With a month to go in the regular season the Durant/Riverview hockey team is stacking up pretty well in the high school standings. But the combined squad is really going to find out where it stands over the next few weeks. ...more

January 9, 2008

AVON PARK –– Carelessness with the ball, as in 30 turnovers, proved too much to overcome for Avon Park in Saturday night's 56-47 loss to Okeechobee in boys basketball. The Red Devils, who were coming off a disappointing district loss to DeSoto on Friday night, got a game-high 19 points by sophomore center Cleveland Nobles, but the lack of an outside shooting threat hurt Avon Park in the second half. The loss dropped the Class 4A Red Devils to 0-6. "It's real frustrating because we've played well enough to win, but we haven't been able to finish games," Nobles said. "We were a little tired after Friday night, but that's not an excuse. "We just have to keep our heads up and fight our way through it and keep working to become a better team." ...more

December 10, 2007

These days, many parents opt to "understand" their children when they misbehave. Seems this has backfired and created a generation of "understood" kids who are self-righteous and still misbehaving. However, some parents get it right and their kids turn out lovely. Here's the difference and why a consequence to misbehavior is important. ...more

November 23, 2007

SEBRING — If you could gaze into a crystal ball and tell the future, one could surmise that what the fans witnessed on Tuesday was a preview of the Class 4A-District 10 volleyball final. The DeSoto Bulldogs sent a clear message to every team in the district when they dispatched the Sebring Blue Streaks in a three-set sweep (25-17, 25-10, 25-14) and are all-but assured a lock as the No. 1 seed in the tournament. ...more

October 11, 2007