Two years ago, Citrus Park Little League won the Little League under-10 Tournament of State Champions in West Virginia. That was when they set themselves on a path to being at Gulfport this year, playing in the Southeast Regional tournament. ...more

August 2, 2008

Relentless rain forced officials to postpone the 13-year-old and 14-year-old Dixie District 8 baseball tournaments until Wednesday. ...more

July 1, 2008

SEBRING — In a closed-door meeting last week, the owners and/or general managers of the top five hotels in this city met privately with new Highlands County administrator Michael Wright to make one request: don't get rid of Rocky Ellingsworth, the Highlands County Sports Complex manager. The hotel owners and managers all told Wright that Ellingsworth is almost single handedly responsible for filling most of their hotel rooms on many off-season weekends because he brings in first-class softball and baseball tournaments. They also said that league and tournament directors who had tournaments at the sports complex have told them they will cancel their tournament dates and hotel accommodations for the fall if Ellingsworth loses his job here. Many of the hotel owners and managers also said they've been told that some tournaments will leave and never come back if Ellingsworth isn't working here, and the teams will travel to whatever new location Ellingsworth works in to hold their weekend tournaments there. ...more

June 30, 2008

Highlands County commissioners can expect some unpleasant budget sessions this summer as they will be forced to make difficult decisions for the 2008-09 fiscal year. They of course have been aware of this for a while, but that doesn't make it any easier. One position that is being proposed to be cut from the parks and recreation department budget is the manager of the Highlands County Sports Complex. ...more

June 8, 2008