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!  The St. Cloud girls golf team (L to R:  Coach Alejandro Sanchez, Olivia Seigel, Tess Sheive, Cayden Challacombe, Maddie Burda and Karolyna Adams) finished tied for first in the FHSAA Region 2 Championship to become the third consecutive St. Cloud girls team to qualify for the state championship. PHOTO/RYAN ADAMS

! The St. Cloud girls golf team (L to R: Coach Alejandro Sanchez, Olivia Seigel, Tess Sheive, Cayden Challacombe, Maddie Burda and Karolyna Adams) finished tied for first in the FHSAA Region 2 Championship to become the third consecutive St. Cloud girls team to qualify for the state championship. PHOTO/RYAN ADAMS

St. Cloud regional runner-up, returns to 3A state girls golf tournament

While Lake Nona defeated St. Cloud in a one-hole playoff for the Class 3A, Region 2 golf championship Tuesday at Royal St. Cloud Golf Club,  the disappointment was minor: the Lady Bulldogs became the first high school golf team from Osceola County to qualify for the FHSAA state championships for...
Osceola setter Alex Liggeri tallied 53 assists in the Kowboys regional semifinal playoff win Wednesday. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Osceola setter Alex Liggeri tallied 53 assists in the Kowboys regional semifinal playoff win Wednesday. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Osceola Kowboys reach 7A regional semifinal after 4-set win over Olympia

For a second consecutive year, the Osceola will play for an FHSAA Class 7A Region 2 Volleyball championship. The Kowboys earned that right Saturday as sophomores Jordin Southall recorded 25 kills and Cate Palmi added 21 during a 25-21, 25-23, 23-25, 25-17 four-set win over Olympia.
Osceola running back Elijah Hickson runs for a chunk of his 125 yards in Friday's 38-0 District 4S-10 clinching win over Tohopekaliga. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Osceola running back Elijah Hickson runs for a chunk of his 125 yards in Friday's 38-0 District 4S-10 clinching win over Tohopekaliga. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Kowboys shut out Tohopekaliga, take District 4S-10 title

Although they won for just the third time this season, the Osceola Kowboys are headed back to the state football playoffs for a 17th consecutive year.  The Kowboys earned that right Friday by shutting out  Tohopekaliga, 38-0, to claim the District 4S-10 championship.
Week 10 Osceola football scoreboard; Week 11 schedule

Week 10 Osceola football scoreboard; Week 11 schedule

Week 10 Osceola football scoreboard; Week 11 schedule

Week 10 scores: Friday Osceola 38, Tohopekaliga 0 (District 4S-10 championship game) St. Cloud 52, Celebration 0 (District 4S-10 third place game) Davenport 35, Gateway 0 (District 3S-8) Lake Region 16, Liberty 12 (District 3S-8) Palm Bay Heritage 41, Harmony 0 (District 4S-11) Mulberry 29,...
Three Osceola County teams are separated by 1 point after the fall season of the Orange Belt Conference All-Sports race.

Three Osceola County teams are separated by 1 point after the fall season of the Orange Belt Conference All-Sports race.

OBC All-Sports standings: 3 separated by 1 point

A huge colorful banner at the entrance to Harmony High School lets visitors know under no uncertain terms that the Longhorns were the 2022-23 Orange Belt Conference all-sports champions. And they want another one. But it won’t be easy.
Tohopekaliga quarterback Sabby Meassick leads Florida with 3,167 passing yards. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Tohopekaliga quarterback Sabby Meassick leads Florida with 3,167 passing yards. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

FOOTBALL WEEK 10 — Kowboys-Tigers for all the district marbles

One of two questions will be answered on the gridiron at Tohopekaliga High on Friday. Are the Tigers ready for prime time? Or … Will the Osceola Kowboys keep a remarkable streak of 16 straight playoff appearances alive?
Harmony quarterback Kal Amen (6, with ball) and Jeremy Hilliard (5) made big plays on offense and accounted for all three Longhorn touchdowns in a surprising 23-14 win over Tohopekaliga. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Harmony quarterback Kal Amen (6, with ball) and Jeremy Hilliard (5) made big plays on offense and accounted for all three Longhorn touchdowns in a surprising 23-14 win over Tohopekaliga. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Harmony gets big plays on both sides of the ball to stun Tohopekaliga, 23-14

On paper, it looked like a tune-up game for Tohopekaliga. After all, the Tigers were 5-2, were averaging more than 40 points and 500 yards of offense per game; while Harmony had lost five straight and were shut out in their last three games. But games are not played on paper. Or inside TV sets.
Josh Fuller ran for 99 yards on 19 carries and had Gateway's touchdown Friday. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Josh Fuller ran for 99 yards on 19 carries and had Gateway's touchdown Friday. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Gateway back at home, falls to Lake Region

Much like its young football team, the Gateway High campus is under construction, so it took until Friday -- Week 9 of 11 this season -- for the Panthers to host a bona fide home game in search of their first win of the season.