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Gateway High distance runner Anderson Olea and St. Cloud High golfer Karolyna Adams were named the 2025 Arrington Athletes of the Year. (Photo/Ken Jackson)

Gateway High distance runner Anderson Olea and St. Cloud High golfer Karolyna Adams were named the 2025 Arrington Athletes of the Year. (Photo/Ken Jackson)

Congratulations to Arrington’s Athletes of the Year!

Congratulations to Arrington’s Athletes of the Week winners Anderson Olea of Gateway High School and Karolyna Adams of St. Cloud High School.
Orlando City's Martin Ojeda reacts to scoring a goal in the Lions' 4-1 win Wednesday over Charlotte. The team is right back on the pitch Saturday at D.C. United. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Orlando City's Martin Ojeda reacts to scoring a goal in the Lions' 4-1 win Wednesday over Charlotte. The team is right back on the pitch Saturday at D.C. United. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Orlando City heads to D.C. after stunning upset win

Orlando City Soccer heads to the nation's capitol for a Saturday night showdown with D.C. United at 7:30 p.m. that you can watch on Apple TV.Tonight follows an amazing effort Wednesday at Iner&Co Stadium.
Ryan Buhain takes over the Osceola High boys basketball program after serving under longtime coach Steve Mason as an assistant. (Submitted Photo)

Ryan Buhain takes over the Osceola High boys basketball program after serving under longtime coach Steve Mason as an assistant. (Submitted Photo)

Kowboys turn boys hoops program over to Ryan Buhain

The future of Osceola High boys basketball is now in the hands of Coach Ryan Buhain, the Kowboys program announced this week— but he has been a part of its past.Buhain, 36, has worked with many of OHS’ players as they grew up through his training company, 2 Hands Basketball.
Eduard Atuesta's frustrations at drawing a yellow card mimic Orlando City's during 1-0 loss to the Houston Dynamo Saturday. (Photo/Mario Casamalhuapa)

Eduard Atuesta's frustrations at drawing a yellow card mimic Orlando City's during 1-0 loss to the Houston Dynamo Saturday. (Photo/Mario Casamalhuapa)

Houston Dynamo silence Inter&Co Stadium, 1-0, as Orlando City's woes deepen

Héctor Herrera needed one moment. Orlando City SC needed just one goal. Only one team got what it came for Saturday night at Inter&Co Stadium.Herrera's 75th-minute left-footed finish off a quick counter-attack gave Houston Dynamo FC a 1-0 victory, dropping the Lions to 1-1-5 on the MLS season.
After delivering a two-run double in the fourth, Harmony's Ashton Fayne tacks on another Longhorn run beating a throw to the plate in the home team's 8-2 District 7A-9 win Friday. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

After delivering a two-run double in the fourth, Harmony's Ashton Fayne tacks on another Longhorn run beating a throw to the plate in the home team's 8-2 District 7A-9 win Friday. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

DISTRICT CHAMPS: It was Fri-yay for Longhorns baseball, Lady Kowboys track

Harmony broke open a scoreless tie in the fourth inning with six unearned runs to beat St. Cloud, 8-2, in the District 7A-9 championship baseball game Friday at the Mike Fields Complex.The Longhorns (15-10) are now guaranteed a spot in the regional playoffs when the brackets are released Monday. St.
Thanks to pitcher Addison Felblinger's two shutouts, the St. Cloud Bulldogs defended their OBC softball championship Monday, beating Harmony, 7-0. (Photo/J. Daniel Pearson)

Thanks to pitcher Addison Felblinger's two shutouts, the St. Cloud Bulldogs defended their OBC softball championship Monday, beating Harmony, 7-0. (Photo/J. Daniel Pearson)

St. Cloud near flawless in OBC softball title defense

Senior Addison Felblinger fired a three-hit shutout and freshman Zhyra De La Cruz drove in three runs to lead St. Cloud to the 2026 Orange Belt Conference softball championship with a 7-0 win over rival Harmony on Monday night.
St. Cloud and Harmony will battle as the top two seeds in the District 7A-9 baseball tournament this week. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

St. Cloud and Harmony will battle as the top two seeds in the District 7A-9 baseball tournament this week. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Friday's district baseball championship schedule

Here is a listing of this week's schedule of games in FHSAA district baseball tournaments:MONDAY, April 135A-7: Gateway 13, Kathleen 2TUESDAY, April 14District 7A-9: Tohopekaliga 15, Poinciana 07A-6: Celebration 10, Ridge 66A-7: Viera 4, Osceola 2WEDNESDAY, April 157A-9: St.
Harmony's three-set win in the Orange Belt Conference boys volleyball championship Friday at Osceola clinched the All-Sports Trophy for the Longhorns for the fourth time in six years. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Harmony's three-set win in the Orange Belt Conference boys volleyball championship Friday at Osceola clinched the All-Sports Trophy for the Longhorns for the fourth time in six years. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Harmony claims OBC All-Sports Trophy after boys volleyball, softball wins Friday

Thanks to wins by the Longhorns' boys volleyball team in the Orange Belt Conference championship match and the softball team in the OBC semifinals, Harmony High School has accumulated enough points to win back the All-Sports Trophy from St. Cloud."It's about those coaches and kids.
Denzel Hawkins of St. Cloud (center) swept the two boys hurdles events Wednesday at the Orange Belt Conference track meet at St. Cloud High School. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Denzel Hawkins of St. Cloud (center) swept the two boys hurdles events Wednesday at the Orange Belt Conference track meet at St. Cloud High School. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

OBC TRACK: Gooden, Ansbaugh lead Bulldogs, Kowgirls To OBC track titles

Freshman Ziannah Gooden swept the 100 and 200 meters and ran a winning legs on both the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams as Osceola High piled up 199 teams to win its first girls Orange Belt Conference track championship since 2019.On the boys’ side, St.
If the state rankings are any indication, it could be a highly competitive tournament among the top four seeds as only 13 ranking spots among the 500+ high school teams separated top seed Tohopekaliga (No. 122 overall) and number four seed Harmony (No. 135 overall).

If the state rankings are any indication, it could be a highly competitive tournament among the top four seeds as only 13 ranking spots among the 500+ high school teams separated top seed Tohopekaliga (No. 122 overall) and number four seed Harmony (No. 135 overall).

Toho top seed in balanced OBC softball field -- UPDATED SCHEDULE

When the 2026 Orange Belt Conference softball tournament gets underway Friday, the Tohopekaliga Tigers will find themselves in an unusual position. For the first time since the school opened in 2018, the Tigers will be the tournament’s top seed.