7:38 p.m. Cynthia and Elmo Forde couldn't wait to show up at Allen Temple AME Church in Ybor City and cast their votes for Barack Obama. ...more

November 4, 2008

Speech Was Vindictive I was appalled, but not surprised Wednesday night to hear Gov. Palin launch vindictively into Sen. Obama without providing an ounce of substance about where she thinks a McCain administration should focus. I was particularly affected by her characterization of the war in Iraq as "God's task." That assertion is at the very least xenophobic, and at best fundamentalist. ...more

September 6, 2008

SEBRING — It's been three weeks since Ty Little came up big with his walk-off grand slam to beat Lake Placid in the District 8 tournament final and the 12-year-old is still feeling the euphoria. "I still can't believe I hit it out," said Little during a recent practice. "But I hope that isn't the last one I ever hit." The Sebring players have been dodging the weather and picking up practice time when they can in preparation for the Dixie Youth Majors (ages 11-12) "O" Zone state tournament, which begins today in East Lakeland. Sebring head coach Charlie White chuckled when asked about Little's feat and if his team can ride that crest of momentum into the tournament. ...more

July 4, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Ty Little was just looking to get a base hit and keep Sebring's rally going, but he overestimated the power of his bat just a bit. Little connected on the perfect swing for a rare walk-off grand slam to power Sebring to an 9-7 come-from-behind victory over Lake Placid to win the championship of the Dixie Youth Majors (ages 11-12) "O" Zone District 8 tournament at Lake June Recreational Complex. ...more

June 19, 2008

Ty Little was just looking to get a base hit to keep Sebring's rally going, but he overestimated the power of his bat just a bit. Little connected on the perfect swing for a rare walk-off grand slam to power Sebring to a 9-7 comeback victory over Lake Placid to win the championship in the Dixie Youth Majors (ages 11-12) "O" Zone District 8 tournament at Lake June Recreational Complex. "I still don't believe it," Little said. "I didn't think there was anything special about that hit at all. I wasn't even thinking about it when I rounded the bases, but when I passed third and saw my teammates huddled around home plate, that's when it sunk in." ...more

June 18, 2008

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The Sebring Streaks continued their sizzling play as tournament play got under way on Wednesday at the Cooperstown Dreams Park National Invitational Tournament at Cooperstown Dreams Park. ...more

June 11, 2008

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The sizzling temperatures in upstate New York didn't do much to heat up the Sebring 12-and-under team's bats in their opening games, but the Streaks have since caught fire in three straight victories at the Cooperstown Dreams Park National Invitational Tournament at Cooperstown Dreams Park. ...more

June 10, 2008

SEBRING — By slowing down his windup, Pool Paradise pitcher Jonathon Struck speeded up his pitches. The slender left-hander worked with Pool Paradise coach Jim Peck on his delivery while warming up, and then went out and limited a potent Rotary offense to one hit, while striking out eight, as Pool Paradise rolled to an 8-1 win in the championship game of the Dixie Majors (ages 10-12) city tournament on Saturday at Max Long Recreational Complex. ...more

June 2, 2008

SEBRING — After watching Lions maul Highlands Today by 12 runs an elimination game on Friday night, Pool Paradise used a potent offense and stellar pitching to knock out the Lions 11-1 in the Dixie Majors city tournament at Max Long Complex. The win put undefeated Pool Paradise, the No. 1 seed, into Saturday night's championship game against once-beaten Rotary, the No. 3 seed. ...more

May 31, 2008

SEBRING — The game was on the line, and a season's worth of wins were in the balance, but Pool Paradise coach Dean Frazier wasn't worried with the game tied and the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth. ...more

May 30, 2008