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Trevelin Queen put together a double-double Saturday as the Osceola Magic completed a two-game home sweep of the Long Island Nets and extended its NBA G League Eastern Conference lead. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Trevelin Queen put together a double-double Saturday as the Osceola Magic completed a two-game home sweep of the Long Island Nets and extended its NBA G League Eastern Conference lead. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Osceola Magic finish home week 3-1 with sweep of Long Island Nets

Ken Jackson
Sunday, March 17, 2024
It's starting to look like the makings of a special season for the Osceola Magic, in their first year playing at the Silver Spurs Arena.The team won three of four games at home this past week, including a two-game sweep of the Long Island Nets, to push its record to 19-9 and is now 1 1/2 games...
Tohopekaliga’s Samuel Isturiz comes to the plate in the third inning to deliver an RBI single to help the Tigers to a 3-1 win over Lake Nona Friday. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Tohopekaliga’s Samuel Isturiz comes to the plate in the third inning to deliver an RBI single to help the Tigers to a 3-1 win over Lake Nona Friday. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Toho baseball goes to 6-1 with huge 3-1 win at undefeated Lake Nona

J. Daniel Pearson
Saturday, March 9, 2024
Tohopekaliga scored all the runs they needed Friday in the third inning, and Tyler Sheffield and Ellian Urena combined on a six-hitter and as the Tigers (6-1) took a huge 3-1 baseball road win over previously undefeated Lake Nona (5-1).“When you are trying to build a program and establish a winning...
Center Chris Walker got the start and led the Magic with 14 rebounds Friday. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Center Chris Walker got the start and led the Magic with 14 rebounds Friday. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Osceola Magic deliver road sweep; return home Monday

Ken Jackson
Friday, March 8, 2024
After an uncharacteristic home loss Tuesday, the Osceola Magic got right back in the win column this weekend, taking two games outside of D.C. and pulling right back into the thick of the fight for the lead in the NBA G League Eastern Conference.
Champs again: Harmony took the first OBC Championship of the spring sports season on Thursday night with a 19-12 flag football win over St. Cloud. It was Harmony’s fourth straight flag title and 10th in the last 13 years. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Champs again: Harmony took the first OBC Championship of the spring sports season on Thursday night with a 19-12 flag football win over St. Cloud. It was Harmony’s fourth straight flag title and 10th in the last 13 years. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Longhorns repeat as OBC flag football champs in exciting finish

J. Daniel Pearson
Friday, March 8, 2024
Martha “Smalls” Edwards fired three touchdown passes and Kaia Allen made a huge defensive play at the goal line as the Harmony Longhorns won their fourth consecutive Orange Belt Conference Flag Football title with a thrilling 19-12 win over St. Cloud Thursday at Osceola High School.“We were a...
The St. Cloud Unified Basketball team won the FHSAA state championship in their class last week with a 52-25 win over Fort Myers. It’s the Bulldogs third Unified championship after winning in 2016 and 2022. PHOTOS/STEFFANIE ANSBAUGH

The St. Cloud Unified Basketball team won the FHSAA state championship in their class last week with a 52-25 win over Fort Myers. It’s the Bulldogs third Unified championship after winning in 2016 and 2022. PHOTOS/STEFFANIE ANSBAUGH

St. Cloud Unified Basketball program wins third state title

Ken Jackson
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Congratulations to the St. Cloud High School Unified Basketball team, who won its third FHSAA state Special Olympics Unified Basketball Division 2 championship last week.The Bulldogs defeated Fort Myers High School, 52-25, at Lakeland’s RP Funding Center last Wednesday to bring home the state title...
Osceola's D.J. Wilson led all players with 35 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in the Magic's 114-106 win Sunday over the Delaware Blue Coats in NBA G League action. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Osceola's D.J. Wilson led all players with 35 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in the Magic's 114-106 win Sunday over the Delaware Blue Coats in NBA G League action. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Osceola Magic extend win streak on return home, 114-106 over Delaware

Ken Jackson
Monday, March 4, 2024
In a matchup of the top two teams in the NBA G League Eastern Conference, the Osceola Magic used a balanced attack from its starters to drop the Delaware Blue Coats, 114-106, on Sunday, their first game at the Silver Spurs Arena in over a month.Fans, who came out Sunday for Teacher Appreciation...
Harmony wrestler Shawn McCallister wraps up a dominating 14-7 win over Palmetto Ridge’s Demetri Zertopoulis in the 157-pound final at the Class 3A FHSAA wrestling championship Saturday at the Silver Spurs Arena. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Harmony wrestler Shawn McCallister wraps up a dominating 14-7 win over Palmetto Ridge’s Demetri Zertopoulis in the 157-pound final at the Class 3A FHSAA wrestling championship Saturday at the Silver Spurs Arena. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Once, twice, three times a champion!

J. Daniel Pearson
Sunday, March 3, 2024
Osceola County’s third winning wrestling final Saturday ended with a little style.Moments after capping off a 24-8 technical fall win over South Dade’s Joshua Aviles to win the Class 3A 150-pound state championship, Osceola senior Anderson Heap elevated off the ground and shot an imaginary jump...
D.J. Wilson is averaging a double-double for the Osceola Magic this season. The team returns home Sunday at 4 p.m. to begin an extended home stretch in March. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

D.J. Wilson is averaging a double-double for the Osceola Magic this season. The team returns home Sunday at 4 p.m. to begin an extended home stretch in March. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Osceola Magic return Sunday for 1st of 10 March home games

Ken Jackson
Saturday, March 2, 2024
The Osceola Magic are lined up for an important — and potentially exciting — stretch run to the NBA G League playoffs.And, the best part is, you’ll get to see much of it in person.The Magic start a run of 10 home games in their final 14 regular-season contests through the month of March on Sunday,...
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