Each day, as he enters the Moore Athletic Center, Bobby Bowden walks past a bronze statue created in his likeness. Fittingly, it is larger than life. But it wasn't built to scale, at least not when you consider Bowden's impact. ...more

November 29, 2008

AVON PARK — South Florida Community College baseball coach Rick Hitt doesn't believe in moral victories. After watching his Panthers erase an 11-run deficit only to fall 13-12 to Hillsborough Community College on Wednesday, his assessment was rather blunt. "A loss is a loss, plain and simple," Hitt said. "Yes, they battled back and I applaud them for that, but we still lost." After falling behind 10-0, SFCC's Brandon Decker broke the scoreless drought for the Panthers (4-5) with a two-run blast over the right-field fence in the fifth, but the Hawks responded by adding three runs in the top-half of the seventh for a 13-2 advantage. After scoring three runs off a double by Ryan Thorlton and a sacrifice fly by pitcher Cameron Nelson, the Panthers exploded for three home runs by Jasper Brown, Brien Coppola and Nelson to cut the lead to two. ...more

February 8, 2008

This year's Plankfest, Pasco County's homegrown rock festival, will help raise money for kids trying to get a skateboard park built in Dade City. ...more

October 7, 2007