SEBRING — The School Board of Highlands County will vote on Tuesday to begin developing a policy for anabolic steroid testing of student athletes. The state has directed the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) to test student-athletes in grades nine through 12 for the use of anabolic steroids during the 2007-08 school year. "I haven't seen any problems here. I do know of other schools that have had some problems," said Sebring High School Athletic Director Terry Quarles. "I think it's a good start with Florida High School [Athletic Association] to test them." According to the FHSAA, approximately 1 percent of all student-athletes in grades nine-12, who participate in the sports of boys baseball, girls flag football, boys tackle football, girls softball and girls and boys weightlifting, may be tested. ...more

January 20, 2008

With no true star on offense and a handful of freshmen getting their indoctrinations to high school soccer, it's been a very different season for Durant. ...more

January 16, 2008

All of those New Year's resolutions involving weight loss may become easier to keep as South Shore residents have the opportunity to get fit by signing up for a new adult sports league. ...more

January 9, 2008

All of those New Year's resolutions involving weight loss may become easier to keep as South Shore residents have the opportunity to get fit by signing up for a new adult sports league. ...more

January 9, 2008

A budding athletic organization is hoping South Shore is ready for some football. ...more

December 5, 2007

Perhaps Edgar Allen Poe would have blushed. Poe penned the tale of 'The Raven' in 1845. ...more

November 22, 2007

Should football help get him there, fine. Whatever it takes to get Joseph Upthegrove into the Navy - specifically into an airplane - works for him. ...more

November 7, 2007

The Newsome High girls soccer team is ready for its close up, so to speak. Despite tremendous success in its early years of existence, Newsome has been able to slip under the radar, perhaps hiding behind the years of success of nearby Bloomingdale. ...more

October 29, 2007

Three Manatee High School students could be facing charges after they bragged on the Internet about attacking a girl and giving her a concussion and broken blood vessels, police said. ...more

October 23, 2007

Three Manatee High School students who attacked a girl are facing charges after they bragged about giving her a concussion and broken blood vessels on the Internet, police said. ...more

October 22, 2007