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This fall the Osceola Kowboys will play for a new head coach in a new District 8A-9

This fall the Osceola Kowboys will play for a new head coach in a new District 8A-9

‘Change’ name of the game when football camps open

J. Daniel Pearson
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
When high school players report for football practice on Aug. 1, many teams will have a new look. The most noticeable changes will be that four of the county’s eight schools will be under the leadership of new head coaches.
Florida Cup Soccer

Florida Cup Soccer

World-class soccer coming to Orlando

J. Daniel Pearson
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
World-class soccer is coming to Orlando this summer as Camping World Stadium and Florida Citrus Sports hosts the Florida Cup on July 25 and 28. The semifinals, set for Sunday, July 25, will begin at 6 p.m.
Sophomore Kaley Jones, who led Osceola High School to a district crown, is the Osceola News-Gazette’s Player of the Year for 2021. PHOTO COURTESY OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL

Sophomore Kaley Jones, who led Osceola High School to a district crown, is the Osceola News-Gazette’s Player of the Year for 2021. PHOTO COURTESY OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL

Osceola’s Jones earns Player of Year honor

J. Daniel Pearson
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Kaley Jones, who led Osceola High School to a district championship and appearance in the FHSAA Regionals, is the Osceola News-Gazette’s Softball Player of the Year for 2021. Jones, just a sophomore, hit .354 for the Kowboys.
Manny Lopez

Manny Lopez

Kowboys’ Lopez named Player of the Year

News Staff
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Senior Manny Lopez pitched his best in the biggest games of the season, leading Osceola High School to within one game of the FHSAA Final Four. His impressive season earned him the Osceola News-Gazette’s (OGN) Player of the Year for the 2021 season.
St. Cloud’s Julian Sykes completes a clean and jerk lift at the 2021 OBC Championships in the 155-pound class. Sykes joins Osceola’s Nolin Eady as the Osceola News Gazette’s Co-Lifters of the Year. PHOTO COURTESY ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOL

St. Cloud’s Julian Sykes completes a clean and jerk lift at the 2021 OBC Championships in the 155-pound class. Sykes joins Osceola’s Nolin Eady as the Osceola News Gazette’s Co-Lifters of the Year. PHOTO COURTESY ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOL

Sykes, Eady share ‘Lifter of Year’ honors

J. Daniel Pearson
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Thanks to outstanding finishes in the state championship meet, St. Cloud’s Julian Sykes and Osceola’s Nolin Eady will share the Osceola News-Gazette’s (ONG) “Weightlifter of the Year” honors for the 2020-21 school year.
By winning their second consecutive OBC championship, the Harmony wrestling team helped the Longhorns clinch the OBC All-Sports Championship for 2020-21. PHOTO COURTESY HARMONY HIGH SCHOOL

By winning their second consecutive OBC championship, the Harmony wrestling team helped the Longhorns clinch the OBC All-Sports Championship for 2020-21. PHOTO COURTESY HARMONY HIGH SCHOOL

Harmony wins OBC All-Sports title; St. Cloud takes academic honors

J. Daniel Pearson
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
A strong spring sports season boosted Harmony High School to the 2020-21 Orange Belt Conference (OBC) Team Championship. Awarded annually, the honor represents the best combined athletic showing of Osceola County’s eight public high schools.
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