It didn't occur to Lisa Marie Gritzinger that she might be cut out to be an athlete. ...more

February 9, 2008

The Highlands County senior softball 55+ league kicked off play on Tuesday at the Highlands County Sports Complex in Sebring. The four-team league draws more than 60 players each season, many of whom play in multiple leagues. ...more

January 17, 2008

AVON PARK — Dedication and commitment go hand-in-hand in the sporting world, and in diving, Avon Park's Heather Barnes displayed an abundance of both during her senior season. Barnes limped into diving her sophomore year — something to keep her in shape for softball — but walks out of the sport her senior year as the 2007 Highlands Today All-Heartland Girls Diver of the Year. "This [honor] validates all the hard work and training I put in this year," Barnes said. "People can see me now as something other than for playing softball." ...more

January 3, 2008

Coney Island's Willie Vance went 3-for-3, while teammates Randy Sikes, who hit two home runs, and Billy Shiver added two hits to pace the top seed past Mark's Landscaping, 19-11. ...more

December 15, 2007