A single dive does not make a season, and Avon Park's John Chittum has proved that he belongs with the top divers around, even if the end results didn't turn out the way he envisioned. ...more

January 4, 2009

Shannon Cummings had no intentions other than having some fun when she walked out onto the diving board at the Green Dragon pool in early autumn, but her world soon became a menagerie of twists and turns. ...more

January 3, 2009

Shane Wirries knew something wasn't right after he watched John Chittum's first dive at the Class 1A-Region 2 finals at Trinity Prep in Winter Park on Saturday. ...more

November 10, 2008

The calm shimmer of the Rowdy Gaines Pool in Winter Haven will be replaced by the furious display of competition, as the Class 1A and 2A district finals begin today with a bang. ...more

October 28, 2008

Red Devil freshman Mitchell Guerndt is inching closer to the school record of 1:12.09 in the 100-yard breaststroke set by Dale Heiring back in 1992 and says he won't stop until it has his name next to it. ...more

October 9, 2008

AVON PARK — Potential is a heavy word to put on a kid, and with it comes plenty of pressure — much of it self-imposed. ...more

January 4, 2008

AVON PARK — Dedication and commitment go hand-in-hand in the sporting world, and in diving, Avon Park's Heather Barnes displayed an abundance of both during her senior season. Barnes limped into diving her sophomore year — something to keep her in shape for softball — but walks out of the sport her senior year as the 2007 Highlands Today All-Heartland Girls Diver of the Year. "This [honor] validates all the hard work and training I put in this year," Barnes said. "People can see me now as something other than for playing softball." ...more

January 3, 2008

Lake Placid senior Michael Wilkes earned a pair of top 15 finishes during the preliminary meet at the Class 1A state swimming and diving finals at the Central Florida YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando today. ...more

November 1, 2007

WINTER HAVEN –– The Rowdy Gaines Pool in Winter Haven flowed red on Monday –– Red Devil red, to be exact. ...more

October 16, 2007

AVON PARK –– Its early in the season, but the Lake Placid Green Dragons have sent a message to the other teams in the region that they are for real. ...more

September 6, 2007