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Steven Ryzewski
August 27, 2016

GAME FILM: The First Academy rolls past West Oaks in opener

The Royals improved to 1-0 with their Week One victory.

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Observer Staff
August 27, 2016

Apopka thrashes Ocoee 62-7 to open season

Blue Darters led 50-7 by halftime in one-sided victory.

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Observer Staff
August 27, 2016

Fast start keys West Orange in win over Foundation

West Orange quarterback Austin Burton connected with Kyveon Jones for a touchdown on the second play from scrimmage to get the Warriors going.

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Observer Staff
August 26, 2016

Friday Night Scoreboard: Week One

Apopka, Dr. Phillips, Evans and West Orange are among the big winners to open the season.

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Michael Eng
August 26, 2016

GALLERY: West Orange High vs. Foundation Academy

Winter Garden football fans packed Raymond Screws Stadium Aug. 26 for the Battle of Winter Garden.

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Steven Ryzewski
August 25, 2016

WPS welcomes new coaches to campus

Windermere Prep Athletic Director Jacob Doss has welcomed a host of new coaches onto campus this fall.

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Steven Ryzewski
August 25, 2016

Trio of coaches with NFL experience lends helping hand to Lakers

All three men live near the Windermere Prep campus, helping to facilitate the arrangement.

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Steven Ryzewski
August 25, 2016

Windermere Prep receives memento from Usain Bolt

New Lakers track coach Dwight Thomas, a former Olympian, was teammates with Bolt and sprinter Asafa Powell.

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Steven Ryzewski
August 25, 2016

Local orthodontist sponsors West Orange-Foundation Academy game

The Warriors and Lions will take the field Aug. 26 for the second "Battle of Winter Garden."

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Steven Ryzewski
August 25, 2016

Winter Garden Little League recognized for growing the game

Little League International informed Winter Garden Little League that it is one of the top leagues for new-player growth in the state and the nation over the past two years.

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Gabby Baquero
August 25, 2016

Foundation Academy student spends summer earning trophies in gymnastics competitions

After spending her summer rigorously training and competing in national and state championships, 13-year-old trampoline gymnast Kayla Smith is ready to enter eighth grade. 

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Jennifer Nesslar
August 24, 2016

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Xavier Norfleet

Recently Xavier Norfleet’s basketball team, The Heat, won the fourth- and fifth-grade championship at the Dr. P. Phillips YMCA, with Xavier helping to lead the way to victory. During the past season, Xavier also played on three different teams under the coaching of his dad, Samuel Norfleet.

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Danielle Hendrix
August 23, 2016

Olympia High alumna, GWU softball player completes Marines officer training

Olympia alumna and George Washington University softball player Paige Kovalsky recently completed a 10-week, intensive U.S. Marines officer training program.

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Gabby Baquero
August 20, 2016

Lake Cane Tennis Center offers golf instruction since 1986

For 30 years, MG Tennis has been operating out of Lake Cane Tennis Center in Dr. Phillips, providing instruction and opportunities for youth and adult players alike.

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Gabby Baquero
August 20, 2016

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Luke Rosser

Oakland resident Luke Rosser, 14, placed first in the boys 14-year-old division at the USA Triathlon Youth and Junior Nationals July 31 in Ohio. The combined time for Rosser’s 200-meter swim, 10-kilometer bike ride and 2K run was 32 minutes, 8 seconds. Rosser’s achievement is all the more impressive as the local youth competes despite living with Type 1 diabetes.

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