Most 11-year-olds who punch and kick others can expect to be punished. Steffanie Brown, however, is rewarded. In fact, the junior black belt has received 29 awards for her sparring matches in karate. The past two years, she has qualified to participate in national tournaments. ...more

August 31, 2008

Philosophers as far back as Aristotle have pondered whether the chicken arrived before the egg, or vice versa. In New Port Richey, a similar question is, which came first, Michael Dodson's prodigious baseball swing or his long drives in golf? ...more

August 10, 2008

It's the last day of school and a thunderstorm brews nearby as 11-year-old Jessica Sabogal sums up why she likes the Jackson Springs Recreation Center. ...more

June 11, 2008

TAMPA - It's the last day of school and a thunderstorm brews nearby as 11-year-old Jessica Sabogal sums up why she likes the Jackson Springs Recreation Center. "It feels safe," said the soon-to-be sixth-grader, who participates in the center's free after-school program while under the watchful eye of Hillsborough County employees. But Jessica's parents may have to pay for that care this fall if Hillsborough County commissioners decide to levy a fee to help offset a shrinking county budget. ...more

June 10, 2008

MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS MVP PROFILE Multi-sport Mallorie Pickersgill may be the finest soccer player Nature Coast Technical has never seen. Problem is the Challenger eighth-grader is the county's reigning middle school Player of the Year. ...more

June 9, 2008

Quick: Cochabamba is the third-largest conurbation in what country? Your answer might be, "Huh?" But 11-year-old Akshay Rajagopal answered "Bolivia" to clinch the 20th annual National Geographic Bee on Wednesday. ...more

May 22, 2008

The annual Grace Christian School Science Fair, for sixth- through ninth-grade students, was held March 17 in the school dining hall. ...more

May 21, 2008

He is only 11, but Thomas Nelson already has accumulated a number of awards in roller hockey. In 2005, the River Ridge Middle School sixth-grader won the Most Valuable Player award in a national invitational tournament. The Deebs Young Award, named after a roller hockey player who was killed in an automobile accident, was awarded to Nelson for his outstanding play, sportsmanship and leadership. ...more

May 18, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid Middle School sixth-grader Tyler Carr played the part of of a batting machine to answer a scientific question – does a baseball travel farther when hit with a wooden or an aluminum bat? For his science project experiment, Carr tried to make a batting machine with the help of his baseball coach, but the cost and a design problem thwarted it. ...more

May 12, 2008

Breaking into a grin every now and then, 11-year-old Johnathon Ferland seemed to wonder what all the fuss was about Monday as he was celebrated as a model for bicycle safety. ...more

February 5, 2008