Cleveland Nobles scored nine points and Avierre Conner and Tekovian Miller each added eight on Friday night to lead the Avon Park boys basketball team to a 38-29 victory over DeSoto in a crucial Class 4A-District 10 match. ...more

January 25, 2009

University of South Florida guards Mike Mercer and Anthony Crater were arrested on charges of possession of marijuana in Tampa about midnight Friday. The were arrested less than a mile from campus. ...more

January 24, 2009

After splitting with Frostproof during the regular season, the Lake Placid girls soccer team was full of confidence heading into Thursday night's Class 3A-District 8 tournament championship match. ...more

January 24, 2009

Bloomingdale edged Wharton 1-0 and Newsome outlasted Freedom 1-0 in a shootout (winning 2-1 in penalty kicks) Thursday night in the Class 5A-District 8 girls soccer semifinals. ...more

January 23, 2009

4A-8 GIRLS SOCCER Zephyrhills junior forward Amber Morgenstern scores on a rebound as the No. 2 seed Lady Bulldogs oust the No. 3 seed Springstead, 1-0. ...more

January 22, 2009

Frostproof scored two early goals off Lake Placid defensive lapses and the Bulldogs hung on for a 3-1 in the Class 3A-District 8 girls soccer championship at Southwest Park Complex. The loss sends the district runner-up Green Dragons on the road next Thursday, when they'll be hosted by the winner of the Trinity Prep/Lake Highland Prep match. ...more

January 22, 2009

4A-8 GIRLS SOCCER Springstead sophomore goalkeeper Monica Vega comes up large with a key saves in regulation and two in penalty kicks as the Eagles slip past upset-minded Pasco, 2-1. SHS FACES Z'HILLS IN THURSDAY SEMIFINAL AT 5:30 P.M. ...more

January 22, 2009

Hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky is quoted as saying, "A good player goes where the puck is. A great player knows where the puck is going to be." ...more

January 18, 2009

They didn't leave with a victory, but if there's one thing the Sebring boys basketball team can take away from a 61-58 district loss to DeSoto on Friday night, it's that the Blue Streaks are willing to fight until there's zeroes on the scoreboard. ...more

January 11, 2009

Avon Park girls soccer coach Jocelyn Simplice worked tirelessly before the holidays with his team on proper technique and tips that would make them a more effective squad on both sides of the field. ...more

January 10, 2009