AVON PARK — Winning championships is never easy, and Bagwell Bomber Phillies coach Willie Perry didn't hold back when talking about what his boys had accomplished this year — a perfect season. ...more

May 30, 2008

AVON PARK — Trey Perry drove in six runs — including a three-run homer in the second inning — to lift the Bagwell Bomber Phillies to a 19-8 five-inning victory over the Laye's Tire Service Royals in the opening round of the Dixie Youth Majors (ages 11-12) city tournament at Durrah Martin Sports Complex on Tuesday. ...more

May 28, 2008

Clad in white, the man sprinted forward, a hard, leather-covered ball in his right hand. In a windmill motion, he hurled the ball toward a heavily-padded, bat-wielding opponent. ...more

May 25, 2008

AVON PARK – It may have been just three games, but for Tyrone Perry, they were the toughest three games of the season. ...more

May 21, 2008

SEBRING — Two changes to the Highlands County Sports Complex are in the works and a third is planned but as of yet unfunded. On Saturday, Gordon and Mary Delp, whose specialty was their Philly cheeseteak at their former restaurant on South Commerce Avenue, will open up Park Place Snackbar & Grill at the sports complex. The Delps signed a one-year lease, with an option to renew it for up to four years, with the county to prepare and sell food at the sports complex. ...more

May 21, 2008

AVON PARK — Austin Stadie's two-run double proved to be more than a well-timed hit, but the fuel that ignited a rally that ended in a 4-3 victory for the Laye's Tires, Inc. Royals over Long's Air Conditioning Reds in Monday's Dixie Youth Majors (ages 11-12) game at Durrah Martin Sports Complex. ...more

May 20, 2008

Once again I state my opposition to using tax monies for tennis courts at public schools. During a time of economic challenges, when teachers across the state are being laid off, and when many counties will face budget shortfalls paying for fuel for county vehicles and school district buses, it is not a time to consider spending money to build tennis courts on public school campus. Any such recreational public monies should be spent on projects that benefit all residents — not just school children. ...more

May 12, 2008

Construction is not expected to begin for months, but when the $3.7 million expansion of the Oscar Cooler Sports Complex is complete, it will usher in a new recreational era for Lutz kids. ...more

May 10, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County commissioners will be asked to spend $37,750 on a consulting firm for a professional, telephone-based survey to gauge what county residents want in recreation facilities. ...more

February 22, 2008

LAKE PLACID — John Komasa likes to scuba dive, ride a bike, read and just get out and take walks. Although an accountant by trade, he seems like a natural for a recreation director, and that's what he became a year and a half ago when he headed Lake Placid's parks and recreation department. "I'm not in as good as shape as I used to be, and I took this job to get from behind the desk," he said. ...more

January 14, 2008