Taryn Griffey hit a free throw with 24 seconds left in overtime to help Dr. Phillips claim the Class 6A girls basketball state title on Saturday with a 58-57 win over Lake Mary at the Lakeland Center.
The girls basketball teams at Lake Mary and Dr. Phillips are each just one win away from a potential clash in the Class 6A state finals this weekend in Lakeland. Port Orange Atlantic and Leesburg also still alive.
It wasn’t easy, but the Oviedo High School girls soccer team finally won its first state title in program history on Saturday, defeating Vero Beach 3-2 on penalty kicks at the University of Tampa.
The Oviedo Lions girls soccer team got the game-winning goal from senior Katie O’Kennedy with 15 minutes remaining to turn away visiting Hagerty 2-1 in a Class 6A region semifinal playoff game.
The most exciting game of the season for the Hagerty girls soccer team came in its first-ever trip to the region quarterfinals on Thursday. Hagerty beat TCHS in overtime and Oviedo defeated Freedom.
Local high school boys basketball coach Ed Kershner became the all-time wins leader in Florida hoop’s history Wednesday when Oviedo defeated Trinity Prep. Kershner is now 761-329 overall.
The 30th Annual Great Florida Shootout will be held Dec. 27-30 at Osceola Heritage Park’s Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee. The four-day tournament features 16 teams from across the nation.
Local high school alumni recently wrapped up their respective college seasons in the biggest games of the year. While many competed for titles, others finished in a bowl game win…
The Oviedo girls soccer team has split much of its time between the pitch and the rehab center. Despite losing four starters early in the year to injuries the Lions are out to an 11-0-1 start.
In this edition… Rollins soccer caught in a snowstorm, prep and college football postseason takes shape, Dwight Howard is honored, UCF off to fast start in hoops, and local alumni in title games.