The high school football playoffs start tonight, and, alas, the three Highlands County teams are making other plans. In the end, Sebring couldn't win The Big Game(s), Lake Placid coalesced too late and Avon Park, playing out an athletic director's ultimate nightmare, faced four top-10 teams in five weeks. ...more

November 20, 2009

Solomon Alabi's 17 points led a balanced Florida State offense in an 87-61 win over Jacksonville on Monday night in the season opener for both teams. ...more

November 17, 2009

The memories linger for them all, but for different reasons. ...more

November 12, 2009

The Avon Park Youth Football teams went a combined 38-2 during the regular season and capped off an outstanding season with four teams winning district titles. ...more

October 29, 2009

With the obvious exception of the final score, there wasn't much about playing a game against the Patriots at Wembley Stadium that the Bucs didn't like. ...more

October 25, 2009

Tuesday night's marquee Class 6A, District 7 matchup between front-runners Alonso and Mitchell did not quite play out as one would have scripted. ...more

March 25, 2009

Belinda Carlisle is the first celebrity casualty on "Dancing With the Stars." ...more

March 18, 2009

Challenger boys and girls each improve to 7-0 on the season with matching 7-0 victories over West Hernando on St. Patrick's Day. ...more

March 17, 2009

Friday the 13th proved to be unlucky for three local teams. Within a couple of hours on Feb. 13 both the Durant and Plant City boys basketball teams saw their seasons come to an end at the District 6A-8 tournament, and the Cougars lost to Melbourne in the boys soccer Region 6A-3 finals. ...more

February 25, 2009

Springstead, undefeated in the regular season, takes care of business in first district tournament contest, dusting eighth-seeded Hernando, 83-48. ...more

February 10, 2009