The Avon Park wrestling team, which graduated two state champions and a state qualifier off last year's outstanding team, continues to gain valuable experience with each meet the Red Devils compete in this season. ...more

December 22, 2009

Sebring wrestling coach Josh Miller kept waiting for his team to turn the corner. He wanted to see the Blue Streaks win matches with technique, not just talent. ...more

December 15, 2009

State qualifier Charles Hubbard scored a decisive pin midway through Avon Park's match Tuesday, propelling the Red Devils to a 48-34 win over upstart Frostproof in the first home dual meet of the season. ...more

December 10, 2009

After reaching the second round of last year's Class 1A state wrestling finals, Avon Park's Charles Hubbard is determined to improve on that performance this season. ...more

December 8, 2009

While working on the footers for a Habitat for Humanity home, Avon Park High School junior John Edwards finds he has a problem with wood splitting. ...more

March 4, 2009

The contrasts between James Bland and Jace Grimmett are plentiful, but there's one distinction the pair will forever share: They're Avon Park's first-ever state wrestling champions. ...more

February 23, 2009

"Jesus, Jesus," whispers Lottie Mae Durant. That's Barack Obama taking the presidential oath on a TV at the old William Glover School, where Durant and other blacks once learned from first-rate teachers and secondhand books. ...more

February 21, 2009

All five Avon Park wrestlers won their opening-round matches on Friday morning at the Class 1A state wrestling meet at Lakeland Center. ...more

February 21, 2009

Three Red Devils were crowned regional champions and the Avon Park wrestling team furthered its growing reputation on the mat Saturday at the Class 1A-Region 2 meet at Matanzas High School. ...more

February 16, 2009

James Bland, Kemosi Hatten and Jace Grimmett each won regional titles on Saturday night and the Avon Park wrestling team missed out on a team regional championship by the closest of margins at the Class 1A-Region 2 meet at Matanzas High School. ...more

February 15, 2009