A pitcher sits on the mound ready to hurl his 85 mph curve ball to an unsuspecting batter. ...more

January 4, 2009

Few families outside the war-torn Middle East or nature-ravaged Asian countries have sustained so many personal tragedies as the Kennedys, who were once hailed as America's Camelot. Sen. Ted Kennedy's terminal brain cancer is only the latest "curve ball" (his wife's words) tossed at the family. ...more

June 8, 2008

Few families outside the war-torn Middle East or nature-ravaged Asian countries have sustained so many personal tragedies as the Kennedys, who were once hailed as America's Camelot. ...more

June 7, 2008

Every draft has at least one - a guy who can't get his production to match his off-the-chart measurability and who pays a heavy price. ...more

May 13, 2008

AVON PARK –– Heath Barnes made enough noise with his bat on Wednesday to give all the teams in the district a moment of pause. The Avon Park catcher blasted a 385-plus-foot two-run homer in the first inning and sparked the eighth inning rally with a base hit into center to lead the Red Devils to a 4-2 victory over Auburndale on a wet and cold night during the Bill Jarrett Early Bird Tournament at Head Field. The soft-spoken Barnes applauded patience at the plate for his home run off the Tiger's Mitch Blockburn –– his second of the tournament. ...more

February 15, 2008

AVON PARK — Think back to high school baseball last season. Picture Avon Park's Johnny Sedlock's curve ball striking out batter after batter or Sebring's J.T. Tomlinson getting a timely hit. Or remember Blue Streak hurler Chaz Abeln pitching a complete game to get his team into the state's final four. Now picture all those kids and more from the area making the same plays for the South Florida Community College Panther team. "That's magic," said Sebring's Corey Ritter. ...more

January 25, 2008