Despite another strong run by senior Connor Bauer, the Sebring boys cross country team finished second in the Avon Park Rotary Invitational Cross Country Meet on Thursday at Highlands Hammock State Park. ...more

October 31, 2009

A 6-foot by 17-foot mural painted by award-winning Brandon artist Meletha Everett, member of the Greater Brandon Arts Council, Brandon League of Fine Arts and the National League of American Pen Women, will be revealed at a ceremony beginning with a reception at 9 a.m. Nov. 4 at the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, 330 Pauls Drive. ...more

October 28, 2009

Since 1999, Robinson High has hosted the Millard Shumate Invitational cross country meet at Picnic Island. And most years, Shumate was there at the finish line, helping with timing or shepherding runners through the chute. ...more

March 5, 2009

Members of the Brandon Lions Club and students from Brandon and Bloomingdale high schools' Leo Clubs donned warm clothing on a chilly Jan. 31 to sell more than 2,000 milk chocolate, caramel, almond and crispy candy bars at six area Publix Super Markets to raise money for projects that help people with visual impairments. ...more

February 25, 2009

Second place felt a lot like first Saturday for Jessica Furst. The Wesley Chapel junior ran a 20:02, while Lake Region's Sidney Devore won the girls race with a time of 18 minutes, 52 seconds at the Gator Invitational cross country meet at Crews Lake Park. ...more

October 18, 2008

Wharton High won the girls team title Saturday at the 12th Annual Gator Invitational Cross Country. Wharton had 61 points to beat Lake Region. Land O' Lakes was fifth with 197 points. Wiregrass Ranch was sixth with 215 points. Gaither was seventh with 217 points. ...more

October 11, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - There is a small park just off Shady Hills Road that is going to be the scene of some impressive cross country racing this weekend. ...more

October 11, 2008

Land O' Lakes High's Felix Soto won the boys race while the Gator boys and girls both took second place at the Crystal River Invitational meet at Crystal River High. ...more

October 4, 2008

It was one of those "who was that masked girl?" moments. All right. Kelli Williams wasn't wearing a mask but the Mitchell High cross country runner zipped past some girls and surprised people when she took second in the Mitchell Invitational Cross Country Meet Sept. 27 at Starkey Park. ...more

September 29, 2008

At a tea sponsored by the Women's Guild of Nativity Catholic Church on Sept. 24, former Tampa Tribune columnist Judy Hill pulled double duty. She was the featured speaker and the judge for the most-unique hat contest, picking Marilyn Evans's Robin Hood-style black felt cap with red, yellow and magenta feathers flowing down her back. ...more

October 1, 2007