Four weeks into the season and Avon Park head coach Andy Bonjokian is still searching for his football team's identity. ...more

October 10, 2008

FOOTBALL The fourth series meeting between Springstead and Nature Coast Technical will not impact the post-season picture, but affects everything else. ...more

September 12, 2008

AVON PARK — A dejected Red Devil head coach Luther Clemons showed his displeasure with his team after a 57-54 overtime loss to the Braden River Pirates in a Class 4A-District 10 showdown on Tuesday. "Coach cancelled practice tomorrow," AP center Cleveland Nobles said after leaving the locker room after the game. The reason for this type of reaction from their coach came when Virgil Cooper fouled Braden River's Marc McKeon with 0.6 seconds left in regulation and a 49-47 lead that put the forward on the charity stripe, where he drained both free throws to send the game into overtime. ...more

December 13, 2007

AVON PARK –– Impact freshmen are hard to come by in sports. Freshmen normally take time to mature, as they take their lumps at the junior varsity level. But occasionally, you'll find exceptions to the rule. Freshman point guard Markida Hawthorne played with the poise and confidence of a senior, scoring 12 points and dishing out countless assists, as the Avon Park Red Devils pummelled the Braden River Pirates 69-46 in a Class 4A-District 10 match-up in the season opener on Tuesday. "She [Markida] really sparked our offense off the bench," AP head coach Paulette Daley said. "She has great ball handling and I like her aggressiveness. Her play enables me to use girls in different spots." Jamee Hawthorne, sister of Markida, was the beneficiary of numerous passes from her sibling, scoring a team-high 17 points, including a pair of 3-pointers against the Pirates. ...more

November 15, 2007

AVON PARK — The stakes were not as high as the last time these two teams took the field, but the play was just as intense. ...more

November 8, 2007

LAKE WALES — The Avon Park Red Devils girls soccer squad opened their season against a solid Frostproof team, losing 6-0 at Warner Southern College on Monday. The game was changed at the last minute from Bulldog Stadium to the Warner Southern College field due to poor playing conditions in Frostproof. ...more

November 7, 2007

SEBRING — The waterfall of cheers and tears cascaded over the Sebring High School gym on Wednesday. Cheers were heard after the final point was won by the No. 3 -seeded Braden River Pirates and the joyous celebration ensued, while the tears of a bitter loss stung into the girls of the second-seeded Sebring volleyball team, after the Blue Streaks were swept (25-21, 25-21, 25-19) in the semifinals of the Class 4A-District 10 volleyball tournament. "We just ran into a team that had nothing to lose," said Blue Streak senior Rachael Ashley. "We started too late and couldn't establish our block. Then our setting and communication weren't there, and it became a domino effect. ...more

October 26, 2007

AVON PARK — Homecoming is a time for celebration for students, players and alumni, but for the Avon Park Red Devils, it was filled with heartbreak. ...more

October 7, 2007

AVON PARK - Homecoming is a time for celebration for students, players and alumni, but for the Avon Park Red Devils, it was filled with heartbreak. In a Class 3A-Distrcit 12 match-up, Avon Park had four turnovers, including a pair of fumbles on the goal line, and failed to score for the fourth time in five games, losing 17-0 to the Braden River Pirates at Joe Franza Stadium on Friday night. ...more

October 6, 2007

AVON PARK — It will be a sweet homecoming, literally, for Avon Park High School this week with the theme — "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." Avon Park High teacher and student council sponsor Lorri Jaques said the student council president wanted a "Candyland" atmosphere for homecoming. ...more

October 4, 2007