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

The University of South Florida football program avoided loss of scholarships by meeting the required Academic Progress Report score, but the USF baseball team lost 1.27 scholarships for not meeting APR requirements. ...more

February 10, 2009

Registration for Avon Park Dixie Youth Baseball has been extended for one more weekend and will continue from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Durrah Martin Baseball Complex. ...more

January 22, 2009

For Sebring's Cody Higgins, walking up to the plate with the game on the line in the district playoffs was more stressful than deciding on where he'll play ball in the fall. ...more

January 16, 2009

The Brooksville Raid, a Civil War re-enactment, will be at the Sand Hill Boy Scout Reservation this weekend. ...more

January 15, 2009

A pitcher sits on the mound ready to hurl his 85 mph curve ball to an unsuspecting batter. ...more

January 4, 2009

EDITOR'S NOTE: Plenty of big stories broke between the lines and on the playing fields, courts and tracks of the Heartland in 2008. Wins and losses aside, certain moments transcended the games themselves and stuck out as the top stories of the year. This is Highlands Today's annual year-end run of the stories we covered that had a major impact on the local sports scene. The ranking was determined by the sports department: Sports editor Brian Gjurgevich, senior sports writer Mark Pinson and sports reporter Chris Hoffman. ...more

December 31, 2008

A group of Pinellas County business leaders today picked apart a study that indicates the Tampa Bay Rays were responsible for drawing 5 percent of the county's expected 5 million-plus overnight visitors in 2008. ...more

December 11, 2008

The Bullets Black is seeking experienced players ages 13 and younger for the Amateur Athletic Union baseball team's spring season. ...more

December 10, 2008

With his arm and the accolades it has helped gather, and some great work in the classroom to boot, Durant senior Austin Buck could have had his choice of many a Division I baseball programs. ...more

December 10, 2008