New Avon Park head football coach Andy Bonjokian walked into the Red Devil football locker room on the morning of July 15 and found his young coaching career had hit its first speed-bump weeks before kickoff. ...more

July 29, 2008

LAKE PLACID — First-year Avon Park football coach Andy Bonjokian got his regime off to a good start in Friday night's spring game against Lake Placid. Avon Park's quick, physical defense forced five turnovers, including two fumble recoveries for touchdowns, as the Red Devils beat the Green Dragons 13-7 at Roger Scarborough Memorial Field. ...more

May 25, 2008

Avon Park's defense scored two touchdowns on Friday night to lead the Red Devils to a 13-7 victory over cross-county rival Lake Placid in each team's spring game at Roger Scarborough Memorial Field. ...more

May 23, 2008

LAKE PLACID — For Lake Placid football coach Tim Grant, the rivalry between Lake Placid and Avon Park is like one between members of the same family. ...more

May 22, 2008

AVON PARK — Whistles were blaring and helmets were shinning in the afternoon sun on Thursday, as new Avon Park head football coach Andy Bonjokian hit the field with his players for the first time since taking the post in mid-March. ...more

May 2, 2008

AVON PARK — Bill Jarrett sat on the sidelines waiting for his turn to play in the first and probably only practice for the newly formed Highlands Hoppers at the South Florida Community College gym. "I keep thinking to myself that this is for a good cause," Jarrett laughed as he jogged onto the court and nearly came up with a block. The Highlands Hoppers are a menagerie of local hoopsters that have been assembled by local businesses to play the Harlem Ambassadors on Tuesday. The Ambassadors are much like their famous counterparts — the Harlem Globetrotters — with a bit of a twist. "They all must be either college graduates or working toward a college degree to be on the team," said Avon Park Noon Rotary Club president Alice Oldham. "They also have a very strong stay-in-school and anti-drug message for today's youth. That impressed me." ...more

February 21, 2008

Everything went according to the seeding in Friday night's Class 6A-District 7 semifinals, with No. 1 Sickles winning 50-34 over Countryside and No. 2 St. Petersburg beating Mitchell 51-33. ...more

February 2, 2008

Ashley Houts scored a career-high 25 points to help No. 17 Georgia beat Florida 82-55 Thursday night, giving Coach Andy Landers his 700th career win. ...more

January 25, 2008

Courtside: Ole Miss Coach Andy Kennedy The Rebels, 21-13 last season, were picked to finish last in the SEC West after losing three senior starters. Kennedy's team (13-1) has been one of the nation's big surprises, but it fell from the unbeaten ranks on Wednesday night with an 85-83 loss at Tennessee, picked to win the SEC, in the final seconds. ...more

January 12, 2008

History will be made today. The only question is if Brandon's wrestling team will be smiling when it's finished. ...more

January 5, 2008