One of the most deadly spiders in the world has been found in the produce section of a Tulsa grocery store. ...more

March 18, 2009

Local high schools will see plenty of new faces in the fall after the Florida High School Athletic Association released its official district realignment for baseball, basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball. ...more

March 6, 2009

A binder still sits on Kim Crawford's desk that's filled with what seems like a lifetime ago of memories and life lessons passed down from her former coach at South Florida Community College. ...more

November 16, 2008

From the desolate sand dunes of the Iraqi desert to the green grass of Firemen's Field, the journey Sebring boys soccer coach Tim Boylay made five years ago helped make history for the Blue Streaks. ...more

November 12, 2008

High school sports teams across the country are feeling the pinch of the economic recession, the soaring gas and diesel fuel prices and it's affecting not only their budgets, but also the way they approach scheduling. ...more

September 14, 2008

SEBRING — Building up confidence and helping an athlete reach their potential is the reputation Joe Sinness has forged during his tenure at Sebring High School, but a new challenge is just on the horizon. ...more

June 25, 2008

SEBRING — As the School Board of Highlands County looks to increase transportation charges for field trips, high fuel prices are affecting high school athletics. The cost for using school buses for athletic road trips comes out of the money brought in through fundraising. ...more

June 21, 2008

SEBRING — The School Board of Highlands County will vote on Tuesday to begin developing a policy for anabolic steroid testing of student athletes. The state has directed the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) to test student-athletes in grades nine through 12 for the use of anabolic steroids during the 2007-08 school year. "I haven't seen any problems here. I do know of other schools that have had some problems," said Sebring High School Athletic Director Terry Quarles. "I think it's a good start with Florida High School [Athletic Association] to test them." According to the FHSAA, approximately 1 percent of all student-athletes in grades nine-12, who participate in the sports of boys baseball, girls flag football, boys tackle football, girls softball and girls and boys weightlifting, may be tested. ...more

January 20, 2008

SEBRING — Sebring wrestling coach Dave Cunningham has stepped down after three seasons with the Blue Streaks after taking a medical leave from teaching at Hill-Gustat Middle School. A district rule prohibits teachers on medical leave from coaching, and, according to Sebring Athletic Director Terry Quarles, the Highlands County school board notified her on Friday that Cunningham was ineligible to coach. ...more

November 18, 2007