Cleveland Nobles scored nine points and Avierre Conner and Tekovian Miller each added eight on Friday night to lead the Avon Park boys basketball team to a 38-29 victory over DeSoto in a crucial Class 4A-District 10 match. ...more

January 25, 2009

AVON PARK The four seniors on the Avon Park girls basketball team made sure they enjoyed their last regular-season home game. Beonca Godfrey scored a game-high 12 points, Daija Barrett added 10, and Jamee Hawthorne and Brearnna Tate combined for 12 points and five steals to lead Avon Park to a 53-37 win over DeSoto on Friday night. "It feels great to get a win against DeSoto, especially on senior night," Godfrey said. "They are a good team, but we came out with a lot of energy and jumped on them from the start. ...more

January 25, 2009

The Sebring girls weightlifting teamed was posing for a photo after winning the Travis Todd Invitational on Thursday, but for one of the Blue Streaks, the victory hadn't quite sunk in. ...more

January 24, 2009

Avon Park's Paul Calero snuck in a goal in the 78th minute on Thursday and the Red Devils boys soccer team finished the regular season with some much-needed confidence, earning a 1-1 tie with Lake Placid in the cross-county rivals' regular season finales. ...more

January 24, 2009

James Bland has won just about every individual award one can win on the mat, but the Avon Park senior still feels there's some unfinished business this season. ...more

January 21, 2009

Erica Rodriguez, Ricki Albritton and Maxime Copley scored on penalty kicks following two overtime periods on Tuesday to lead the Sebring girls soccer team to a 3-1 victory over arch-rival Avon Park in the opening round of the Class 4A-District 10 soccer tournament at Palmetto High School. ...more

January 20, 2009

With senior starting point guard Chris Grubb out with a wrist injury, Nate Orozco filled in admirably with 14 points and six assists and forward Joe Young scored a team-high 19 points to lead Sebring to a 75-64 win over Avon Park in boys basketball on Saturday night. ...more

January 19, 2009

Tiebreakers happen in sports all the time, but to go as far down the list as the referees had to at the conclusion of the Avon Park/Lake Region wrestling match to find a winner was a bit much. ...more

January 18, 2009

Softball is in her blood, which is why Missy Lander is running back to the softball field after only a few short months away from the game. ...more

January 17, 2009

If Monday is any indication at just how potent Avon Park's inside game can be, then the Red Devils' 59-41 victory over Hardee should stand as a notice to the rest of the teams in Class 4A-District 10. ...more

January 15, 2009