SEBRING –– The Sebring basketball team has grown tired of hitting the road to tip-off their basketball season. Solution? Bring the competition home. The Blue Streaks host the inaugural Preseason Classic tonight and Thursday at SHS, a four-team exhibition Sebring coach Princeton Harris hopes will get his team off to a positive start. "We're tired of always having to go somewhere," Harris said. "We figure we'd give the guys a break and stay home." The feeling around the home gym was positive on Monday morning as the Streaks welcomed senior starters T.J. Williams and Sam Robinson back from football duties. Both are expected to provide leadership on and off the court, and Harris said their presence was felt immediately. "I'm riding T.J. and Sam a lot for leadership and I think they're stepping up to the challenge," said Harris, whose team finished 11-14 overall last season. "They definitely came out and were a spark plug for the team: I don't have to say much, because they'll get on each other and the other guys, and it makes everyone work harder." ...more

November 13, 2007

MURDOCK –– The Sebring football team didn't want to leave the field and were in no hurry to take off their uniforms after dismantling Port Charlotte 41-14 in the season finale on Friday night. "I'm a little upset," Blue Streak senior wide receiver Sam Robinson said over the din of a raucous locker room. "We're a good team and we're not going to the playoffs. "We started the season off a little slow, but we picked it up, never quit, stayed together as a family and we're going out winners." The win was the third consecutive for the Class-3A Blue Streaks, who ended the season at 6-4, and earned their third winning season in four years under coach Jared Hamlin. ...more

November 11, 2007

Sebring senior T.J. Williams capped his high school career by rushing for 128 yards and three touchdowns and throwing for two more scores to lead the Class-3A Blue Streaks to a 41-14 win over Class-5A Port Charlotte. ...more

November 10, 2007

T.J. Williams rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns and passed for a third touchdown to lead the Sebring Blue Streaks to a 36-14 victory over cross-county rival Avon Park at Firemen's Field on Friday. ...more

November 2, 2007

BRADEN RIVER — Sebring took out a season full of frustration on Braden River on Friday night, as a swarming defense forced five turnovers and quarterback Steven Fortner threw two touchdown passes to lead the Blue Streaks to a 23-0 victory over the Pirates. The Class 3A-District 12 win improved Sebring to 4-4 overall and 1-2 in district play, and kept alive its playoff hopes. "This was a big win for us," said Sebring coach Jared Hamlin. "Our defense played great and forced some turnovers and we were able to capitalize on them in the second half — that might be the first time all year we've done that. ...more

October 28, 2007

Tailback T.J. Williams rushed for 174 yards, quarterback Steven Fortner threw for two touchdowns and the Sebring defense forced five Braden River turnovers on on Friday night to lead the Blue Streaks (4-4, 1-2) to a 23-0 victory over the Pirates (3-6, 1-3) in Class 3A-District 12 action. ...more

October 27, 2007

SEBRING — The Sebring football team needs a victory tonight as it travels to Braden River for a key Class 3A-District 12 matchup. At 3-4 overall and 0-2 in district play, the Streaks are still mathematically alive for a playoff spot. "This is a must-win for us," said Sebring fourth-year coach Jared Hamlin. "If we win the rest of our games and things fall the right way, we still have a chance for the playoffs. ...more

October 26, 2007

ARCADIA — Double trouble. Quarterback Shay Shine threw a touchdown pass and rushed 10 times for 88 yards and a score, and younger brother Darion Shine scored two touchdowns to lead DeSoto to a 34-6 win over Sebring on Friday night. Shay Shine, a fleet-footed senior, dazzled the homecoming crowd with his scrambling ability on numerous plays, as the Class 3A Bulldogs, the ninth-ranked team in the state, improved to 6-0 overall and 2-0 in District 12 play. "Our sweeps were working tonight and we just kept running them," the DeSoto signal-caller said. "The offensive line was opening the holes and I just looked to cut back. ...more

October 21, 2007

SEBRING — Hardee came into Friday night's game against Sebring determined to get back into the Class 3A-District 12 race. ...more

October 7, 2007

It wasn't a thing of beauty, but it was a win. ...more

September 30, 2007