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St. Cloud's Joe Cluckey brings down Gateway ballcarrier Josh Fuller. The Bulldogs defense forced three turnovers. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

St. Cloud uses big third quarter to romp past Gateway, 44-6

Ken Jackson

Friday, October 7, 2022

St. Cloud used a big third quarter to break open a close game at the half to take a 44-6 victory Friday over Gateway. It was the Bulldogs' (4-2) fourth win in a row in what's been a spirited rivalry against the Panthers (1-3). Thanks to a pair of turnovers, St.

Osceola High with the OBC volleyball championship trophy after a three-set win over Tohopekaliga Thursday. PHOTO/DAN PEARSON

Osceola claims OBC volleyball tournament title

J Daniel Pearson

Friday, October 7, 2022

Osceola left little doubt it is the top high school volleyball team in the county by defeating Tohopekaliga in straight sets, 25-22, 25-20, 25-10, to claim the 2022 Orange Belt Conference Championship Thursday.

Gateway and St. Cloud, who played a Monday game rescheduled by weather last year, are set to play at Gateway Friday. FILE PHOTO

Ian causes football scheduling scramble

J. Daniel Pearson

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Hurricane Ian sent high school sports to a crashing halt last week. Friday’s football games were forced to Monday, then postponed again when Osceola County canceled school to Tuesday.

Celebration's Catalina Edwards (right) will be a favorite in the girls individual race at Wednesday's Orange Belt Conference cross country meet. FILE PHOTO

Storm, Tigers, Longhorns among favorites at OBC meet

J. Daniel Pearson

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Team and individual title will be on the line next week when St. Cloud High hosts the 2022 Orange Belt Conference cross country championships Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Harmony’s girls and Tohopekaliga’s boys are the defending team champions, but neither is assured of a repeat performance.

The Osceola Kowboys (at right, in gold) line up for a play against Rockledge Friday. The Kowboys knocked off the previously-undefeated Raiders, 30-7, behind three long David Buggs touchdown passes. PHOTO/ASHLEY BELLOMY

High School football moved to Monday

J. Daniel Pearson

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

( Editor’s Note: as of our press time Tuesday, these games are now tentatively scheduled to be played on Monday with schools closed through Friday. All info will be updated at AroundOsceola.com.

The Eau Gallie Commodores (5-0) handed Harmony (3-1) its first defeat of the season by a 28-13 score.

Eau Gallie hands Harmony first loss, 28-13

J. Daniel Pearson

Saturday, September 24, 2022

Heading into Friday night’s road game against undefeated Eau Gallie, Harmony coach Don Simon felt that the game would be winnable -- if his team could take advantage of red zone opportunities and avoid the big mistakes.

The Osceola Kowboys (right, in gold) line up to run a play against Rockledge Friday. QB David Buggs fired three long touchdown passes.

Osceola uses big pass plays to rock Rockledge, 30-7

Ashley Carnifax

Saturday, September 24, 2022

The Osceola Kowboys defeated the Rockledge Raiders 30-7 on Friday night in a match-up where both teams relied heavily on their run game.

Week 5 scoreboard; next week's schedule

News Staff

Friday, September 23, 2022

Week 5 scores: Thursday: St. Cloud 38, Winter Springs 16 Friday: Osceola 30, Rockledge 7 Eau Gallie 28, Harmony 13 Ocala West Port 27, Gateway 0 Poinciana 20, Tenoroc 2 Tohopekaliga 46, Space Coast 7 Winter Haven 27, Celebration 8 Deltona 44, Liberty 6 Week 6 games: (7:30 p.m.) Osceola at St.

Aside from one scoring play, the St. Cloud defense held Winter Springs to negative yardage. PHOTO/DAN PEARSON

Bulldogs "snake" out 38-16 win over Winter Springs Thursday

J. Daniel Pearson

Friday, September 23, 2022

In a game where they did not play their best, the St. Cloud Bulldogs were able to literally and figuratively “snake” out a 38-16 win over Winter Springs on Thursday night. The game was delayed for a few minutes in the third quarter when a three-foot diamondback rattlesnake slithered onto the field.

St. Cloud defenders Malcolm Senono (23) and Terrance Griffin try to stop Tohopekaliga's Julian Nasco from catching a touchdown pass in Friday's 47-6 Tiger win. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON