Daniel Garza never wavered and never panicked Sunday. Not when he trailed 3-0 or had to erase a trio of set points against him. Once he finally did win the first set, he never let Marcus Fugate back into the match. ...more

May 19, 2008

Recently, I received an e-mailed letter from a lady who described herself as disabled. She wrote that she had always enjoyed tending her garden, but, due to her physical disability, she felt nervous about trying to work around her flowers and shrubs. She wondered if I had any ideas that would be useful to physically challenged people such as herself. ...more

February 10, 2008

The Land O' Lakes girls were asked bring a pillow and blanket with them to practice Thursday, but they were not told what it was for until they got there. ...more

February 1, 2008

Looking for their school's first trip to the state girls basketball playoffs since 1986, the Plant City Raiders will take on host Riverview in the first round of next week's District 6A-8 tournament. ...more

January 26, 2008

AVON PARK –– Kelly Bass just can't serve without taking a short walk. An service-line stroll, to be exact. "I've heard I take eight steps," said Bass, who picked up the unusual serving technique while playing on a smaller club-volleyball court. "I'm used to it, and now, I feel like if I don't take those eight steps, it won't go over." Bass won't be the only Red Devil volleyball player looking to take a few extra steps tonight: Avon Park opens its postseason at 6 p.m. against Palmetto at Sebring High School in a match-up of Class 4A-District 10's fourth and fifth seeds. The winner of the match, however, won't be breathing any sighs of relief: They'll face defending district champion DeSoto on Wednesday at 7:30. ...more

October 23, 2007