SEBRING — A potent offense and a solid pitching staff paced Hardee to an 11-5 win victory over Sebring in the Dixie Angels (ages 9-10) District 8 softball tournament on Friday night at Max Long Recreational Complex. The victory gave Hardee a two-game sweep of Sebring and the District 8 championship. By winning the district championship, Hardee earned a berth in next week's state tournament in Belleview. ...more

June 28, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE BASEBALL AAA MAJORS SH American edges San Antonio to earn district title rematch with South Lake, 2-1. ...more

June 28, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE BASEBALL AAA MAJORS ...more

June 28, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE BASEBALL AAA MAJORS South Lake's Danny Gonzalez blasts two homers, drives in five RBI to crush SH American, 15-3 ...more

June 28, 2008

HUDSON -- West Florida Young Guns were a hit with the Pasco County Commission this week. The youth baseball team, which will compete in a national tournament next month, was saluted by commissioners. Based in Hudson, the Young Guns recently won a state championship. The team of players ages 6 to 8 earned a berth in the National Amateur Athletic Union Tournament at Disney's Wide World of Sports in Orlando July 13-20. ...more

June 28, 2008

Tony Stewart called him "a dart without feathers." Other veterans fumed. David Ragan made no friends in a premature and disastrous Sprint Cup start at Martinsville in October 2006. Instead, he got blamed for holding up faster cars and causing at least three wrecks. ...more

June 18, 2008

SEBRING — Despite trailing Okeechobee American by four runs midway through the Dixie AAA (ages 9-10) District 8 championship game on Monday night, there wasn't any panic in the Sebring dugout. The boys in blue and white simply went to the plate and began their assault on yet another pitcher. Sebring, which banged out 10 hits against three Okeechobee American hurlers, proceeded to score 14 runs in two innings on their way to a convincing 15-5 victory and the District 8 championship at Max Long Recreational Complex. ...more

June 17, 2008

Brandon High wrestling standout Eric Grajales came up short Friday in his quest to earn a spot on the United States wrestling team for the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. ...more

June 14, 2008

Rod Delmonico and his oldest son, Tony, Florida State's starting shortstop, often meet up after games for dinner and conversation. Their favorite postgame ritual took on new life Sunday night as the Delmonicos basked in the afterglow of FSU's first berth in the College World Series in eight years. ...more

June 14, 2008

SEBRING –– The Sebring American team was the favorite heading into the Dixie Youth Pitching Machine District 8 All-Star tournament at Max Long Recreational Complex. After going undefeated through the six team, double-elimination tournament, Sebring American proved they were the best squad by blasting Okeechobee American 14-7 on Sunday afternoon to win the district championship and a berth in the state tournament in Paxton. "I'm so proud of all the kids because they worked hard and earned this championship," said Sebring American head coach Eric Lewis. "We've got twelve tough kids that make good baseball decisions. "They were steady in all five games we played and the way we swung the bats and played defense was outstanding." ...more

June 9, 2008