DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE BASEBALL AAA MINORS Spring Hill American suffers its worst post-season loss in an 11-0 defeat late Monday night to unbeaten West Seminole. ...more

July 7, 2008

Timmy Farrelll hit two home runs, including a three-run walk off bomb into center field to lift Okeechobee to a 13-1 win over the Sebring All-Stars in the Dixie Boys (age 14) District 8 tournament at Okeechobee Sports Complex on Thursday night. ...more

July 4, 2008

OKEECHOBEE — Seth Abeln can get under the skin of any pitcher in Dixie baseball when he gets on base, as he is famous for turning a single into a run. ...more

July 3, 2008

Zach Osha smacked a solo homer over the right field fence in the fifth to cap off an offensive outburst, as the Sebring All-Stars defeated the Clewiston All-Stars 10-0 in six innings in an elimination game in the Dixie Boys (age 14) District 8 tournament at Okeechobee Sports Complex on Wednesday. ...more

July 2, 2008

OKEECHOBEE — Mark Greenauer inched away from third base, watching Okeechobee pitcher Jack Radenbaugh's delivery and hoping to zip to home plate and put Sebring closer to victory. ...more

July 2, 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

OKEECHOBEE — Clewiston's bats were as hot as the weather in Saturday's game against Avon Park in the opening-round of the Dixie 14-year-old boys District 8 tournament at the Okeechobee Sports Complex. Clewiston, which banged out eight hits, was led by third baseman Tyler Yebba, who went 3 for 4 with three RBI and Trey Pruitt, who scored two runs in an 11-3 victory. The win moved Clewiston into a winners' bracket game against Okeechobee on Sunday night, which beat Sebring 2-1 on Saturday night. The loss dropped Avon Park into an elimination game against Sebring on Sunday afternoon. See highlandstoday.com/sports and Tuesday's Highlands Today for complete coverage. Clewiston got rolling early against Avon Park by putting up five runs in the top of the first inning. ...more

June 30, 2008

Tommy Bertoniere clubbed a three-run home run and finished with four RBI on Sunday to pace Sebring in a 15-3 victory over rival Avon Park, eliminating AP from the Dixie 14-year-old District 8 tournament at Okeechobee Sports Complex. ...more

June 29, 2008

Noah Wilcox was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the eighth inning with the bases loaded on Saturday to hand Okeechobee a 2-1 victory over Sebring in the opening round of the Dixie 14-year-old District 8 tournament at Okeechobee Sports Complex. ...more

June 28, 2008

OKEECHOBEE — Cody Cook could hear his coach yelling for him to run home, but with the game on the line, Cook didn't immediately respond to the order being given. "I just stood there a moment and then finally got what was happening," Cook said. "And I took off." What could've been a blunder wound up being the game-winner for Cook, who crossed home plate on a fluke play involving Justin Acevedo and a miscue by Okeechobee in the Sebring All-Stars' 1-0, eight-inning victory in the opening round of the Dixie Junior Boys (age 13) District 8 tournament at Okeechobee Recreational Complex on Friday. ...more

June 28, 2008