The District 11 champion Riverdale baseball team wasn't about to be swept on its home field. The Raiders strung together 13 hits and knocked around five Sebring pitchers to earn a 10-2 victory over the Blue Streaks in the second game of a Class 4A Regional final series on Friday night at Riverdale High School. The series now shifts to a do-or-die third game, which will decide who moves on to the state final four next week in Sarasota. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. and complete coverage will appear in Monday's Highlands Today. ...more

May 9, 2008

The Sebring baseball team moved one step closer to a return trip to the state final four on Friday night. Senior Adam Simmons struck out four in a gutsy complete-game performance to lead the Blue Streaks to a 3-2 victory over Riverdale in the opening game of a Class 4A regional final series at Riverdale High School. ...more

May 9, 2008

Wewahitchka won its second consecutive Class 2A state title by defeating Jacksonville Providence 4-1 Thursday in the championship at Plant City Stadium. ...more

May 9, 2008

PLANT CITY - Jacksonville Bartram Trail scored four runs in the bottom half of the first, then relied on the pitching of senior Molly Manning as the Bears ended Venice's undefeated season and won the 5A softball title, 4-2. ...more

May 8, 2008

Behind a complete-game one-hitter by pitcher Ashley Urbanik, Saint Leo won its first game in the NCAA II South Region Softball Tournament 3-2 in eight innings against Valdosta State. ...more

May 8, 2008