Legendary Brandon High wrestling coach Russ Cozart was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame last week in Tampa in a ceremony that will air on Bright House Sports Network on March 28.
The new Brandon High School football coach sat down with Patch to talk about his excitement and plans for the program.
Brandon's Cyle and Casey Farrell traveled with their Tampa Scorpions AA 99 hockey team to Washington D.C. for the USA Hockey National Championships last weekend.
The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 31 at FishHawk Sporting Clays in Lithia.
An expanded Wellness Center, new equipment and furnishings and a larger youth activity area comprise the newly constituted space at the Brandon Family YMCA on Kingsway Road.
The Armwood Hawks freshman won the 106-pound state crown Saturday in Lakeland at the state finals.
Flint claimed the Class 3A, 113-pound title Feb. 18 in Lakeland, one of seven Eagles to be crowned state champs as the Eagles clinched Brandon High’s 23rd state title and 12th in a row.
The Brandon Area Youth Soccer League (BAYLS) is now part of what has reportedly become one of the largest soccer clubs in the southeastern United States, the VSI West Florida Flames.
From the University of Tampa to the San Francisco 49ers, it was quite a ride for Freddie Solomon Jr., who died Feb. 13 at age 59. He is remembered in the Greater Brandon area for his 21 years of work with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
The Tampa Bay Rays outfielder and Armwood High product visited North Brandon Little League in Seffner to help raise money and teach baseball fundamentals, TBO.com reports.
Once again, the Eagles come away with more medals than any other school at the 2012 Hillsborough County Wrestling Championship.
The 2011 USTA Adaptive Tennis National Community Service Award goes to the Tennis For Fun program at the Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center. The aim is to make tennis accessible for players with special needs.
The Eagles, coming off a commanding showing at the 28th Ippolito Memorial Tournament, begin their quest for another Hillsborough County title this week.
Just weeks after guiding the Hawks to the Class 6A state title, head coach Sean Callahan is on the staff for Jan. 3's Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in Phoenix.
The pregame tailgating by Armwood High fans and parents at Orlando's Citrus Bowl is becoming a yearly event, just like the football team's dominance.
The Hawks beat Miami Central 40-31 on Friday, Dec. 17, to win the Class 6A title at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando.
The Armwood High School Hawks travel Dec. 17 to the Citrus Bowl in Orlando. On the line in the matchup against Miami Central is Armwood’s third state title under head coach Sean Callahan.
The Hawks secured a 40-31 win to claim a perfect season and the team’s third state championship since 2003. Head Coach Sean Callahan’s powerhouse Armwood team beat Miami Central at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando on Dec. 17.
Maddie Hess qualifies for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials thanks to her strong showing at the U.S. Senior Nationals in Atlanta. She beat a record set by Olympian Maritza Correia, also as a teenager training at the Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center.
Minutes after his team's 17-14 football victory over the Gainesville Hurricanes, head coach Sean Callahan talks about the Dec. 2 contest that gave his Armwood High Hawks another region title. Next up: state semifinals Dec. 9.
The Armwood high school football team stared defeat in the eye Friday night and rose to the occasion beating Gainesville 17-14 to advance to the state semifinals.
The loss to Brandon notwithstanding, Jeff Pafunda, head coach of the Armwood High School boys basketball team, says his team's bounce-back from four, 3-pointers shows promise for better times ahead.
Both boys and girls teams visited Armwood on Tuesday night.
The playoffs heat up with a Nov. 25 contest at Armwood High School in Seffner that pits the Hawks against the visiting Terriers from Hillsborough High. At stake: the Class 6A semifinal crown.
The Eagles fell to the Tampa Bay Tech Titans in playoff action Friday night.
Top-ranked Hawks are scheduled to host Lakewood Ranch in a playoff game Friday as the FHSAA investigates the eligibility of an offensive lineman.
Under head football coach John Lima, the Brandon Eagles return to post-season play for a second year in a row, matching up against the Titans for the Nov. 18 contest at Tampa Bay Technical High School.
As the Armwood Hawks blast through the 2011 football season, their biggest road block might not be a team across the field, but an FHSAA ruling on the eligibility of senior offensive lineman Jack Lightsey.
A public meeting, sponsored by Hillsborough County and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), will take place tonight at an open meeting at Turkey Creek Recreation Center, 5936 Connell Road, Plant City.
In a battle of unbeatens and for bragging rights in Hillsborough County, the Hawks claim victory over the Panthers.
The Armwood football team faces its biggest roadblock of the regular season Friday, Oct. 28.
Brandon Patch examines the rules that come into play when one high school team is blowing out another.
Sophomore running back Cyrus Dooley has emerged as a major threat this year for the Eagles.
The clinic is set for 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at JC Handly Park, 3104 S. Kings Ave.
The Brandon High Eagles (2-4, 1-1 Class 7A District 8) fell to the Plant Panthers (6-0, 1-0), before a full crowd of football fans at home, Oct. 14.
Don't take your eyes off Armwood this year, you might miss something great.
Senior football running back Tyrell Garner steps in where Darius Lee left off, harnessed with carrying the Brandon High School Eagles rushing attack.
Head coach John Lima of Brandon High School talks football three games into the young season.
Good news from the HI Performance tennis squad at the Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center.
The Armwood High School football team continues its dominance over Hillsborough County, the eastern seaboard and the entire nation — well, most of it, with a No. 2 ranking to date (Sept. 23).