CLASS 1A-REGION 3 at Golden Gate High School, Naples Team standings (Top 10): Riverdale 282.5, Jesuit 126.5, Tampa Prep 92, Clearwater Central Catholic 89.5, South Fort Myers 89.5, Clewiston 87.5, Lemon Bay 87, Robinson 79, Tampa Christian 78.5, Naples 66.5. ...more

February 10, 2008

Sebring Wallops Hardee WAUCHULA — Sami Lower went 2 for 4 and drove in four runs, while Melissa Luke and Heather McIntyre drove in a pair of runs as the Sebring softball team beat up on the Hardee Wildcats 17-1 in the Class 4A-District 10 season opener on Tuesday. ...more

February 6, 2008

Friends and family gathered today at a Punta Gorda church to say goodbye to Denise Amber Lee, the 21-year-old mother who disappeared from her North Port home Thursday. ...more

January 23, 2008

Family and friends of Denise Lee will gather from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Lemon Bay Funeral Home Englewood Chapel. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church in Punta Gorda. Burial will be at Gulf Pines Memorial Park in Englewood. Donations for the Lee family can be dropped off at any of the four Charlotte County Sheriff's office locations listed below. Make checks out to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, with Denise Lee Fund written in the memo line. ...more

January 21, 2008

Today's Schedule BOYS BASKETBALL Land O' Lakes at Mitchell; Wesley Chapel at Ridgewood; Springstead at Sunlake; Hernando at Wiregrass Ranch; Citrus Park Christian at Academy at the Lakes 7:30 p.m.; Hudson at Zephyrhills; Nature Coast at Gulf; Indian Rocks at Bishop McLaughlin; Lennard at Clearwater Central Catholic; Spoto at Riverview; Armwood at Newsome; Chamberlain at Blake; Bloomingdale at Brandon; Robinson at Jefferson; Middleton at Hillsborough; Freedom at King; Plant City at East Bay; Lakeland at Durant; Plant at Leto; Tampa Bay Tech at Wharton; Tampa Catholic at Berkeley Prep; IMG Basketball Academy at Bayshore Christian, 7:30 p.m. ...more

January 15, 2008

The Streak is over, but Brandon's season is not. The Eagles will host the 24th annual Tony Ippolito Memorial Tournament on Friday and Saturday, signifying the team's first time on the mat since losing to Homestead South Dade in the final of the sixth annual Jim Graves Challenge the Streak Dual Meet Tournament, which snapped Brandon's national record winning (459) and unbeaten (468) streaks. ...more

January 14, 2008

SEBRING –– The game was all but over at halftime, but the memories from the ninth annual South-Central Florida All-Star Football Classic will last much longer for the players involved. The Central team –– made up of seniors from Avon Park, Bartow, Fort Meade, Haines City, Hardee, Lake Placid, Lake Wales, Okeechobee and Sebring –– went up by four touchdowns at the half and cruised to a 42-6 victory over the South squad in a game filled with turnovers, penalties, and –– perhaps most of all –– smiles. "Our big concept from day one was 'Hey fellas, you might have been enemies before, but we're all on the same team this weekend,' " said Lake Placid coach Tim Grant, who led the Central squad. "But this was still our home turf, and we wanted to protect it." The Central team did just that, getting touchdowns from Sebring's Sam Robinson and T.J. Williams and holding the South team's stars –– made up of seniors from Charlotte, DeSoto, LaBelle, Lemon Bay, Moore Haven, North Port and Port Charlotte –– to less than 70 yards of offense at the half. Sebring's Isaac Fernandez, one of seven Blue Streaks on the field, said the win was satisfying in more ways than one. ...more

December 24, 2007

SEBRING — It's quite a sight to behold, watching football players from rival schools Avon Park and Sebring on the same side of the ball. Red Devils and Blue Streaks playing side by side with some Wildcats and a few Bulldogs for good measure — it must be the ninth annual South-Central All-Star game. The event, which is sponsored by the Sebring Firemen, is known for assembling the best talent of senior football players from the region. The All-Star contest has always drawn a contingent of college recruiters, who get one last look at local seniors before signing day in January. First-year Lake Placid head coach Tim Grant has been chosen to lead the Central squad, which features many kids from the Heartland. ...more

December 21, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - The Gulf High School Holiday Invitational presented by Covanta Energy has new digs. ...more

December 13, 2007

AVON PARK –– After an unexpected turn of events left the Sebring wrestling team without a head coach before the SFCC Shootout was set to begin, the Blue Streaks refused to use that as an excuse and made an impressive showing against some of the top talent in the state. Dave Cunningham stepped down Friday as head coach of the wrestling team after three seasons with the Blue Streaks. Dressing only five wrestlers on the final day of the eight-team meet on Saturday, Sebring finished the day on a strong note, with Shaanan Spiegel pinning Joseph Jusino of Lake Wales, as the Blue Streaks went 4-1 in its final matches of the meet. ...more

November 19, 2007