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Harmony is the No. 1 seed in the District 7A-6 tournament; St. Cloud is No. 2 in 6A-7. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Harmony is the No. 1 seed in the District 7A-6 tournament; St. Cloud is No. 2 in 6A-7. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Here's your schedule for district boys and girls basketball this week

Ken Jackson
Sunday, February 4, 2024
Postseason hopes, championship trophies and regional playoff berths will be on the line this coming week during the boys and girls district basketball tournaments.Girls will play Monday quarterfinals, Wednesday semifinals and Friday finals.
Harmony's Shawn McCallister (top) defeated Osceola's Anderson Heap in a battle of state-ranked wrestlers for the 157-pound title at Saturday's Orange Belt Conference championship. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Harmony's Shawn McCallister (top) defeated Osceola's Anderson Heap in a battle of state-ranked wrestlers for the 157-pound title at Saturday's Orange Belt Conference championship. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Kowboys sweep OBC wrestling; districts in two weeks

J. Daniel Pearson
Sunday, February 4, 2024
By the thinnest of margins, the Osceola Kowboys won their second consecutive boys Orange Belt Conference wrestling title –compiling 222 points to edge second-place Harmony (217) to complete a wrestling sweep Saturday at Celebration High School.Osceola’s girls posted seven champions in 14 classes to...
Harmony forward Jayden Frost (leaping) celebrates her goal, the only one in Tuesday's 1-0 win over Celebration in the District 7A-9 girls soccer championship game. PHOTO//KATIE WILLIAMS

Harmony forward Jayden Frost (leaping) celebrates her goal, the only one in Tuesday's 1-0 win over Celebration in the District 7A-9 girls soccer championship game. PHOTO//KATIE WILLIAMS

Frost's goal sends Harmony to district title and regional playoffs

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
At the end of the night, it was the smallest, youngest player on the field made the biggest play.Harmony’s freshman Jaydyn Frost – a diminutive freshman striker – found at the ball at her feet directly in front of the goal and tapped it into the left-hand side of the net 21 minutes into the second...
Osceola had three individual champions — Gunner Holland, Adaias Ortiz and Anderson Heap — at last week’s Colby Singletary Memorial Tournament in Naples. They hope to lead the Kowboys to an OBC championship defense Saturday. PHOTO/RICK TRIBIT

Osceola had three individual champions — Gunner Holland, Adaias Ortiz and Anderson Heap — at last week’s Colby Singletary Memorial Tournament in Naples. They hope to lead the Kowboys to an OBC championship defense Saturday. PHOTO/RICK TRIBIT

Osceola favored In OBC wrestling; district soccer titles on the line

J. Daniel Pearson
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Defending champion Osceola will be the favorite to win a second consecutive team title, but could face a stern challenge from Harmony at Saturday’s Orange Belt Conference boys wrestling tournament at Celebration High School, starting 10:30 a.m. “Coach (Rick) Tribit always does a great job of...
St. Cloud guard Diomar Ortiz drives to the basket through the defense of Poinciana's Jordan Isaac (3) and Steven Bennett (4) in Friday's Orange Belt Conference championship game. PHOTO/MARIO CASAMALHUAPA

St. Cloud guard Diomar Ortiz drives to the basket through the defense of Poinciana's Jordan Isaac (3) and Steven Bennett (4) in Friday's Orange Belt Conference championship game. PHOTO/MARIO CASAMALHUAPA

Springs, Cotto lead Bulldogs to first-ever OBC boys hoops title

J. Daniel Pearson
Saturday, January 27, 2024
After being held to three points through three quarters, junior Alex Springs scored eight fourth quarter points to lead St. Cloud to a 43-37 victory over Poinciana in the 2024 Orange Belt Conference championship game Friday at Celebration High School.
Harmony's Sylus Cory (44 in white) and St. Cloud's Ryan Rodriguez go for a rebound in Wednesday's wild OBC tournament semifinal, a 54-52 Bulldogs win. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Harmony's Sylus Cory (44 in white) and St. Cloud's Ryan Rodriguez go for a rebound in Wednesday's wild OBC tournament semifinal, a 54-52 Bulldogs win. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

It's Poinciana vs. St. Cloud for OBC boys basketball title Friday

J. Daniel Pearson And Ken Jackson
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
In a game that more than lived up to expectations, Diomar Ortiz hit a three-pointer from the top of the key with 2.7 seconds remaining to give St. Cloud a 54-52 upset road win over Harmony in the semifinals of the Orange Belt Conference boys basketball tournament.
Bitter rivals Harmony and St. Cloud have split two meetings already this year, and are on a collision course to meet Wednesday in the Orange Belt Conference tournament semifinals at Harmony. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Bitter rivals Harmony and St. Cloud have split two meetings already this year, and are on a collision course to meet Wednesday in the Orange Belt Conference tournament semifinals at Harmony. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Harmony, Poinciana top seeds in OBC boys hoops tourney

J. Daniel Pearson
Monday, January 22, 2024
As the highest-ranked state ranked team in the FHSAA last week, Harmony earned the top seed for this week’s Orange Belt Conference boys’ basketball tournament beginning Monday The tournament features a “pod” system.
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