Tom Ashley grew up in the picturesque Lake Champlain region of upper New York state. Like many locals, he gravitated to fishing in his youth, but found time to play soccer, football and basketball in high school. A lifetime Yankees fan, his favorite player was Mickey Mantle.
SEBRING – The American Veterans Post 21 Golf Scramble was held Saturday at the Harder Hall Country Club.
Newsom Eye has been a long-time gold sponsor of the Heartland Senior Games. As well as providing financial support, which enhances the Games experience for competitors, Newsom Eye has helped to promote the Senior Games on the large LED display board in front of their facility on Highway 27.
OKEECHOBEE — The B.A.S.S. Nation will kick off its 2020 regular season Jan. 29-31 with its TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Southeast Regional on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee.
AVON PARK – The Sebring Blue Streaks extended their winning streak to five games with an 87-45 win over the Avon Park Red Devils on Tuesday night to improve their season record to 8-3 while snapping the Red Devils four game winning streak to drop them to 7-6 on the season.
SEBRING — The Sebring Blue Streaks and the Hardee Wildcats were evenly matched during Tuesday night’s game. The Blue Streaks rallied late to tie the game at 1-1 and were unable to pull ahead of the Wildcats. This tie brings Sebring’s record to 7-7-3.
South Florida State College has been coordinating the Heartland Senior Games for more than two decades. Last year more than 500 people competed in one or more of the 13 events offered. Thanks to the financial support of many local sponsors, shirts are provided to all participants, hundreds o…
LAKE PLACID — On Saturday, January 11, 2020, if you were wondering what all the commotion was about at the Lake Placid American Legion parking lot on Highway 27, you should have stopped to check it out. You could have enjoyed a chance to stroll through the 80 vintage, customized, or really s…
HOUSTON — Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were fired Monday after the pair were suspended by Major League Baseball for the team's sign-stealing during Houston's run to the 2017 World Series title and during the 2018 season.
SEBRING — Sebring International Raceway has unveiled the official poster for SuperSebring 2020, March 18-21. The doubleheader weekend features the 68 th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts on Saturday, March 21, preceded on Friday by the FIA World E…
SEBRING – The Sebring Blue Streaks girls weightlifting team powered their way to a team first-place finish over their county rivals, the Lake Placid Green Dragons and the Avon Park Red Devils on Monday night in a three-team meet held at the Sebring High School weightlifting room.
LAKE PLACID- The Lake Placid Green Dragons took on county rivals the Avon Park Red Devils Monday night. The Green Dragons did not disappoint with another impressive shutout, 8-0.
The Freshwater Fishing Forecast for the second half of the second full week of January will give anglers the last-quarter moon phase and spring-like weather conditions. All fishing factors considered; anglers will enjoy good sunset and sunrise fishing over the next four days, however a mediu…
Registration for the 2020 Heartland Senior Games is now open. This year, South Florida State College is doing everything in its power to improve the registration process to eliminate errors.
HONOLULU — Two weeks in Hawaii brought rain, unusually strong wind, playoffs and two players who thought victory was out of reach until the winner’s lei was draped around their necks.
After a wild weekend of historic offensive performances by Derrick Henry and nearly every Kansas City Chiefs player, spiced by some timely defense from all the winners, we have the answers to the makeup of the NFL’s Final Four.
The real estate agent from Utah indulged in a triathlon training program that at times was straight out of a couch potato’s handbook.
Good luck finding any team in the country that notches a better pair of road wins in the same week than Baylor, which followed up a victory at Texas Tech by invading Allen Fieldhouse and thumping Kansas on its home floor.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — College football has never had real parity.
JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired offensive coordinator John DeFilippo after one season.
WADI AL-DAWASIR, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Carlos Sainz stayed in front at the Dakar Rally as the leading drivers struggled with navigation on Monday in the absence of the motorbike riders who cancelled their stage in homage to Paulo Goncalves.
NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils are starting to play their best hockey of the season and it cost the Tampa Bay Lightning their franchise-record tying 10-game winning streak.
NEW YORK — Outfielder Brett Gardner and the New York Yankees finalized his $12.5 million, one-year contract on Saturday.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Trevion Williams scored 16 points and Purdue relied on a staunch defense Sunday to upset No. 8 Michigan State 71-42.
NEW ORLEANS — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has this drill down.
LAROSE, La. — A cardboard likeness of Ed Orgeron, wearing a purple polo with gold LSU lettering, stands in an entertainment parlor at the home of one of his childhood friends.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are back in the AFC championship game.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Serena Williams ended a three-year title drought when she beat fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win the singles final at the ASB Classic.
BALTIMORE — The Tennessee Titans fear no one. Not even the NFL’s best team.
The Freshwater Fishing Forecast for the second full week of January gives anglers the end of the full moon phase and a spring season type weather forecast which will produce above average fish feeding activity.
SEBRING — After a slow start and trailing at the end of the first quarter, the Sebring Blue Streaks boys basketball team went into hyper-drive as they cruised to a 73-43 win over the Lake Wales Highlanders in a Class 5A-District 7 match-up on Friday night to improve their record to 8-3 for t…
The Lake Placid Green Dragons hosted the Frostproof Bulldogs on Thursday night. The Green Dragons defeated the Bulldogs earlier in the season 4-0 in Class 3A-District 6 play. Lake Placid did not disappoint the hometown crowd on Senior Night as they took the match 6-2.
SEBRING – The Sebring Blue Streaks dominated Thursday night against the Okeechobee Brahmans. With a strong defense, an impeccable goalie and Jackie Lackey leading the way with a hat trick, the Blue Streaks blanked the Brahmans 3-0 increasing Sebring’s record to 7-6-1.
AVON PARK — The Avon Park Red Devils boys soccer team is turning its season around after a 1-5 start. Unbeaten in their last three games, wins over the Tenoroc Titans and the Moore Haven Bulldogs, 6-1 and 6-4 respectively, the Red Devils nearly avenged a loss to the Hardee Wildcats on Thursd…
Today, the Florida Python Challenge™ 2020 Python Bowl officially kicked off in South Florida with more than 550 people registered for the competition to remove as many pythons from the wild as possible. Native to Southeast Asia, pythons pose a significant threat to Florida’s native wildlife.
Lake Placid Senior Softball opened its 28th season on Jan. 6th at the Highlands County Sports Complex. Six teams will compete through March, with games starting at 11 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. The league is open to males 60 and over and is still signing up players for those who are int…
LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Green Dragons hosted their county rivals the Sebring Blue Streaks Tuesday night. The Blue Streaks rallied late in the game but were unable to pass the Green Dragons and came up short 4-3. This win boosted Lake Placid’s record to 7-1-2 and lowered Sebring’s to 4-7.
TALLAHASSEE — House Speaker Jose Oliva offered support Tuesday to lawmakers who want Florida’s college athletes to be able to cash in on their names and images, as three influential House committees prepare to jointly discuss the issue next week.
LAKE PLACID — A short-handed Moore Haven Terriers traveled to take on the Lake Placid Green Dragons Tuesday night. The Green Dragons dominated the whole game and came away with a 44-9 victory.
The Freshwater Fishing Forecast for the second half of the first week of January will give anglers a strong high pressure system which entered the state last night, and a typical seasonal weather forecast—fish are actively feeding along shorelines…if you’re read this article early this morning.
AVON PARK – The Avon Park Red Devils Boys Basketball team held off the Lake Placid Green Dragons on Monday night 80-71 to improve to 4-5 on the season. With the loss, the Green Dragons fell to 3-8.
