Roy Fuoco

Lakeland Ledger LONGWOOD – Bartow's third-inning, six-run outburst normally would be enough, but on a hot afternoon against the 20 th -ranked

Lakeland Ledger LONGWOOD — What more could a coach ask for from his team?

Lakeland Ledger LONGWOOD — Sometimes the results of a game can be described quite simply as in this case. Pace got one clutch hit, Bartow got none.

Lakeland Ledger Although she played just two years of high school soccer, losing at least one year because of an injury, McKenna Battilla leaves as one of the top girls soccer players to come out of Polk County.

Lakeland Ledger Polk County tennis was top heavy on the girls side as McKenna Battilla made a run for a state title for the third time in four years.

Lakeland Ledger LAKELAND — Celebration's Bekzod Jalilov was the heavily favored No. 1 seed heading into the district tournament, and deep

Lakeland Ledger Chelsi Williams dominated girls track for the past five years, winning girls athlete of the year as an eighth-grader at McKeel then winning the past four years at George Jenkins.

Lakeland Ledger LAKELAND — What a difference a year makes.

Rod Shafer, Pam Lancaster, Bob Adams, Ken Snell and Fred Ridley were inducted as the Class of 2026

Lakeland Ledger It didn't take long for a favorite to emerge for boy athlete of the year honors.