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Steven Ryzewski
July 20, 2017

Windermere Little League Minors softball team wins state championship

The Minors (ages 8-10) All-Stars team bested the competition last weekend to earn a state title. They will travel to compete in Tennessee this weekend. Additionally, two other Windermere teams won sectional tournaments to advance to state.

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Steven Ryzewski
July 20, 2017

Sports Spotlight - West Orange Times & Observer: Ava Bartolomei

Ava Bartolomei, 14, had the opportunity to represent Puerto Rico in an international swimming competition.

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Steven Ryzewski
July 20, 2017

Sports Spotlight - Windermere Observer: Jack Waddingham

Jack Waddingham's strong play at the plate, on the mound and on the field helped the 11-year-old All-Stars from Dr. Phillips Little League win the District 14 Championship recently.

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Steven Ryzewski
July 20, 2017

Ocoee youth soccer player gets to play across the pond in Spain

Ocoee’s Camila Dishinger, 12, was part of three teams from Orlando’s XL Soccer World that went to Spain earlier this month to compete in the Donosti Cup.

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Steven Ryzewski
July 19, 2017

AJGA event honors memory of longtime Bay Hill tournament director

Last week’s Jim Bell Memorial Junior at Bay Hill attracted some of the best junior golfers from around the nation to honor the memory of one of Southwest Orange’s biggest advocates for the game.

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Steven Ryzewski
July 14, 2017

Winter Garden Squeeze standout Sadler Goodwin heading to Southeast Prospects event

Goodwin, the team-leader in RBIs, home runs and doubles, will get a chance to show what he's got during the three-day event involving four other collegiate summer leagues.

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Brittany Gaines
July 13, 2017

Jacob Brenyo has traded in his football gear for tennis racquets

Jacob Brenyo was a starter for the LaGrange College football team when a concussion cut his career short. Now, he’s all-in as a collegiate tennis player.

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Steven Ryzewski
July 12, 2017

Sports Spotlight - Windermere Observer: Ana Bleeker

Ana Bleeker, a student at BridgewaterMiddle, won two national championships in volleyball this summer.

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Steven Ryzewski
July 12, 2017

Sports Spotlight - West Orange Times & Observer: Brandon Correia

Winter Garden Little League’s Brandon Correia showed grit pitching in district championship game.

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Danielle Hendrix
July 12, 2017

Winter Garden Runners member completes 9 races throughout pregnancy

Julie Yenisch, a member of Winter Garden Runners, ran nine races and earned nine medals during her pregnancy with son Ryker.

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Danielle Hendrix
July 11, 2017

Sports Spotlight - Windermere Observer: Sutton Janata

Sutton Janata has played for the Wildfire team since its inception and is an exceptional shortstop who helped her team clinch the USFA state championship.

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Steven Ryzewski
July 10, 2017

Rainouts an issue as Winter Garden Squeeze begin second half of season

The Squeeze have had to load up on double-headers to avoid having played the fewest number of games in the Florida Collegiate Summer League this summer.

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Steven Ryzewski
July 7, 2017

PHOTOS: Windermere Little League tops Winter Garden 11-8 in Juniors district final

A wild sixth inning saw 15 runs scored between the two teams.

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Steven Ryzewski
July 6, 2017

Youth softball player from Dr. Phillips shows determination in journey back to the diamond

When doctors found that Julia Benamati had a rare brain tumor last fall, it was the beginning of a scary time that the Dr. Phillips youth and her family won’t soon forget.

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Steven Ryzewski
July 6, 2017

Winter Garden Squeeze set to bid farewell to 'Doc' — the team's veteran batboy

Mark-David Simmerly — known affectionately as "Doc" by players and coaches for the Winter Garden Squeeze — has been the batboy for the Florida Collegiate Summer League franchise since the summer of 2015.

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