Countryside and Durant finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the two-day Class 3A-Region 2 wrestling tournament, which wrapped up Saturday at East Lake High. ...more

February 10, 2008

Jesuit's Ben Reid and Chris Kavouklis, along with Tampa Christian's Rossi Bruno, each won titles in their respective weight classes at the Class 1A-Region 3 wrestling championships at Golden Gate High on Saturday night. ...more

February 10, 2008

In the beginning of this year's girls weightlifting season, Hernando sophomore Jasmine Sharpe was in the unlimited weight class and was not a very happy camper. ...more

February 9, 2008

AVON PARK — Taking advantage of familiar surroundings, Avon Park dominated the action on the mat by winning four weight-class titles in Friday's Class 1A-District 8 wrestling meet in the Red Devil gym. Lake Wales won the eight-team meet, which sends the top four wrestlers from each weight class to Friday's regionals at South Florida Community College. Lake Wales finished first with 152 points, while Avon Park, which advanced nine wrestlers, placed a close second with 146, despite having two less athletes than the Highlanders. ...more

February 3, 2008

River Ridge's Sean Hitchcock and Ridgewood's Allyn Williamson took district titles Saturday during the Class 2A-District 5 tournament at Ridgewood's gym. ...more

February 3, 2008

In the Class 2A-District 9 finals, Dixie Hollins took five individual titles en route to a championship win over Northeast. ...more

February 2, 2008

AVON PARK — Not everything that glitters turns to gold. "This event isn't about going for the gold," said former Avon Park state champion Anachelle Mejias. "You can't explain what it feels like when you've reached that personal best you've been going after all season. It's just an amazing feeling." ...more

February 2, 2008

Jessica Davis had a little pressure to deal with Saturday. The Zephyrhills lifter needed a good day at the Belleview sectional girls weightlifting qualifier to earn a spot at the upcoming state meet at River Ridge. ...more

January 28, 2008

WINTER HAVEN –– With each passing meet, the Avon Park wrestling team takes another step up the ladder. The Red Devils continued their late season surge by finishing third in Saturday's prestigious 16-team Polk Invitational at Winter Haven High School. With the Class 1A district meet slated for Friday, Avon Park is peaking at the right time. "Overall we're pleased with our performance," said co-Red Devil coach Ed Brown. "The competition was tough and this is exactly what we needed to tune-up for the district meet. "It was an all day meet with lots of distractions and we were able to stay focused and perform well and that's all we can ask for." ...more

January 28, 2008

The River Ridge High girls weightlifting team qualified six lifters Saturday for the FHSAA Girls State Weightlifting Meet, which the Royal Knights will host Feb. 9. ...more

January 27, 2008