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Young Angler Reels in College Scholarship
Nick Hawkins’ bass fishing talent lands him a spot at Webber International University. Standout baseball, football and soccer stars aren’t the only high school athletes earning college scholarships. Just ask Durant senior Nick Hawkins, a rising angler who has made waves in the world of competitive bass fishing....
'Proud of the girls': Winter Haven beach volleyball stays undefeated with another district title
WINTER HAVEN — The sport of beach volleyball is in its second year after the Florida High School Athletic Association sanctioned it in 2023 and, with any new sport, there are challenges. For Winter Haven coach Dylan Sechrest, the challenge was scheduling regular beach practices around the busy schedule of players who also compete in indoor club volleyball over the weekends. ...
Chelsi Williams surging back into form as Jenkins girls, boys sweep District 4A-5 track meet
LAKELAND — Chelsi Williams might not be exactly where she wants to be, but she getting closer with each meet. The George Jenkins standout, who won three of her four events two week ago at the county meet, swept all four of her events as she led the Jenkins girls team to a...
'It was emotional': Bartow's girls lacrosse program wins first district title in history
BARTOW — There was an epiphany for Bartow head girls’ lacrosse coach April Obrien. It’s been four years since she’s been head coach, and three out of those four years the Yellow Jackets have played Celebration High School in the Class 2A, District 7 Championship game only to fall short every time.
Freshman Vasconez leads Bartow girls to region tennis finals; 3 Polk boys teams advance
BARTOW — The Bartow girls tennis team finished as the district runner-up in 2023, made the regional semifinals and returned No. 1 singles player Bhavya Pinapala, but head coach Lindsay Hanger thought her squad had the chance to be even better in 2024. The Yellow Jackets were bolstered by the addition of two freshmen, including Montserrat Vasconez, who took over at No. 1 to push Pinapala to No. 2 singles. That move made the Yellow Jackets stronger...
Keystone Heights’ Trey Jeffries named Athlete of the Week
Keystone Heights senior Trey Jeffries did just enough to bring home two individual Class 1A state titles from the FHSAA Boys Weightlifting Championships last weekend at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. For his accomplishments, Jeffries has been named the Pavlik Orthodontics Athlete of the Week for the week of...
Lady Cats Improve To 17-3 On Season
The Lady Wildcats improved to 17-3 on the season after going 2-1 last week in varsity softball action. The squad hosted Avon Park on Monday (April 22) and Frostproof on Tuesday (April 23). The final regular season game is scheduled for today (Thursday) April 25 at Bartow High School.
Former Lake Wales lacrosse star Bailey Dykes hits 100 goals in first season at Warner
The Warner University women’s lacrosse team was awarded the ball on the attacking end of its field on the 30-yard line, where Bailey Dykes received a perfect pass from Abigail Petrillo before driving in from the 12 and scoring a goal against Savannah College of Art and Design on April 16. This wasn’t just any goal, however. She had just scored her 100th goal in her first season of college lacrosse. With Warner only in its second...
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