Robinson's baseball team scratched out a pair of runs in the bottom seventh inning to post a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over Middleton in a Class 5A-District 10 matchup Tuesday night at Lou Garcia Field. ...more

February 24, 2009

I found a great deal of interesting reading in the paper last week. I read that Steve Chapman is offering corn-fed Iowa some of Illinois' overabundance of indicted officials, as a bonus offering them Lake Michigan and a baseball team. I suppose every state could find some things it would be willing to offer, in a reasonable exchange! The whole country is in a meltdown. Another thing I read was the revelation that Floridians give President Obama high approval ratings. Now, I know that many of us are retirees on fixed incomes, and we are grateful for any freebies we can get, but are we willing to have them charged to our children and great-grandchildren? Who is going to pay these bills when they come due? A few trillion dollars would seem to be quite a chunk of change! ...more

February 24, 2009

Winning a spot on the New York Yankees' roster was at the forefront for Jason Johnson. Then the cause of blurred vision in his right eye changed everything just days before spring training began. ...more

February 23, 2009

Kyle Jackson's double in the first inning turned out to be the Red Devils' only offense on Tuesday as a talented Auburndale squad topped Avon Park for the second straight day, 6-0, at the Bill Jarrett Early Bird Tournament at Head Field. ...more

February 19, 2009

Spring is here - at least from a sports standpoint. Last week, the high school sports schedule, though still wrapping up the winter sports, flipped to spring. ...more

February 18, 2009

You would think that the Lake Placid baseball team would show signs of pressure since head coach Dan Coomes has labeled the '09 Dragons "the best team ever" to wear the green and white. ...more

February 17, 2009

A pair of seniors led the way for the Avon Park baseball team in Friday night's First Pitch Classic at Head Field. ...more

February 15, 2009

Niki Helms threw six no-hit innings and Haley Pack finished the job on Thursday as the Sebring softball team picked up its second straight win to start the season with a 7-1 no-hit victory over LaBelle. ...more

February 14, 2009

The quote from baseball legend Satchel Paige hangs just outside Sebring coach Hoppy Rewis' office. ...more

February 13, 2009

Sammie Lower was 2-for-3 with a bases-clearing double and Danielle Lower had two extra-base hits on Tuesday as the Sebring softball team opened district play with a 10-3 victory over Hardee. ...more

February 12, 2009