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The South Bay Lakers' Zach Hicks is no match for the Osceola Magic's Phillip Wheeler as he drives to the hoop in the Magic's 137-133 win Monday, extending Osceola's win streak to five games. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

The South Bay Lakers' Zach Hicks is no match for the Osceola Magic's Phillip Wheeler as he drives to the hoop in the Magic's 137-133 win Monday, extending Osceola's win streak to five games. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Osceola Magic extend win streak with rally over Lakers, 137-133

Lester Quinones scored 24 points and hit a big three-pointer with 1:18 left to give the Osceola Magic a lead it wouldn’t lose in a 137-133 win over the South Bay Lakers Monday at the Silver Spurs Arena in NBA G League action.The win solidified first place in the Eastern Conference for the Magic...
Tyler Anderson, the first Harmony football coach when the school opened in 2004 and had the Longhorns in the regional finals in their fourth season, has returned as coach, a release from the school said. (Graphic/Harmony High School)

Tyler Anderson, the first Harmony football coach when the school opened in 2004 and had the Longhorns in the regional finals in their fourth season, has returned as coach, a release from the school said. (Graphic/Harmony High School)

Tyler Anderson returns as Harmony High football coach

The Harmony High football program is going back to its roots — the first ones.Tyler Anderson, the school's very first coach from 2004-07, has returned to the school, a Harmony High social media post announced Monday afternoon.He'll take the place of Don Simon, who coached the Longhorns from...
St. Cloud (District 7A-6) and Osceola (7A-9) are the top seeds in their district tournaments and will host semifinals and possibly finals on Thursday and Saturday. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

St. Cloud (District 7A-6) and Osceola (7A-9) are the top seeds in their district tournaments and will host semifinals and possibly finals on Thursday and Saturday. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Schedules, locations for district basketball, regional soccer tournaments Feb. 2-7

Here's the schedule for district tournament basketball (girls on Monday, Wednesday, Friday; boys on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday) and regional soccer quarterfinals (girls Thursday, boys Friday)Monday, Feb. 2 — girls basketballDistrict 7A-6: St. Cloud 55, Lake Nona 187A-9: Celebration 57, Osceola...
Harmony tallied 220.5 team points to easily snap Osceola's three-year hold on the OBC boys team wrestling title. (Photo/J. Daniel Pearson)

Harmony tallied 220.5 team points to easily snap Osceola's three-year hold on the OBC boys team wrestling title. (Photo/J. Daniel Pearson)

Harmony stampedes off with OBC wrestling titles

Led by an impressive performance by defending state champion Nathan Lyttle, the Harmony Longhorns sent eight wrestlers to the finals and captured seven individual championships to claim the 2026 OBC team championship Wednesday.Harmony tallied 220.5 team points to easily outdistance second place...
The Celebration Storm avenged a loss to the Harmony Longhorns in the OBC championship with a penalty-kick win in Tuesday's District 7A-7 title game. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

The Celebration Storm avenged a loss to the Harmony Longhorns in the OBC championship with a penalty-kick win in Tuesday's District 7A-7 title game. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Celebration wins girls district title in shootout; Harmony claims 7A-7 boys title

Emerlynn Albarran scored a second-half goal and goalie Allyson Witt made two big shootout saves as the Celebration Storm (15-4) captured their first ever girls’ District 7A-7 championship, 4-2 in penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw after regulation and overtime on a chilly, blustery Tuesday night at The...
Osceola Magic guard Lester Quinones, shown in the team's home opener, led the team with 25 points Monday and was clutch in the fourth quarter as the Magic started a six-game home stand with a 112-109 win over the Toronto Raptors 905 and seized first place in the NBA G League. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Osceola Magic guard Lester Quinones, shown in the team's home opener, led the team with 25 points Monday and was clutch in the fourth quarter as the Magic started a six-game home stand with a 112-109 win over the Toronto Raptors 905 and seized first place in the NBA G League. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Osceola Magic kickstart home stand with big rally and win Monday

The Osceola Magic came back from an 18-point second half deficit to beat the Raptors 905 and take control of first place in the NBA G League Eastern Conference.
Now let the freshman do it! Gateway's YaYa D'Amore guards fellow ninth grader Kylee Trent in the Panthers' showdown with Bishop Moore Monday. (Photo/Ken Jackson)

Now let the freshman do it! Gateway's YaYa D'Amore guards fellow ninth grader Kylee Trent in the Panthers' showdown with Bishop Moore Monday. (Photo/Ken Jackson)

Hoops teams look to lock down playoff seeds ahead of next week's district tournaments

With district basketball tournaments looming next week, Osceola County teams spent this week gearing up for those tournaments, locking in all-important seeds.In order to acclimate to the level of teams they'd likely see in the playoffs, Gateway's girls took on Bishop Moore Monday in Orlando in a...
With family present, just like it's a Panthers' basketball game, Gateway High point guard Alyssa Marino signed her National Letter of Intent to play college ball at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University last week. (Photo/Ken Jackson)

With family present, just like it's a Panthers' basketball game, Gateway High point guard Alyssa Marino signed her National Letter of Intent to play college ball at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University last week. (Photo/Ken Jackson)

Prophecy fulfilled — Gateway’s Marino will play college ball at Embry-Riddle

There will be no Gateway High girls basketball games played on Wednesday nights next season, if Coach Justin Marino has his way.He’ll be preoccupied those nights.
The Osceola Magic will celebrate Dominican Heritage—Lester Quinones’ culture—at Thursday’s home game against the Westchester Knicks. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

The Osceola Magic will celebrate Dominican Heritage—Lester Quinones’ culture—at Thursday’s home game against the Westchester Knicks. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

For Osceola Magic’s Quinones, Minaya, the game goes back to Dominican roots

The Osceola Magic, back at the Silver Spurs Arena next week after an extended road trip, host Dominican Heritage Day on Thursday, Jan. 29 to continue their tradition of honoring the Hispanic community in Osceola County.In the last census 56.8% of the Osceola County’s population identified as...