For the young ballplayers who recently accepted their high school diplomas, the decision is now whether to start collegiate playing careers or join minor league baseball teams. For current underclassmen hailing from nearby, the decision is a similar one to make.

This wasn’t how summer break was supposed to start for Mike Von Kamecke. Last Saturday the former Bishop Moore lacrosse star ended his college career in the NCAA Division III title game in Maryland as Salisbury lost in the championship to Tufts by a 9-6 score.

A Kissimmee native leads the hometown arena football team… A former FCSL player becomes the first to get a call from the majors… A former Bishop Moore lax standout plays for a title in his last game… and several student-athletes signed college papers last week.

A total of eight former UCF baseball players are enjoying life in the professional ranks this April. The Knights are represented at the Major League level by Drew Butera, while four other former players are competing at the Double-A level or higher in 2010.

With the start of the Major League Baseball season underway a handful of former UCF Knights have found a home with a number of organizations, including three – Drew Butera, Mike Maroth and Matt Fox – with the Minnesota Twins.

With the final swing of his leg, in the last high school football game of young life, Boone’s Lucas Rawlings helped the East Seniors cap a come-from-behind 17-14 win in the annual Orange County Senior Bowl on Wednesday at Oak Ridge High School.

The UCF football team defeats a ranked team, Isaac Sosa hits six three-pointers for the UCF basketball team, Lyman’s Spencer Shumway bowls his way to a state title, Olympia High alum Chris Johnson puts up big numbers in the NFL, and former Bishop Moore standout Jennifer George debuts in a big way.

This week Ali Schrader leads Rollins College to a conference soccer title; Lake Mary’s Han Kim dominates the field with a driver and putter; running backs from Apopka and Bishop Moore led their football teams to district titles; and a former Edgewater and UCF alum has a big afternoon in Jacksonville.