Youth baseball registration deadlines are quickly approaching and all three Highlands County leagues will hold sign-ups this weekend. Sebring and Avon Park will hold registration at their home fields, while Lake Placid's deadline for both baseball and softball is 9 a.m. Saturday. Check below for more information about each league: ...more

January 16, 2009

Sebring Youth baseball soon will be cranking up and it's time for sign-ups for the younger age leagues. ...more

January 9, 2009

OKEECHOBEE — Celebrations began as soon as the ball left the bat and once again, it wasn't the boys in blue doing the celebrating. For the second consecutive year, Sebring couldn't exercise the Okeechobee curse, as Timmy Farrell's walk-off three-run homer to center gave the host team a 13-1 six-inning, mercy-rule victory in the championship final of the Dixie Boys (age 14) District 8 tournament at Okeechobee Sports Complex on Thursday evening. "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen was blasted through the loudspeaker, as Farrell homered for the second time in the game for the first two in his playing career, and was congratulated after the game by the Sebring players, many of which are his teammates on an AAU team. The game was delayed for five-plus hours due to a major storm cell that flooded the ball fields and took three air-boats to disperse the water from the infield so play could continue. ...more

July 4, 2008

Timmy Farrelll hit two home runs, including a three-run walk off bomb into center field to lift Okeechobee to a 13-1 win over the Sebring All-Stars in the Dixie Boys (age 14) District 8 tournament at Okeechobee Sports Complex on Thursday night. ...more

July 4, 2008

OKEECHOBEE — Seth Abeln can get under the skin of any pitcher in Dixie baseball when he gets on base, as he is famous for turning a single into a run. ...more

July 3, 2008

Zach Osha smacked a solo homer over the right field fence in the fifth to cap off an offensive outburst, as the Sebring All-Stars defeated the Clewiston All-Stars 10-0 in six innings in an elimination game in the Dixie Boys (age 14) District 8 tournament at Okeechobee Sports Complex on Wednesday. ...more

July 2, 2008

SEBRING — Memories don't die hard for Seth Abeln, who remembers all too well those bitter feelings after Okeechobee bested Sebring last year. ...more

June 27, 2008

SEBRING — Cesar Martinez didn't let an error in the outfield linger over his team very long during Monday's practice — as quickly as the play was made, Martinez employed the youngster to run off his mistake. ...more

June 26, 2008

AVON PARK — Raymond Aguilar walked to the mound with a noticeable limp. ...more

June 5, 2008

SEBRING –– After losing only one game during the regular season, Publix proved that wasn't a fluke, as its offense pounded out 10 hits and Tommy Bertoniere and Seth Abeln combined on a three-hitter to lead Publix to 12-2 win over Goin' Postal in Sunday's Dixie Boys (ages 13-14) city tournament championship game. Publix breezed through the double-elimination tournament to cap a remarkable turnaround from last year. "Winning this championship means quite a bit," said Publix coach Shon Abeln. "We struggled last year with a young team, but the experience they got from playing was just what they needed. "We only lost one game this season and that probably helped us get ready for the tournament, because it showed we could get beat if we didn't come ready to play. "I'm proud of all the kids and it was a great way to end the season." ...more

June 2, 2008