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Osceola running back Elijah Hickson runs for a chunk of his 125 yards in Friday's 38-0 District 4S-10 clinching win over Tohopekaliga. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Osceola running back Elijah Hickson runs for a chunk of his 125 yards in Friday's 38-0 District 4S-10 clinching win over Tohopekaliga. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Kowboys shut out Tohopekaliga, take District 4S-10 title

J. Daniel Pearson
Friday, October 27, 2023
Although they won for just the third time this season, the Osceola Kowboys are headed back to the state football playoffs for a 17th consecutive year.  The Kowboys earned that right Friday by shutting out  Tohopekaliga, 38-0, to claim the District 4S-10 championship.
Week 10 Osceola football scoreboard; Week 11 schedule

Week 10 Osceola football scoreboard; Week 11 schedule

Week 10 Osceola football scoreboard; Week 11 schedule

News Staff
Friday, October 27, 2023
Week 10 scores: Friday Osceola 38, Tohopekaliga 0 (District 4S-10 championship game) St. Cloud 52, Celebration 0 (District 4S-10 third place game) Davenport 35, Gateway 0 (District 3S-8) Lake Region 16, Liberty 12 (District 3S-8) Palm Bay Heritage 41, Harmony 0 (District 4S-11) Mulberry 29,...
Three Osceola County teams are separated by 1 point after the fall season of the Orange Belt Conference All-Sports race.

Three Osceola County teams are separated by 1 point after the fall season of the Orange Belt Conference All-Sports race.

OBC All-Sports standings: 3 separated by 1 point

J. Daniel Pearson
Friday, October 27, 2023
A huge colorful banner at the entrance to Harmony High School lets visitors know under no uncertain terms that the Longhorns were the 2022-23 Orange Belt Conference all-sports champions. And they want another one. But it won’t be easy.
Tohopekaliga quarterback Sabby Meassick leads Florida with 3,167 passing yards. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Tohopekaliga quarterback Sabby Meassick leads Florida with 3,167 passing yards. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

FOOTBALL WEEK 10 — Kowboys-Tigers for all the district marbles

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
One of two questions will be answered on the gridiron at Tohopekaliga High on Friday. Are the Tigers ready for prime time? Or … Will the Osceola Kowboys keep a remarkable streak of 16 straight playoff appearances alive?
Harmony quarterback Kal Amen (6, with ball) and Jeremy Hilliard (5) made big plays on offense and accounted for all three Longhorn touchdowns in a surprising 23-14 win over Tohopekaliga. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Harmony quarterback Kal Amen (6, with ball) and Jeremy Hilliard (5) made big plays on offense and accounted for all three Longhorn touchdowns in a surprising 23-14 win over Tohopekaliga. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Harmony gets big plays on both sides of the ball to stun Tohopekaliga, 23-14

J. Daniel Pearson
Saturday, October 21, 2023
On paper, it looked like a tune-up game for Tohopekaliga. After all, the Tigers were 5-2, were averaging more than 40 points and 500 yards of offense per game; while Harmony had lost five straight and were shut out in their last three games. But games are not played on paper. Or inside TV sets.
Josh Fuller ran for 99 yards on 19 carries and had Gateway's touchdown Friday. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Josh Fuller ran for 99 yards on 19 carries and had Gateway's touchdown Friday. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Gateway back at home, falls to Lake Region

Ken Jackson
Friday, October 20, 2023
Much like its young football team, the Gateway High campus is under construction, so it took until Friday -- Week 9 of 11 this season -- for the Panthers to host a bona fide home game in search of their first win of the season.
Osceola (pictured) and Gateway High will continue in the FHSAA girls volleyball regional playoffs next week as district champions. PHOTO/DAN PEARSON

Osceola (pictured) and Gateway High will continue in the FHSAA girls volleyball regional playoffs next week as district champions. PHOTO/DAN PEARSON

Osceola, Gateway win district volleyball titles

J. Daniel Pearson
Friday, October 20, 2023
The Lady Kowboy volleyball team will start defense of its Region 2 championship at home. Osceola earned that right on Thursday night with a 25-20, 25-20, 25-21 straight-set win at Lake Nona to capture the District 7A-6 championship.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday at least temporarily halted an appealscourt ruling that would allow the Seminole Tribe of Florida to offer sports betting throughout the state. PHOTO/MOHEGAN SUN

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday at least temporarily halted an appealscourt ruling that would allow the Seminole Tribe of Florida to offer sports betting throughout the state. PHOTO/MOHEGAN SUN

State sports betting plan put on hold

Jim Saunders
Friday, October 20, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday at least temporarily halted an appeals-court ruling that would allow the Seminole Tribe of Florida to offer sports betting throughout the state.
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