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: Freshman Ivana Reyes digs a ball off the court while teammates Ariam Reyes (11) and Alaina Rivera (16) look on. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

: Freshman Ivana Reyes digs a ball off the court while teammates Ariam Reyes (11) and Alaina Rivera (16) look on. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Gateway, Osceola win volleyball regional quarterfinals in 5 sets

J. Daniel Pearson
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Osceola and Gateway were each taken to five sets in regional volleyball quarterfinal play on Wednesday night with both advancing but in strikingly different ways. Gateway, the No. 5 seed in Class 5A, Region 2, had to fight off a match point before disposing of No.
Tohopekaliga quarterback Sabby Meassick leads Florida with 3,167 passing yards. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Tohopekaliga quarterback Sabby Meassick leads Florida with 3,167 passing yards. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

FOOTBALL WEEK 10 — Kowboys-Tigers for all the district marbles

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
One of two questions will be answered on the gridiron at Tohopekaliga High on Friday. Are the Tigers ready for prime time? Or … Will the Osceola Kowboys keep a remarkable streak of 16 straight playoff appearances alive?
Harmony quarterback Kal Amen (6, with ball) and Jeremy Hilliard (5) made big plays on offense and accounted for all three Longhorn touchdowns in a surprising 23-14 win over Tohopekaliga. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Harmony quarterback Kal Amen (6, with ball) and Jeremy Hilliard (5) made big plays on offense and accounted for all three Longhorn touchdowns in a surprising 23-14 win over Tohopekaliga. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Harmony gets big plays on both sides of the ball to stun Tohopekaliga, 23-14

J. Daniel Pearson
Saturday, October 21, 2023
On paper, it looked like a tune-up game for Tohopekaliga. After all, the Tigers were 5-2, were averaging more than 40 points and 500 yards of offense per game; while Harmony had lost five straight and were shut out in their last three games. But games are not played on paper. Or inside TV sets.
Josh Fuller ran for 99 yards on 19 carries and had Gateway's touchdown Friday. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Josh Fuller ran for 99 yards on 19 carries and had Gateway's touchdown Friday. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Gateway back at home, falls to Lake Region

Ken Jackson
Friday, October 20, 2023
Much like its young football team, the Gateway High campus is under construction, so it took until Friday -- Week 9 of 11 this season -- for the Panthers to host a bona fide home game in search of their first win of the season.
Osceola (pictured) and Gateway High will continue in the FHSAA girls volleyball regional playoffs next week as district champions. PHOTO/DAN PEARSON

Osceola (pictured) and Gateway High will continue in the FHSAA girls volleyball regional playoffs next week as district champions. PHOTO/DAN PEARSON

Osceola, Gateway win district volleyball titles

J. Daniel Pearson
Friday, October 20, 2023
The Lady Kowboy volleyball team will start defense of its Region 2 championship at home. Osceola earned that right on Thursday night with a 25-20, 25-20, 25-21 straight-set win at Lake Nona to capture the District 7A-6 championship. Also Thursday, Gateway (17-8), the No.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday at least temporarily halted an appealscourt ruling that would allow the Seminole Tribe of Florida to offer sports betting throughout the state. PHOTO/MOHEGAN SUN

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday at least temporarily halted an appealscourt ruling that would allow the Seminole Tribe of Florida to offer sports betting throughout the state. PHOTO/MOHEGAN SUN

State sports betting plan put on hold

Jim Saunders
Friday, October 20, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday at least temporarily halted an appeals-court ruling that would allow the Seminole Tribe of Florida to offer sports betting throughout the state. Chief Justice John Roberts issued an order imposing a stay after the U.S.
Harmony's Leilana Decker defended her OBC championship with a winning time of 20:11.32. PHOTO/DONALD LAMB

Harmony's Leilana Decker defended her OBC championship with a winning time of 20:11.32. PHOTO/DONALD LAMB

OBC Cross Country: Poinciana’s Lee, Harmony’s Decker win races

J. Daniel Pearson
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Harmony junior Lailana Decker continued to build on her impressive athletic career while Poinciana’s Levi Lee was a surprise boys’ winner as they captured Orange Belt Conference (OBC) cross country titles on Wednesday afternoon at Austin Tindall Park.
The OBC girls golf champions St. Cloud Lady Bulldogs. PHOTO/DAN PEARSON

The OBC girls golf champions St. Cloud Lady Bulldogs. PHOTO/DAN PEARSON

Storm, Lady Bulldogs claim OBC golf titles

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
With four golfers breaking 80, the Celebration boys claimed their first Orange Belt Conference (OBC) golf championship in five years and fourth in school history with a 299 team score Monday afternoon at Royal St. Cloud Golf Club.
The Osceola girls volleyball team reached the Class 7A state semifinal last year, and would have been part of a 32-team 'Open' championship classification if it existed in 2022. FILE PHOTO

The Osceola girls volleyball team reached the Class 7A state semifinal last year, and would have been part of a 32-team 'Open' championship classification if it existed in 2022. FILE PHOTO

An FHSAA reclassification proposal

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
A radical new plan on how the state determines state champions in team sports may be coming as soon as next school year.
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