Highlands County will be represented by two weightlifters at the upcoming state championships, and fans need only focus on one weight class to follow both. ...more

January 31, 2009

The season came to an abrupt end for the Avon Park boys soccer team on Tuesday, and head coach Craig Morris couldn't help but feel a bit frustrated. ...more

January 29, 2009

The Avon Park girls basketball team finished the regular season on a high note with a convincing 53-22 win over Frostproof on Monday night. ...more

January 28, 2009

The Avon Park boys basketball team's plan heading into Tuesday afternoon's in-school district game against rival Sebring was to get the ball inside and let the posts do their job. ...more

January 28, 2009

SEBRING The Avon Park wrestling team is like a runaway train that can't be stopped. The Red Devils dominated the action from the opening whistle by taking six weight classes en route to the overall team title in Saturday's Spiegel Memorial Wrestling Tournament at Sebring High School. "It's always special to win the Spiegel because it's a quality event with good competition," said Avon Park co-coach Ed Brown. "I'm really proud of our guys because they stepped up and took care of business." ...more

January 26, 2009

Cleveland Nobles scored nine points and Avierre Conner and Tekovian Miller each added eight on Friday night to lead the Avon Park boys basketball team to a 38-29 victory over DeSoto in a crucial Class 4A-District 10 match. ...more

January 25, 2009

AVON PARK The four seniors on the Avon Park girls basketball team made sure they enjoyed their last regular-season home game. Beonca Godfrey scored a game-high 12 points, Daija Barrett added 10, and Jamee Hawthorne and Brearnna Tate combined for 12 points and five steals to lead Avon Park to a 53-37 win over DeSoto on Friday night. "It feels great to get a win against DeSoto, especially on senior night," Godfrey said. "They are a good team, but we came out with a lot of energy and jumped on them from the start. ...more

January 25, 2009

Avon Park's Paul Calero snuck in a goal in the 78th minute on Thursday and the Red Devils boys soccer team finished the regular season with some much-needed confidence, earning a 1-1 tie with Lake Placid in the cross-county rivals' regular season finales. ...more

January 24, 2009

The Sebring girls weightlifting teamed was posing for a photo after winning the Travis Todd Invitational on Thursday, but for one of the Blue Streaks, the victory hadn't quite sunk in. ...more

January 24, 2009

James Bland has won just about every individual award one can win on the mat, but the Avon Park senior still feels there's some unfinished business this season. ...more

January 21, 2009