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Sophomore Kaley Jones, who led Osceola High School to a district crown, is the Osceola News-Gazette’s Player of the Year for 2021. PHOTO COURTESY OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL

Sophomore Kaley Jones, who led Osceola High School to a district crown, is the Osceola News-Gazette’s Player of the Year for 2021. PHOTO COURTESY OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL

Osceola’s Jones earns Player of Year honor

J. Daniel Pearson
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Kaley Jones, who led Osceola High School to a district championship and appearance in the FHSAA Regionals, is the Osceola News-Gazette’s Softball Player of the Year for 2021. Jones, just a sophomore, hit .354 for the Kowboys.
Manny Lopez

Manny Lopez

Kowboys’ Lopez named Player of the Year

News Staff
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Senior Manny Lopez pitched his best in the biggest games of the season, leading Osceola High School to within one game of the FHSAA Final Four. His impressive season earned him the Osceola News-Gazette’s (OGN) Player of the Year for the 2021 season.
St. Cloud’s Julian Sykes completes a clean and jerk lift at the 2021 OBC Championships in the 155-pound class. Sykes joins Osceola’s Nolin Eady as the Osceola News Gazette’s Co-Lifters of the Year. PHOTO COURTESY ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOL

St. Cloud’s Julian Sykes completes a clean and jerk lift at the 2021 OBC Championships in the 155-pound class. Sykes joins Osceola’s Nolin Eady as the Osceola News Gazette’s Co-Lifters of the Year. PHOTO COURTESY ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOL

Sykes, Eady share ‘Lifter of Year’ honors

J. Daniel Pearson
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Thanks to outstanding finishes in the state championship meet, St. Cloud’s Julian Sykes and Osceola’s Nolin Eady will share the Osceola News-Gazette’s (ONG) “Weightlifter of the Year” honors for the 2020-21 school year.
By winning their second consecutive OBC championship, the Harmony wrestling team helped the Longhorns clinch the OBC All-Sports Championship for 2020-21. PHOTO COURTESY HARMONY HIGH SCHOOL

By winning their second consecutive OBC championship, the Harmony wrestling team helped the Longhorns clinch the OBC All-Sports Championship for 2020-21. PHOTO COURTESY HARMONY HIGH SCHOOL

Harmony wins OBC All-Sports title; St. Cloud takes academic honors

J. Daniel Pearson
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
A strong spring sports season boosted Harmony High School to the 2020-21 Orange Belt Conference (OBC) Team Championship. Awarded annually, the honor represents the best combined athletic showing of Osceola County’s eight public high schools.
LIBERTY CHARGERS

LIBERTY CHARGERS

Chargers to try independent schedule without Pennington

J. Daniel Pearson
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Spring drills came to an end last week for the Liberty Chargers, who posted a 10-7 win against Lake Region. But the team will have a new look on the sidelines in the fall after head coach Brandon Pennington announced he has accepted the defensive coordinator role at St. Cloud.
Derrick Leblanc, who earned Osceola News Gazette’s Defensive Player of the Year honors as a sophomore, returns to anchor the Kowboys’ defensive line. Leblanc has already received scholarship offers from practically every Division 1 football power. (Photo by J. Daniel Pearson)

Derrick Leblanc, who earned Osceola News Gazette’s Defensive Player of the Year honors as a sophomore, returns to anchor the Kowboys’ defensive line. Leblanc has already received scholarship offers from practically every Division 1 football power. (Photo by J. Daniel Pearson)

Without Nichols, Kowboys still poised for great season

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Barely a week into spring drills, Osceola’s Doug Nichols sent shockwaves through central Florida’s high school football community when he announced his sudden retirement as head coach.
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