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The Markus Paul Memorial -- complete with helmets of teams he played or worked for -- was unveiled Tuesday at Osceola High School, where he father, Isaiah Paul, was also honored. PHOTO/OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL

The Markus Paul Memorial -- complete with helmets of teams he played or worked for -- was unveiled Tuesday at Osceola High School, where he father, Isaiah Paul, was also honored. PHOTO/OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL

Markus Paul memorial completed at Osceola High

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
A tribute started in 2021 with the branding of its football stadium after a legendary Osceola High School football player was completed Tuesday with the unveiling of the Markus Paul Memorial Trophy Case inside the school’s gymnasium.A ceremony included school officials, athletes and the Paul...
St. Cloud's Mikey Ziss, with Bulldogs lifting coach Cory Aun, setting a state snatch record at the 119-pound class, lifting 205 pounds. PHOTO/SDOC

St. Cloud's Mikey Ziss, with Bulldogs lifting coach Cory Aun, setting a state snatch record at the 119-pound class, lifting 205 pounds. PHOTO/SDOC

FHSAA STATE WEIGHTLIFTING: St. Cloud’s Ziss, Liberty’s Hill state champs

J. Daniel Pearson
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Osceola County has two new high school state champions.St. Cloud’s Mikey Ziss set state records and won double gold medals at the FHSAA Class 3A weightlifting championships Friday, while Liberty’s Kevin Hill won the first individual state championship in school history winning  the Class 2A...
Blanton, a former Celebration assistant coach, takes over as the Storm's head football coach. PHOTO/CELEBRATION H.S.

Blanton, a former Celebration assistant coach, takes over as the Storm's head football coach. PHOTO/CELEBRATION H.S.

Chris Blanton returns to Celebration as head football coach

News Staff
Friday, April 19, 2024
Chris Blanton, a former standout football player at Troy State who has coaching experience at several local high schools, has been named Celebration’s new head coach.Blanton replaces Jed Ebersole, who was hired in January but departed a month later among non-allowable recruiting allegations.
PHOTOS/OSCEOLA MAGIC

PHOTOS/OSCEOLA MAGIC

McClung, Queen earn All-G League honors

Staff Report
Friday, April 19, 2024
The NBA G League announced Thursday that Osceola Magic point guard Mac McClung has been named to the 2023-24 All-NBA G League First Team and fellow guard Trevelin Queen was named to the Second Team.It marks McClung's first time earning the league's top honors and the second time for Queen.McClung...
Harmony's Jada Bloodworth, who made two big plays on defense Thursday, tries to speed away from the Celebration defense on a rushing play in Thursday's 13-0 Class 2A win. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Harmony's Jada Bloodworth, who made two big plays on defense Thursday, tries to speed away from the Celebration defense on a rushing play in Thursday's 13-0 Class 2A win. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Harmony last flag team left in playoffs after 13-0 win over Storm

Ken Jackson
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Much like another 64-team tournament people know about, it's "survive and advance" in the FHSAA state flag football tournament, and the Harmony Longhorns did just that Thursday.The Longhorns, an at-large team after last week's overtime upset loss to St. Cloud, went on the road got some big...
Both St. Cloud, the district champion, and Harmony will play in Thursday’s 64-team FHSAA flag football state tournament. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Both St. Cloud, the district champion, and Harmony will play in Thursday’s 64-team FHSAA flag football state tournament. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Three flag champions, four teams in state football playoffs

Ken Jackson
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Four of Osceola County’s eight flag football squads earned places in the Class 1A and 2A state tournaments.Three won district championships Thursday and another, Harmony, earned a spot as a wild-card entry.Celebration, the District 2A-17 champion, will host Harmony at 7 p.m. St. Cloud will host...
St. Cloud junior Mikey Ziss, a two-time defending state champion, will be favored to add two more titles to his resume in the 119-pound weight class at Friday’s FHSAA Class 3A state weightlifting championships in Lakeland. SUBMITTED PHOTO

St. Cloud junior Mikey Ziss, a two-time defending state champion, will be favored to add two more titles to his resume in the 119-pound weight class at Friday’s FHSAA Class 3A state weightlifting championships in Lakeland. SUBMITTED PHOTO

St. Cloud's Mikey Ziss highlights large county contingent at Friday’s state weightlifting meet

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
When the FHSAA Class 3A state weightlifting championships begin in Lakeland Friday, St. Cloud’s Mikey Ziss will be highly favored to win gold medals in both the Olympic and Traditional disciplines at the 119-pound weight class.The junior dynamo enters the meet as the defending state champion in...
Harmony's Nate O'Neill slides into home as St. Cloud catch Josh Bejarano attempts to apply the tag in Friday's 11-1 Longhorn win in the OBC championship game. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Harmony's Nate O'Neill slides into home as St. Cloud catch Josh Bejarano attempts to apply the tag in Friday's 11-1 Longhorn win in the OBC championship game. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Harmony wins OBC baseball, softball; Bulldogs take boys volleyball

J. Daniel Pearson And Ken Jackson
Friday, April 12, 2024
On a night when their bats went relatively silent, Harmony used a no-hitter by Alexavier Lebron and the inability of St. Cloud pitchers to find the strike zone during an 11-1 win over the Bulldogs in the championship game of the 2024 Orange Belt Conference tournament.“We didn’t hit the ball...
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