Sebring junior right-hander Sheldon Williams overcame some early nerves to earn a win in his first varsity start and cousin Gus Williams earned the save with two innings of two-hit relief to lead the Blue Streaks to a 9-2 win over Clewiston in Monday's first round of the Bill Jarrett Spring Break tournament at Roger Scarborough Stadium. ...more

April 1, 2009

Chquen Wilmot and Beonca Godfrey led the charge on Tuesday as the Avon Park girls track team took first place at the AP Invitational at Joe Franza Stadium. ...more

March 26, 2009

The Blue Streak baseball team breezed past a tottery Tornado defense and rolled to a 17-1, five-inning victory over Booker on Tuesday in Class 4A-District 10 action at Firemen's Field. ...more

March 5, 2009

Bartow used a balanced offense and took advantage of a pair of Sebring errors to blank the Blue Streaks 6-0 in a non-district baseball game at Firemen's Field on Thursday night. ...more

February 28, 2009

The Christmas ornaments for sale at the Miller Park Zoo's gift shop are partly manufactured by reindeer. Honest! ...more

November 29, 2008

SEBRING — Taking advantage of your opponents' mistakes is the mark of a winning team. Sebring used a pair of DeSoto errors to turn a tight game into a rout with a 10-run second inning, and senior center fielder Kyle Long had four RBI to lead the Blue Streaks to a 13-1 victory over DeSoto in a Class 4A-District 10 contest on Friday night at Firemen's Field. Senior Adam Simmons picked up the win by allowing just one hit to go with six strikeouts in five innings in a game that was called because of the 10-run mercy rule. "I used my curveball to set up my fastball," said the Blue Streak right-hander. "I settled down after the first inning and once we got the lead, I just threw strikes. ...more

February 23, 2008

AVON PARK –– A slumbering Sebring offense, paced by designated hitter Kyle Long's two-run homer, banged out 10 hits, and pitcher Steven Fortner celebrated his 18th birthday by tossing a six-hit, five-inning shutout, and the Blue Streak baseball team beat Lake Placid 16-0 in the Bill Jarrett Early Bird Classic at Head Field. "This was a good win and that goose egg on the board for Lake Placid is a nice present," Fortner said. "I'm still working on my fundamentals after playing football and I felt a lot better as the game went on. "I stayed calm, threw strikes and once we got the big lead, I just let my defense go to work for me." The win evened Sebring's record at 1-1. ...more

February 16, 2008