As the Legislature cut $1 billion from Florida's budget last year, one lawmaker wanted the state to sell one of its three planes to save $200,000 annually. ...more

January 7, 2008

A police officer who was fired from his job three years ago and eventually reinstated was arrested Wednesday, accused of sexually assaulting a teenager he was investigating, authorities said. ...more

December 27, 2007

Aggressive hitting and few errors led Berkeley Prep to victory against an experienced Fort Pierce John Carroll team, 25-22, 25-15, 25-14, in a Class 3A regional final Saturday. ...more

November 11, 2007

SATURDAY'S REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL FINALS ...more

November 10, 2007

In one of the more uncharacteristic performances by the Berkeley Prep volleyball team this season, the Buccaneers managed to hold off a determined Academy of the Holy Names team in three games 25-12, 25-22, 25-19 Tuesday to advance to the Class 3A-Region 4 final. ...more

November 7, 2007

Saturday's regional volleyball finals ...more

November 6, 2007

LAKE PLACID — An exciting season of blocks, sets and spikes came to an end for the Lake Placid volleyball team on Tuesday night. The Green Dragons played well, but ultimately the height and firepower of John Carroll (Fort Pierce) proved too much, as the Golden Rams swept past Lake Placid, 25-16, 25-16, 25-15 in a Class 3A regional quarterfinal match. "I'm proud of the girls because they played hard every point and gave it all they had," Green Dragon coach Marilyn Jones said. "John Carroll is a good team and their quick serves and sets gave us fits. "We had trouble with our serving tonight and you can't make those kind of mistakes against good teams and expect to win." John Carroll, which improved to 17-11 on the season, used the strong serving and sets of Libero, Kelsey Bona, and the dynamic combination of senior outside hitters, Crystal Bell and Aubrey Parker, to hold off a determined effort by Lake Placid. ...more

November 1, 2007

LAKE PLACID –– After rallying for an exciting come-from-behind win against Frostproof in last Thursday's Class 3A-District 10 championship, the Lake Placid volleyball team hopes to keep the good times rolling against John Carroll (Fort Pierce) in tonight's regional quarterfinal. The district championship win improved the Green Dragons to an impressive 16-3 overall, and they're brimming with confidence heading into tonight's tilt with the Golden Rams. "We're all still excited from winning on Thursday night," said Lake Placid coach Marilyn Jones. "We've been working hard in practice and the girls are focused on being ready to play their best. ...more

October 30, 2007

Land O'Lakes girls coach Robin Hilgenberg, as wet as she was, had little else to be unhappy about. ...more

October 29, 2007

Different school, same result for Sunlake junior Brad Morrison. Morrison qualified for the FHSAA state swimming and diving championships Friday by winning the 100-yard backstroke at the Class 2A-Region 2 championships at Indian River Community College. His second-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:48.14) makes him a likely state participant in that event, too. ...more

October 29, 2007