They didn't leave with a victory, but if there's one thing the Sebring boys basketball team can take away from a 61-58 district loss to DeSoto on Friday night, it's that the Blue Streaks are willing to fight until there's zeroes on the scoreboard. ...more

January 11, 2009

Rams win own tournament for first time. ...more

January 3, 2009

They may not have won the Alonso Holiday Classic, but the Durant High Cougars feel like they are gaining plenty as a team these days. ...more

December 31, 2008

Wiregrass Ranch took advantage of some cold Tarpon Springs fourth-quarter shooting Monday night and edged the Spongers 49-45. ...more

December 23, 2008

A.J. Abrams scored 27 points and Dexter Pittman added 19 to lead No. 5 Texas to an 88-72 victory against Texas Southern on Tuesday night. ...more

December 17, 2008

Cedric Jackson swished a 60-foot shot at the buzzer to give Cleveland State a 72-69 victory against No. 11 Syracuse on Monday night. ...more

December 16, 2008

Welcome to "Name That Anamoly." And let's greet our next contestant. ...more

December 14, 2008

As the fourth quarter's final seconds ticked away, Daija Barrett hauled in a rebound and immediately called for a time-out, but the Avon Park girls basketball team had none left, and the buzzer sounded the end of a Fort Meade victory over the Red Devils on Monday. ...more

December 3, 2008

With partly cloudy skies, but a storm looming, Highlands County schools opened Monday with 528 fewer students compared to the year before. ...more

August 19, 2008

The tension was evident as Highlands County's students squared off Saturday for school bragging rights. And it had nothing to do with athletics. It was all about brains and our top middle school students did a wonderful job answering questions that many adults wouldn't know. Academic teams from all Highlands County middle schools competed at the Sebring Middle School auditorium in an annual event measuring students' all-around knowledge. Each grade level battled to beat the buzzer and then the day was capped off with a "varsity" contest with each school's top students vying for a title. Sebring's Hill-Gustat won the varsity contest and the sixth-grade contest. Sebring Middle School won top honors in seventh and eighth grade contests. But the points separating all the schools was small, and every school had a strong showing with top students representing from throughout the county. ...more

June 2, 2008