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The yards came tough for Osceola run game against Jones. The Kowboys' Jaxson Hardnett ends up on the bottom of the pile on this short run in Friday's 28-14 Tigers win. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

The yards came tough for Osceola run game against Jones. The Kowboys' Jaxson Hardnett ends up on the bottom of the pile on this short run in Friday's 28-14 Tigers win. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Jones tops Osceola, 28-14

Ken Jackson
Friday, September 19, 2025
The Osceola Kowboys couldn't dig out of the deficit of a rough first-half stretch and lost in Orlando Friday to Jones, 28-14.The Tigers (3-2) sored on offense, defense and special teams in three minutes of the first half to beat the Kowboys (3-2) for the fourth straight season."A blocked punt and a...
St. Cloud, shown here playing state-ranked Innovation, is the No. 3 seed in next week's OBC Tournament and will open against Celebration on Monday at 5 p.m. at Gateway High School. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

St. Cloud, shown here playing state-ranked Innovation, is the No. 3 seed in next week's OBC Tournament and will open against Celebration on Monday at 5 p.m. at Gateway High School. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Osceola, Harmony gear up for OBC volleyball tourney with wins

J. Daniel Pearson
Friday, September 19, 2025
With action wrapping up before next week’s Orange Belt Conference Volleyball Championship, two things became abundantly clear Thursday night.
Osceola running back Jaxson Hardnett stiff arms a St. Cloud defender on his way to a big gain in Friday’s 44-7 win over the Bulldogs. (Photo/Katie Williams)

Osceola running back Jaxson Hardnett stiff arms a St. Cloud defender on his way to a big gain in Friday’s 44-7 win over the Bulldogs. (Photo/Katie Williams)

WEEK 5 FOOTBALL — Surging Osceola, Harmony in big tilts Friday

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
The midpoint of the 2025 season hits Friday with several county teams looking to build momentum when district play begins the following week.Among the more interesting games this week is Osceola tangling with state-power Jones, a battle of 3-1 teams in Orlando.
Osceola's Jeff Sinophat, who caught a 30-yard touchdown pass to give the Kowboys the lead for good, looks to gain ground against St. Cloud defender Jude Cockcroft. (Photo/Katie Williams)

Osceola's Jeff Sinophat, who caught a 30-yard touchdown pass to give the Kowboys the lead for good, looks to gain ground against St. Cloud defender Jude Cockcroft. (Photo/Katie Williams)

Osceola has big second half in 102nd edition of “The Game”

J. Daniel Pearson
Saturday, September 13, 2025
On paper, the 102nd edition of the Osceola and St. Cloud series will go as another lopsided blowout Kowboys’ victory—their 15th in a row after Friday’s 44-7 win.But in reality, it was anything but a blowout.
While the last few years of the Osceola-St. Cloud rivalry were one-sided Kowboys wins like pictured last year, this year’s edition has the potential to be closer. (File photo)

While the last few years of the Osceola-St. Cloud rivalry were one-sided Kowboys wins like pictured last year, this year’s edition has the potential to be closer. (File photo)

WEEK 4 FOOTBALL PREVIEW: ‘The Game’—St. Cloud at Osceola

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Go to the end of this story to find the scores of all 101 previous Osceola-St. Cloud games.On Friday night, the St. Cloud Bulldogs will meet the Osceola Kowboys in Kissimmee for the 100th anniversary and 102nd meeting between the two schools in the fifth-oldest rivalry in Florida.It’s a series that...
Jaxson Hardnett, shown in last week's game against Lake Mary, was part of Osceola'a scoring punch Friday, with touchdown runs of 23 and 4 yards. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Jaxson Hardnett, shown in last week's game against Lake Mary, was part of Osceola'a scoring punch Friday, with touchdown runs of 23 and 4 yards. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Next man up: Watson leads Osceola to victory

Bob Pincus
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Jakyri Watson knew Osceola (2-1) was short-handed due to injuries to two starters.
St. Cloud running back Cameron Dalton, shown here in the win over Freedom, ran for 90 yards and two scores in Friday's win over Poinciana. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

St. Cloud running back Cameron Dalton, shown here in the win over Freedom, ran for 90 yards and two scores in Friday's win over Poinciana. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Second quarter of separation — St. Cloud rolls to 3-0

Ken Jackson
Friday, September 5, 2025
St. Cloud scored three times in five minutes of game clock in the second quarter to romp to a big lead it'd keep Friday and defeat Poinciana, 41-12.The Bulldogs are now 3-0 for the first time since 2019 heading into the annual rivalry game with Osceola, who moved to 2-1 Friday.
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