PALMETTO — Penalty kicks saved the Sebring girls soccer team on Monday against Hardee, but direct kicks by Braden River ousted the Blue Streaks from the Class 4A-District 10 tournament after a 2-0 loss to the Pirates at Harllee Stadium on Tuesday. The extremely physical game against two evenly matched teams left scoring chances at a premium in the tournament's semifinal match. ...more

January 17, 2008

GIRLS SOCCER Lady Leopards defeat South Sumter for the second time this season, 1-0. ...more

January 14, 2008

As Nicole Antonini stood on the sideline at South Sumter High Wednesday night, talking about her first varsity goal, she had no idea what her teammates were up to behind her. ...more

January 14, 2008

Brianna Hooker and Carmen Figueroa did precisely what they were expected to do. ...more

January 12, 2008

Bill Stewart didn't need an actual job interview. His performance in the 2 1/2 weeks since Rich Rodriguez resigned, punctuated by West Virginia's resounding victory over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl, was enough. ...more

January 4, 2008

Ridgewood High School opened its seventh annual Winter Boy's Soccer Tournament Wednesday night and saw the home team run away with a 5-2 victory over Citrus High. The Rams – led by the outstandingly aggressive play of their frontline and midfield – wasted no time in applying pressure to an undermanned Citrus club. ...more

December 27, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Maybe it was the fact that both teams were playing on consecutive nights. Whatever the reason, neither Sebring or Lake Placid was able to muster much offense in Friday night's girls non-district soccer match at Roger Scarborough Memorial Field. Sebring, which played down one player for most of the match due to an injury, managed six shots on goal, while battling to a scoreless, 0-0 tie with the Green Dragons. "All things considered, we played pretty well," said Blue Streak coach Steve Ashley. "Lake Placid played well and with good effort, but neither one of us could finish. ...more

December 23, 2007

AVON PARK — The Sebring and Avon Park girls soccer teams left everything on the field, and after 80 minutes, the decision was up in the air, as the Red Devils drew even with the Streaks, 2-2 in a Class 4A-District 10 clash at Joe Franza Stadium on Thursday. "I thought we played a very clean and aggressive game tonight," AP head coach Greg Thacker said. "I was very impressed with our passing and getting the ball in position to score." This game, the first meeting between the two teams since the Nov. 8 match that was marred by an on-field scuffle and suspensions levied against the two involved, was as even as they come. Both teams rallied to the ball, although Sebring seemed to have more left in the tank at the end of the game than their Red Devil counterparts. "We're just going after the ball trying to make things happen," SHS head coach Steve Ashley said. "I give credit to Avon Park. They came out aggressive and we're lucky to come out with a tie." ...more

December 22, 2007

Christal Rose usually has a smile on her face. Wednesday night, the Ridgewood senior weightlifter had a special reason to flash a 10,000-watt grin. ...more

December 7, 2007

SEBRING — Sebring coach Steve Ashley said the driving rain that soaked Firemen's Field in the first half of the Blue Streak girls soccer team's meeting with Palmetto on Thursday night didn't have much of an effect on the game. Junior Molly Blackman, on the other hand, gleefully disagreed. "It made it a lot more fun," Blackman said. "I think everyone enjoyed it." ...more

December 1, 2007