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Megan Bruinsma
December 2, 2025

West Orange Wildcats Junior Pee Wee team qualified for states

The team placed first at the Southeast Regional Cheer and Dance Competition.

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Megan Bruinsma
November 11, 2025

At 13, Noah O'Brien's making waves in wakeboarding

The First Academy student Noah O’Brien’s hobby led him to winning the Wakeboarding World Championship four years later.

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Megan Bruinsma
November 3, 2025

Foundation Academy seventh grader becomes the first to make states

Foundation’s Connor Lucas was the first Lion to compete in the Middle School State Cross-Country Championship.

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Megan Bruinsma
October 29, 2025

'Sisters' encourage each other at West Orange Girls Club

West Orange Girls Club program Softball Sisters is creating sisterhoods and mentorship through each bat.

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Megan Bruinsma
October 21, 2025

Two West, Southwest Middle Schools bring home soccer district titles

SunRidge Middle School’s girls soccer team won championship and Horizon West Middle School's boys soccer finished as runner ups.

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By Megan Bruinsma
September 17, 2025

PHOTOS: Water Spring's boys soccer surpasses Hamlin, 2-0

Water Spring Middle School’s boys soccer team shined bright in its first home game.

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Sam Albuquerque
August 10, 2025

PHOTOS: Global Not Local, Devin Jackson host basketball clinic, backpack giveaway

The Winter Garden-based nonprofit and The First Academy star football player partnered to host 200 kids at the West Orange Recreation Center for the free youth event.

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Sam Albuquerque
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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Sam Albuquerque
August 6, 2025

Game of inches: NxtGen brings home silver from first Jr. Olympics flag football games

After scoring a touchdown as time expired to make it a 7-6 game, the Windermere-based youth flag football team went for two-point conversion but came up just inches short.

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Sam Albuquerque
August 6, 2025

Windermere Wildfire softball club shutting down

After 17 years, three national titles, three state championships and more than 200 players represented at the collegiate level, the Windermere Wildfire softball club is coming to an end.

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Sam Albuquerque
August 3, 2025

Team Genesis, a local girls basketball club, wins East Coast National Championship

The youth basketball organization based in the area and founded by The First Academy girls hoops coach Kevin Hall captured the 16U East Coast National Championship of Motion 32.

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Sam Albuquerque
August 1, 2025

PHOTOS: 2025 Arnold Palmer Junior Invitational

Bay Hill Golf Club hosted 78 of the nation’s top boys and girls golfers for a four-day, 54-hole American Junior Golf Association event.

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Sam Albuquerque
August 1, 2025

Windermere Basketball Academy to open $1.2 million facility in Ocoee

With a new 71,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, Windermere Basketball Academy will rebrand to 407Basketball, partner with 407Volleyball Club.

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Sam Albuquerque
July 24, 2025

Match play magic: Fundraiser pits golfers against NBA legends

Headlined by Hall-of-Fame basketball player Vince Carter, Windermere Elementary’s first fundraising tournament offers golfers the chance to play 18 holes against former Orlando Magic players.

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Sam Albuquerque
July 18, 2025

Orlando QB Shootout + Battle in the Pit returns to West Orange for 10th camp

Hosted by Central Florida Christian Academy, the combined “campetition” brought together 252 student-athletes for a morning of football fun.

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