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St. Cloud quarterback Logan King (10) threw six touchdown passes in a 51-18 victory over Miami Tru Life Academy. Owen Conner (15) caught three of them and had 220 yards receiving. PHOTO / KATIE WILLIAMS

St. Cloud quarterback Logan King (10) threw six touchdown passes in a 51-18 victory over Miami Tru Life Academy. Owen Conner (15) caught three of them and had 220 yards receiving. PHOTO / KATIE WILLIAMS

WEEK 9 FOOTBALL — Tigers lock horns with Longhorns; Kowboys seek statement win by the beach

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
When a team loses a ton of Division-I talent to graduation or injury and starts the season 0-5, it would be normal to develop a “wait until next year” attitude. But the Osceola Kowboys, long a state football power, are not a normal team.
Osceola quarterback Caden West connected on all nine of his passes Friday and threw for five touchdowns in the 56-0 rout of Celebration. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Osceola quarterback Caden West connected on all nine of his passes Friday and threw for five touchdowns in the 56-0 rout of Celebration. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Kowboys dominate Celebration; sets up district showdown with Tohopekaliga

J. Daniel Pearson
Saturday, October 14, 2023
Osceola’s Nathaniel Barnett returned an interception on the third play of the game 20-yards for a touchdown and the Osceola Kowboys never looked back in a dominating 56-0 District 4S-10 win over Celebration on Homecoming Night at Markus Paul Stadium.
Week 8 Osceola County football scores; Week 9 schedule

Week 8 Osceola County football scores; Week 9 schedule

Week 8 Osceola County football scores; Week 9 schedule

News Staff
Friday, October 13, 2023
Week 8 games: Thursday St. Cloud 51, Miami Tru Life Christian 18 Viera 26, Harmony 0 Tohopekaliga 18, Gulf Breeze 14  (Tigers score winning TD with 90 seconds left) Friday Osceola 56, Celebration 0,  *District 4S-10 game Lake Wales 41, Gateway 0.
Single-game tickets are now available for the Osceola Magic games at Silver Spurs Arena. Games start Nov. 16. FILE PHOTO

Single-game tickets are now available for the Osceola Magic games at Silver Spurs Arena. Games start Nov. 16. FILE PHOTO

Osceola Magic single-game tickets now on sale

Staff Report
Sunday, October 8, 2023
Single-game tickets for the Osceola Magic, the Orlando Magic's G-League development team, are now on sale for the 2023-24 season that starts Nov. 16 at the Silver Spurs Arena. Tickets run from $11-26 per game in the seating bowl, at $116-136 for courtside suite seats, depending on location.
For the third time in four years, the Osceola volleyball team takes home the Orange Belt Conference volleyball tournament title. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

For the third time in four years, the Osceola volleyball team takes home the Orange Belt Conference volleyball tournament title. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Osceola powers to OBC volleyball title with 3-0 win over Tohopekaliga

J. Daniel Pearson
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Sophomore Cate Palmi recorded 16 kills and added five aces, and Jordin Southall added 10 kills and three blocks as the Osceola Kowboys captured the 2023 Orange Belt Conference volleyball championship Thursday with a smooth 25-12, 25-21, 25-14 win over Tohopekaliga.
Harmony’s Mason Shafer swam a leg of Harmony’s OBC winning 200 medley relay. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Harmony’s Mason Shafer swam a leg of Harmony’s OBC winning 200 medley relay. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

OBC swimming — Longhorns lap ‘em

J. Daniel Pearson
Saturday, October 7, 2023
They accomplished it in different ways, but the Harmony boys and girls teams repeated as Orange Belt Conference Swimming and Diving Champions at Makinson Aquatic Center Thursday.
St. Cloud's Terrence Griffin ran for 133 yards and three touchdowns Friday in the Bulldogs' 46-0 win over rival Gateway. PHOTO/KATIRE WILLIAMS

St. Cloud's Terrence Griffin ran for 133 yards and three touchdowns Friday in the Bulldogs' 46-0 win over rival Gateway. PHOTO/KATIRE WILLIAMS

Griffin, Bulldogs defense lift St. Cloud to win over rival Gateway

J. Daniel Pearson
Friday, October 6, 2023
Terrence Griffin rushed for 133 yards and three touchdowns, and St. Cloud’s defense forced three turnovers as the Bulldogs won their annual rivalry game with Gateway, 46-0, in a game played at Hickory Tree Park.
Tohopekaliga's Sabby Meassick and Julian Nasco connected on three touchdown passes Friday against unbeaten Orlando Christian Prep. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Tohopekaliga's Sabby Meassick and Julian Nasco connected on three touchdown passes Friday against unbeaten Orlando Christian Prep. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Toho battles and competes with undefeated OCP in 35-28 loss

Ken Jackson
Friday, October 6, 2023
In a matchup of contrasting styles Friday, Tohopekaliga used its pass-heavy spread offense to take an early lead, but it was Orlando Christian Prep's clock-churning Wing-T formation run game that dominated the  in a 35-28 win.
Big events this week in volleyball, swimming, football in Osceola County

Big events this week in volleyball, swimming, football in Osceola County

St. Cloud meets Gateway on gridiron; OBC titles to be won Thursday

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
In a light week for football — three county squads have bye weeks — the first two Orange Belt Conference team championships will be contested. Swimmers take to the Makinson Aquatic Center Thursday beginning at 9 a.m. (diving is Wednesday evening).
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