The Brandon and East Bay softball teams had battled for three hours and 13 innings Friday during the Spring Fling tournament at JC Handly Field, but in a matter of seconds, it all came to an end. ...more

March 28, 2009

The last time the East Bay and Riverview softball teams met, junior pitcher Kayla Cox struck out 15 batters to lead her Indians to a Class 6A-District 8 win. ...more

March 12, 2009

Last season, the Chamberlain and Plant softball teams met four times on the diamond. The powerhouse programs split during the regular season and although they lost to Chamberlain in the Class 5A-District 10 tournament championship game, the Panthers upset the Chiefs in the Class 5A state region semifinals. ...more

February 17, 2009

In a matchup of two of the top softball teams in Hillsborough County, Newsome senior third baseman Meaghan Schultz hit two home runs to lead the Wolves over Durant, 6-2, in the season opener on Tuesday. ...more

February 10, 2009

The Highlands County School Board is thinking about the possibility of terminating high school sports and extra curricular activities in local high schools. As a 15-year-old at Lake Placid High, I am very active in my schools athletic and extra curricular activities. I am in the marching season Color Guard, band during concert season, student government association and on the girl's basketball and softball teams. I know that the purpose of doing away with sports is only because of budget cuts, but having sports and extra curricular activities in our high schools is a good thing. Most of the kids in Lake Placid don't only play sports because we love it, but because of the support and help we get from our teammates and coaches. You see, we get more out of sports in schools than we do in any other activity in Highlands County. ...more

January 30, 2009

There was a moment when the urge to find a Miss Cleo outfit and a crystal ball came over me. ...more

January 2, 2009

When the Bloomingdale and Palma Ceia/Interbay/Tampa Bay junior softball teams arrived for the state championship game in Viera last week, they were met by a ruling from Little League headquarters. ...more

July 30, 2008

The District 4 softball All-Star tournaments are taking place at North Lakeland Little League, and neither will be a very long event. ...more

June 28, 2008

June 7 is the deadline for women's softball teams to register for a tournament celebrating Juneteenth ...more

May 23, 2008

For the first time since the spring training days of the Cincinnati Reds, Plant City Stadium was nearly packed last week for a sporting event. ...more

May 10, 2008