SEBRING — The fans filled the stands and the waves of cheers charged the night air at Firemen's Field on Friday night, and with the season on the line, Sebring's Steven Fortner didn't disappoint. "All night," said Fortner from the moment he stepped into the dugout. "I'm feeling it tonight." The Blue Streak senior pitched a complete game shutout in front of some outstanding defensive plays from his teammates, as Sebring bounced the Bartow 2-0 in the Class 4A regional semifinals. All eyes were on Fortner heading into the top of the seventh, as the Streaks clung to a two-run lead. ...more

May 5, 2008

It took a slow real estate market to put a thrift store benefiting the Hope Children's Home in a highly desirable location on Fowler Avenue. ...more

May 3, 2008

When 13-year-old Brandon Wilson was diagnosed with brain cancer late last year, his mother's friends decided to turn a negative into a positive and celebrate his life. ...more

May 2, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Lee Tolar shook his head in awe of his girls' performance, and summed up his Sebring softball team in a nutshell. "We're only going to get better," the Blue Streak skipper said. Sebring, who methodically dismantled a gutsy Lake Placid squad in a 15-1 mercy-rule victory on Thursday, is already playing at a tournament level, and they're doing it without three key members of the team (Priscilla Adams, Chelsea Davis and Hannah Shoop). "It's nice to see that we're not getting off to a slow start," Tolar said. "These girls were just ready to play tonight. They're tired of practice and wanted to play. "We're hitting well, playing solid defense. Everything is on course, but we've got a good test in Frostproof coming up. We're just ready to go." ...more

February 9, 2008

AVON PARK — Missy Lander thinks the 2008 Avon Park softball team has a chance to make history. If Tuesday's throttling of Booker was any indication, she might be on to something. ...more

February 7, 2008

TALLAHASSEE Prior to the start of the spring semester, famous class-skipper Ferris Bueller had a chance to make it as an athlete at Florida State. As of Wednesday, he would be kicked off the team by the time the first exams rolled around. ...more

January 10, 2008

TAMPA - A Tampa man was killed trying to cross North Nebraska Avenue on foot about 12:20 a.m. Tuesday. ...more

January 1, 2008

•The guy in the red suit is bringing new movies to the theaters, so when you're bored with that new Wii, go see a movie. "Juno," "The Water Horse: The Legend of the Deep" and "The Great Debaters" all open Tuesday. ...more

December 24, 2007

Hillsborough County is looking for a volunteer to serve on the University Area Enterprise Zone Development Agency Board. ...more

December 22, 2007

You can't call last Monday night's match a moral victory, because nobody lost. Neither Class 4A, District 8 team had to take the high road. ...more

December 17, 2007