Durant goalkeeper Connor Bass made two huge diving saves in a penalty-kick shootout as the Cougars won the Wharton Invitational championship 3-2 in penalty kicks (4-2) against Sickles. ...more

January 11, 2009

- Sickles took advantage of two moments of hesitant defending by Tampa Prep, and recorded a surprise 2-0 win on the opening day of the High School Invitational Tournament at the Ed Radice Sports Complex. ...more

December 21, 2008

Sickles took advantage of two moments of hesitant defending by Tampa Prep to record a surprising 2-0 victory on the opening day of the High School Invitational Tournament at the Ed Radice Sports Complex. ...more

December 21, 2008

Florida State sprinter Walter Dix qualified for the Beijing Olympics on Sunday, and Dix has yet to compete in his signature event at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Ore. ...more

June 30, 2008

AVON PARK — With both major precincts counted, an unofficial count had Mayor Sharon Schuler almost 100 votes ahead of the next-highest candidate for mayor, while Avon Park Middle School teacher Al Hinson held a sizable lead in the council election Tuesday night. Schuler, with 329 votes, will likely remain mayor for another three years as she holds an insurmountable lead over former Gordon Marshall in the mayoral race. Marshall, with 223 votes, is a distant second, while Ed Dickerson had 159 votes and Gonzalo Lezama 47. Schuler said she wasn't expecting it. Truly. "Everyone has an opportunity to win," she said as she came to the supervisor of election's office to see the vote counting. "I'm very happy." Hinson, meanwhile, has 250 votes, holding a solid lead over Paul Miller's 202 backers, Michael Shirey's 177 and James Rahenkamp's 140. Hinson, reached by phone Tuesday evening, was cautiously optimistic that he would hold on to the lead. "I thought it would be close," he said. "I feel good... I guess the people went out and voted. Hopefully it's official but I am happy." ...more

November 6, 2007

AVON PARK — If the size of a candidate's bank account is a clue in who's going to win the election, then Mayor Sharon Schuler is way ahead in the mayoral race, while James Rahenkamp has a comfortable lead in the race for Doug Eason's open council seat. According to campaign treasurer's reports submitted Oct. 19 to the city, Schuler didn't need to use a dime of her own money to raise $1,335 in her campaign. Rahenkamp, meanwhile, plunked $200 of his own money and collected more than $820 from a handful of big-dollar donators in his council bid. On the expenses, Schuler spent $1,119, almost double the amount spent by Gonzalo Lezama, the next-biggest spender for the mayoral race. Rahenkamp has held on to most of his contributions, spending a mere $428.81 as of Oct. 12. Notably, Schuler was the only candidate to use campaign mailers. Even though Paul Miller bought business cards, none of the other six candidates spent money on any other form of advertising, using their funds only for filing fees and campaign signs. Several of the other candidates bankrolled their campaigns using mostly their own money. Mayoral contestants Ed Dickerson and Gordon Marshall relied only on their own wallets to raise $641.87 and $300, respectively. ...more

October 30, 2007

Avon Park, una ciudad pequeña del centro de la Florida que acaparó titulares el año pasado a causa de una propuesta de "English Only", tiene ahora un candidato hispano a la alcaldía. ...more

September 28, 2007