The Avon Park volleyball team had an off night on the road Thursday, as Palmetto took advantage of poor serve-receive by the Red Devils en route to a 25-16, 25-11, 25-13 sweep in district action. ...more

September 13, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Down by one point with just under six minutes to play in the game, Freedom recovered a Wharton fumble on the Wildcats' 28-yard line and marched for the game-winning score to give the Patriots a win. ...more

September 6, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Down by one point with just under six minutes to play in the game, Freedom recovered a Wharton fumble on the Wildcats' 28-yard line and marched for the game-winning score to give the Patriots a win. ...more

September 6, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Summer is when rivalries are born in the pool. For 12-year old Emily Helterhoff of the Highlands Hurricanes and 11-year old Maggie Brumfield of the Hardee Swim Team, Saturday's Lake Placid Aquatic Invitational gave everyone a glimpse of the future of girls swimming in the Heartland. Helterhoff and Brumfield competed in six events in the girls 11-12 category during the event at the Green Dragon pool, with the Hurricane swimmer getting the best of the Wildcat in five events –– with just two weeks of work before the event. "Emily has been just short of amazing," said Hurricanes coach Marvin Wolfe. "She showed a lot of promise last season, which was her first with the Hurricanes, and is picking up right where she left off." ...more

June 22, 2008

Despite Wharton High's efforts to slow the pace of Thursday night's 5A Region 2 quarterfinal match, Ridgewood's second-to-none transition game quickly overpowered the Wildcats, en route to a dominating 58-36 victory. ...more

February 15, 2008

SEBRING –– The time for tweaking their lineup and making adjustments is over for the boys basketball coaches in the Heartland. It's tournament time. The second round of the boys Class 4A-District 10 tournament is tonight in Palmetto, and Avon Park and Sebring are both in action. Avon Park, which is the No. 5 seed, faces fourth-seed Hardee at 6 tonight. The Red Devils, who lost to Okeechobee 57-55 on Saturday, have had an up and down season and a win tonight against a talented Wildcat squad would send them into Friday night's semifinals. ...more

February 5, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Top-seeded Wesley Chapel and second-seeded Land O' Lakes won handily Friday night to advance to tonight's final of the Class 5A-District 7 girls basketball tournament. ...more

February 2, 2008

McKeel Academy had three players score in double figures and the Lake Placid defense couldn't hold on Thursday night as the Wildcats downed the Green Dragons 68-37 in the semifinals of the Class 3A-District 10 tournament at McKeel Academy, ending Lake Placid's season. ...more

January 31, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Call it beginners luck or just a group of determined wrestlers plowing through hard dirt. Either way, the Sunlake wrestling team isn't what you would call an easy victory. ...more

January 10, 2008

A smile came easily for Mitchell wrestling coach John Stanjeski early Saturday evening. ...more

January 7, 2008