LAKE PLACID — Scoring chances in soccer are hard to come by, and when opportunity comes knocking, you have to be there to answer the door. The Lake Placid Green Dragons girls soccer team let a gift-wrapped opportunity slip away in a 0-0 tie with the Class 3A-District 8 foe McKeel Academy of Lakeland at Roger Scarborough Stadium on Tuesday. Christmas came early for the Green Dragons at the 60 minute mark of the match, when a hand ball inside the box penalty by McKeel Academy set up a penalty kick for the Lake Placid. ...more

December 6, 2007

SEBRING — There's something about the home whites that doesn't agree with the Sebring boys soccer team so far this season. Winless at home and undefeated on the road, the Blue Streaks continued their cold play under the hot lights of Firemen's Field on Tuesday with an uninspired 2-0 defeat to Hardee, the same squad Sebring defeated in a double-overtime thriller last year in the Class 4A-District 10 semifinals. "When we go out on the road, we're hoping to win," said Sebring senior captain Nicholas Peters. "When we're here, we expect to win, and that's what kills us." ...more

November 29, 2007

The Tampa Mustangs softball program won three titles at the Disney Atlantic Citrus Classic held at the Wide World of Sports Complex last weekend. ...more

October 13, 2007

The Tampa Mustangs softball program won three titles at the Disney Atlantic Citrus Classic held at the Wide World of Sports Complex last weekend. ...more

October 13, 2007

The Tampa Mustangs softball program won three titles at the Disney Atlantic Citrus Classic held at the Wide World of Sports Complex last weekend. ...more

October 13, 2007

The Tampa Mustangs softball program won three titles at the Disney Atlantic Citrus Classic held at the Wide World of Sports Complex last weekend. ...more

October 13, 2007

The Tampa Mustangs softball program won three titles at the Disney Atlantic Citrus Classic held at the Wide World of Sports Complex last weekend. ...more

October 13, 2007

The Tampa Mustangs softball program won three titles at the Disney Atlantic Citrus Classic held at the Wide World of Sports Complex last weekend. ...more

October 13, 2007

SEBRING — Fred Wild Elementary second-grader Brittney Austin stopped by the school's R.O.A.R. Store on Monday with the six R.O.A.R. tickets in hand she received for good behavior. School officials at Fred Wild Elementary and three other district schools are looking to the Positive Behavior Support program this year with hopes of improving student conduct. Park Elementary was first to implement the program in 2003-04 with Sebring Middle following in 2005-06. Fred Wild and Avon Park Middle started the program this year. Austin said she received a R.O.A.R. ticket in the lunchroom and another ticket in her classroom for being first to follow her teacher's directions. Students can use the tickets to get items in the R.O.A.R. Store, which is open for about one hour on Mondays and Tuesdays. ...more

October 9, 2007

Coming on strong. Led by sophomore speedster Connor Bauer, who finished first by more than two minutes over his nearest competitor, Sebring's boys team won Thursday's four-team high school cross country meet. ...more

September 29, 2007