Thinking you're building toward something helps, but how many Lightning players - or employees, in general - believe that's happening, writes Martin Fennelly. ...more

February 23, 2009

Authorities say a distraught St. Petersburg man threw a grenade at two officers in hopes of being shot by police. ...more

February 22, 2009

The youthfulness and inexperience of the Avon Park softball squad has appeared at inopportune times this season. ...more

February 22, 2009

It was evident in his voice Friday night. Bloomingdale senior Chris Figari isn't satisfied with being just a state qualifier or any number other than the No. 1. ...more

February 21, 2009

James Bland, Kemosi Hatten and Jace Grimmett each won regional titles on Saturday night and the Avon Park wrestling team missed out on a team regional championship by the closest of margins at the Class 1A-Region 2 meet at Matanzas High School. ...more

February 15, 2009

Two days off the road was almost too much for Donna Byrne. "I'm ready to go. I'm tired of laying around," she said, tightening a rope around the tarp on her pack horse. ...more

February 15, 2009

At the beginning of the season, first-year Lake Placid coach David Veley wasn't seeing the amount of effort he wanted out of his team while trying to implement a new system. ...more

February 15, 2009

The Sebring boys basketball team had four players score more than 15 points on Friday night and the Blue Streaks advanced to the championship final of the Class 4A-District 10 tournament with an 89-73 victory over upstart Hardee. Jake Trussell scored 19 points, Tevin Toney added 17 points, JC Howard had 15 points and Robert "Jewel" Campbell added 14 more (including three late dunks) to lead the second-seeded Streaks past the No. 7-seeded Wildcats at DeSoto High School. The win puts Sebring into Saturday's game against the winner of the late game, top-seeded Palmetto or Braden River. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ...more

February 14, 2009