It's hard to imagine that a team returning all five starters could fly under the radar. But that's exactly what Freedom has done this season. ...more

January 17, 2008

BELLEVIEW –– Sebring's Brenita Grant may not have put up huge numbers in the stat column, but her play against the Gulf High Buccaneers on Saturday proved the difference in the Blue Streaks' 45-37 victory in the championship game of the Lady Rattlers Holiday Tournament. Down 34-29 heading into the final eight minutes, Sebring head coach Mike Lee decided to make a change. "We switched to man-to-man defense and that was a key to our win," Lee said. "[Brenita] shut down [Gulf's] guards. She played amazing for us." With her stellar defense, Grant helped the Streaks outscore Gulf 16-3 in the fourth for the win and earned tournament MVP honors. ...more

December 31, 2007

The Sebring High girls basketball team outscored Gulf 15-3 in the fourth quarter to win the Blue Division title 45-37 at the Lady Rattlers Friends Holiday tournament Saturday night. ...more

December 31, 2007

BELLVIEW — Sebring senior Whitney Lee scored 10 of her team-high 18 points in the fourth quarter and the Blue Streaks defense came up huge in a 58-49 victory over the Lyman Greyhounds (Orlando) in the second round of the Lady Rattlers Holiday Tournament on Friday. ...more

December 30, 2007

It's said that no two snowflakes are alike and so it was with students in Dellarine Anderson's kindergarten class at Hugo Schmidt Elementary School, who proved that no two Christmas trees are alike either. To see all the artwork from Schmidt, including work by Avery Compas, Carmelo Quinones, Rowan Gould and Hannah Vire, go to Brandon.tbo.com and click on the "Your Photos" tab. ...more

December 26, 2007

Last week, Newsome was overconfident, maybe even complacent and expecting to win against Bloomingdale, according to Wolves coach Kelly Townsend. The overconfidence was misguided and so were the expectations as Newsome suffered its first loss of the season and a district defeat. ...more

December 12, 2007

SEBRING — Hannah Shoop and Whitney Wells may not be the fastest girls on the floor for the Sebring girls basketball team, but both agree: Speed aside, it's tough to keep up with someone who never stops. Shoop, a junior, had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and the senior Wells added six points and six boards Tuesday night to lead the Blue Streaks to a 42-31 Class 4A-District 10 victory over Sarasota-Booker at SHS. ...more

November 29, 2007

No charges will be filed in a case in which a Muslim girl said she was threatened at the middle school she attends, St. Petersburg police said Tuesday. ...more

November 21, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - No charges will be filed in a case in which a Muslim girl had allegedly been threatened at the middle school she attends, St. Petersburg police announced this morning. ...more

November 20, 2007

SEBRING — Taking out a week's worth of frustration, the Sebring girls basketball team, led by junior forward Hannah Shoop's 18 points and 14 rebounds, pounded LaBelle 52-34 on Friday night. The non-district win improved the Class 4A Blue Streaks to 1-1 on the season and eased some of the sting from losing their District-10 opener to Palmetto on Tuesday night. ...more

November 18, 2007