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Osceola assistant coach and former Kowboy Chad Mascoe consoles Jakyri Watson following Friday's 26-7 loss to West Boca Raton in the Class 6A championship game. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Osceola assistant coach and former Kowboy Chad Mascoe consoles Jakyri Watson following Friday's 26-7 loss to West Boca Raton in the Class 6A championship game. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

After Friday’s title game, Kowboys’ pursuit of teams past continues

Ken Jackson
Friday, December 13, 2024
In the Class 6A state championship football game Friday, the Osceola Kowboys play really good West Boca Raton.They weren’t just taking on the Bulls – and their really loud band. (Yo FHSAA: you preach sportsmanship all through the game, then you let the band play during the play of the game.
Osceola linebacker Elijah Melendez (10) and tackle Amier Clark (44) will be tasked with slowing down West Boca Raton’s efficient offense. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Osceola linebacker Elijah Melendez (10) and tackle Amier Clark (44) will be tasked with slowing down West Boca Raton’s efficient offense. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

CLASS 6A TITLE GAME -- West Boca Raton presents Kowboys a huge challenge

J. Daniel Pearson
Thursday, December 12, 2024
There will be no more Mondays.Osceola mantra of winning a playoff game so they will have one more Monday of practices ends this week. The real question now becomes: can the Kowboys pull off a major upset and win the school’s second state football championship?
Osceola Coach Eric Pinellas addresses his team after a nail-biting 41-35 victory in Gainesville over Buchholz High School. The Kowboys will play for it all—the Class 6A state championship—against West Boca Raton at Florida International University. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Osceola Coach Eric Pinellas addresses his team after a nail-biting 41-35 victory in Gainesville over Buchholz High School. The Kowboys will play for it all—the Class 6A state championship—against West Boca Raton at Florida International University. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

A DATE AT STATE — There's a lot of 'dog in Kowboys' 'D'

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
See more on Osceola High’s drive for its second state championship in Sports on Thursday.Perhaps it’s only fitting that Osceola High will be playing for the state championship this week at Pitbull Stadium.
Osceola Coach Eric Pinellas and other coaches address the team after the Kowboys' 41-35 state semifinal win Friday over Buchholz High in Gainesville. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Osceola Coach Eric Pinellas and other coaches address the team after the Kowboys' 41-35 state semifinal win Friday over Buchholz High in Gainesville. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Osceola Kowboys win in Gainesville; headed to Class 6A championship after 'One More Monday'

J. Daniel Pearson
Saturday, December 7, 2024
It's not often a coach will see his team give up almost 400 passing yards and five touchdowns and then want to talk about how well his defense played. But that was exactly what happened in Gainesville on Friday night, as Osceola edged Buchholz, 41-35 in it Class 6A semifinal game.
Harmony High is the defending OBC girls soccer tournament champion, and will host on Monday (Poinciana) and Tuesday (Toho or Gateway) as the No. 2 seed. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Harmony High is the defending OBC girls soccer tournament champion, and will host on Monday (Poinciana) and Tuesday (Toho or Gateway) as the No. 2 seed. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

OBC girls soccer tournament next week; Celebration, Harmony top seeds

J. Daniel Pearson
Friday, December 6, 2024
Celebration will be the top seed, but defending champion Harmony should not be counted out as the 2024-25 Orange Belt Conference girls soccer championship will contested next week.
With Coach Eric Pinellas in the background, (from left) Elijah Melendez (Auburn), Robert Lee (FAU), Connor Howse (Ole Miss) and Taevion Swint prepare to make their college choices known. Swint ended up delaying his announcement. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

With Coach Eric Pinellas in the background, (from left) Elijah Melendez (Auburn), Robert Lee (FAU), Connor Howse (Ole Miss) and Taevion Swint prepare to make their college choices known. Swint ended up delaying his announcement. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Signing Day at Osceola: one flip, one delay, but two are signed and on their way

J. Daniel Pearson
Friday, December 6, 2024
Playing Buchholz High Friday night for an opportunity to get to the FHSAA Class 6A State Championship Game may be the immediate concern for the Osceola Kowboys, but Thursday was the day to look into the future for four talented players.
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