Cody Cook crossed home plate as Okeechobee was busy trying to catch Justin Acevedo in a rundown to give the Sebring All-Stars a 1-0 victory over the host team in the opening round of the Dixie Junior Boys (age 13) District 8 tournament on Friday. ...more

June 28, 2008

SEBRING — The fans filled the stands and the waves of cheers charged the night air at Firemen's Field on Friday night, and with the season on the line, Sebring's Steven Fortner didn't disappoint. "All night," said Fortner from the moment he stepped into the dugout. "I'm feeling it tonight." The Blue Streak senior pitched a complete game shutout in front of some outstanding defensive plays from his teammates, as Sebring bounced the Bartow 2-0 in the Class 4A regional semifinals. All eyes were on Fortner heading into the top of the seventh, as the Streaks clung to a two-run lead. ...more

May 5, 2008

A growing conviction that the United States is headed toward recession sent Wall Street plunging Tuesday, with weak retail sales figures and disappointing results from Citigroup exacerbating investors' pessimistic mood. The Dow Jones industrials tumbled nearly 280 points. ...more

January 16, 2008

Despite having J.J. Lain involved in a collision that caused him to be sent by helicopter to a hospital in Tampa with a possible concussion, the Nature Coast Technical Sharks boys' soccer team still almost managed to pull out a point in its 1-0 loss to Zephyrhills Thursday night. ...more

December 25, 2007

Experience earned Fort Myers Evangelical Christian a third straight trip to the 2A state volleyball tournament, as the Sentinels defeated Tampa Prep 25-17, 25-20 and 25-20 in the Region 3 title match on Saturday. ...more

November 11, 2007

Jon Kitna backed up his big boasts with a clutch fourth-quarter comeback and a couple of key defensive plays by Dewayne White. ...more

September 10, 2007