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Celebration quarterback Daizjhon Blackman (17) launches a touchdown pass to receiver Cameron Bizzack in Friday’s 46-0 Kickoff Classic win at John Bushey Stadium. The Storm travel to Poinciana Friday to meet the Eagles. (Photo/Michelle Kostuch)

Celebration quarterback Daizjhon Blackman (17) launches a touchdown pass to receiver Cameron Bizzack in Friday’s 46-0 Kickoff Classic win at John Bushey Stadium. The Storm travel to Poinciana Friday to meet the Eagles. (Photo/Michelle Kostuch)

Week 1: Eagles-Storm take center stage under Friday's lights as lone in-county game

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
With six of eight county teams opening on the road, Poinciana and Celebration – two teams on the upswing – will take center stage Friday night when the Eagles host the Storm at 7 p.m.“It should be a great test for both teams,” Poinciana Taron Mallard said.
The 2025-26 school year is underway and there were many personnel changes in our public schools’ athletic programs, as new leadership takes over at Osceola, Tohopekaliga and Harmony

The 2025-26 school year is underway and there were many personnel changes in our public schools’ athletic programs, as new leadership takes over at Osceola, Tohopekaliga and Harmony

2025-26 Osceola high school athletics off and running with numerous changes

J. Daniel Pearson
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
The 2025-26 school year is underway and there were many personnel changes in our public schools’ athletic programs as new leadership takes over at Osceola, Tohopekaliga and Harmony; while almost all schools report at least one new head coach for the coming year.At Harmony, highly successful...
Tyrese Spicer scores his first goal as an Orlando City Lion early in the match but late in the night Saturday. (Photo/Mario Casamalhuapa)

Tyrese Spicer scores his first goal as an Orlando City Lion early in the match but late in the night Saturday. (Photo/Mario Casamalhuapa)

Reign Delay—Orlando City works a late night, defeats Sporting KC 3-1

Mario Casamalhuapa
Sunday, August 17, 2025
After a three-hour weather delay tested the patience of fans at Inter & Co Stadium, Orlando City SC rewarded those who waited with a commanding 3-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night, powered by tactical substitutions and a breakout performance from young winger Tyrese Spicer in...
Harmony defensive end Brody Malukiewicz chases down a Villages ballcarrier in Friday's Kickoff Classic. (Photo/Katie Williams)

Harmony defensive end Brody Malukiewicz chases down a Villages ballcarrier in Friday's Kickoff Classic. (Photo/Katie Williams)

Longhorns fall to The Villages; Snap mistakes, penalties the difference for Liberty

J. Daniel Pearson And Ken Jackson
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Harmony 41, The Villages 14Coach Don Simon’s return to the Harmony sideline was not particularly smooth sailing, but at least it didn’t count.Harmony allowed five long touchdown plays and turned the ball over five times in a 41-14 exhibition loss to The Villages Charter in Friday’s Kickoff Classic...
From left, Leilana Decker, Kyla Perez, Cailyn Matchuk, Angelisse Medina Perez, Alyus Decker and Kalel Perez competed and brought home a number of medals from the AAU Track and Field Junior Olympics in Humble, Texas. (Photo/Will Power Athletics)

From left, Leilana Decker, Kyla Perez, Cailyn Matchuk, Angelisse Medina Perez, Alyus Decker and Kalel Perez competed and brought home a number of medals from the AAU Track and Field Junior Olympics in Humble, Texas. (Photo/Will Power Athletics)

They’ve got the (Will) Power!

Staff Report
Thursday, August 14, 2025
It’s awfully hot and humid to go for a run, but members of the local Will Power Athletics Club qualified for the AAU Junior Olympics in Humble, Texas.They competed—and they won.Leilana Decker, a St. Cloud High senior, won the Age 17/18 2000 meter steeplechase in 7:41.58, beating the field by over...
Gateway High works on its run game in preseason practice last week. The Panthers will host Windermere in Friday’s Kickoff Classic. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Gateway High works on its run game in preseason practice last week. The Panthers will host Windermere in Friday’s Kickoff Classic. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

GAME ON! 2025 edition of high school football opens with Kickoff Classics

Ken Jackson
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Students just got on campus this week—the same campuses where fall athletes have been working out and practicing at all month long.This week, football teams will take to the field across the line against someone wearing a different color—finally.
Luis Muriel scores on a beautiful header Wednesday. He had three goals in 14 minutes of Orlando City's 5-1 Leagues Cup win over Nexaca. (Photo/Mario Casamalhuapa)

Luis Muriel scores on a beautiful header Wednesday. He had three goals in 14 minutes of Orlando City's 5-1 Leagues Cup win over Nexaca. (Photo/Mario Casamalhuapa)

Muriel's historic hat trick powers Orlando City — will it be enough to advance in Leagues Cup?

Mario Casamalhuapa
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Luis Muriel reminded everyone why experience matters in professional soccer, delivering the first first-half hat-trick in Orlando City SC history as the Lions demolished Necaxa 5-1 Wednesday at Inter&Co Stadium in their final group stage match.The 33-year-old Colombian striker, who has been...
Celebration’s Linda Fulton just keeps swimming — she set new National Senior Games records in the 70-74 age group in the 50 and 200 yard backstroke events. (Photo/Florida Sports Foundation)

Celebration’s Linda Fulton just keeps swimming — she set new National Senior Games records in the 70-74 age group in the 50 and 200 yard backstroke events. (Photo/Florida Sports Foundation)

Celebration’s Linda Fulton a blur at National Senior Games pool

Staff Report
Thursday, August 7, 2025
In the last two National Senior Games, 2023 and 2025, there has been no better swimmer in backstroke events than Linda Fulton of Celebration.Last week in Des Moines, Iowa at this year’s Games, Fulton set new National Senior Games records in the 70-74 age group in the 50 and 200 yard backstroke...
Chad Keller, embodied what it was like to play and live having ‘Guts’. (Photos/St. Cloud High School)

Chad Keller, embodied what it was like to play and live having ‘Guts’. (Photos/St. Cloud High School)

Bulldog Chad Keller remembered as the embodiment of ‘GUTS’

Ken Jackson
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Chad Keller, a man who roamed the court at St. Cloud High School as a star basketball player in the 1990s before going on to a successful career as a high school head coach and college assistant, is remembered by friends and coaching colleagues as a person who embodied the Bulldog way of getting...
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