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Sam Albuquerque
April 27, 2024

Windermere Prep's Brandon Bass Jr. named to ESPN Top 60 boys basketball recruiting list

Lakers' star wing is the No. 38 ranked boys basketball recruit in the country for the class of 2026, according to ESPN's recently released ranking.

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High Schools

Annabelle Sikes
April 26, 2024

PHOTOS: HWMS celebrates five-year anniversary

Horizon West Middle School celebrated its fifth anniversary with a Jump N’ Jive — The Hive is Five Festival.

Southwest Orange
News

Sam Albuquerque
April 26, 2024

Ocoee High Track and Field wins district, breaks records

Along with capturing the Class 4A, District 4 boys and girls titles, the Knights saw four school records broken.

Sports
High Schools

Sam Albuquerque
April 26, 2024

Central Florida Christian Academy names new boys basketball coach

Albert Settles, an alumnus and former assistant at The First Academy, will take over the Eagles' program.

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Sam Albuquerque
April 26, 2024

Spring high school football set to kick off in West, Southwest Orange County

Football is officially back with the start of the spring season April 29, here's each area team's spring game schedules.

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Annabelle Sikes
April 26, 2024

Community celebrates Earth Day with tree planting at Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital

The hospital helped to celebrate Earth Day in partnership with the Bloom & Grow Garden Society, a Winter Garden-based organization that spearheads community projects through gardening.

Southwest Orange
News

Sam Albuquerque
April 25, 2024

The First Academy announces new boys basketball coach

Tarrik Mabon has been named the sixth boys basketball Coach in Royals program history.

Sports

Sam Albuquerque
April 25, 2024

Windermere, Horizon compete at WGI World Championships

Both Windermere High and Horizon High color guard teams qualified for and competed in the 2024 WGI Scholastic A World Championships.

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Annabelle Sikes
April 25, 2024

Pinstripes opens first Central Florida location at Vineland Pointe

The venue features a full-service bistro, 16 bowling lanes, four indoor and outdoor bocce courts, two outdoor patios, and four private event spaces.

Southwest Orange
News

Annabelle Sikes
April 25, 2024

Horizon West Middle School celebrates five years

Horizon West Middle School is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a Jump N’ Jive — The Hive is Five Festival Friday, April 26.

Southwest Orange
News

Michael Eng
April 25, 2024

Keene’s Pointe estate tops Windermere sales from April 15 to 21

The home at 6210 Greatwater Drive, Windermere, sold April 17, for $2,400,000.

Southwest Orange
Real Estate

Sam Albuquerque
April 25, 2024

Royal overhaul: The First Academy’s athletics vision under new AD Jeff Conaway

Amid a highly anticipated football season, allegations of rules violations and major shifts in its coaching staffs, TFA AD and football coach Jeff Conaway sat down with the Observer to share his vision for the program.

Sports

Annabelle Sikes
April 24, 2024

School Board approves placing half-cent sales tax on November ballot

If approved by the voters of Orange County, the referendum will help fund the district’s capital construction needs for the next ten years.

West Orange Times & Observer
News

Sam Albuquerque
April 24, 2024

Athlete of the Week: Jonathan Bosque, Foundation Academy baseball

After suffering a season-ending back injury, Lions shortstop Jonathan Bosque has fought to get back on the diamond to help lead the Lions to a historic season.

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Sam Albuquerque
April 24, 2024

PHOTOS: Tildenville Elementary PTA hosts a breakfast fiesta

Complete with yummy bites, fiesta-themed decorations and a five-member mariachi band, the breakfast event was a fiesta indeed.

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