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Liberty hopes to bottle up Poinciana much like Celebration two weeks ago and get a 16th win in the Battle of the Boulevard. PHOTO/MARIO CASAMALHUAPA

Liberty hopes to bottle up Poinciana much like Celebration two weeks ago and get a 16th win in the Battle of the Boulevard. PHOTO/MARIO CASAMALHUAPA

RIVALRY WEEK — Who wants to win a trophy?

J. Daniel Pearson
Thursday, October 24, 2024
If you want intense rivalry football games, Osceola County is the place for two of them Friday.Harmony hosts St. Cloud in the 20th Soldier City Classic; while Poinciana looks for a third victory in a row when it travels to Liberty for 18th Battle of the Boulevard.It lacks the history of St....
Poinciana's Levi Lee runs at the front of the pack in Wednesday's Orange Belt Conference boys cross country race. PHOTO/DONALD LAMB

Poinciana's Levi Lee runs at the front of the pack in Wednesday's Orange Belt Conference boys cross country race. PHOTO/DONALD LAMB

Bulldogs take both XC team titles; Decker, Lee repeat OBC wins

J. Daniel Pearson
Thursday, October 24, 2024
There was a changing of the guard in Osceola County cross country, as the St. Cloud Bulldogs won both the boys’ and girls’ team title at the Orange Belt Conference Championships Wednesday at Austin Tindall Park.St. Cloud (46 points) used a 1-2 finish from Lailana Decker and Kyla Perez to...
Osceola's Sophie Spivey makes a dig in Wednesday's regional quarterfinal playoff match against Windermere. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Osceola's Sophie Spivey makes a dig in Wednesday's regional quarterfinal playoff match against Windermere. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Kowboys handle Windermere; regional semifinals Saturday

Ken Jackson
Thursday, October 24, 2024
In this lose-or-go-home portion of team sports playoffs, there is always concern that a team's current match could be its last.Osceola's volleyball team had no such worries Wednesday.The Kowboys (223-4), the No. 1 seed in Region 7A-2, got an outstanding performance from its hitters, setters and...
St. Cloud's Espn Pool and Karolyna Adams won the Orange Belt Conference individual golf titles this week at Royal St. Cloud Golf Club. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

St. Cloud's Espn Pool and Karolyna Adams won the Orange Belt Conference individual golf titles this week at Royal St. Cloud Golf Club. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

St. Cloud sweep of OBC golf titles

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
In golf, the ability to scramble can make an average round good and a good round great. Espn Pool proved on Tuesday that he knows how to scramble.The St. Cloud senior missed 10 greens, but collectively played those holes to even par.
Mac McClung, who earned the NBA G League MVP honors with the Osceola Magic in 2023-24, has earned a two-way contract with the Orlando Magic. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Mac McClung, who earned the NBA G League MVP honors with the Osceola Magic in 2023-24, has earned a two-way contract with the Orlando Magic. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Osceola Magic fan favorite Mac McClung earns Two-Way NBA contract

Ken Jackson
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Mac McClung, the point guard who earned NBA G-League MVP honors while playing for the Osceola Magic last season, has been named a Two-Way player with a converted contract, the Orlando Magic announced Saturday.This means McClung, who has won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in back-to-back NBA All-Star...
Poinciana's Will Nezius carried 20 times for 115 yards in the Eagles' 28-13 win over Gateway Friday. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Poinciana's Will Nezius carried 20 times for 115 yards in the Eagles' 28-13 win over Gateway Friday. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Poinciana wins 'Mathis Bowl', 28-13, over Gateway

Ken Jackson
Friday, October 18, 2024
Chance Frazier caught a pair of touchdown passes and Will Nezius ran for two more as Poinciana won a battle of county rivals against Gateway, 28-13, on Friday.The game started solemnly as Jeff Mathis, who was a head coach at Poinciana in 2013-14 and more recently an assistant at Gateway before...
Osceola County football scoreboard: Oct. 15-21; Week 9 matchups

Osceola County football scoreboard: Oct. 15-21; Week 9 matchups

Osceola County football scoreboard: Oct. 15-21; Week 9 matchups

News Staff
Friday, October 18, 2024
Osceola County Week 8-9 scoreboardTuesday, Oct. 15Osceola 49, Viera 9 -- Kowboys clinch District 6A-5Lake Nona 27, Harmony 0Olympia 17, Celebration 9Friday, Oct. 18 (all 7 p.m.)St. Cloud 31, Tohopekaliga 24 (see game story)Poinciana 28, Gateway 13  (see game story)Osceola 14, Apopka 6Saturday, Oct....
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