SIG: DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE AAA MAJORS BASEBALL Down 4-1, Spring Hill American rallies behind South Lake pitcher's wildness (11 walks, 3 wild pitches, 2 hit batters, 1 passed ball) for an ugly 8-5 winner's bracket win. LAFERTY'S CLUTCH RELIEF TREVERTON'S HOMER, KEY TURNAROUND ...more

July 14, 2008

Jim Otterman likes to use kitchen appliances to describe economic development. ...more

July 13, 2008

In their opening two games of the Dixie Youth League AAA Minors (ages 9-10) State Baseball Tournament, Spring Hill American fell behind in each game, but battled back to win. ...more

July 10, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE AAA MINORS BASEBALL Sebring unloads three homers to Spring Hill American, 11-5 ...more

July 9, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE BASEBALL AAA MINORS Spring Hill American suffers its worst post-season loss in an 11-0 defeat late Monday night to unbeaten West Seminole. ...more

July 7, 2008

Timmy Farrelll hit two home runs, including a three-run walk off bomb into center field to lift Okeechobee to a 13-1 win over the Sebring All-Stars in the Dixie Boys (age 14) District 8 tournament at Okeechobee Sports Complex on Thursday night. ...more

July 4, 2008

OKEECHOBEE — Seth Abeln can get under the skin of any pitcher in Dixie baseball when he gets on base, as he is famous for turning a single into a run. ...more

July 3, 2008

Zach Osha smacked a solo homer over the right field fence in the fifth to cap off an offensive outburst, as the Sebring All-Stars defeated the Clewiston All-Stars 10-0 in six innings in an elimination game in the Dixie Boys (age 14) District 8 tournament at Okeechobee Sports Complex on Wednesday. ...more

July 2, 2008

OKEECHOBEE — Mark Greenauer inched away from third base, watching Okeechobee pitcher Jack Radenbaugh's delivery and hoping to zip to home plate and put Sebring closer to victory. ...more

July 2, 2008

OKEECHOBEE — Clewiston's bats were as hot as the weather in Saturday's game against Avon Park in the opening-round of the Dixie 14-year-old boys District 8 tournament at the Okeechobee Sports Complex. Clewiston, which banged out eight hits, was led by third baseman Tyler Yebba, who went 3 for 4 with three RBI and Trey Pruitt, who scored two runs in an 11-3 victory. The win moved Clewiston into a winners' bracket game against Okeechobee on Sunday night, which beat Sebring 2-1 on Saturday night. The loss dropped Avon Park into an elimination game against Sebring on Sunday afternoon. See highlandstoday.com/sports and Tuesday's Highlands Today for complete coverage. Clewiston got rolling early against Avon Park by putting up five runs in the top of the first inning. ...more

June 30, 2008