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Florida State’s Dennis Briggs (6) and Virginia Tech’s Mario Kendricks (22) with both play key roles on their team’s defensive lines in 2021 (PHOTOS COURTESY FSU AND VIRGINIA TECH SPORTS INFORMATION)

Florida State’s Dennis Briggs (6) and Virginia Tech’s Mario Kendricks (22) with both play key roles on their team’s defensive lines in 2021 (PHOTOS COURTESY FSU AND VIRGINIA TECH SPORTS INFORMATION)

County alums Briggs, Kendricks could be major ACC factors

J. Daniel Pearson
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Two Osceola County products could play major factors for their respective teams in 2021, as both the Virginia Tech Hokies and Florida State Seminoles hope to rebound from subpar 2020 seasons. Dennis Briggs Jr.
Tohopekaliga running back Kevin Chery runs around the right end in Friday's game against Lake Minneola. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Tohopekaliga running back Kevin Chery runs around the right end in Friday's game against Lake Minneola. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Tohopekaliga and Liberty fall Friday on gridiron -- but they played

Ken Jackson
Friday, August 27, 2021
It was a tough night for high school football in Osceola County Friday. Five teams sat at home as their games this week -- Mount Dora and Harmony, Celebration and Gateway, and the longstanding St. Cloud-Osceola rivalry -- were postponed due to COVID-19 concerns, and Poinciana was on its bye week.
Harmony running back rushed for 153 yards in the Longhorns' 24-7 Kickoff Classic win over Freedom. PHOTO/ROB HERBERT

Harmony running back rushed for 153 yards in the Longhorns' 24-7 Kickoff Classic win over Freedom. PHOTO/ROB HERBERT

Celebration, Harmony head into regular season with Classic wins; Poinciana on bye after winning

Ken Jackson
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Celebration, in Rich Pringle’s debut on the Storm sideline, ripped open a 21-16 game at the half with four fourth-quarter touchdowns to defeat St. Cloud, 46-30, for its first-ever gridiron win over the Bulldogs. The Storm and Gateway open the season Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at John Bushey Stadium.
Junior Kaitlyn Taylor, the 2020 Osceola News-Gazette Player of the Year, returns to lead the Lady Kowboys into the upcoming season. PHOTO COURTESY OF OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL

Junior Kaitlyn Taylor, the 2020 Osceola News-Gazette Player of the Year, returns to lead the Lady Kowboys into the upcoming season. PHOTO COURTESY OF OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL

OBC Volleyball Preview: Osceola poised for another deep playoff run

J. Daniel Pearson - For the News-Gazette
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Last season, a young Osceola volleyball team advanced to the regional semifinals and posted 16-7 record. The vast majority of that team returns for the 2021 season, which leads Coach Carrie Palmi to believe the Lady Kowboys can be even better this season.
Cortez Edwards drives to the basket in last week’s ACE Pro-Am League championship game. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Cortez Edwards drives to the basket in last week’s ACE Pro-Am League championship game. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Edwards for the win!

Ken Jackson
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Does your basketball team have championship aspirations? Does it need that little extra boost to get over the hump? Go see if Cortez Edwards is available. That’s what the Loimaa Bisons of the Korisliiga, Finland’s top professional league, just did.
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