Joshua Rosa se declaró inocente incluso después de que el juez sentenciara a este ex joven pastor de una iglesia a cadena perpetua por el estrangulamiento de un vecino de 13 años. ...more

July 22, 2008

After prosecutors called their final witnesses today — several expert witnesses who testified about DNA links and blood stain patterns — the state has rested its case against Joshua Rosa. The defense will begin witness testimony after a lunch break. ...more

July 17, 2008

A medical examiner testified today that 13-year-old Stephen Tomlinson was strangled, most likely with someone's hands. ...more

July 16, 2008

PAXTON –– The Sebring American Pitching Machine All-Stars got off to a solid start at the AA State Tournament on Saturday with a 9-4 victory over East Lakeland. Gabe Gomez and Everett Hurst were 4 for 4, Scott Hamilton was 3 for 4, Brian Lane was 2 for 3 and Jan Martinez added two hits to send Sebring into the winners' bracket. Hunter Martinez, Dalton Baker, Jace Lewis, Clint Patrick and Logan Gregis each added hits. Sebring scored five runs in the pivotal third inning and jumped out to a 9-1 lead after four innings. "We gutted it out," said Sebring coach Eric Lewis. "We threw it around a bit, but I'm real proud of all of them." ...more

June 30, 2008

The Sebring American Pitching Machine All-Stars got off to a solid start at the AA State Tournament on Saturday with a 9-4 victory over East Lakeland. ...more

June 28, 2008

The Rays have had offensive outbursts here and there over the course of this season, but have yet to really break loose and go on a team-wide tear. ...more

June 26, 2008

STATE SOFTBALL ...more

May 8, 2008

LAKE PLACID –– For the first time in many a moon, Lake Placid head coach Dan Coomes has a smile on his face when talking about his baseball squad. "I'm really excited to see how this team is going to perform," said the LP head coach. "We've got a good mixture of youth and experience and for the first time we have depth at every position. We haven't had this kind of depth in a long while." You would think that by the Green Dragons showing in last week's Bill Jarrett Early Bird Tournament — losing 9-2 to Lake Region and 16-0 to cross-county rival Sebring — that they've regressed somehow, but Coomes has a definite method to his madness. "You only get better by playing the high-caliber teams," Coomes said. "We have to learn to close out games and not let our mistakes cost us the game. You can't make mistakes against teams like that because that's all they need to beat you. ...more

February 25, 2008

TAMPA – A head-on collision northeast of Orient Park left one driver dead late Sunday night. ...more

February 4, 2008

There wasn't much doubt going into the finals who would win the Class 2A-District 8 championship on Saturday. The only question was how early Chamberlain was going to wrap it up. ...more

February 3, 2008