SEBRING — A potent offense and a solid pitching staff paced Hardee to an 11-5 win victory over Sebring in the Dixie Angels (ages 9-10) District 8 softball tournament on Friday night at Max Long Recreational Complex. The victory gave Hardee a two-game sweep of Sebring and the District 8 championship. By winning the district championship, Hardee earned a berth in next week's state tournament in Belleview. ...more

June 28, 2008

ALL-COUNTY BASEBALL Nature Coast leads in postseason honors, but HCA, Hernando and Springstead are well represented. ...more

June 1, 2008

AVON PARK — Trey Perry drove in six runs — including a three-run homer in the second inning — to lift the Bagwell Bomber Phillies to a 19-8 five-inning victory over the Laye's Tire Service Royals in the opening round of the Dixie Youth Majors (ages 11-12) city tournament at Durrah Martin Sports Complex on Tuesday. ...more

May 28, 2008

Mary Ratliff takes pride in saying she is the most-tenured member of Florida's No. 1-ranked softball team. ...more

May 23, 2008

New York Yankees pitcher LaTroy Hawkins was suspended for three games and fined $2,000 Thursday by Major League Baseball, which said he intentionally threw at Baltimore's Luke Scott. ...more

May 23, 2008

Before University of South Florida pitcher Randy Fontanez took the mound for Friday's critical baseball game against Notre Dame, Coach Lelo Prado offered some heartfelt words of encouragement. ...more

May 20, 2008

The Sights And Sounds From Within South Florida's Dugout ...more

May 19, 2008

Cambridge Christian's four seniors - Michael Miller, Will Bakos, Taylor Cabral and Erik Shears - knew they would reach this point. ...more

May 19, 2008

It took a good five innings Friday evening, but the Dunedin Falcons flipped the power switch to 'ON' when it was needed most and muscled their way past North Port High to advance to their first state Final Four since 2002. ...more

May 10, 2008

BOSTON The last time Edwin Jackson faced the Red Sox, a week ago at Tropicana Field, Rays manager Joe Maddon liked the young right-hander's body language more than anything. Stern expression on his face, cap pulled down low, Jackson was the picture of focus as he out-dueled Clay Buchholz and led the Rays to victory. ...more

May 3, 2008