SEBRING –– Lightning in a bottle was what the 2007 Sebring High School baseball team was if you ask Blue Streaks head coach Hoppy Rewis. "We had an amazing ride," Rewis said. "That was a great group of kids. We had to run them out of the batting cages. They played with no fear and was the definition of a team. They never gave up, which was evident in that they scored a ton of runs with two outs." Last year, the Streaks rode the crest of a wave that saw the team defeat defending regional champion Tampa Jesuit 4-2 to reach the state semifinals for the first time since 1966. "I remember going crazy when we beat [Jesuit]," Sebring first baseman Tony Vazquez said. "Last year, we had a team full of all-stars and we played hard until the final out. It's an experience I'll never forget." ...more

February 19, 2008

A pair of burgeoning South Shore sports programs received major boosts in their efforts to get established in the community. ...more

February 16, 2008

When Bill Leiby's team gets in a tight spot this season he will look to Joe Sumner to provide a sense of relief. ...more

February 13, 2008

When Bill Leiby's team gets in a tight spot this season he will look to Joe Sumner to provide a sense of relief. ...more

February 13, 2008

Two Ruskin residents recently partnered to help students who struggle with low grades and test scores get on the right track to academic success. ...more

February 7, 2008

If the old adage that pitching wins championships holds true, first-year Mitchell High School baseball coach Scot Wilcox should be feeling pretty good about his team's chances within what looks to be a hotly contested Class 6A, District 7 field. ...more

February 6, 2008

The past, present and future of East Bay High School baseball recently met on the same field for the first time. ...more

January 26, 2008

AVON PARK — Think back to high school baseball last season. Picture Avon Park's Johnny Sedlock's curve ball striking out batter after batter or Sebring's J.T. Tomlinson getting a timely hit. Or remember Blue Streak hurler Chaz Abeln pitching a complete game to get his team into the state's final four. Now picture all those kids and more from the area making the same plays for the South Florida Community College Panther team. "That's magic," said Sebring's Corey Ritter. ...more

January 25, 2008

About five dozen of the most prolific power hitting high school baseball players from Canada, Germany and all 50 states will participate in the International High School Power Showcase home run derby at 10 a.m. today at Tropicana Field. ...more

January 5, 2008

They won't take the field for their first game until January, but coaches and players on the Lennard High School baseball team are hard at work for the upcoming season. ...more

November 10, 2007