There was no doubt Durant High would be represented in the state girls golf tournament again this year, thanks to a sensational performance by sophomore Madison Opfer. ...more

November 4, 2009

Advancing through the state golf tournament is not supposed to be easy, but the Durant High girls' squad is starting to make it seem that way. ...more

October 28, 2009

My wife and I recently flew to Panama City for a family reunion-birthday party. The flight out of Orlando went to Atlanta, then Panama City and the same was so on the return flight. ...more

August 6, 2009

He didn't know it at the time, of course, but when Toney Douglas missed on a 3-point attempt in the final seconds of Florida State's first-round NCAA Tournament game Friday night, it would be the last shot he would take in a Seminoles uniform. ...more

March 22, 2009

Ed Brown knows exactly what it's like to step onto the mat for the biggest match of your life. ...more

February 13, 2009

Megan Shoun enjoys swimming in a strong gene pool. Jessica Diaz is enduring some pain now, but one day wants to relieve the pain of others and get paid for it. ...more

February 1, 2009

The San Diego Chargers' travels to Pittsburgh are filled with curiosities, a remarkable run of odd games, unexpected results and strange scores, comebacks that succeeded and game plans that failed. ...more

January 11, 2009

A divorce followed by being let go from a job she loved hit Casey Wohl like a one-two punch. ...more

January 4, 2009

EDITOR'S NOTE: Plenty of big stories broke between the lines and on the playing fields, courts and tracks of the Heartland in 2008. Wins and losses aside, certain moments transcended the games themselves and stuck out as the top stories of the year. This is Highlands Today's annual year-end run of the stories we covered that had a major impact on the local sports scene. The ranking was determined by the sports department: Sports editor Brian Gjurgevich, senior sports writer Mark Pinson and sports reporter Chris Hoffman. ...more

December 31, 2008

As well as the Durant High Cougars have played this boys basketball season, it would be no fun to take a long holiday break. ...more

December 24, 2008