For the last five weeks, more than two dozen beginner and intermediate golfers ages 7 through 16 have attended a junior golf camp at Magnolia Valley Golf Club. The four-hour daily sessions were taught by Gulf High's Pam Scott and supervised by PGA teaching professional Jim Schemehorn. ...more

July 31, 2008

A controversial call in the top of the sixth inning spoiled a stellar pitching performance by Tyrone Perry on Saturday, as the Avon Park Majors (11-12) All-Stars fell 1-0 to Liberty County in the opening round of the Dixie Youth Majors state tournament. Avon Park now falls to the loser's bracket, where they'll face Highlands Park at 1:30 on Sunday. ...more

July 12, 2008

OKEECHOBEE –– Steven Flowers always plays with plenty of emotion. It's what fuels his game, and most of the time, it fuels his teammates as well. The fuel tank was near empty when Flowers walked off the field after the Avon Park All-Stars fell 13-2 in a five-inning, mercy-rule game to the Okeechobee All-Stars in the Dixie 13-year-old boys District 8 tournament at the Okeechobee Sports Complex on Saturday. "This is not how I know we can play," Flowers said. "I'm not happy with the way I played or the outcome. I know we can play a lot better baseball than that." The opening day jitters may have been to blame, as the Avon Park squad looked to be off their game, especially at the plate, where they managed just four hits against Okeechobee's Alex Estremera. "We had plenty of chances to make things happen," Flowers said. "But we couldn't capitalize on any of their mistakes." ...more

June 30, 2008

A cursory glance, taking note only of the 8-1 final score, and the conclusion would be this was another expected, lopsided win for the Spring Hill American team. ...more

June 30, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE BASEBALL AAA MAJORS Spring Hill American tallies seven runs in the sixth inning to snap a 1-1 deadlock to solve San Antonio, 8-1. ...more

June 27, 2008

What started with concern Tuesday night evolved into some easiness. That transform morphed into genuine worry before jubilation was attained. ...more

June 27, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE BASEBALL AAA MAJORS Spring Hill's Josh Rivera drives in Jon Waskowitz with the tie-breaking run in the bottom of seventh to edge Bushnell, 11-10. ...more

June 24, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE BASEBALL AA ROOKIES After impressive opening-round win, Ridge Manor falls flat, 24-0. ...more

June 11, 2008

From the moment B.J. Askew arrived in Tampa last year, Bucs coach Jon Gruden never turned down an opportunity to extol him. ...more

June 3, 2008

When Lukas Poderis cracked the starting five of Ridgewood's boys basketball team as a freshman, he was striking at 6-foot-7 - yet clearly a work in progress even for the high school level. ...more

May 28, 2008