FT. PIERCE — The Avon Park Red Devils traveled to Fort Pierce Tuesday night to face the Lincoln Park Academy Greyhounds in the Class 4A-Region 4 semifinals. The Red Devils fell short with a final score of 56-36 ending Avon Park’s season.
SEBRING – The Sebring Blue Streaks hosted the Winter Haven Blue Devils for their first home game of the season. The Blue Streaks held on to defeat the Blue Devils 3-2 boosting Sebring’s record to 2-0.
AVON PARK — After going through a rough patch losing nine of 10 games, the South Florida State College Panther softball team has crafted a four-game winning streak after winning a pair of games against the Miami Dade College Sharks, 7-5, 3-1 to improve their season record to 7-9.
The Freshwater Fishing Forecast for the second half of the third week of February gives anglers the beginning of the new moon phase week and great fishing weather for the next two days, followed by a fifteen degree drop cold front Friday and Saturday.
AVON PARK — Strong pitching and a productive offense came into fruition Monday night at Panther Field as the South Florida State College Panthers steamrolled past the Webber International University Warriors by a score of 21-3 to improve to 10-4 on the season.
ARCADIA — On Thursday, Feb. 13, 59 ladies and one lucky gentleman gathered in the Entertainment Center at Cross Creek RV Resort in Arcadia to play mah jongg. This is the fourth year that mah jongg has been included in the Heartland Senior Games. The first two years the tournament was held at…
DAYTONA BEACH — New year, another Denny Hamlin win in the Daytona 500.
SEBRING — On Saturday, Feb. 15, 40 cyclists from across Central Florida met on the back roads of Sun n Lake to compete in 5k and 10k time trials. The cyclists ranged in age from their 50s to 80s and rode bikes in all price ranges from your standard department store bike with no gears to slee…
GAINESVILLE — Florida opened and closed the first half with 3-pointers, a fitting tribute on a night the program honored former coach Billy Donovan.
CHICAGO — Aaron Gordon lost another epic dunk contest. And it was by a couple of inches — namely, the top of Tacko Fall’s head.
SEBRING — It is with a heavy heart as we say good-by to Frank (Lamps)Lantz, the star shortstop of VFW 4300 got a serious injury and is done for the year playing. He got his nickname (Lamps) from making lamps out of empty bottles. Frank was honored by his former college Defiance of Ohio into …
SEBRING — Shuffleboard is a game enjoyed by thousands, especially here in Florida. Sadly, the game doesn’t have the same attraction for younger people. Some clubs up north are trying new ways to get people involved with more social activities.
LAKE WALES — Friday night’s Class 5A-District 7 Championship game was a nail-biter as the Sebring Blue Streaks went head-to-head with the Auburndale Bloodhounds. The Blue Streaks brought home the Championship Trophy after defeating the Bloodhounds, 67-59.
The Freshwater Fishing Forecast for the third week of February gives anglers the last quarter moon phase which occurred yesterday and an ideal fishing weather forecast. However the moon is arriving at its lowest level of influence on the sun’s energy on Wednesday which will drop feed ratings…
AVON PARK – A two hour rain delay after the fifth inning did not slow down the South Florida State College (SFSC) Panthers on Friday. The Panthers pitched a 4-0 shutout against the College of Central Florida Patriots. The win was their second in a row and improved the Panthers to 8-3 on the …
AVON PARK – After snapping a five game slide, the South Florida State College Panthers found themselves in the midst of a three game losing streak after losing a pair of games to the Lake Sumpter State College Lake Hawks at home on Friday.
AVON PARK — The Avon Park Red Devils made crucial adjustments to overcome a double-digit first half deficit to slide past the Booker Tornadoes 52-50 in the first round of the Class 4A-Region 3 tournament in Avon Park on Thursday night.
LAKELAND — The Lake Placid Green Dragons were able to advance to the Class 3A-Region 2 tournament after being seeded first in the District. Lake Placid came up short during the Class 3A-District 6 Championship game against the Lakeland Christian Vikings, 1-0. The Green Dragons got another sh…
A new team has entered the playoff race in Lake Placid Senior Softball. By virtue of winning three games this week, Lake Placid Marine has vaulted into the championship hunt.
