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St. Cloud won 10 of 20 weight classes Friday to win their fourth consecutive OBC Weightlifting Championship. The Bulldogs, undefeated this year, will be favorites to win the Class 3A, District 9 title in two weeks. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

St. Cloud won 10 of 20 weight classes Friday to win their fourth consecutive OBC Weightlifting Championship. The Bulldogs, undefeated this year, will be favorites to win the Class 3A, District 9 title in two weeks. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Ziss, Bulldogs Dominate OBC boys weightlifting again

J. Daniel Pearson
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Four-time state champion Mikey Ziss won both the Traditional and Olympic disciplines on Friday night to lead St. Clout to the 2025 Orange Belt Conference weightlifting championship.
After another score, it was time for the Harmony Longhorns to celebrate Thursday after winning another OBC flag football title. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

After another score, it was time for the Harmony Longhorns to celebrate Thursday after winning another OBC flag football title. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Comeback Longhorns are OBC flag champs again

J. Daniel Pearson
Friday, March 14, 2025
For a fifth straight year and 11th time in the last 14 years, Harmony is the Orange Belt Conference champions in flag football. It was not an easy ride, however, as the Longhorns had to overcome a 12-0 deficit for a second straight game – beating arch-rival St.
Harmony's Nathan Lyttle outlasted Lake Mary's Damonyai White, 2-1, to win the FHSAA Class 3A 113-pound state wrestling championship Friday at the Silver Spurs Arena. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Harmony's Nathan Lyttle outlasted Lake Mary's Damonyai White, 2-1, to win the FHSAA Class 3A 113-pound state wrestling championship Friday at the Silver Spurs Arena. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

State champ Lyttle continues Harmony’s mat legacy

J. Daniel Pearson
Sunday, March 9, 2025
For a third consecutive year, Harmony High School has a state wrestling champion. In 2025, it was Nathan Lyttle sweeping through the field to capture the Class 3A, 113-pound weight class.For Lyttle, a junior, it capped a perfect 49-0 season.
Sophomore lefthander Trevin Bean fired four innings of one-hit balince an seasonl to lead Harmony to an 8-0 win over rival Osceola on Friday night. S-opening loss to Rockledge, the Longhorns have won 11 straight games. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Sophomore lefthander Trevin Bean fired four innings of one-hit balince an seasonl to lead Harmony to an 8-0 win over rival Osceola on Friday night. S-opening loss to Rockledge, the Longhorns have won 11 straight games. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Longhorns win 11th straight, 8-0 over Osceola

J. Daniel Pearson
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Through the first four weeks of the 2025 season, very little has gone wrong for the Longhorns on the diamond. That trend continued on Friday night as four Harmony pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout in an 8-0 win over rival Osceola.Since losing its opening game to Rockledge, 5-3, back on Feb.
St. Cloud golfer Espn Pool and cross country runner Lailana Decker were the voting winners of $2,500 scholarships through Arrington’s Athlete of the Week. PHOTOS/TAYLOR MCFEE

St. Cloud golfer Espn Pool and cross country runner Lailana Decker were the voting winners of $2,500 scholarships through Arrington’s Athlete of the Week. PHOTOS/TAYLOR MCFEE

Scholarship Winners Announced

News Staff
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
The 2024 Arrington’s Athletes of the Week were honored at a banquet hosted by the Osceola News-Gazette on Monday, Feb. 24 at the Osceola Council on Aging.
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