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Johan Comacho set three school records in track, qualified for states and won the 1600 and 3200 meter runs at the Orange Belt Conference championships. PHOTO/TOHOPEKALIGA H.S

Johan Comacho set three school records in track, qualified for states and won the 1600 and 3200 meter runs at the Orange Belt Conference championships. PHOTO/TOHOPEKALIGA H.S

Toho’s Camacho went the distance — all the way to state

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
In a season that saw several athletes excel at their specialties, perhaps the most consistent effort came from Tohopekaliga distance runner Johan Camacho, the 2023 Osceola News-Gazette’s Boys Track Athlete of the Year.
Experience Kissimmee will become the Jacksonville Jaguars’ official Travel Destination partner.

Experience Kissimmee will become the Jacksonville Jaguars’ official Travel Destination partner.

Touchdown! Experience Kissimmee, Jacksonville Jaguars announce travel partnership

Staff Report
Thursday, June 22, 2023
If you didn’t have a reason to root for the Jacksonville Jaguars here in Osceola County before, here’s one. Experience Kissimmee, the county’s tourism marketing arm, announced a multi-year partnership on Tuesday, where Experience Kissimmee will be the NFL team’s official Travel Destination partner.
Mike Ziss, just a sophomore, won two state championships in April en route to being named Osceola County’s Boys Weightlifter of the Year. PHOTO/CHRISTIAN MALDONADO, ST. CLOUD HIGH

Mike Ziss, just a sophomore, won two state championships in April en route to being named Osceola County’s Boys Weightlifter of the Year. PHOTO/CHRISTIAN MALDONADO, ST. CLOUD HIGH

ALL-COUNTY BOYS WEIGHTLIFTING -- Ziss a double-gold state champion

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
St. Cloud sophomore weightlifter Mike Ziss dominated not only the county, district and regionals, but also was the best in Florida as he won Class 3A state championships in the Traditional (bench press and clean and jerk) and Olympic (clean and jerk/ snatch) competitions.
Longtime Harmony defensive coordinator Nick Lippert has been named the school's full-time head football coach, stripping the 'interim tag'. PHOTO/TWITTER

Longtime Harmony defensive coordinator Nick Lippert has been named the school's full-time head football coach, stripping the 'interim tag'. PHOTO/TWITTER

Harmony commits football job to Lippert

Ken Jackson
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
It took all of nine football snaps for Harmony High School to determine Nick Lippert is the right man to lead the Longhorn football program going forward. The school removed the interim tag from Lippert, its longtime defensive coordinator under former coach Don Simon.
Harmony’s Caden Scarborough is the News-Gazette baseball and boys basketball Player of the Year. PHOTO/ONE TAKE PRODUCTIONS

Harmony’s Caden Scarborough is the News-Gazette baseball and boys basketball Player of the Year. PHOTO/ONE TAKE PRODUCTIONS

ALL-COUNTY BASEBALL: Scarborough was tops on mound

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Harmony’s Caden Scarborough is the Osceola News-Gazette Baseball Player of the Year for the 2023 season. Scarborough completes a rare double as he was also the winter’s basketball Player of the Year.
After starting Tohopekaliga High's baseball program in 2018, Nikko Martell has been tabbed to take over the storied Osceola High baseball program. PHOTO/KOWBOY ATHLETICS

After starting Tohopekaliga High's baseball program in 2018, Nikko Martell has been tabbed to take over the storied Osceola High baseball program. PHOTO/KOWBOY ATHLETICS

Toho's Martell named new Osceola baseball coach

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Nikko Martell, the man who built Tohopekaliga’s baseball program from scratch, will become the next head coach at Osceola High School, Kowboys Athletic Director Rick Tribit announced Tuesday. “Leaving Tohopekaliga is not something that I was really was looking to do.
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