SEBRING –– Walking into the weight room as a freshman, Sebring's Brannen Dorman never thought he would be on the ultimate stage and going for gold as a senior at the Class 1A state finals. But despite his success, this gentle giant has always been humbled by his accomplishments. "Weightlifting is one of the great joys in my life," Dorman said. "I put in tons of hard work to finally reach the state level and just to be there was an accomplishment. I was very humbled by the experience." The Sebring senior came in fifth at the state finals in the 199-pound division with a bench press of 305 pounds and a clean-and-jerk of 295, for a combined total of 600 pounds. For his outstanding work ethic and accomplishments, Dorman has been named the 2008 Highlands Today's Boys Weightlifter of the Year. ...more

May 26, 2008

FOOTBALL Nature Coast Tech football lineman Jake Myers signs to play with Wisconsin's Lakeland College. ...more

May 24, 2008

NUKE THAT PIE Microwave ovens usually turn the texture of bread into something akin to a baseball glove. Tough. Chewy. Disgusting. Which explains why we were surprised to find that the new California Pizza Kitchen Sicilian-style thin-crust pizza serving for one tasted like, well, pizza. We're very much in favor of food that tastes like it should. We tried the DiGiorno version, too, but liked CPK's better. Cost: $3.29. ...more

May 21, 2008

Brianna Hooker had a moment when she just had to yawn. The River Ridge High junior spent Friday night at the prom and came home at 12:30 a.m. ...more

May 13, 2008

To prom or not to prom. For some local athletes, that is the question. ...more

May 9, 2008

In a double treat Hernando High's Stephens, Central's Jackson each place at River Ridge. ...more

February 18, 2008

The Florida Girls State Weightlifting Meet on Saturday was held at River Ridge for the second time and went off without a hitch. Florida is the only state that has a weightlifting competition for high school girls. ...more

February 11, 2008

Brianna Hooker had a problem with her neck at the worst time - while she was competing in the clean and jerk at the state girls weightlifting meet Saturday at River Ridge. ...more

February 10, 2008

It is very easy when you first see Hernando senior weightlifter Kristian Stephens to see where she wants to attend college beginning next fall. ...more

February 9, 2008

In the beginning of this year's girls weightlifting season, Hernando sophomore Jasmine Sharpe was in the unlimited weight class and was not a very happy camper. ...more

February 9, 2008