LAND O' LAKES - Last year at the Class 2A-Region 3 swim meet at Indian River State College, Land O' Lakes boys coach Barb Hayes was stunned when the final scores were announced and the Gators had won the school's first team region championship. ...more

October 31, 2009

It's never too early to be thinking about the playoffs, and Lake Placid volleyball coach Marilyn Jones is using this week to get her girls in the right frame of mind as the postseason approaches. ...more

October 22, 2008

No matter the teams, there's a good chance that the Elite League is going to produce some high-scoring games in the Plant City Recreation and Parks Department/Optimist youth flag football program. ...more

October 15, 2008

LAKE PLACID –– When you mention birdies, pars and bogeys, you think of golf. That wasn't the case on Sunday in the second annual Tees & Pins Bowling Classic at Royal Palms Bowling Center. The birdies and pars were flying, but it was on the lanes where the action was happening. The one-day event, which was a fundraiser for the Florida Hospital Lake Placid Foundation and the Rotary Club of Lake Placid, attracted 72 bowlers and was sponsored by Wauchula State Bank. "This is a chance for young and old to get together to help raise funds for two great organizations," said Rotary member and event coordinator Jim DiNapoli. "It's a bowling tournament, but we run it like a golf tournament."Each team of four bowls on 18 lanes and the scores are figured out using birdies, pars and bogeys. "Then we use each team's handicap to come up with their final scores. ...more

January 29, 2008