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Andrea Mujica
June 15, 2023

West Orange basketball coach to start church team

Wendell Coates Jr. wants to be a positive influence on young men through The Kingdom Church of Orlando’s new team.

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Andrea Mujica
June 14, 2023

OARS Men's double, fastest 2- men's boat in the nation

With a time of 6:50.6, OARS rowers Tyler Murphy and Ian Ballard placed first at the USRowing U19 National Team Trials Regatta Wednesday, June 14, at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota.

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Andrea Mujica
June 12, 2023

Horizon High to host Future Hawk football camp

The camp will teach the basics of the game of football to student-athletes between fourth- and eight-grade from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24, at Horizon High School.

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Andrea Mujica
June 12, 2023

PHOTOS: Foundation Academy hosts cheer camp

The camp taught young athletes the fundamentals of cheerleading, including dance, jumps, how to do a pyramid, among other stunts June 5 to 8.

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Andrea Mujica
June 9, 2023

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ma'kala Davis

Davis recently became the first Knight to win the state championship title for the triple jump with a distance of 11.98 meters.

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Andrea Mujica
June 8, 2023

Rough waters make strong rowers

The Orlando Area Rowing Society battled weather issues all season. But, its rowers persevered, and for the first time in OARS history, nine boats are headed to nationals.

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Andrea Mujica
June 7, 2023

Foundation Academy coach achieves Strength and Conditioning Program of Excellence

Weightlifting coach and physical education teacher Christie Thompson recently achieved the Strength and Conditioning Program of Excellence.

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Andrea Mujica
June 7, 2023

Foundation names new head baseball coach

TFA alum Dakoda Grove hopes to make a name for himself as the new head baseball coach at Foundation Academy. He coached for one year at East Ridge High School.

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Andrea Mujica
June 6, 2023

Windermere High names new athletic director

Windermere High athletic trainer Jillian Sutton recently was named the new athletic director for the Wolverines.

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Andrea Mujica
June 4, 2023

PHOTOS: Winter Garden Squeeze wins first series of the season

The Winter Garden Squeeze won its first series of the season against the DeLand Suns 2-0, and is now looking forward to playing against the Leesburg Lightning in a three-game series.

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Andrea Mujica
June 2, 2023

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Adam Vucic

Vucic contributed to the Wolverines’ win against Astronaut High Friday, May 19.

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Andrea Mujica
June 1, 2023

Foundation Academy softball poised for success next season

For the first time in school history, the Lions softball team made it all the way to the Final Four.

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Andrea Mujica
May 31, 2023

JUST GETTING STARTED: Horizon High's Athletic Department soars in second season

Usually, new programs struggle as they establish their own identity and culture. However, the Horizon Hawks aren’t just any new program.

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Andrea Mujica
May 30, 2023

First Hope students compete at Florida Special Olympics

Evan Turner Grimes and Guillermo Alessandro Liriano participated in the Special Olympics Florida State Summer games Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20.

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Andrea Mujica
May 30, 2023

SMILE BECAUSE IT HAPPENED: Foundation Academy athletic director steps down

After five years leading the Lions’ athletic department, Lisa Eaves is ready to slow down and return to the place she feels is ‘home.’

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