About 40 residents voiced fears about planned cuts to after-school and summer-school programs and staffing during a town hall meeting Thursday at the Westchase Recreation Center. ...more

July 2, 2008

A total body workout is the key for teenagers wanting to be in great shape, says Shawn Balow, a personal trainer at Tampa's Downtown YMCA. ...more

June 20, 2008

County Commissioner Jim Norman once dreamed of funding Hillsborough parks with money spent by soccer-mad parents and their youngsters at a $40 million complex near Plant City. ...more

June 18, 2008

No matter what happens, Hernando County schools will not do away with their school resource officers, crossing guards or YMCA swim program for local kindergarteners. ...more

June 18, 2008

SEBRING — While most of the eight kids eased into the new YMCA swimming pool Tuesday, 9-year-old Dalton Hiller splashed everyone else when he hit a perfect cannonball. Everyone laughed, and then practice began. Hiller and the other students, 6 to 14 years old, were preparing for the July 12 Heartland Triathlon. Depending on age, the kids will swim either 100 or 200 yards, bike three or six miles and run either half a mile or a full mile. Hiller is a Cracker Trail Elementary student and said he lifts weights at home. He hopes to improve on last year's 31st place he earned during the inaugural kids event – maybe even enough to win this time. ...more

June 12, 2008

She is tall and slender, with a waterfall of blond hair descending almost to the daisy tattoo at the bottom of her spine, and on a recent evening she met terror in South Tampa. ...more

May 27, 2008

2nd annual Spring Lake 5K raises nearly $3,000 for Arc Nature Coast's scholarship program; Hernando Today staffer runs race. ...more

May 25, 2008

SEBRING — A series of free workshops covering basic financial principals and geared for teens and young adults is being planned at the YMCA of Highlands County. A meeting for parents who would like to have their children participate will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 29 at the Y, which is located at 100 YMCA Lane in Sebring. Parents will be able to register and decide the dates for the workshops. ...more

May 24, 2008

It's that time of year again. Summer camps are being offered by the Hernando County Parks & Recreation Department and the YMCA, to name a few. ...more

May 18, 2008

Those training to run a marathon have two options here: run endless loops at the high school track or dodge traffic and run along city streets, few of which have sidewalks. ...more

February 10, 2008