bloomingdale Avenue and Providence Road. Judges to award prizes in three age categories, with live music.
FishHawk coach Ricky Martinez grew up playing South Brandon Little League, a member of the first team to go to the Little League World Series. His actions helped nab two auto burglars chased by both Hillsborough and Pasco county deputies.
Olympic diver Chris Colwill signed autographs for his fans at the Brandon Sports and Aquatic Center in Brandon on July 7. Next stop for Colwill, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Brandon native and 2008 Olympian Chris Colwill, who trained in his youth at the Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center, will return to BSAC on July 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., to meet and greet with townsfolk before heading to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The VSI Tampa Flames on the road will face the Panama City Beach Pirates and the Mississippi Brill, teams they played earlier this year at J.C. Handley Park in Brandon. With wins on the road, the Tampa Flames would rise to second place.
Chris Colwill, who grew up in Brandon and whose parents still live locally, qualified for the 2012 London Olympics on Sunday.
Brandon Bluewave swimmers Maddie Hess and Barbara Carabello join Jason Taylor, Tyler Ball and Sharla Milne at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials next week. All five swimmers received training at the Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center.
In recognition of Go Skateboarding Day on June 21, here's a look back in video at the Brandon Skate Park while under construction, at Providence Park East, and as revealed at its ribbon-cutting May 12, 2012.
Hillsborough's Brandon Skate Park celebrates its second-month anniversary on June 21, which also happens to be national Go Skateboarding Day. The local park already has topped 1,000 signed waivers, which attests to both the park's need and popularity.
Chris Colwill, who grew up in Brandon and whose parents live in the South Oak neighborhood, could earn a trip to the 2012 London Games this weekend.
The law enforcement officials who usually provide security at high school sports in Hillsborough County will be needed to work at the Republican National Convention the week of Aug. 27.
The VSI Tampa Flames prep to host the Charlotte Lady Eagles on June 6 and 7 and, for a friendly match-up, an Armed Forces team on June 10.
The Panthers prevailed in a matchup of two 2012 state champions.
A heralded alumnus of the Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center, Olympian diver Chris Colwill is the lone American to leave the international AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix with a gold medal.
The Brandon High School football team players, parents, coaches and supporters invite the community to a pancake breakfast fundraiser at The Clubhouse Sports Cafe in Seffner on May 19.
Armwood High's 2011 state football title is on the line as Hillsborough County Superintendent of Schools MaryEllen Elia promises a stiff countywide look at procedural issues in light of an FHSAA report concerning player eligibility and falsified addresses
The season opener and debut of the VSI Tampa Flames, against the Orlando Stampede, played out May 6 at J.C. Handley Park in Brandon. The next home game, against Fort Lauderdale, is May 10.
Brandon area soccer players and representatives from the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce will help welcome the VSI Tampa Flames to Brandon at its May 6 kickoff against the Ocala Stampede at the J.C. Handley Sports Complex.
NBA center Dwayne Schintzius, a former basketball standout with the Brandon High Eagles, died April 15 at age 43 following a two-year battle with leukemia, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Anarese Massi talked to TBO.com recently about her preparation for this weekend's St. Anthony's Meek and Mighty Triathlon in St. Petersburg.
In news from the Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center, Jennifer Ho ranks No. 1 in the country, an easy access swimming pool ramp is installed and the Olympian Fitter and Faster tour makes a stop next month.
Olympians Brooke Bennet and Martiza Correia will sign autographs at the summer camp preview at the Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center in Brandon. The event coincides with "April Pool's Day," an effort, with Brandon Regional Hospital, to promote pool safety.
The park's features, designed by Team Pain, are set to attract skateboarders from throughout the region to Providence East Park in the Greater Brandon community of Riverview. The grand opening is free, as well as admission through the end of April.
See who won at the Ninth Annual B. Lee Elam Golf Tournament, run in conjunction with the Community Roundtable. The event was held March 31 at the Buckhorn Springs Golf and Country Club in Valrico.
The home turf for the youth soccer club is J.C. Handly Park in Brandon.