They have gone from sitting beside each other in kindergarten to standing strong as Jesuit's middle linebackers. ...more

September 4, 2008

Can the Seminoles be too strong? That seemed the case this week as Florida State's top football players showed up for strength tests. Paul Griffin said he and Budd Thacker were told by their coaches to not risk injury by trying to improve upon their previous bests in the bench press. Practice begins on Thursday. ...more

August 6, 2008

With a setting sun as their backdrop, a trio of Seminoles squeezed in what was left of their summer preparation on Tuesday. This would be a last opportunity to hone their skills in the tranquility of a Tallahassee evening that will be replaced by the din of preseason practice on Thursday. ...more

August 6, 2008

Hunter Joyer impressed people when he lifted 445 pounds on the bench press during the Class 2A state boys weightlifting meet last month in Daytona Beach. ...more

May 28, 2008

It isn't easy being Brianna Hooker. The River Ridge High girl weightlifter is trying to be the best in everything she does and that list is long. ...more

May 28, 2008

SEBRING –– Walking into the weight room as a freshman, Sebring's Brannen Dorman never thought he would be on the ultimate stage and going for gold as a senior at the Class 1A state finals. But despite his success, this gentle giant has always been humbled by his accomplishments. "Weightlifting is one of the great joys in my life," Dorman said. "I put in tons of hard work to finally reach the state level and just to be there was an accomplishment. I was very humbled by the experience." The Sebring senior came in fifth at the state finals in the 199-pound division with a bench press of 305 pounds and a clean-and-jerk of 295, for a combined total of 600 pounds. For his outstanding work ethic and accomplishments, Dorman has been named the 2008 Highlands Today's Boys Weightlifter of the Year. ...more

May 26, 2008

FOOTBALL Nature Coast Tech football lineman Jake Myers signs to play with Wisconsin's Lakeland College. ...more

May 24, 2008

NUKE THAT PIE Microwave ovens usually turn the texture of bread into something akin to a baseball glove. Tough. Chewy. Disgusting. Which explains why we were surprised to find that the new California Pizza Kitchen Sicilian-style thin-crust pizza serving for one tasted like, well, pizza. We're very much in favor of food that tastes like it should. We tried the DiGiorno version, too, but liked CPK's better. Cost: $3.29. ...more

May 21, 2008

Brianna Hooker had a moment when she just had to yawn. The River Ridge High junior spent Friday night at the prom and came home at 12:30 a.m. ...more

May 13, 2008

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

May 9, 2008