WRESTLING Leopards go 2-0 on Friday to enter into Pool A, but can't overcome line-up holes during 0-4 Saturday. ...more

January 25, 2008

As Hernando High prepared to leave Titans Arena Saturday night at Naples-Golden Gate High School, it took solace in the fact that it had scored more points than anyone else on defending state champion Naples-Palmetto Ridge. ...more

January 25, 2008

SEBRING — Off came the drums, tubas and flutes. About three dozen Sebring High School marching band members celebrated while unloading a trailer-load of instruments on Tuesday. The band qualified for the Florida Marching Band Coalition Championships this Saturday at the Lakewood Ranch High School in Bradenton. The Blue Streaks earned a "Superior" ranking, and along with 16 other high school bands in their division, will compete for the state crown. Eligible to qualify at several competitions during the season, the 78-member Spirit of Sebring Marching Band qualified at the last possible moment on Saturday, at the University Classic in Orlando. This is the first time that a Sebring High School band earned statewide honors. Band Director Colorado Paniagua wore a pin on Tuesday that read , "I Love My Band" and talked about the group "making history." In only her second year at Sebring High School, Paniagua said she never expected to rise so high in the ranks, so fast, since it usually takes four years to move up a notch. "Last year was a little difficult," said the band director. "A lot of people didn't buy into me or like changes." ...more

November 14, 2007