Red Devils Come Back For Victory AVON PARK –– Brearana Tate scored the tying run and drove in senior Heather Barnes for the winning run in the last at-bat as the Avon Park softball team came from behind for a 3-2 victory over Lake Region on Monday. After Barnes walked and stole second, Tate cracked a shot that got through the infield defense of Lake Region that gave the Red Devils a much-needed win after losing their first game to George Jenkins last Friday. ...more

February 13, 2008

The best player on the Plant City High softball team, Kendall Dawson, is no longer a secret. That's what a free ride to play for the University of Alabama can do. ...more

February 13, 2008

Pasco Rolls Past Sebring AVON PARK — The Streaks played well on Friday against a tough Pasco squad, but in the end the Bulldogs put up the big inning needed to beat the Sebring baseball team 6-0 during the AP First Pitch Classic at Head Field. "We just couldn't generate any offense tonight," said SHS head coach Hoppy Rewis. "We gave a lot better effort and had a much better presence on the field." ...more

February 9, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Lee Tolar shook his head in awe of his girls' performance, and summed up his Sebring softball team in a nutshell. "We're only going to get better," the Blue Streak skipper said. Sebring, who methodically dismantled a gutsy Lake Placid squad in a 15-1 mercy-rule victory on Thursday, is already playing at a tournament level, and they're doing it without three key members of the team (Priscilla Adams, Chelsea Davis and Hannah Shoop). "It's nice to see that we're not getting off to a slow start," Tolar said. "These girls were just ready to play tonight. They're tired of practice and wanted to play. "We're hitting well, playing solid defense. Everything is on course, but we've got a good test in Frostproof coming up. We're just ready to go." ...more

February 9, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - If you think the Pasco softball team is complacent with finishing second in the state in Class 4A last season, think again. ...more

February 7, 2008

AVON PARK — Missy Lander thinks the 2008 Avon Park softball team has a chance to make history. If Tuesday's throttling of Booker was any indication, she might be on to something. ...more

February 7, 2008

Sebring Wallops Hardee WAUCHULA — Sami Lower went 2 for 4 and drove in four runs, while Melissa Luke and Heather McIntyre drove in a pair of runs as the Sebring softball team beat up on the Hardee Wildcats 17-1 in the Class 4A-District 10 season opener on Tuesday. ...more

February 6, 2008

SEBRING — Three Blue Streaks scored in double figures on Friday night to lead the Sebring boys basketball team to a 73-42 victory over LaBelle in the Streaks' final regular season game. Chris Grubb had 14 points, T.J. Williams had 13 and Sam Robinson added 11 in Sebring's final tune-up before the district tournament, which begins Tuesday at Palmetto. "We didn't play well at first, but we switched some things up and forced some turnovers," said Sebring coach Princeton Harris. "Our biggest thing now is staying humble — we haven't won anything yet." ...more

February 2, 2008

ARCADIA — In Julie Lamb's first at-bat of the season, she was hit by a pitch. Her next time at the plate, she was the one doing the hitting. Lamb smacked a grand-slam in the first inning on Tuesday and the Avon Park softball team got a solid outing in the circle from Ashton Shirey as the Red Devils opened up their season with a 17-0 thumping of Hardee in the DeSoto softball tournament. ...more

January 31, 2008

After averaging 25 points and 9.5 rebounds per game last week, Saint Leo F Jordan Prais on Monday was named the Sunshine State Conference's men's basketball Player of the Week. ...more

December 12, 2007