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Don Simon carries the Brass Bugle Trophy to his team to celebrate the 44-0 win over St. Cloud in the 2022 regular-season finale, the last of Simon’s 33 coaching wins with the Longhorns. PHOTO/KATIE WHITT WILLIAMS

Don Simon carries the Brass Bugle Trophy to his team to celebrate the 44-0 win over St. Cloud in the 2022 regular-season finale, the last of Simon’s 33 coaching wins with the Longhorns. PHOTO/KATIE WHITT WILLIAMS

Don Simon leaves Longhorn football to be Toho AD

J. Daniel Pearson
Friday, April 21, 2023
In a surprise announcement, Don Simon – the second longest tenured coach of Osceola County’s eight high school football coaches – stepped down at Harmony on Thursday afternoon. He won’t sit idle long -- Simon reportedly will become Tohopekaliga High’s new Athletic Director starting on June 1.
In just two seasons, Osceola running back Taevion Swint has already posted eye-popping numbers. He verbally committed to UCF over the weekend. PHOTO/JANA STULTZ

In just two seasons, Osceola running back Taevion Swint has already posted eye-popping numbers. He verbally committed to UCF over the weekend. PHOTO/JANA STULTZ

Osceola’s Taevion Swint says he’s a Knight

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Announcing it on his Twitter account over the weekend and calling it a “100 percent commitment,” Osceola star running back Taevion Swint – a rising junior – says he will play his college football for the UCF Knights.
St. Cloud sophomore Michael Ziss proudly displays his two gold medals from the state weightlifting championships in Lakeland on Saturday. He is pictured with Coach Cory Aun, whose Bulldog team finished in third place. PHOTO/ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOL

St. Cloud sophomore Michael Ziss proudly displays his two gold medals from the state weightlifting championships in Lakeland on Saturday. He is pictured with Coach Cory Aun, whose Bulldog team finished in third place. PHOTO/ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOL

FHSAA STATE BOYS WEIGHTLIFTING — St. Cloud’s Ziss a state champion, Bulldogs 3rd

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
St. Cloud sophomore Michael Ziss won a pair of state championships, and his Bulldog teammates captured third place in the Olympic discipline at the FHSAA 2023 Class 3A State Weightlifting Championships held Saturday in Lakeland.
Baseball may be Caden Scarborough's "better" sport, but he was a leader for the Harmony Longhorns' basketball team as it won a district championship this season for the first time in school history. PHOTO/KATIE WHITT WILLIAMS

Baseball may be Caden Scarborough's "better" sport, but he was a leader for the Harmony Longhorns' basketball team as it won a district championship this season for the first time in school history. PHOTO/KATIE WHITT WILLIAMS

ALL-COUNTY BOYS BASKETBALL — Within a team concept, Scarborough was MVP

J. Daniel Pearson
Sunday, April 16, 2023
Without question, Harmony coach Duke Leonardo had a deep boys basketball team in 202223. He stuck to a rotation all season of replacing his five starters with five new players and then substituting back to the original five.
Osceola topped St. Cloud, 8-3, Friday to win the OBC championship softball game Friday. PHOTO/KATIE WHITT WILLIAMS

Osceola topped St. Cloud, 8-3, Friday to win the OBC championship softball game Friday. PHOTO/KATIE WHITT WILLIAMS

Hernandez, Miranda lead Osceola to OBC softball title

J. Daniel Pearson
Saturday, April 15, 2023
Nayeli Hernandez drove in two runs and scored two others, and Alexis Miranda pitched a complete game as the Osceola Lady Kowboys upended host St. Cloud, 8-3, to capture the Orange Belt Conference championship Friday. The Kowboys (11-8) claimed their second OBC crown in three years.
Celebration swept Tohopekaliga on Thursday night to capture their second consecutive OBC Championship. Oliver Binet (14), Diego Rivera (6) and Julio Tova (14) get ready to defend as Tiger outsider hitter Jevon Andrew-Brown (23) awaits the serve. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Celebration swept Tohopekaliga on Thursday night to capture their second consecutive OBC Championship. Oliver Binet (14), Diego Rivera (6) and Julio Tova (14) get ready to defend as Tiger outsider hitter Jevon Andrew-Brown (23) awaits the serve. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Storm breezes by Toho, defends OBC boys volleyball title

J. Daniel Pearson
Friday, April 14, 2023
Darion Graham recorded 16 kills, two blocks and a couple of aces to lead the Celebration Storm to a 25-16, 25-17 and 25-20 straight set win over Tohopekaliga in the finals of the 2023 Orange Belt Conference boys’ volleyball tournament Thursday.
Tohopekaliga’s Johan Comacho (front) outduels teammate Zeniel Lizardo to capture the 1,600 meter run at Wednesday's Orange Belt Conference track meet. PHOTO/DAN PEARSON

Tohopekaliga’s Johan Comacho (front) outduels teammate Zeniel Lizardo to capture the 1,600 meter run at Wednesday's Orange Belt Conference track meet. PHOTO/DAN PEARSON

Harmony sweeps OBC track titles

J. Daniel Pearson
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Harmony High remains the top track program in Osceola County, as both the boys’ and girls’ teams won Orange Belt Conference team titles for the third year in a row on Wednesday at St. Cloud.
Harmony High School is in the lead and the favorite to garner this school year's All-Sports conference trophy.

Harmony High School is in the lead and the favorite to garner this school year's All-Sports conference trophy.

Harmony Longhorns take All-OBC team standings lead into spring

Ken Jackson
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Despite not winning any Orange Belt Conference team titles during the winter season, when basketball, soccer, wrestling and girls weightlifting and competitive cheer were in season, Harmony High School opened up a lead entering into the spring for Osceola County’s All-Sports competition.
Harmony’s Hunter Bola steps into the batter’s box against Osceola. Bola reached on an RBI single on the play – one of nine runs the Longhorns would plate in the fourth inning of a 12-9 win. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Harmony’s Hunter Bola steps into the batter’s box against Osceola. Bola reached on an RBI single on the play – one of nine runs the Longhorns would plate in the fourth inning of a 12-9 win. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Big inning propels Harmony baseball to season sweep over Kowboys

J. Daniel Pearson
Saturday, April 8, 2023
Harmony sent 15 men to the plate in the fourth inning and scored nine runs Friday, and held on to earn a 12-9 road win over Osceola. The win gave the Longhorns (9-9) a three-game regular season sweep over the Kowboys.
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