Sports

More than 350 athletes and coaches participating in the Orange Belt Conference Championships ran a ceremonial lap in honor of Stephanie Davis, a 2021 Tohopekaliga track and soccer star who died in a car accident over the weekend. PHOTO/DAN PEARSON

Harmony sweeps track titles on emotional day for Toho

J. Daniel Pearson

Thursday, April 14, 2022

As expected, the Harmony Longhorns are once again the top high school track program in Osceola County, capturing both the girls and boys Orange Belt Conference Championships.

Noah Carr successfully cleans 230 pounds at Friday’s regional meet and will represent the Bulldogs at the FHSAA State Championship meet next week. PHOTO/ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOL

St. Cloud sweeps boys lifting titles; state meet next week

J. Daniel Pearson

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Consider it a clean (and jerk) sweep for the St. Cloud boys weightlifting team.

Stephanie Davis

Tohopekaliga High mourns soccer player Stephanie Davis’ passing

Ken Jackson

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

The Tohopekaliga High School community was rocked Monday with the news that an alumna was killed in a traffic crash in North Florida Sunday afternoon.

Danny Ramirez allowed just two hits o lead Osceola to a 7-1 win over Harmony in the OBC Championship Game Friday. PHOTO/DAN PEARSON

Kowboys capture OBC baseball tournament

J. Daniel Pearson

Saturday, April 9, 2022

Danny Ramirez and Antonio Melendez combined on a three-hitter as the Osceola Kowboys (13-4) won the first ever Orange Belt Conference baseball tournament with a 7-1 victory over Harmony (7-9) on Friday night.

Harmony quarterback Martha Edwards completed 21 of 27 pass for 204 yards and four touchdowns in the Longhorns' 26-0 win over St. Cloud Tuesday. PHOTO/DAN PEARSON

Harmony moves in on OBC flag football title with 26-0 win over St. Cloud

J. Daniel Pearson

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

About the only thing that could stop Harmony's flag football squad Tuesday night was the weather.

Senior Cory Vega was the on-court and off-court leader of the Osceola Kowboys and is the Osceola News-Gazette’s Player of the Year. PHOTO/DAVID REYES

ALL-COUNTY BOYS BASKETBALL — Vega was the glue in Kowboys’ playoff run

J. Daniel Pearson

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

In sports, too often the Player of the Year honor is awarded to the athlete that has scored the most points, rushed for the most yards or had the highest batting average. Every once in a while, you need to dig beyond the stats and look at the intangibles when considering such matters.

Thanks to an eighth-place finish last week, St. Cloud’s Mark Lundgren moved into first place in the Bass Fishing League standings. PHOTO/CINDY JOINT

St. Cloud’s Lundgren in BFL lead; a case for PFDs

Cindy Joint

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Major League Fishing hosted a tournament in Clewiston out of the Roland & Mary Ann Martin Marina and Resort on Saturday. There were several anglers from here in Osceola County that took part in the Phoenix Bass Fishing League’s fourth tournament of the year.

Harmony, St. Cloud joined by Poinciana, who could threaten with big upcoming wins. PHOTO/ALEXANDER CITY, ALA.

Flag Football preview -- usual suspects will contend for OBC and districts

J. Daniel Pearson

Sunday, April 3, 2022

When the 2022 Flag Football season got underway earlier this month, veteran Harmony coach Paul Strauch insisted St. Cloud was the local team to beat this year, but he may be down-playing that his Longhorns – a traditional county powerhouse – is also pretty darn good and should once again challenge...

Bryan Smart (left), with nothing to do with a coaching whistle now as the Bulldogs' athletic director, passes the football reigns onto Mike Short. PHOTO/ST. CLOUD H.S.

Bulldogs' new football coach? He was just down the gym hallway

J. Daniel Pearson

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

St. Cloud High did not have to look far to find a replacement for football coach Bryan Smart, who was recently promoted to athletic director. Outgoing Athletic Director Eric Godfrey announced Wednesday that current offensive coordinator Michael Short, 47, would be the Bulldogs next head coach.

The Kissimmee Klassic softball tournament was re-named in honor of Roger Jones (in hat standing to left of banner) in 2018 prior to his passing away later that year. The showcase tournament begins today at the Fortune Road softball complex. PHOTO/OSCEOLA H.S.