AVON PARK — Raymond Aguilar walked to the mound with a noticeable limp. ...more

June 5, 2008

The White Sox rolled into town Thursday for a battle of division leaders boasting one of the few pitching staffs in the league with better numbers than the Rays. ...more

May 30, 2008

Regarding "Congregation Weeps For Pastor, His Son" (front page, May 14): Forrest Pollock will be remembered by the greater Brandon community as a leader who inspired many and whose faith in the Lord helped to focus the church he led. But to the neighborhood to which he belonged, he will be remembered as Dawn's husband and the father to Brooke, Courtney, Preston, Hope, Blake, and Kirk. He was the neighbor at the end of the circle, who took evening walks with his wife, borrowed your shovel to do some landscaping, and drove a little too fast around the corners. He was a man who always showed interest in the lives of his neighbors and his neighbors' children. ...more

May 19, 2008

STATE SOFTBALL ...more

May 8, 2008

STATE SOFTBALL ...more

May 7, 2008

Brandon coach Matt Stallbaumer said the game plan for the Eagles against Newsome was to get to Wolves starter Kyle Parker right away. And after 12/3 innings, the game plan was accomplished as the Eagles went on to win 9-3 in the Class 5A-Region 2 semifinal Friday. ...more

May 3, 2008

As a Rays minor leaguer in 2002, right-hander James Shields underwent shoulder surgery that robbed him of velocity on his fastball. If ever he was to realize his dream of pitching in the major leagues, he'd have to make a change. ...more

May 2, 2008

Tuesday night, the Zephyrhills softball team saved itself. Had the Bulldogs stumbled against Hernando, Zephyrhills coach Craig Milburn was about do something he had never done before. ...more

February 22, 2008

WINTER HAVEN — A string of free passes came back to bite the Panthers yet again. The Polk Community College baseball team scored four runs off seven walks to defeat South Florida Community College 8-1 at Viking Field on Wednesday. "We were very undisciplined at the plate," said SFCC head coach Rick Hitt. "We never got it going on offense, and [Polk's] pitching staff did a great job against us." Austin Gaines scored the Panthers' only run in the first inning off a fielder's choice by Steven Levine and managed just six hits against the Vikings. ...more

February 21, 2008

Country Going Down Hill I live in Spring Hill. Daily I go for walks on our residential streets. Daily I watch vehicles drive by me speeding. ...more

January 24, 2008