The top-seeded Sebring girls basketball team had little trouble against Palmetto on Friday night, but an all-Heartland final wasn't meant to be, as host Booker rallied to defeat Avon Park in overtime. ...more

February 2, 2008

The Land O' Lakes girls were asked bring a pillow and blanket with them to practice Thursday, but they were not told what it was for until they got there. ...more

February 1, 2008

Stacy-Ann Blake spent the first seven years of her life in New York City, where it's possible to find a basketball court within walking distance of almost any location. ...more

January 31, 2008

SARASOTA — Beonca Godfrey felt the Avon Park girls basketball team had the momentum and a big enough lead heading into the fourth quarter against DeSoto on Tuesday during the opening round of the Class 4A-District 10 tournament. "I really thought we were controlling the tempo and had everything working going into the fourth," Godfrey said. "[DeSoto] just never quit." ...more

January 31, 2008

GIRLS BASKETBALL CHS SENIORS EASILY ROLL SPRINGSTEAD, 54-22 ...more

January 29, 2008

After the Central High girls' basketball team had beaten county rival Springstead Thursday night, 54-22, the entire Lady Bears squad formed a circle at midcourt after the game and performed their own rap verses. ...more

January 29, 2008

Red Devils Rush Past Green Dragons AVON PARK — Four Red Devils scored in double figures on Thursday night as the Avon Park boys basketball team used a balanced attack and a strong second half to pull away from Lake Placid 69-47 in non-district action. ...more

January 25, 2008

Devils Slip Past Pirates BRADEN RIVER — Cleveland Nobles scored a team-high 16 points and Virgil Cooper chipped in nine as the Avon Park boys basketball team edged Braden River 39-38 in the Class 4A-District 10 match-up on Tuesday. The Red Devils nearly repeated the scenario of an early season overtime loss to the Pirates. Leading by a basket, an Avon Park foul put Braden River on the line with no time left for a chance to send the game into OT, but the Pirate shooter hit only one free throw and the visiting Devils squeaked by with the win. ...more

January 23, 2008

AVON PARK — For one of the few times this season, the Avon Park girls basketball team got off to a good start in Friday night's Class 4A-District 10 game against DeSoto. That spelled trouble for the visiting Bulldogs, as freshman point guard Markida Hawthorne scored a team-high 17 points to lead the Red Devils to a 63-47 win. ...more

January 20, 2008

ARCADIA — Sebring's Whitney Lee hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer as time expired, but the Blue Streak girls basketball team still fell by the smallest of margins on Monday night, falling to DeSoto 31-30 in Class 4A-District 10 action. The loss drops Sebring (8-3 in district) into a tie for first with one district game to play. ...more

January 16, 2008