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Steven Ryzewski
June 23, 2016

Athlete of the Week - West Orange Times & Observer: Jason Cortese

The catcher for Winter Garden Little League's Tournament of Champions team, Jason Cortese helped lead his team to victory in the district tournament.

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Steven Ryzewski
June 23, 2016

Athlete of the Week - Windermere Observer: Nick Berroa

Nick Berroa, a catcher for the Dr. Phillips Little League Seniors team, helped lead his team to victory in a best-of-three series against Winter Garden.

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Steven Ryzewski
June 23, 2016

Home cookin': Local trio leading way for Squeeze early in season

A trio of locally-based players — Olympia grads Kyle Corbin and Tyler Halstead along with West Orange alumnus Cody Burgess — are helping to lead the Winter Garden Squeeze to a bounce-back season so far in 2016.

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Steven Ryzewski
June 22, 2016

Winter Garden Little League wins Tournament of Champions thriller over Ocoee

Winter Garden topped Ocoee 9-8 in extra innings for an exciting conclusion to the District 14 9-Year-Old All-Stars tournament.

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Steven Ryzewski
June 22, 2016

Olympia water polo coach takes on swim team duties

Stephanie Johnson-Possell, who has coached the Olympia boys and girls water polo teams since 2007, was named the new coach of the Titans’ swimming and diving team last week.

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Steven Ryzewski
June 21, 2016

Local baseball, softball alumni make impact in college programs

Several area alumni had strong seasons on the diamond this past season and some were even recognized by their respective college conferences.

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Steven Ryzewski
June 21, 2016

Keepin' it Kenpo: Windermere's Randy Kuhn excited to teach American Kenpo Karate

Randy Kuhn, a professor at Stetson University and resident of Keene’s Pointe, is excited to take his lifelong passion for American Kenpo Karate and share it with children around West Orange.

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Steven Ryzewski
June 20, 2016

Squeeze eyeing first place after solid start to season

Winter Garden, which opened the 2015 season with a 1-10 record through 11 games, is 7-4 this summer — just a half-game out of first place.

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Steven Ryzewski
June 15, 2016

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK - Windermere Observer: Ricky Reeth

Ricky Reeth helped lead the Windermere Major Giants to the District 14 Top Team Championship last week.

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Steven Ryzewski
June 15, 2016

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK - West Orange Times & Observer: Orlando Perez

Ocoee Little League's Orlando Perez helped lead the Junior Braves to a final record of 21-1.

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Steven Ryzewski
June 15, 2016

How West Orange's Kole Enright went from off the radar to third-round draft pick

Last summer, Kole Enright's future as a college baseball player was in doubt after the college he had committed to pulled his scholarship offer. On Tuesday, the former Warrior inked a deal worth $675,000 with the Texas Rangers.

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Jennifer Nesslar
June 14, 2016

Winter Garden Squeeze to honor memory of Ian Supra with SupraStrong Saturday

A Winter Garden Squeeze event will celebrate the life of Ian Supra and raise funds for SupraStrong, the organization that supports youth with cancer in Supra’s honor.

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Steven Ryzewski
June 10, 2016

MLB Draft: West Orange's Kole Enright taken in third round by Rangers

Enright, a third baseman, was selected No. 99, overall, by the Texas Rangers.

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Steven Ryzewski
June 10, 2016

Ocoee High offensive coordinator balances life as coach, professional quarterback

Jason Boltus, the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Ocoee Knights, is in his second season as the starting quarterback for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League.

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Steven Ryzewski
June 9, 2016

Metro Hall of Fame honor puts DP's Hannah Schaible in elite company

Now a rising senior guard for the George Washington University women’s basketball team, Dr. Phillips alumna Hannah Schaible was inducted into the Metro Conference Hall of Fame in May.

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