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Sophomore Kaitlyn Taylor (10), paced Osceola to a Class 7A FHSAA Regional Finals, is the Osceola News Gazette’s Player of the Year. PHOTO COURTESY OF OSCEOLA VOLLEYBALL

Sophomore Kaitlyn Taylor (10), paced Osceola to a Class 7A FHSAA Regional Finals, is the Osceola News Gazette’s Player of the Year. PHOTO COURTESY OF OSCEOLA VOLLEYBALL

Osceola leads all-county volleyball team with 5 selections

J. Daniel Pearson - For the News-Gazette
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Osceola High School, which made a deep run in the FHSAA Class 7A Playoffs and went undefeated against county opposition, led all county schools by placing five players on the Osceola News Gazette’s All-County Volleyball Team for the 2020 season.
The 2020 Osceola Kowboys won three playoff games to advance to the FHSAA Class 8A State Championship game last weekend in Tallahassee. It was the Kowboys third appearance in the state title game under Head Coach Doug Nichols. Photo courtesy of Jana Stultz/Osceola High School).

The 2020 Osceola Kowboys won three playoff games to advance to the FHSAA Class 8A State Championship game last weekend in Tallahassee. It was the Kowboys third appearance in the state title game under Head Coach Doug Nichols. Photo courtesy of Jana Stultz/Osceola High School).

Osceola Kowboys fall short in state title game, 38-10

J. Daniel Pearson - For the News-Gazette
Monday, December 21, 2020
In the end, it was too many mistakes and too many big plays by a talented opponent.  Osceola turned the ball over five times as the Kowboys lost a 38-10 decision to Sanford Seminole High School in the Class 8A State Championship Football Game on Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee.
Defensive End Anthony Famularo wraps up Newsome ball carrier Jack Arnone for no gain during Osceola’s 17-7 win on Friday. Photo courtesy of Jana Stultz/Osceola High School)

Defensive End Anthony Famularo wraps up Newsome ball carrier Jack Arnone for no gain during Osceola’s 17-7 win on Friday. Photo courtesy of Jana Stultz/Osceola High School)

Regional champs! Osceola downs Newsome, 17-7

J. Daniel Pearson - For the News-Gazette
Monday, December 7, 2020
For the first time since 2016, but the fifth time in Doug Nichols 11-year head coaching career at Osceola, the Kowboys wear the crown of regional champions.
After a standout career at Osceola High School, Markus Paul became an All-America defensive back at Syracuse University. Photo courtesy of Syracuse Athletics.

After a standout career at Osceola High School, Markus Paul became an All-America defensive back at Syracuse University. Photo courtesy of Syracuse Athletics.

A Kowboys legend passes: Markus Paul 1966-2020

J. Daniel Pearson - For the News-Gazette
Monday, November 30, 2020
Osceola County and Osceola High School has lost a legend. Markus Paul, a multi-sport athlete who starred at Osceola High School in the early 1980s, died in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 25.  He was 54. A 1984 graduate, Paul was the starting quarterback for the Kowboys from 1982-83.
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