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Sam Albuquerque
August 12, 2025

Windermere Prep announces Mike Sanderson as new boys lacrosse coach

Lakers tap former Michigan State and Purdue assistant coach Mike Sanderson to run its boys lacrosse program.

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Sam Albuquerque
August 10, 2025

PHOTOS: Global Not Local, Devin Jackson host basketball clinic, backpack giveaway

The Winter Garden-based nonprofit and The First Academy star football player partnered to host 200 kids at the West Orange Recreation Center for the free youth event.

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Sam Albuquerque
August 9, 2025

Former Windermere Prep star Fanbo Zeng to sign NBA deal

The former Lakers basketball star has agreed to a contract with the Brooklyn Nets.

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Sam Albuquerque
August 9, 2025

West Orange baseball’s Miguel Acosta commits to Florida Southern

The Warriors' top returning bat will head down the road to Lakeland and play college ball for the D-II powerhouse.

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Sam Albuquerque
August 8, 2025

Windermere Prep star hooper Brandon Bass Jr. narrows college list to five

The 6-foot-5 Lakers wing, and son of former NBA player Brandon Bass Sr., is considering a pair of Florida schools among his top five commitment contenders.

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Sam Albuquerque
August 7, 2025

Athlete of the Week: Violet Lukens, gymnastics

Just two years into her gymnastics journey, Violet Lukens, 7, already can call herself an all-around Junior Olympic champion.

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Sam Albuquerque
August 6, 2025

Game of inches: NxtGen brings home silver from first Jr. Olympics flag football games

After scoring a touchdown as time expired to make it a 7-6 game, the Windermere-based youth flag football team went for two-point conversion but came up just inches short.

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Sam Albuquerque
August 6, 2025

Windermere Wildfire softball club shutting down

After 17 years, three national titles, three state championships and more than 200 players represented at the collegiate level, the Windermere Wildfire softball club is coming to an end.

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Liz Ramos
August 6, 2025

PopStroke opens in Hamlin

Hamlin's PopStroke, which opened Wednesday, Aug. 6, will feature new technology and food and drink items unique to the location.

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Sam Albuquerque
August 5, 2025

Dr. Phillips football’s 6-foot-5 lineman R.J. Stamm commits to Colgate

Stamm, a 285-pound starting returner at tackle for the Panthers, chose the Raiders over offers from Yale, Temple, Furman and nearby Stetson.

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Sam Albuquerque
August 4, 2025

Windermere hires Ken Janata as new softball coach

The Wolverines tap the former assistant coach for Montverde Academy and, most recently, head coach at Lyman High to take over for the program’s only coach, Eileen Hannigan.

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Sam Albuquerque
August 4, 2025

Foundation boys basketball’s Alex Nichols transferring to Oak Hill Academy

The rising junior, who led the Lions in points, rebounds, assists and steals per game in 2024-25, will now head to Virginia to play for the prestigious hoops powerhouse program.

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Sam Albuquerque
August 3, 2025

Team Genesis, a local girls basketball club, wins East Coast National Championship

The youth basketball organization based in the area and founded by The First Academy girls hoops coach Kevin Hall captured the 16U East Coast National Championship of Motion 32.

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Sam Albuquerque
August 2, 2025

Foundation Academy baseball’s Barak Boston flips college commitment from Army to Coker University

The recent Foundation graduate and the Lions’ leading hitter in 2025 announced that he will not be playing college baseball at West Point next season, but instead in South Carolina as a member of the Coker Cobras.

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Sam Albuquerque
August 1, 2025

PHOTOS: 2025 Arnold Palmer Junior Invitational

Bay Hill Golf Club hosted 78 of the nation’s top boys and girls golfers for a four-day, 54-hole American Junior Golf Association event.

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