LAKE WALES — As freshman, Avon Park natives Sarah and Saundra Flores have waited patiently for their turn to shine for the Warner Southern softball team. ...more

May 8, 2008

4A-8 BASEBALL Nature Coast hangs close, but eighth-ranked Pirates triumph in 4A-8 title game once again, 3-1.   ...more

April 28, 2008

It would have been understandable if Luis Gonzalez had called it a career. He had 18 big-league seasons in his rear-view mirror and there was basically nothing left he hadn't accomplished. He has a World Series ring and a place in the record books. ...more

February 8, 2008

SEBRING — The Sebring boys soccer team made sure their last regular-season home match was one to remember. Senior forward Nicholas Peters scored two goals and Austin Brady led a suffocating defense, as the Blue Streaks shut out Clewiston 4-0 on Monday night at Firemen's Field. After back-to-back poor performances last week, Peters jump-started the Sebring offense, and led an attack that peppered Tiger goalie Jose Jaimez with 16 shots. ...more

January 16, 2008

AVON PARK –– The countless hours of extra batting practice and the thousands of ground balls that helped to hone his fielding have paid off in a big way for Steven Levine. The South Florida Community College baseball player will continue to chase his dream of making it to the major leagues by playing for Florida Southern College in Lakeland in the fall of 2008. The 19-year-old Levine, who played third base and batted .330 with a team-high 42 RBI for the Panthers last year, is excited to be able to play for the Moccasins, after signing a baseball scholarship with the Division II powerhouse last week. "I'm really looking forward to playing for Florida Southern because I felt comfortable when I visited the campus and they have some nice facilities," Levine said. "The coaches were great and it's definitely a baseball school and that's what I wanted. ...more

November 27, 2007