SEBRING — Sam Robinson and T.J. Williams put pen to paper and took the next step in their athletic and academic lives on Wednesday, as both Sebring football standouts signed letters of intent to play football at separate community colleges in Mississippi. Robinson, a multi-talented, multi-position offensive weapon, will head to Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, Miss., while Williams, a bruising running back, will take his talents to Holmes Community College in Goodman, Miss. "I want to continue to work on my game, be coachable and be the best I can be," said Williams, who has family in Mississippi and noted he'll likely line up as a running back for the Bulldogs. "There's more speed and physical play at the next level, so I'll have to adjust to that." Robinson, too, said he'll have to make adjustments: He said he'll likely play wide ...more

February 8, 2008

Most of us, especially hardcore fans, can probably agree on this: There are - at 32 - too many bowl games. ...more

January 9, 2008

If the football series between the University of South Florida and UCF was as competitive as Saturday night's men's basketball contest, they might not have decided to end it. ...more

December 2, 2007

Both the Sebring and Avon Park wrestling teams laced up their high-tops and hit the road on Saturday in their first matches of the season. ...more

November 12, 2007

The Heartland prep football season has come to a close. Take a look back at the images of your local teams on the gridiron. ...more

November 11, 2007

PALMETTO –– The laughs and jeers on the way to the football field by some spectators didn't go unnoticed by the Avon Park Red Devil football players, who have found new strength in this watershed season. Thier season may have ended with a 41-0 rout at the hands of the playoff-bound Palmetto Tigers at Harllee Stadium on Friday, but the mood was upbeat and an sense of excitement for what lies ahead for the underclassman that endure all the hardships this year was felt. ...more

November 11, 2007

Despite playing without its main cog Friday night, the University of South Florida men's basketball team nearly gave new coach Stan Heath a victory in his Bulls debut. ...more

November 10, 2007

With the Heartland prep football season entering its final night, take a look back at the images of your local teams on the gridiron. ...more

November 9, 2007

Should football help get him there, fine. Whatever it takes to get Joseph Upthegrove into the Navy - specifically into an airplane - works for him. ...more

November 7, 2007

AVON PARK — There's a saying in prize fighting: Everyone has a plan until they've been hit. Well, the Avon Park Red Devils have been hit from all sides — even from themselves — and now find themselves on the gridiron canvas. The question is whether they can pick themselves up and turn around what looks to be a lost season. Or is it? People seem to forget that the Red Devils were 6-1 at this time last season and went on to lose their final three games and the tiebreaker against arch-rival Sebring. ...more

October 12, 2007