Horizon High boys soccer coach Sheamus Conway steps down

Conway announced the decision after leading the Hawks to a 14-5-3 record and a Class 6A, District 4 championship in his first season.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 12:00 a.m. April 23, 2025

Sports
High Schools

After leading the Horizon High boys soccer team to a 14-5-3 record and a Class 6A, District 4 championship in his first season, coach Sheamus Conway has announced he is stepping down from the position.

“For those who do not know, this was my last season here at Horizon,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “First off, I just wanted to start by saying thank you. Thank you to all of the students, parents, teachers, administrators and mentors who have helped this program over the last four years. … I cherish (the) many memories and appreciate all the time and effort everyone has put in. To the players: I don’t even know where to start. We’ve had so many good times, bad times, hard times and easy times together. From the serious practices where you probably hated me for making you run, to the fun days where we would warm up (by playing) handball. … I enjoyed every minute of it.”

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.