LAKE PLACID –– Competing in varsity sports and maintaining a high academic average is an issue most high school athletes deal with on a daily basis. Lake Placid's Solange Ganthier excels at tennis and still manages to keep an "A" average, but what makes her situation unique is the fact that she's only 12 years old. Ganthier, who has been playing tennis since she was seven, competes on the Canterbury High School (Fort Myers) varsity team, and also plays in United States Tennis Association tournaments on weekends. "I love getting outdoors and playing tennis," Ganthier said while taking a break during a lesson from Country Club of Sebring tennis professional Horace Watkis. "I really like playing in the USTA tournaments, because I know a lot of the other kids, and we have a lot of fun on the court and off." ...more

November 6, 2007

TAMPA – A half-dozen high school athletes are waiting to find out whether they'll be disciplined for a fight that broke out after a junior varsity football game between Alonso and Jefferson high schools Thursday night. ...more

October 5, 2007

Derek Winter and his Plant High football teammates were the hottest kids in town. ...more

October 2, 2007