Avon Park's James Bland, Kemosi Hatten, Jace Grimmett, Omar Torres, Charles Hubbard and Alvin Moore won individual district titles on Thursday night and the Red Devil wrestling team won the program's first-ever district championship with a dominating performance at the Class 1A-District 8 meet at Lake Wales High School. ...more

February 6, 2009

SEBRING The Avon Park wrestling team is like a runaway train that can't be stopped. The Red Devils dominated the action from the opening whistle by taking six weight classes en route to the overall team title in Saturday's Spiegel Memorial Wrestling Tournament at Sebring High School. "It's always special to win the Spiegel because it's a quality event with good competition," said Avon Park co-coach Ed Brown. "I'm really proud of our guys because they stepped up and took care of business." ...more

January 26, 2009

Despite a sluggish start, Avon Park managed to beat Frostproof by a score of 62-41 in boys basketball on Saturday night. ...more

January 12, 2009

Omar Torres showed off his rapid improvement over last season by pinning his opponent in 47 seconds, but the rest of the team couldn't overcome several forfeits in Avon Park's 39-36 loss to Haines City on Thursday. ...more

December 20, 2008

Going up against top-notch competition in the first wrestling meet of the season is a tough way to start. ...more

December 9, 2008

AVON PARK — Taking advantage of familiar surroundings, Avon Park dominated the action on the mat by winning four weight-class titles in Friday's Class 1A-District 8 wrestling meet in the Red Devil gym. Lake Wales won the eight-team meet, which sends the top four wrestlers from each weight class to Friday's regionals at South Florida Community College. Lake Wales finished first with 152 points, while Avon Park, which advanced nine wrestlers, placed a close second with 146, despite having two less athletes than the Highlanders. ...more

February 3, 2008

AVON PARK – The Avon Park boys wrestling team has had enough of the travel meets and tournaments in far away places. The Red Devils finally enjoyed the comfortable surroundings of home in Tuesday's 57-21 victory over the Frostproof Bulldogs in a Class 1A-District 8 match. ...more

December 20, 2007

WINTER HAVEN — A day before Thanksgiving usually means gearing up for the big feast for most, but for the Avon Park wrestling team, it meant getting down on the mat. The Red Devils sent nine wrestlers to the Winter Haven Invitational meet on Wednesday and seven earned high marks while earning a top three placing against some of the best up-and-coming wrestlers in the area. ...more

November 24, 2007

AVON PARK — Coaches Lee Elder and Ed Brown are dipping deep into the well of athletes in Avon Park to find the right mix to put on the mat this season of Red Devil wrestling. Undeniable success was reaped during the program's sophomore season, as Avon Park fostered three state qualifiers and have a crop of young, talented wrestlers. "We're in a bit of a rebuilding mode this year," Elder said. "With so many new kids, our success will depend on how quick they learn this sport. We experienced so much success as a program last season in only our second year, last season should be a blueprint for what it takes for a successful wrestling program." ...more

November 16, 2007

Both the Sebring and Avon Park wrestling teams laced up their high-tops and hit the road on Saturday in their first matches of the season. ...more

November 12, 2007