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Osceola (hosting Edgewater at 7) and St. Cloud (at Freedom at 6) will play in their spring football games Thursday, a day early to avoid possible rough weather Friday. PHOTO/JANA STULTZ

Osceola (hosting Edgewater at 7) and St. Cloud (at Freedom at 6) will play in their spring football games Thursday, a day early to avoid possible rough weather Friday. PHOTO/JANA STULTZ

Schedule change: spring games Thursday

J. Daniel Pearson
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Due to the threat of impending weather, spring football games scheduled for Friday have been moved to Thursday. That includes Edgewater at Osceola, Poinciana at Gateway, and Celebration at George Jenkins, at 7 p.m. Liberty will play at Lake Region at 7:30.
Hartmony's Ireland Sibbitt tries to start a rally at the plate in Thursday's Class 6A regional playoff game at Melbourne. PHOTO/ASHLEY CARNIFAX

Hartmony's Ireland Sibbitt tries to start a rally at the plate in Thursday's Class 6A regional playoff game at Melbourne. PHOTO/ASHLEY CARNIFAX

Harmony softball season ends in bittersweet playoff loss

Ashley Carnifax
Friday, May 13, 2022
Despite an impressive season, Harmony softball’s playoff run ended with Thursday’s 6-0 loss to Melbourne High. Led by head coach Kristi Mindrup, the Longhorns finished the year with a 14-6 record, the best in 8 seasons.
Osceola High — Chris Palmi (center), baseball, Lake-Sumter CC

Osceola High — Chris Palmi (center), baseball, Lake-Sumter CC

Moving on to the college ranks!

News Staff
Friday, May 13, 2022
Congratulations to these Osceola County senior athletes who have signed scholarships this spring to play at the college level. We’ll be highlighting them, by schools over the coming weeks.
Osceola oitcher Carlos Negron got the start against Park Vista on Tuesday night. PHOTO/DAN PEARSON

Osceola oitcher Carlos Negron got the start against Park Vista on Tuesday night. PHOTO/DAN PEARSON

Park Vista uses long ball to end Kowboys baseball season

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Austin Fawley hit a grand slam home run and Javi Sato added a two-run shot as Park Vista defeated Osceola, 8-4, in a Class 7A regional quarterfinal playoff game Tuesday. The Kowboys season ends at 21-6. The Cobras (22-5) play Palm Beach Central on Friday.
Osceola’s Shannon Levy will represent the Kowboys in the 4A state championship Saturday in Gainesvile in the 100 meters and on the OHS 4x100 relay. PHOTO/OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL

Osceola’s Shannon Levy will represent the Kowboys in the 4A state championship Saturday in Gainesvile in the 100 meters and on the OHS 4x100 relay. PHOTO/OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL

Osceola County sends large contingent to state track meets

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
A large contingent of athletes from Osceola County will contend for state titles at the FHSAA Class 1A, 3A and 4A track and field championships this weekend at the University of Florida.
Osceola High alum Ra’Shawna Sippio, shown during her playing days at the University of South Alabama (2007-09), returns to coach the Kowgirls basketball program. PHOTO/U. OF SOUTH ALABAMA

Osceola High alum Ra’Shawna Sippio, shown during her playing days at the University of South Alabama (2007-09), returns to coach the Kowgirls basketball program. PHOTO/U. OF SOUTH ALABAMA

Osceola turns girls hoops program to alum Ra'Shawna Sippio

J. Daniel Pearson
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
In recent years, Osceola High School storied girls’ basketball has fallen on hard times. The once proud program hit a low point last year with a 3-13 record, and has posted just one winning season in its last four campaigns, a modest 12-9 record three years ago.
The Tohopekaliga Tigers will play in the inaugural FHSAA beach volleyball state tournament starting Friday in Tallahassee. PHOTO/TOHOPEKALIGA HIGH SCHOOL

The Tohopekaliga Tigers will play in the inaugural FHSAA beach volleyball state tournament starting Friday in Tallahassee. PHOTO/TOHOPEKALIGA HIGH SCHOOL

Upstart Tigers beach vollleyball team makes state championship appearance

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
The team was created because of the pandemic; they did not know until the last minute whether they had approval to play, and then the coach spent half the inaugural season trying to get enough games scheduled so they could compete in the district championship.
Celebration's Lucas Nieves (14) hits as St. Cloud's Angelo Gutierrez (6) and William Sutphen (10) attempt to block in Tuesday's regional boys volleyball playoff game. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Celebration's Lucas Nieves (14) hits as St. Cloud's Angelo Gutierrez (6) and William Sutphen (10) attempt to block in Tuesday's regional boys volleyball playoff game. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Celebration defeats St. Cloud in three tough sets, moves on in boys volleyball playoffs

Ken Jackson
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
St. Cloud took favored Celebration to the limit in each of their three sets Tuesday, but the host Storm used fast starts to defeat the Bulldogs, 25-19, 25-21, 25-22 in an FHSAA boys volleyball first-round playoff matchup.
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