Bartow dropped to No. 48 in the nation on ESPN’s Fab 50 rankings after losing its first game of the season last week to George Jenkins. The Yellow Jackets, who placed fifth in their own Bartow Home of Champions Tournament this past Saturday, were ranked No. 19 before the loss by ESPN, third by MaxPreps. They dropped to 42nd on the latter.
Straight from the FHSAA website: The Florida High School Athletic Association is currently making plans for the 2012-13 school year. Accordingly, we are interest in establishing the host schools and sites for the 2012 FHSAA regional swimming & diving meets. Please download the document at this site if interested. The deadline to apply to host is Thursday, May 31, 2012.
Four Kathleen sprinters have the fastest times in the state in the 55-meter dash and the 55-meter hurdles according to flrunners.com. Sophomore Aaliyah Edmond ran a 8.08 at the Lake Mary Rams All-Comers Meet in early February and Phylacia Grant, also a sophomore, was timed at 10.73 in the 55-meter hurdles in the same meet. Junior Elashia London has the fastest time in the 55-meter hurdles in her class, posting a 9.91 at the Rams meet. Rashad Johnson, also a… Read More »
Five Polk County basketball players will compete in the FACA North-South All-Star game taking place at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce today. Haines City’s LaDerricka Spillman and Briona Brown will play in the Girls’ All-Star game at 11 a.m. LaDreda Akins, the Hornets’ coach, is also the assistant coach for the contest. Russel Wilson and Marcel White of the state champion Lake Wales team will play in the boys’ game, which is taking place at 1 p.m. Ridge… Read More »
Lake Wales vs. McKeel, 8 a.m. (9th place game) Lake Gibson vs. Sebring, 10:30 a.m. (7th place game) Owasso vs. Auburndale, 1:30 p.m. (5th place game) Haines City vs. Bartow, 4 p.m. (3rd place game) Lakeland vs. Winter Haven, 7 p.m. (1st place game)
Lake Wales beat Terry Parker pretty handily a couple of Saturdays ago for the Class 5A boys’ basketball state title, earning the team the No. 29 spot in the nation according to ESPN. The Highlanders, who won 66-30 in a game that went to a running clock in the fourth quarter, also finished 25th in the nation on Max Preps’ polls.
Championship Frostproof vs. Lake Region, 4 p.m. Consolation Bracket Tenoroc vs. Victory Christian, 10 a.m. All Saints Academy vs. Santa Fe Catholic, 1 p.m.
Here’s the sked for the Terry Donley Baseball Classic at Winter Haven High School: Championship bracket (Semifinals) Lakeland vs. Haines City, 4 p.m. Bartow vs. Winter Haven, 7 p.m. Consolation bracket Highlands Christian vs. Fort Meade, 8 a.m. Auburndale vs. McKeel, 10:30 a.m. Owasso vs. Lake Wales, 1:30 p.m.
George Jenkins’ sophomore midfielder Jessie Scarpa put on a show this past Sunday at the US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program Nationals in Frisco, Texas. Scarpa, who played on the Florida state 1996 team, had three goals in the consolation finals in a 5-1 win over Michigan and was named one of the stars of the day by ESPN.
Lake Gibson defensive lineman Kennard Swanson picked up an offer from the University of Missouri on Tuesday, defensive line coach Robert Whitaker told The Ledger. Swanson, who played at both defensive tackle and defensive end for the Braves, had 11 sacks and 46 tackles in eight games last year. The 6-foot-1, 265 lb. up-and-coming senior already has offers from the University of Southern California and Mississippi. The University of Miami and the University of South Florida also has interest in… Read More »
