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Poinciana and St. Cloud will be among a number of teams that could be in the mix to win next week’s Orange Belt Conference boys basketball tournament. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Poinciana and St. Cloud will be among a number of teams that could be in the mix to win next week’s Orange Belt Conference boys basketball tournament. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Deep field for next week’s OBC boys hoops tourney

J. Daniel Pearson
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Historically, it’s been Osceola High and everyone else when it comes to boys’ basketball in the county.
Osceola running back Taevion Swint hopes to make college defenders miss at UCF like he did on this play in the Class 6A state title game against West Boca Raton. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Osceola running back Taevion Swint hopes to make college defenders miss at UCF like he did on this play in the Class 6A state title game against West Boca Raton. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

ALL-COUNTY FOOTBALL OFFENSE: Swint carried Kowboys to 6A title game

J. Daniel Pearson
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Osceola running back Taevion Swint, who piled up mind-boggling stats in his senior year against some of the best teams in Florida, is the 2024 Osceola News Gazette’s Offensive Player of the Year.Despite fighting through a shoulder injury much of the season, Swint was simply unstoppable in leading...
Osceola’s Luke McCrimon (with the ball) gets ready to set up a play against Ovideo’s Cameron Bryant (3). The Kowboys won the game 60-45. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Osceola’s Luke McCrimon (with the ball) gets ready to set up a play against Ovideo’s Cameron Bryant (3). The Kowboys won the game 60-45. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Jordans lead Kowboys to Invitational hoops win

J. Daniel Pearson
Sunday, December 29, 2024
Jordan Mason and Jordan Isaac combined for 38 points to pace Osceola to a 60-45 win over Oviedo in the championship game of the Kowboy Holiday Invitation Saturday night. The win pushed the Kowboys to 12-1; while Oviedo dropped to 7-6.
Ethan Thompson goes up for three of his game-high 29 points in the Osceola Magic's 115-107 win Friday over the College Park Skyhawks. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Ethan Thompson goes up for three of his game-high 29 points in the Osceola Magic's 115-107 win Friday over the College Park Skyhawks. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Osceola Magic take Puerto Rican Heritage Night win

Bob Pincus
Saturday, December 28, 2024
Puerto Rico native Ethan Thompson scored a game-high 29 to lead the Osceola Magic to a 115-107 win over the College Park Skyhawks on Puerto Rican Heritage Night Friday at the Silver Spurs arena. “In the third, the basket looked real big and my teammates were giving me good looks,” Thompson remarked.
Angel Agramonte was one of a number of Osceola High wrestlers to compete in last weekend's ultra-competitive Osceola Knockout Christmas Classic. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Angel Agramonte was one of a number of Osceola High wrestlers to compete in last weekend's ultra-competitive Osceola Knockout Christmas Classic. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Osceola wrestlers earn spots on Knockout podium

J. Daniel Pearson
Monday, December 23, 2024
Camden County, Georgia’s defending Class 7A state wrestling champion, placed eight grapplers on the podium and won the 2024 Knockout Christmas Classic at Silver Spurs Arena last weekend.Camden had one champion (Ryder Wilder at 190 pounds), but it was their overall depth that made the difference.
Osceola Magic guard Mac McClung, now a two-way player in the Orlando system, has worked his way from his small Virginia hometown to the cusp of the NBA. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Osceola Magic guard Mac McClung, now a two-way player in the Orlando system, has worked his way from his small Virginia hometown to the cusp of the NBA. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

McClung’s road to NBA’s doorstep long and winding

Bob Pincus
Monday, December 23, 2024
Mac McClung has come a long way from when he was a high schooler putting dunk videos on Instagram and TikTok. He is now a two-way player for the Orlando Magic and the two-time defending NBA Dunk Contest winner.
Robert Baker (28 points, 7 rebounds) battled to keep the overmatched Osceola Magic in Saturday's game. PHOTO/OSCEOLA MAGIC

Robert Baker (28 points, 7 rebounds) battled to keep the overmatched Osceola Magic in Saturday's game. PHOTO/OSCEOLA MAGIC

Despite Baker's big game, Lakers outplay undermanned Osceola Magic in Showcase

Bob Pincus
Saturday, December 21, 2024
The Osceola Magic played the South Bay Lakers in the nationally televised G League showcase game Saturday at the Orange County Convention Center. The game was supposed to showcase Osceola’s Mac Clung and South Bay’s Bronny James, who is the son of NBA star Lebron James.
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