Beach chairs were unfolded and lined the fence separating the crowd from the field while visitors gathered at the concession stand to order hot dogs, pizza slices and bottles of water. ...more

March 11, 2009

Golf Hammock Holding Ladies Golf Clinics SEBRING Golf Hammock Country Club will hold ladies golf clinics with PGA/LPGA professional Nell Hays from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Cost is $12, which includes discount card for weekend play. All levels are encouraged. To sign up, call the pro shop at 382-2151. ...more

March 6, 2009

Most of us can't really conceive of just how much money a trillion dollars is. I know it's a "1" with 12 zeros after it, but it's hard to get a handle on how much space that much cash would take up. I keep thinking of those old comic books with Disney's Scrooge McDuck. He kept all his money in a vault that looked like a swimming pool full of dollars. My guess is even Scrooge McDuck didn't have that much cash in his vault. ...more

March 6, 2009

In Jason Isringhausen's mind, it was no big deal - just another bullpen session tacked onto the list of hundreds he has thrown in his life. ...more

February 23, 2009

Most of the names remain the same, but the potential for success among returning East Lake High School baseball players is what will be markedly different this season. ...more

February 21, 2009

Back in the 1920s, '30s and '40s - when Avon Park was the spring training home for major and minor league baseball teams - the teams stayed at the Hotel Jacaranda. On Sat., Feb. 21, that same hotel will serve as the setting while Avon Park baseball historian Dr. Ron Sevigny brings Avon Park's unique baseball history to life. His talk takes place during the annual banquet of the Historical Society of Avon Park, beginning at 6:30. ...more

February 13, 2009

Back in the 1920s, '30s and '40s - when Avon Park was the spring training home for major and minor league baseball teams - the teams stayed at the Hotel Jacaranda. ...more

February 6, 2009

Time is almost up for any young sluggers interested in playing ball for one South Shore organization this spring. ...more

January 28, 2009

NEWS AND NOTES Alonso Lefty Selects USF Alonso junior left-handed pitcher Thomas Dorminy has verbally committed to the University of South Florida, Ravens coach Landy Faedo said Friday. ...more

January 24, 2009

Time is almost up for any young sluggers interested in playing ball for one South Shore organization this spring. East Bay Little League will host the first of its last two on-site registration days Jan. 24 at Vance Vogel Park, 13012 Bullfrog Creek Road, the league's home field. Jan. 28 will be the last registration day at Vance Vogel Park and the last day players may register online for the upcoming season, which starts Feb. 28. ...more

January 23, 2009