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Celebrate! The Longhorns get their first ever win over Vero Beach Tuesday. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Celebrate! The Longhorns get their first ever win over Vero Beach Tuesday. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Hat trick of wins -- county soccer teams on to Friday's regional semifinals

Ken Jackson And J. Daniel Pearson
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
The Harmony girls, Celebration boys and Gateway boys soccer teams all scored playoff wins Tuesday night and will move on to Friday's regional semifinals.GIRLS CLASS 7A: Harmony 1, Vero Beach 0There probably wasn’t a ton of expectations when the Longhorns hosted long-time foe Vero Beach Tuesday.
Mac McClung, at home throwing one down, will get to go for the three-peat in the 2025 AT&T Slam Dunk on Saturday, February 15 at Chase Center in San Francisco.

Mac McClung, at home throwing one down, will get to go for the three-peat in the 2025 AT&T Slam Dunk on Saturday, February 15 at Chase Center in San Francisco.

Mac is back! Magic's McClung invited to defend NBA Slam Dunk title

Staff Report
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
The Osceola Magic announced Tuesday that Orlando Magic two-way guard Mac McClung will again take flight in the 2025 AT&T Slam Dunk contest on Saturday, Feb. 15 at Chase Center in San Francisco, seeking a three-peat in the event.
Osceola's Mac McClung fights for a loose ball with Westchester's Damion Baugh. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Osceola's Mac McClung fights for a loose ball with Westchester's Damion Baugh. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Full team effort helps Osceola Magic win 119-111 on Rancher's Night

Robert Pincus
Friday, January 31, 2025
Playing like a team on a mission to bully their way into the playoffs, the Osceola Magic went on a 14-0 run midway through the 4th quarter to corral the Westchester Knicks, 119-111, on Rancher’s Night at Silver Spurs Arena on Thursday night.
Osceola's boys narrowly won their 11th Orange Belt Conference wrestling championship. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Osceola's boys narrowly won their 11th Orange Belt Conference wrestling championship. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Osceola slips by Harmony for OBC wrestling crowns

J. Daniel Pearson
Thursday, January 30, 2025
For the third straight year and 11th time in the last 14 years, Osceola High sits on top of the Orange Belt Conference in boys wrestling. Elijah Vansickle pinned St. Cloud’s Eann Mesa in the 215-pound championship match to give the Kowboys 206.
Osceola’s Jaquille Knox (left) battles Wellington’s Liam Higgins in the 285-pound class at the FHSAA state duals championships Friday. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Osceola’s Jaquille Knox (left) battles Wellington’s Liam Higgins in the 285-pound class at the FHSAA state duals championships Friday. SUBMITTED PHOTO

OHS wrestling reaches duals state tourney; girls lifters on to regionals

J. Daniel Pearson
Thursday, January 30, 2025
After finishing second in the last two FHSAA state duals wrestling championships, the Osceola Kowboys went oneand- done in this year’s event, thanks mainly to injuries and illness.Osceola qualified for the state _nals by winning a subregional in Viera.
Gateway's Ashlynn Day goes up for a shot as St. Cloud's Vanessa Vohs (2) and Ava Sanchez (12) defend in Friday's OBC girls basketball championship. PHOTO/MARIO CASAMALHUAPA

Gateway's Ashlynn Day goes up for a shot as St. Cloud's Vanessa Vohs (2) and Ava Sanchez (12) defend in Friday's OBC girls basketball championship. PHOTO/MARIO CASAMALHUAPA

Gateway gets big buckets, steady defense late to pull out OBC girls hoops victory over St. Cloud, 55-49

Ken Jackson
Friday, January 24, 2025
In a game befitting a championship, Gateway finally broke free of a scrappy St. Cloud team in the fourth quarter to win, 55-49, in the Orange Belt Conference girls basketball title game Friday at Celebration High School.
The Cruzeiro and Mineros derby was one of many fouls. PHOTO/MARIO CASAMALHUAPA

The Cruzeiro and Mineros derby was one of many fouls. PHOTO/MARIO CASAMALHUAPA

International soccer the buzz in the area

Mario Casamalhuapa
Friday, January 24, 2025
Orlando has become the epicenter of international soccer, hosting a spectacular lineup of matches featuring some of the world's most prestigious clubs and national teams over the next six months.The soccer extravaganza kicked off on Jan.
Gateway's Evana Rivera (11) fights for a rebound with Harmony's Chloe Barrett in Wednesday's OBC semfinal.

Gateway's Evana Rivera (11) fights for a rebound with Harmony's Chloe Barrett in Wednesday's OBC semfinal.

Gateway, St. Cloud will play for OBC girls basketball title Friday

Ken Jackson
Thursday, January 23, 2025
St. Cloud's had it; Gateway wants it ... who will get it at Celebration on Friday?Just like the last two years, the Bulldogs and Panthers will meet for the Orange Belt Conference girls basketball championship. They got there with Wednesday semifinal wins.
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