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Sports | Athlete of the Week

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  • Sam Albuquerque
  • August 14, 2025
Athlete of the Week: Haley Higgins, Foundation girls volleyball

Foundation girls volleyball junior middle Haley Higgins, a Georgetown commit, is ready to lead the Lady Lions in 2025.

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  • 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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  • July 31, 2025
Athlete of the Week: Deuce Forrester, Windermere football

Windermere football’s Deuce Forrester, a three-year varsity starter on the O-line, is ready to lead the Wolverines attack in his final high school season.

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  • July 25, 2025
Athlete of the Week: Mingbo Jiang, TFA boys golf

After winning the Florida boys junior championship, TFA rising senior Mingbo Jiang — a USC golf commit — is ready to make some noise this fall in his final high school golf season.

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  • July 18, 2025
Athlete of the Week: Mason Mojica, Winter Garden Squeeze

An Olympia High alum, Mason Mojica, is back on the diamond in Orange County with the Winter Garden Squeeze after his first college baseball season

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  • July 11, 2025
Athlete of the Week: Abbey Langhoff, Foundation cheerleading

Since joining Foundation Academy cheer as a sixth-grader, rising senior captain Abbey Langhoff has been fundamental to building the Lions dynasty.

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  • July 3, 2025
Athlete of the Week: Aidan McKee

From Winter Garden Little Leaguer to college-bound, West Orange County's Aidan McKee is now fulfilling his dream to play college ball.

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  • Sam Albuquerque
  • June 27, 2025
Athlete of the Week: Drew Pynes, Winter Garden Squeeze

Winter Garden Squeeze’s Drew Pynes has been explosive from the batter’s box this season, hitting for an average of .378 with 14 RBI’s and a league-leading three home runs.

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  • Megan Bruinsma
  • June 18, 2025
Athlete of the Week: Charlotte Ozim, Windermere Girls Little League

Charlotte Ozim Ozim played a key role in Windermere Girls Little League All-Star team's win by hitting .400, bringing in four runs and scoring a total of three times in the series.

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  • Sam Albuquerque
  • June 11, 2025
Athlete of the Week: Jozef Miesak, Windermere High

To close his Windermere High track career, Jozef Miesak added a state title to his 13 other first-place finishes in 2025 before hitting the track for the Yale Bulldogs.

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  • Sam Albuquerque
  • June 5, 2025
Athlete of the Week: Anthony Picciano, Winter Garden Squeeze

Former Winter Garden Little Leaguer and current West Texas A&M baseball player Anthony Picciano is back on a West Orange diamond with the Winter Garden Squeeze.

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  • Sam Albuquerque
  • May 29, 2025
Athlete of the Week: Thomas Achey, The First Academy baseball

TFA baseball’s Thomas Achey has been lights from the mound this season, leading the Royals’ starters with a 1.32 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 42.1 innings pitched.

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  • May 21, 2025
Athlete of the Week: Lee Peters, Foundation Academy

Foundation Academy girls sprinter Lee Peters finished a dominant track-and-field season — where she claimed 12 golds — with a state title in the 100-meter dash.

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  • Sam Albuquerque
  • May 15, 2025
Athlete of the Week: Ava Pazos, Olympia girls basketball and lacrosse

Olympia’s Ava Pazos not only led Lady Titans basketball in points, assists and steals, but also she led the girls lacrosse team in goals

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  • May 8, 2025
Athlete of the Week: Gianna Landri, The First Academy track and field

After claiming gold in the 400-meter dash at regionals and districts, TFA’s Gianna Landri established herself as one of state’s top middle school runners.

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