LAKE PLACID — His head coach calls him the best player he's had, and an opposing coach says he'd take him if he could cherry-pick any of Highlands County's standout baseball players. Still, Carlos Sosa said he was surprised on Tuesday when told he'd been named the 2008 Highlands Today All-Heartland Baseball Player of the Year. ...more

May 30, 2008

FORT MYERS — The Sebring baseball team took Riverdale's best shot on Friday and came out on top 3-2 in the opening game of the best-of-three Class 4A regional finals at Riverdale High School, but the victory came at a substantial cost. ...more

May 10, 2008

Despite receiving little preseason notoriety and finding accolades few and far between, the Palm Harbor University baseball program is feeling pretty darn good about itself right now - even with Tuesday night's Class 5A regional quarterfinal, and season-ending, 8-6 loss at Plant High. ...more

May 3, 2008

For a quick look at what's different about this year's Durant High baseball team, all that's needed is a glance into the outfield. ...more

February 20, 2008

AVON PARK –– Heath Barnes made enough noise with his bat on Wednesday to give all the teams in the district a moment of pause. The Avon Park catcher blasted a 385-plus-foot two-run homer in the first inning and sparked the eighth inning rally with a base hit into center to lead the Red Devils to a 4-2 victory over Auburndale on a wet and cold night during the Bill Jarrett Early Bird Tournament at Head Field. The soft-spoken Barnes applauded patience at the plate for his home run off the Tiger's Mitch Blockburn –– his second of the tournament. ...more

February 15, 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

It was the road less traveled. Maybe never traveled. If it's been traveled, I'd like proof. On Wednesday, I set out on, dare I say, an unprecedented journey that reached the far corners of Hillsborough County to witness, in as many instances as possible, arguably the biggest day for high school senior athletes: National Signing Day. ...more

November 15, 2007

In terms of the most basic measurements, it was the same old story at Tropicana Field this year. ...more

September 30, 2007