Tony DeMarco, a soft spoken gentleman who was the fireball behind all kinds of sports in Sudbury, passed away on Sunday. "In hockey, he was a great supporter. He was a great supporter of all sports. Not only because he owned the sporting goods shop, that

I'll admit this much, catching the 10 o'clock sports broadcast on the local TV station is hard for me. At about that time, I'm either finishing up at the office, driving back from a road game or finishing up a game story.

Players and coaches in the Florida Half Century softball association, for players 50 and up, liked what they saw here when they played a tournament earlier this year at the Highlands County Sports Complex.

CBSB-Labor Day Baseball Classic for ages 6U-16U at South Side Youth Sports Complex on Aug. 29-31. Info: Ross L. Robles at 563-4497, Jerry Garcia at 548-0174 or www.leaguelineup.com/coastalbendselectbaseball .

More than two decades ago, city officials proposed the creation of a massive, pay-to-play sports park to serve mostly adult sports leagues and activities, spending years and more than $3 million prepping the site. Now, those efforts may become meaningless