The Sebring girls basketball team continued its surprising run in the Class 4A-District 10 tournament on Friday night with a 49-39 upset victory over DeSoto in the tourney semifinals. ...more

February 6, 2009

Senior Hannah Shoop scored 11 points and the Sebring girls basketball team led the entire way and hit its free throws late to nab a 41-35 upset victory from Braden River on Tuesday at the Class 4A-District 10 tournament at Avon Park High School. ...more

February 3, 2009

Sha Brooks scored 25 points, including four 3-pointers, as No. 12 Florida pulled away for a 94-78 victory over Arkansas on Sunday. ...more

February 2, 2009

In-game Super Bowl XLIII analysis by Tampa Tribune NFL writers Anwar Richardson and Roy Cummings: ...more

February 1, 2009

Fifty games into his 20th season, Mark Recchi feels like a 30-year-old again. ...more

February 1, 2009

Playing with confidence and under control, Avon Park got 25 points from forward Alonzo Robertson and 23 points from center Cleveland Nobles en route to a 74-59 victory over Palmetto in district boys basketball on Friday night. ...more

February 1, 2009

The clock was winding down on possibly her final home game in a Sebring uniform and Maxime Copley gave into her teammates, draining a 3-pointer at the buzzer to put an exclamation point on senior night in front of the home fans. ...more

January 31, 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

Through the first week of play in Plant City Recreation Department/Optimist Youth Basketball, the Nuggets of the Premiere Boys League became the first team to hit the three-win mark. ...more

January 21, 2009

With senior starting point guard Chris Grubb out with a wrist injury, Nate Orozco filled in admirably with 14 points and six assists and forward Joe Young scored a team-high 19 points to lead Sebring to a 75-64 win over Avon Park in boys basketball on Saturday night. ...more

January 19, 2009