Looking for a microcosm of how the Rays have played lately? Check out Akinori Iwamura's at-bat in the eighth inning of Saturday's game. ...more

August 24, 2008

From time to time, we find a picture in a magazine we feel is worth saving, even framing. Most often they're from Victoria Magazine. One hangs on the wall over Lyn's old oak dresser. ...more

August 15, 2008

The clanging of weights and the screams of effort reverberated off the walls of the Blue Streak weight room on Monday evening, as the Sebring football team continued its preseason workout regimen with day one of testing week. ...more

August 6, 2008

Few events in our community are endearing in their quaint traditions as the Florida Strawberry Festival, and the crowning of its queen and court in a scholarship pageant is one of its high points. ...more

July 26, 2008

OKEECHOBEE — Cody Cook could hear his coach yelling for him to run home, but with the game on the line, Cook didn't immediately respond to the order being given. "I just stood there a moment and then finally got what was happening," Cook said. "And I took off." What could've been a blunder wound up being the game-winner for Cook, who crossed home plate on a fluke play involving Justin Acevedo and a miscue by Okeechobee in the Sebring All-Stars' 1-0, eight-inning victory in the opening round of the Dixie Junior Boys (age 13) District 8 tournament at Okeechobee Recreational Complex on Friday. ...more

June 28, 2008

It was simply time for the Hall of Fame to recognize Jackie Robinson's real mark on baseball. ...more

June 26, 2008

The Chicago Bulls potentially have a franchise-altering decision ahead in Thursday's NBA draft. Who's the No. 1 pick? By all accounts, it's either Kansas State forward Michael Beasley or Memphis point guard Derrick Rose, who each played one season of college basketball. ...more

June 25, 2008

AVON PARK — Christian Crews may have been fatigued from a two-day rest, but he still hurled five solid innings and smacked a game-changing three-run home run in the third to lift the Okeechobee All-Stars to an 11-4 victory over the Avon Park All-Stars during the Dixie Youth Majors District 8 tournament at Durrah Martin Recreational Complex on Sunday morning. "I was a little tired but I just came out and tried to throw strikes," Crews said. "My fastball was working, and on the home run, I was just able to take advantage of a pitch up in the strike zone." Okeechobee assistant coach Neal Crawford has seen Crews put up performances such as this all season long and had all the trust in the world for his hurler. "Christian is deadly with his fastball," Crawford said. "He had one bad pitch when he hung one up there and [Fauthree] made him pay with the homer. I'm just really proud of these kids. I wouldn't have cared if we had won by one run. We're just happy with a win." ...more

June 22, 2008

BARTOW — Respect and confidence are key elements for any quarterback's success, and in one play, Sebring's Matt Grubb got a little bit of both. Down 14-7 with less than a minute to play, the sophomore connected on a 46-yard pass with JC Howard that had his team erupting on the sideline in a position to tie the game. ...more

May 31, 2008

John Castelamare told the crowd that one of his super heavyweight contestants was suffering from stage fright. ...more

May 3, 2008