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

Chris Norton has been playing baseball for almost as long as he has been able to walk. ...more

January 28, 2009

Gerald Bruce Taylor Jr., who authorities say was shot to death by the jealous estranged husband of a woman Taylor had just started dating, left behind a grieving family, including a 7-year-old daughter, who are trying to come to grips with the tragedy. ...more

December 22, 2008

The East Bay High School baseball program and its supporters will soon trade their bats for golf clubs for an upcoming fundraiser. ...more

October 15, 2008

Plant High baseball standout Mychal Givens has a pretty busy schedule this summer, and it includes appearances in two national all-star games that will take place in well-known major-league baseball venues. ...more

July 17, 2008

Brandon baseball couple gets county award. ...more

July 15, 2008

High school baseball coaches constantly instruct their hitters to make every plate appearance count. Former Bishop McLaughlin player Marcel Duarte appears to have taken that advice. ...more

July 13, 2008

A construction worker was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital on Monday, after he suffered a head injury working at a construction site behind the Avon Park Pizza Hut restaurant. ...more

June 23, 2008

TRINITY - Mitchell High ace Patrick Schuster represented West Pasco high school baseball this year as the area's lone player cracking the Florida Sports Writers Association's Class 6A All-State team. ...more

June 20, 2008