Patience at the plate paid dividends for the South Florida Community College softball team on Tuesday night, as the Panthers earned a split in their Suncoast Conference-opening series with a 5-0 victory over Polk CC. ...more

March 12, 2009

Last week, Bishop McLaughlin baseball coach Nick Rodriguez gave his team a shorts-only practice following a 7-6 victory against Class 3A Tampa Catholic. ...more

March 4, 2009

LF Carl Crawford pronounced himself ready to return to the lineup after playing five innings and batting five times in a fall Instructional League game against the Pirates on Monday at Tropicana Field. ...more

September 30, 2008

You know you've got something going when the opposition has a good idea what's coming but can't do anything about it. ...more

August 29, 2008

In about a week, Michael Wright, Highlands County's new administrator, and wife Karen will close the deal to purchase a home in Sun 'n Lake of Sebring. ...more

August 17, 2008

Much was made in the Big Apple of the upstart Rays' first visit to Yankee Stadium as a team to be taken seriously. ...more

July 9, 2008

EAST LAKELAND — Some Lake Placid players stood silent as they watched West Volusia's Trey Turner warm up before they were about to take their first at-bats. Turner's fastball, which has been clocked at 60-65 mph, forced numerous pop-ups and kept Lake Placid in check, as West Volusia defeated LP 12-1 in a four-inning, mercy-rule game in the opening round of the Dixie Youth Majors (ages 11-12) "O" Zone state tournament in East Lakeland on Saturday. "That's the best pitcher and best team we've faced all year bar none," Lake Placid coach Ed Stanley said. "We couldn't catch up to [Turner's] fast ball and had very few chances to get anything going offensively." The loss dropped Lake Placid into the loser's bracket where they were scheduled to face Malone at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. ...more

July 6, 2008

Behind a complete-game one-hitter by pitcher Ashley Urbanik, Saint Leo won its first game in the NCAA II South Region Softball Tournament 3-2 in eight innings against Valdosta State. ...more

May 8, 2008