Just as it did a year ago, the annual East-West Orange County Senior Bowl came down to the final play of the game Wednesday night. Kyle Herrera’s 34-yard field goal won it for the East 20-17.

For most student athletes, major life changes don’t begin to take shape until after their senior years are already wrapped up. For three-time defending state diving champion Cherie Hammond, the world around her is already moving in other directions.

Later this week the College World Series begins, on Saturday, June 19. And while area teams such as UCF and Stetson will not be taking part, it doesn’t mean Central Florida players have been left out. Florida and Florida State have a combined eight locals on baseball rosters.

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.

The UCF indoor track and field season took another impressive turn last weekend when senior LaKendra Thames set two school records on back-to-back days at the Rod McCravy Invitational in Lexington.

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.

Dr. Phillips opened the new season with a dominating 77-45 win over defending Class 6A state champion Miami Coral Reef at the inaugural Hoops Mountain Hoops Feast last Saturday at West Orange High School.

The boys and girls high school golf teams at Timber Creek and Olympia continued their march towards the state tournament this week as all four squads won their respective district tournaments after already taking Metro Conference titles.

Things have been looking up in 2009 for the football team at West Orange High School, though a tough district slate is on the horizon for the Warriors. Through the opening three games of the season West Orange has dominated non-district opponents by an average of nearly 21 point per game after wining just one [...]