AVON PARK — The Avon Park Red Devils have named Lee Albritton as the head football coach. Albritton was the interim coach after the unexpected and tragic loss of Coach Jerry Hudnell who became ill midway through the season and passed away before the season ended. Albritton was the former boy…
AVON PARK – The Avon Park Red Devils (8-13) season came to an abrupt end in the first round of the Class 4A-District 11 tournament. The Red Devils were upset by the Tenoroc Titans (4-18) 71-55 at home on Tuesday night.
CLEWISTON — The start of a new season brings many new trials and tribulations. For the Lake Placid Green Dragons softball team, this year brings the realization of a youth movement.
LAKE WALES — The Sebring Blue Streaks competed in the Class 5A-District 7 Tournament Tuesday night against the Lake Region Thunder. The Blue Streaks dominated and knocked the Thunder out of the competition with a final score of 80-56. Sebring’s record increased to 17-6 for the season and the…
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) TrophyCatch program, now in Season 8, commemorates its first Hall of Fame bass caught in the new season. Weighing 14 pounds, 2 ounces, it was caught and released in Lake Placid on Jan. 31 by Thomas Hendel, also from Lake Placid.
WAUCHULA — For the fourth straight year, Bowl of Fun Lanes in Wauchula is hosting the Heartland Senior Games bowling tournaments. Singles were played on Monday, Feb. 10 and both doubles and mixed doubles action will take place on Monday, Feb. 17th.
SEBRING — The Sebring Blue Streaks hosted the 26th Annual Spiegel Memorial Tournament over the weekend. Sixteen schools participated in Saturday’s event with McKeel Academy placing first with 217.5 points, Okeechobee was second with 192 and St. Thomas Aquinas rounded out the top three with 1…
Beth Weiler is Medalist in Golf Hammock Scrub Jay Tournament
SEBRING — Last week in the Sebring 50 and over softball league, Red’s New & Good Used tires extended their first-place position by winning both games.
Corvette Racing is adding rounds in the FIA World Endurance Championship to its 2020 program. Races at Circuit of The Americas and Sebring International Raceway will allow Corvette Racing and Chevrolet additional opportunities to develop and test the new mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette C8.R.
LeBron James is considering a return to the Olympics.
The NCAA initial rankings had little impact at the top of the AP Top 25, but a three-game losing streak knocked preseason No. 1 Michigan State out of the poll.
LAS VEGAS — Before 42-1, there was 27-1.
DAYTONA BEACH — The first race of the NASCAR season was a demolition derby that turned Daytona International Speedway into a giant junkyard.
MINNEAPOLIS — Moving Mookie Betts out of Boston proved to be quite the task for the cost-cutting Red Sox.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Nick Taylor knew the odds were not in his favor Sunday at Pebble Beach.
The LPGA Tour has canceled two more tournaments in Asia because of the coronavirus, knocking out three of the five tournaments that comprise its first international swing.
The Artists’ Group, as part of the Corporate and Community Education division at South Florida State College, has announced the schedule for their next series of painting and clay sculpting offered to the public.
SEBRING — The weather provided some good 70s softball last week. VFW 4300’s Chester Johnson is from outside South Haven, Michigan. He plays with the House of David softball team in the summer. They are vegetarians and must have a beard.
STORRS, Conn. — UConn coach Dan Hurley said his team desperately needed to win a close game.
DAYTONA BEACH — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has won the pole for NASCAR’s season-opening Daytona 500.
The Freshwater Fishing Forecast for the second full week of February gives anglers the second half of a strong full moon phase, and after the high winds today, an excellent weather forecast for catching fish.
AVON PARK – The Avon Park Red Devils captured the Class 4A-District 11 championship Friday night rallying from a first half deficit to beat the DeSoto Bulldogs 62-53 to improve their overall record to 19-4.
LAKELAND – It was an emotional night for the Lake Placid Green Dragons as their hopes of being the Class 3A-District 6 Champions was ripped away from them by the Lakeland Christian Vikings on Friday. The Green Dragons dominated all night on both sides of the ball but Lakeland was able to get…
Momentum is what IMSA will be carrying forward to Sebring in March after a successful edition of this year’s Rolex 24 At Daytona.
