Schuffert shuffling off to UCF
Friday, May 17, 2013
- Sebring’s Ryan Schuffert always pictured himself standing on the college football sidelines on Saturday afternoons during the fall. It was as a football player, however, not as a cheerleader, but things don’t always work ou...
Streaks prep for next season
Monday, May 13, 2013
- The football season may not start for another three-and-a-half months, but the Sebring Blue Streaks are hard at work in one of the busiest times of the year. Not only do they have daily practice and a spring game coming up ...
Mowing down the competition
Monday, May 6, 2013
- AVON PARK It may not quite be the cutting edge of the motorsports racing scene, but that’s just fine with the people who gather at the Mower-Plex in Avon Park on the first Saturday of each month. It’s fun, it’s affordable a...
Mustangs pull away from Streaks
Friday, May 3, 2013
- The Mitchell Mustangs may not have known much about the Sebring Blue Streaks heading into Thursday’s Class 6A regional quarterfinal game. You can be sure they do now, as the Mustangs had to rally for a 4-1 victory in a game...
Streaks heading to state
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013
- SEBRING Four members of the Sebring track and field team will be making the long trek to Jacksonville for Friday’s Class 3A state track and field meet, where they’ll run into the best athletes the state has to offer.
Sebring, LP ready for regionals
Monday, Apr 29, 2013
- Both the Sebring and Lake Placid baseball teams ran into some tough competition during the season and it’s about to get tougher, as both squads gear up for regional quarterfinal games on Wednesday. As district champions, La...
Blue Streaks blank Red Devils
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013
- Sebring’s Garrett DeRoss had only thrown 12 innings during the regular season, but with the Blue Streaks’ season on the line, coach Buck Rapp didn’t hesitate to send his senior right-hander to the mound.
Red Devils rout Panthers
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013
- The Avon Park Red Devils did exactly what they wanted to in Monday’s Class 4A-District 10 tournament game with Mulberry at Webber International University. They were able to dispose of the Panthers in five innings, while sa...
Sebring falls to Brahmans
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013
- SEBRING The Sebring Blue Streaks wrapped up their regular season with a 3-1, eight-inning loss to Okeechobee on Friday in a game that the Streaks fought with the elements almost as much as they did with the Brahmans.
Leading by example
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013
- Sebring’s Chris DeJesus didn’t waste any time to make it known that he was going to be a force this season. Coming away with a victory over Avon Park’s Delroy Blake at the Avon Park Preseason Classic despite giving up nearl...
Keplet, Coyne win districts
Friday, Apr 12, 2013
- It was a pretty good day all around for the Avon Park and Lake Placid track and field teams during Thursday’s class 2A-District 8 meet in Frostproof. The Green Dragons saw two individuals — Keplet Charite and Alex Coyne — c...
Clutch performer
Monday, Apr 8, 2013
- The Lake Placid Green Dragons haven’t achieved the success they’ve had in recent years by being a one-dimensional team. If you play for coach John Merlo, you’re going to play offense and defense or you’re not going to play ...
Rising to the occasion
Friday, Apr 5, 2013
- The Sebring Blue Streaks boys soccer team wasn’t easy to score against this year, pitching seven shutouts and surrendering an average of 1.6 goals per game. One key reason for those numbers was the play of goalkeeper ...
Eagles soar past local squad
Monday, Apr 1, 2013
- Defense wasn’t necessarily a high priority Saturday night in the inaugural Tree Rollins Senior High School Basketball Game played at South Florida State College. The players put on an offensive show and the Heartland Eagles...
Dragons edge Wildcats
Monday, Apr 1, 2013
- The Lake Placid Green Dragons didn’t score much against Hardee at Roger Scarborough Memorial Field on Thursday, although they didn’t need to. With a solid pitching effort from Tyler Carr — and a little help from Jacob Cram ...
Streaks win in style
Friday, Mar 29, 2013
- The Sebring Blue Streaks boys tennis team wrapped up the regular season in style on Thursday, rolling to a 7-0 victory over DeSoto on the Sebring tennis courts.
Sebring routs Red Devils
Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013
- SEBRING For the second time this season an Avon Park and Sebring baseball game ended after five innings. Only this time it was the Blue Streaks who came out on top, posting a 12-0 victory over the Red Devils on Monday at Fi...