OKEECHOBEE — Celebrations began as soon as the ball left the bat and once again, it wasn't the boys in blue doing the celebrating. For the second consecutive year, Sebring couldn't exercise the Okeechobee curse, as Timmy Farrell's walk-off three-run homer to center gave the host team a 13-1 six-inning, mercy-rule victory in the championship final of the Dixie Boys (age 14) District 8 tournament at Okeechobee Sports Complex on Thursday evening. "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen was blasted through the loudspeaker, as Farrell homered for the second time in the game for the first two in his playing career, and was congratulated after the game by the Sebring players, many of which are his teammates on an AAU team. The game was delayed for five-plus hours due to a major storm cell that flooded the ball fields and took three air-boats to disperse the water from the infield so play could continue. ...more

July 4, 2008

JUNIOR GOLF ...more

July 1, 2008

Keari Brink's name seemed so fitting as track and field season winded down. She was, by any measure, on the brink of greatness, capable of great things though past seasons had ended short of the state meet. ...more

May 28, 2008

Daniel Garza never wavered and never panicked Sunday. Not when he trailed 3-0 or had to erase a trio of set points against him. Once he finally did win the first set, he never let Marcus Fugate back into the match. ...more

May 19, 2008

To prom or not to prom. For some local athletes, that is the question. ...more

May 9, 2008

WAUCHULA — The Sebring boys tennis team pulled out a victory before the rains washed out doubles matches on Monday, as the Blue Streaks cruised to a 5-0 blanking of Hardee in Class 4A-District 10 action. ...more

February 19, 2008

SEBRING –– Mary Midence's excitement was bubbling over as she took the court on Monday with an unmistakable smile. "I just couldn't wait to get this season underway," Midence said. "I've been really excited about this team and wanted to show what this team could do on the court against some competition besides us." The Sebring girls tennis team saw very little in the way of competition from Clewiston, as the Streaks dispatched the Tigers 6-1 with relative ease despite windy conditions in the season opener at Sun 'N Lake tennis courts. ...more

February 13, 2008

A year has passed since perhaps the most frustrating defeat in Plant City boys basketball history. This week the Raiders can eliminate any stains of its memory. ...more

February 4, 2008

Looking back on last season, regular-season records didn't seem to mean much when the boys basketball district tournaments began. ...more

February 4, 2008

Even after watching Roger Federer win 12 Grand Slam singles titles, he can still catch you off guard. ...more

January 24, 2008