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'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. ...
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...
State champion boys weightlifter Ethan Janssen from Davenport tops Tremendous 10 list
Spring sports is heating up with more sports about to play in their district tournaments while some are already in the playoffs. Boys weightlifting is the first sport to wrap up its spring season, and there was one state champion crowned who leads this week's list of nominees for the Tremendous 10 poll. The poll will be open through noon on Thursday.
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.
Three-star cornerback from Florida picks up offer from Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Badgers football team offered Jojo Scott, a three-star class of 2025 cornerback from Lakeland, Florida, on Sunday. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound athlete is a junior at Victory Christian Academy and still has one more year before he’d potentially make the leap to the collegiate level. Scott has now...
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...
Suwannee weight lifting team clinches third straight state title
LAKELAND, Fla. (WCTV) - The Suwannee weight lifting team won their third consecutive state title over the weekend and broke multiple records. Lifter Sam Wainwright broke the state record in the snatch and clean and jerk in the 199 weight class. Will Wainwright broke the state record on the snatch...
Softball Game Recap: Winter Haven Blue Devils vs. Lake Region Thunder
Winter Haven lost against Lake Region back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Winter Haven Blue Devils fell victim to a tough 12-1 loss at the hands of the Lake Region Thunder. Winter Haven has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Baseball Game Recap: Frostproof Bulldogs vs. Santa Fe Catholic Hawks
Frostproof was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 17-2 loss at the hands of the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Frostproof of the 6-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2023.
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