The caring and generosity of the dart throwers and golfers in Highlands County is well known. That point was driven home once again in Saturday's annual Toys For Tots golf tournament. The popular one-day, 18-hole tournament attracted a field of 43 golfers, who competed in a four-person scramble format over the tight and demanding 6,450-yard, par 72 Golf Hammock Country Club layout. ...more

July 21, 2008

The Sebring All-Stars ran into a slew of solid pitching, a load of tough defense, and a bit of bad luck this weekend at the Dixie Youth Pre-Majors (ages 15-16) state tournament. ...more

July 14, 2008

The Sebring All-Stars ran into some solid pitching and tough defense on Saturday and dropped their opening round match to Marion County, 10-0, at the Dixie Youth Pre-Majors (ages 15-16) state tournament in Chipley. Sebring now falls to the losers' bracket, where they'll face the loser of the game between Hernando and Sneeds at 11 a.m. on Sunday. ...more

July 12, 2008

Lady Liberty's welcome was sorely missing from the drab immigration office where Argentine architect Rodolfo Acevedo started his U.S. citizenship application in the early 1990s. ...more

July 5, 2008

OKEECHOBEE — Cody Cook could hear his coach yelling for him to run home, but with the game on the line, Cook didn't immediately respond to the order being given. "I just stood there a moment and then finally got what was happening," Cook said. "And I took off." What could've been a blunder wound up being the game-winner for Cook, who crossed home plate on a fluke play involving Justin Acevedo and a miscue by Okeechobee in the Sebring All-Stars' 1-0, eight-inning victory in the opening round of the Dixie Junior Boys (age 13) District 8 tournament at Okeechobee Recreational Complex on Friday. ...more

June 28, 2008

Cody Cook crossed home plate as Okeechobee was busy trying to catch Justin Acevedo in a rundown to give the Sebring All-Stars a 1-0 victory over the host team in the opening round of the Dixie Junior Boys (age 13) District 8 tournament on Friday. ...more

June 28, 2008

SEBRING — Cesar Martinez didn't let an error in the outfield linger over his team very long during Monday's practice — as quickly as the play was made, Martinez employed the youngster to run off his mistake. ...more

June 26, 2008

Remember diners with a personal jukebox on every table? Nina O's Grill and Bar, which is opening this month at 4502 S. Dale Mabry Highway, will offer a speaker on each table, letting you dial into the audio from any of the sporting events showing on 11 plasma televisions. ...more

June 18, 2008

SEBRING –– After trailing late and getting a scare in Saturday's 12-4 win over Lake Placid in the Dixie AAA District 8 tournament, Sebring made sure that didn't happen against Avon Park on Sunday. The boys in blue and white pounded out 10 hits en route to a 17-3 win over Avon Park at Max Long Recreational Complex. The win kept Sebring unbeaten in the six-team, double-elimination tournament, while the loss eliminated Avon Park. "Our pitching has been awesome the entire tournament and our bats are coming alive," said Sebring head coach Bobby Cannon. "We're hitting the ball hard and having fun and we're in a great position." The Sebring victory set up a game on Monday night against once-beaten Okeechobee American, which eliminated Lake Placid 11-0 on Sunday afternoon. ...more

June 16, 2008

SEBRING –– After losing only one game during the regular season, Publix proved that wasn't a fluke, as its offense pounded out 10 hits and Tommy Bertoniere and Seth Abeln combined on a three-hitter to lead Publix to 12-2 win over Goin' Postal in Sunday's Dixie Boys (ages 13-14) city tournament championship game. Publix breezed through the double-elimination tournament to cap a remarkable turnaround from last year. "Winning this championship means quite a bit," said Publix coach Shon Abeln. "We struggled last year with a young team, but the experience they got from playing was just what they needed. "We only lost one game this season and that probably helped us get ready for the tournament, because it showed we could get beat if we didn't come ready to play. "I'm proud of all the kids and it was a great way to end the season." ...more

June 2, 2008