State title hopefuls Shaanan Spiegel of Sebring and Avon Park junior James Bland were ousted from the winner's bracket with a pair of losses on Friday night during the evening session at the Class 1A state wrestling tournament at the Lakeland Center. ...more

February 16, 2008

It has been said there are more roads than one to reach a certain destination in life. ...more

February 13, 2008

AVON PARK –– After winning the 152-pound weight class at the Class 1A-Region 2 wrestling meet on Saturday, Sebring senior Shaanan Spiegel wasn't overly excited. The talented Blue Streak grappler was satisfied with his performance, but with this being his third and final trip to the state meet, winning an elusive state title was foremost in his thoughts. "It feels good to win," said Spiegel. "I wrestled pretty well except for a couple of small errors. "I'm satisfied because this is my second consecutive regional championship, but my goal is to win a gold medal at state. "I didn't wrestle very well at state the last two years and I'm determined to do better, because this is my last shot." The two-day regional meet was held at South Florida Community College and it attracted 34 teams, with the top four wrestlers from each weight class advancing on to the state meet, which begins on Thursday in Lakeland. ...more

February 11, 2008

Paced by two regional champions, Pasco scored 86 points to finish in third place in the Class 1A-Region 2 wrestling meet Saturday at South Florida Community College. ...more

February 10, 2008

If there is something that people who are involved in prep wrestling have in common, it's that to be successful in the sport, a person has to spend years practicing and working at it. ...more

February 9, 2008

Things are certainly going to get more difficult for Travis Vollick this weekend. ...more

February 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

Today's district wrestling meet starts at about noon, and that's a good sign for the Durant High Cougars. ...more

February 2, 2008

WRESTLING Behind 11 placers, NCT garners team crown at the eight-team American Legion Tourney. ...more

February 1, 2008

There is a first time for everything. For the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it was winning their first Super Bowl in 2003 and for the Tampa Bay Lightning, it was winning the Stanley Cup in 2004. ...more

February 1, 2008