The Avon Park girls basketball team learned just what happens when you don't put a down-and-out opponent away when you have the chance. ...more

December 11, 2008

Junior defensive tackle Cleveland Nobles walked over to senior James Bland and offered a hug as the seconds ticked off the clock in Avon Park's 31-0 season-ending loss to Class 3A-District 11 champion Palmetto Tigers at Joe Franza Stadium. ...more

November 15, 2008

Many athletes in Highlands County are about to make the transition from football pads to the wrestling match. ...more

November 15, 2008

The resolve of the Avon Park football team has been tested this season. ...more

October 17, 2008

Jenna Tomblin gave Red Devil head coach Michael Scofield a reason to celebrate on Thursday, as the Avon Park freshman won the 200-yard freestyle (2:48.58) in her event debut to solidify her status as one of AP's top up-and-coming swimmers. ...more

October 11, 2008

It's unlikely that many Avon Park football fans will forget last season's greatest - and only - victory over Hardee. ...more

September 26, 2008

Red Devil head volleyball coach Stephanie Devlin knows the performance gap between her Avon Park squad and the top-tier teams in Class 4A-District 10 is still wide, but that separation is narrowing with every game the Devils play. ...more

September 20, 2008

Marvin Williams had just one word to describe the Okeechobee senior running back Lonnie Pryor after watching him put on a display on Friday at Brahman Stadium. ...more

September 14, 2008

AVON PARK — Senior Mary Midence's intensity on the court showed everyone that this was the most important match this season thus far for the Sebring girls tennis team. After all, it was against Avon Park. ...more

February 20, 2008

AVON PARK — Plays are being run and audibles are being called in the search for the next Avon Park Red Devil head football coach. Principal Stu Guthrie and athletic director Mort Jackson are in the heart of the search for the next Red Devil head coach, with 13 candidates from as far away as Illinois, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia and a few from Avon Park all vying to succeed former coach Earnest Perkins on the sideline. With spring football approaching, a new football coach is expected to be named by the end of January. "We've narrowed our search and have been interviewing candidates for the vacant coaching position," Jackson said. "We're still open-minded in our search and want to choose the right person for the job." Perkins, who finished his tenure as head coach at Avon Park with a 7-13 overall record, was fired as the Red Devil head coach in November and the search began immediately for his replacement. ...more

January 19, 2008