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A net matchup: Osceola's Kimora Richardson and Gateway's Brihanna Venzen battle for a point at the net in Thursday's OBC girls volleyball championship match. (Photo/Michelle Kostuch)

A net matchup: Osceola's Kimora Richardson and Gateway's Brihanna Venzen battle for a point at the net in Thursday's OBC girls volleyball championship match. (Photo/Michelle Kostuch)

GO FOURTH AND CONQUER — another OBC title for the trophy case

Ken Jackson
Friday, September 26, 2025
The Osceola Kowboys completed another romp through the Orange Belt Conference tournament Thursday with a 25-10, 25-6, 25-23 victory over the Gateway Panthers at Celebration High School.
Xaevez Brown, shown here in Tohopekaliga's Kickoff Classic game against Timber Creek, had 197 total yards of offense and three touchdowns in a big District 7A-10 win Thursday over Harmony, 28-16. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Xaevez Brown, shown here in Tohopekaliga's Kickoff Classic game against Timber Creek, had 197 total yards of offense and three touchdowns in a big District 7A-10 win Thursday over Harmony, 28-16. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Tohopekaliga beats Harmony, 28-16, gets paw up in District 7A-10

J. Daniel Pearson
Friday, September 26, 2025
Senior quarterback Sabby Meassick fired four first-half touchdown passes – three to Xaevez Brown – as the Tohopekaliga Tigers defeated Harmony, 28-16, on Thursday night in a District 7A-10 game.Brown had 197 combined rushing and receiving yards and Tayshaun Dillard had seven catches for 87 yards.
St. Cloud tight end Owen Sullivan, shown in the Bulldogs’ season-opening win at Freedom, had career highs in receiving yards (110) and touchdowns (3) in a 24-21 loss at Merritt Island Friday. He’ll be counted on against district foe Lake Nona this week. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

St. Cloud tight end Owen Sullivan, shown in the Bulldogs’ season-opening win at Freedom, had career highs in receiving yards (110) and touchdowns (3) in a 24-21 loss at Merritt Island Friday. He’ll be counted on against district foe Lake Nona this week. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

WEEK 6 FOOTBALL — First district week includes Thursday Night clashes

J. Daniel Pearson
Thursday, September 25, 2025
District football play begins this week and while they are not “must-win” games, no team wants to start 0-1 in district play.Harmony (3-2) opens its District 7A-10 slate by hosting county rival Tohopekaliga (22) on Thursday night, with each coming off a Week 5 loss.
Rodrigo Schlegel contains MLS leading scorer Sam Surridge. Photo by Mario Casamalhuapa

Rodrigo Schlegel contains MLS leading scorer Sam Surridge. Photo by Mario Casamalhuapa

McGuire's stoppage-time magic lifts Orlando City in 3-2 thriller

Mario Casamalhuapa
Sunday, September 21, 2025
In a heart-stopping finale that encapsulated everything thrilling about Major League Soccer, Duncan McGuire's stoppage-time heroics lifted Orlando City SC to a dramatic 3-2 victory over Nashville SC at Inter&Co Stadium on Saturday night.
Tre Punter, shown in Tohopekaliga's Kickoff Classic, caught a touchdown pass in Friday's game against Viera. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Tre Punter, shown in Tohopekaliga's Kickoff Classic, caught a touchdown pass in Friday's game against Viera. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Viera uses running attack in 44-22 win over Tohopekaliga

J. Daniel Pearson
Friday, September 19, 2025
Duke Butler ran for 163 yards and one touchdown and quarterback Eric Nelson accounted for 218 yards of total offense and two more scores as the Viera Hawks recorded a 44-22 road win over Tohopekaliga (2-2) on Friday night.
The yards came tough for Osceola run game against Jones. The Kowboys' Jaxson Hardnett ends up on the bottom of the pile on this short run in Friday's 28-14 Tigers win. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

The yards came tough for Osceola run game against Jones. The Kowboys' Jaxson Hardnett ends up on the bottom of the pile on this short run in Friday's 28-14 Tigers win. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Jones tops Osceola, 28-14

Ken Jackson
Friday, September 19, 2025
The Osceola Kowboys couldn't dig out of the deficit of a rough first-half stretch and lost in Orlando Friday to Jones, 28-14.The Tigers (3-2) sored on offense, defense and special teams in three minutes of the first half to beat the Kowboys (3-2) for the fourth straight season.
St. Cloud, shown here playing state-ranked Innovation, is the No. 3 seed in next week's OBC Tournament and will open against Celebration on Monday at 5 p.m. at Gateway High School. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

St. Cloud, shown here playing state-ranked Innovation, is the No. 3 seed in next week's OBC Tournament and will open against Celebration on Monday at 5 p.m. at Gateway High School. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Osceola, Harmony gear up for OBC volleyball tourney with wins

J. Daniel Pearson
Friday, September 19, 2025
With action wrapping up before next week’s Orange Belt Conference Volleyball Championship, two things became abundantly clear Thursday night. Harmony has a resilient team and Osceola is good – like really. really good.
Osceola running back Jaxson Hardnett stiff arms a St. Cloud defender on his way to a big gain in Friday’s 44-7 win over the Bulldogs. (Photo/Katie Williams)

Osceola running back Jaxson Hardnett stiff arms a St. Cloud defender on his way to a big gain in Friday’s 44-7 win over the Bulldogs. (Photo/Katie Williams)

WEEK 5 FOOTBALL — Surging Osceola, Harmony in big tilts Friday

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
The midpoint of the 2025 season hits Friday with several county teams looking to build momentum when district play begins the following week.Among the more interesting games this week is Osceola tangling with state-power Jones, a battle of 3-1 teams in Orlando.
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