Both the Sebring and Avon Park wrestling teams laced up their high-tops and hit the road on Saturday in their first matches of the season. ...more

November 12, 2007

ORLANDO — Megan Wolfe is hoping history will repeat itself, and the Sebring girls 200-yard freestyle relay squad is hoping for a little redemption after the preliminary portion of the Class 2A state swimming meet at the Central Florida YMCA Aquatic Center. Wolfe swam a 24.67 in her preliminary 50-free run, good enough for the fifth seed heading into Friday night's final. Last year, the then-sophomore was the eighth seed heading into the finals and swam her way to a tie for third place. Needless to say, Wolfe is looking for a repeat performance. "I went from eighth to third last year, so I should be able to go from fifth to first, right?" Wolfe joked. "I felt like I could've gone faster than I did in prelims, but I always feel like that." ...more

November 3, 2007

SEBRING — The pool was more quiet than usual this week as the state-qualifying members of the Sebring swim team got their last laps in before the Class 2A state finals, which begin this morning at 9 a.m. Three individuals — junior Megan Wolfe in the 50 free, junior Bryan Kirsch in the 100-breaststroke and senior Shanaan Spiegel in the 100-backstroke — join the Wolfe-anchored 200-free relay team at the Central Florida YMCA Aquatic center in Orlando. That's a total of six Streaks representing Sebring at state, two more than coach Pat Caton had hoped for heading into regionals. ...more

November 2, 2007

SEBRING – The Sebring Youth Football midget team took first place in its division for the first time since Pop Warner football began in town nearly 20 years ago. Coached by Mark Bryan, the Blue Streaks face their toughest test of the season at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3 when they face an undefeated team from Tampa at Firemen's Field. ...more

November 2, 2007

the gems that finance horrific and violent wars in some African countries - in the movie 'Blood Diamond.' But diamonds are not the only beautiful jewels with bloody origins. ...more

October 22, 2007

SEBRING — Like torpedoes in the water. The Sebring Blue Streaks swim team lived up to their reputation during the Class 2A-District 7 Swimming finals on Friday, sending 18 individual swimmers to the Region 3 finals. "I'm thrilled to be sending eighteen to regionals," said head girls coach Pat Caton. "It's one more than last year, so it's progress." Head boys coach Cheryl Parsons agreed, adding, "It was hard with the boys getting disqualified in a couple of relays, but they swam really hard and I'm proud." ...more

October 21, 2007

SEBRING — Sebring diver Shaanan Spiegel set a goal for himself before the start of Thursday's Class 2A-District 7 diving meet: Move on. Spiegel, despite some strong competition, made sure he advanced to next week's regional meet by coming through with his best effort of the season. The Blue Streak senior scored a season-best 344.27 points in 11 dives in the 1-meter competition at the Blue Streak pool. ...more

October 20, 2007

WINTER HAVEN — The Sebring High School swim and dive team competed in its last regular season meet on Tuesday against Lakeland, Lake Region, Kathleen, and Winter Haven. The Blue Streak girls first-place finish brought their season record to 41-1, while the boys first place gave them a 41-2 record for the regular season. In the 200-yard medley relay, Megan Wolfe, Paige Giller, Leeza Freeland, and Katie Bullard swam a 2:04.96 for first. The boys took both first and second as Matthew Vickers, Bryan Kirsch, Jason Parsons, and Shaanan Spiegel swam a 1:54.90, while Thomas Quigg, Brian Miller, Josh Heflin, and Rodney Havery swam a 2:01.94. ...more

October 11, 2007

SEBRING –– Staying on course. The Sebring Blue Streaks swimming and diving teams improved their winning record to 18-0 for both the girls and the boys by defeating Lake Placid in a dual meet on Thursday at the Blue Streak pool. The Sebring girls finished first with 284 points, while Lake Placid had 249. The Blue Streak boys scored 251 to the Green Dragons 231. Sebring started out nicely, taking first and second in the girls 200-yard medley relay. Megan Wolfe, Paige Giller, Leeza Freeland, and Katie Bullard were first with a 2:05.94. Teammates Brittany Ricker, Katie Havery, Michelle Bash and Kristi Livingston swam a 2:13.73 for second. They were quickly followed by Lake Placid's Shelby Lambert, Chelsea Seignious, Marbelly Creel, and Tammie Beach with a 2:13.80. ...more

September 15, 2007