ST. PETERSBURG - A 6-year-old Tampa girl is on life-support at All Children's Hospital after she fell into a swimming pool Sunday evening, police say. ...more

February 11, 2008

It took 197 minutes for Newsome to score a goal against Bloomingdale this season. The first goal came in Tuesday's Class 5A-Region 2 semifinal on a shot from sophomore forward Hannah Rainey. That set the tone for Newsome, as the Wolves added two more goals to win, 3-0. ...more

January 30, 2008

Whitney Lee scored 19 points and and Hannah Shoop added eight points and seven rebounds Friday night to lead Sebring to a 53-26 victory over Braden River. ...more

January 19, 2008

It's hard to imagine that a team returning all five starters could fly under the radar. But that's exactly what Freedom has done this season. ...more

January 17, 2008

The Sebring High girls basketball team outscored Gulf 15-3 in the fourth quarter to win the Blue Division title 45-37 at the Lady Rattlers Friends Holiday tournament Saturday night. ...more

December 31, 2007

BELLEVIEW –– Sebring's Brenita Grant may not have put up huge numbers in the stat column, but her play against the Gulf High Buccaneers on Saturday proved the difference in the Blue Streaks' 45-37 victory in the championship game of the Lady Rattlers Holiday Tournament. Down 34-29 heading into the final eight minutes, Sebring head coach Mike Lee decided to make a change. "We switched to man-to-man defense and that was a key to our win," Lee said. "[Brenita] shut down [Gulf's] guards. She played amazing for us." With her stellar defense, Grant helped the Streaks outscore Gulf 16-3 in the fourth for the win and earned tournament MVP honors. ...more

December 31, 2007

BELLVIEW — Sebring senior Whitney Lee scored 10 of her team-high 18 points in the fourth quarter and the Blue Streaks defense came up huge in a 58-49 victory over the Lyman Greyhounds (Orlando) in the second round of the Lady Rattlers Holiday Tournament on Friday. ...more

December 30, 2007

It's said that no two snowflakes are alike and so it was with students in Dellarine Anderson's kindergarten class at Hugo Schmidt Elementary School, who proved that no two Christmas trees are alike either. To see all the artwork from Schmidt, including work by Avery Compas, Carmelo Quinones, Rowan Gould and Hannah Vire, go to Brandon.tbo.com and click on the "Your Photos" tab. ...more

December 26, 2007

Last week, Newsome was overconfident, maybe even complacent and expecting to win against Bloomingdale, according to Wolves coach Kelly Townsend. The overconfidence was misguided and so were the expectations as Newsome suffered its first loss of the season and a district defeat. ...more

December 12, 2007

SEBRING — Hannah Shoop and Whitney Wells may not be the fastest girls on the floor for the Sebring girls basketball team, but both agree: Speed aside, it's tough to keep up with someone who never stops. Shoop, a junior, had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and the senior Wells added six points and six boards Tuesday night to lead the Blue Streaks to a 42-31 Class 4A-District 10 victory over Sarasota-Booker at SHS. ...more

November 29, 2007