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By Andrea Mujica
March 2, 2023

HAVING A BALL: West Orange Girls Club teaches softball to girls of all ages

Through the West Orange Girls Club, local girls learn much more than the sport of softball. The spring season takes the field Saturday, March 4.

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By Andrea Mujica
February 23, 2023

SEE AND BE SEEN: How travel baseball can help student-athletes

Travel baseball gives student-athletes a chance to develop and, perhaps most important, be seen by college recruiters.

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By Annabelle Sikes
February 17, 2023

OARS director celebrates 25 years

Orlando Area Rowing Society director Kirsten Anderson is celebrating her 25th anniversary with the organization she said has changed her life.

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By Andrea Mujica
January 31, 2023

PHOTOS: Dr. Phillips Little League new complex groundbreaking ceremony

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, Orange County commissioners Nicole Wilson and Pam Gould as well as former commissioners Betsy VanderLey and Scott Boyd participated in the ceremony alongside the members of the Dr. Phillips Little League celebrate the groundbreaking of the new DPLL complex.

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By Andrea Mujica
January 25, 2023

County to break ground on new little league complex

Thursday’s ceremony will mark the beginning of a project that’s been in the works for more than five years that will provide the Dr. Phillips Little League with a new home.

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By Annabelle Sikes
March 31, 2022

SouthWest Stars Swim Team members make a splash

Four middle school girls from the local club swim team recently took first place in all four relays at the Florida Age Group Championships.

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By Michael Eng
August 13, 2021

Orange County suspends all county-run youth sports

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said the decision was made because of the recent increase in COVID-19 cases.

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By Michael Eng
July 22, 2021

West Orange Girls Club opens registration for fast-pitch softball

All divisions can register through Aug. 20.

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By Guest Author
July 21, 2021

SPORTS SPOTLIGHT: Jack Patterson

Jack Patterson is a member of both the Winter Garden Little League 12-year-old All-Stars and the Winter Garden Squeeze’s youth travel team.

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By Michael Eng
July 14, 2021

Foundation reschedules Basketball Skills Camp

The camp now will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, July 26, and Tuesday, July 27.

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By Michael Eng
August 13, 2020

Windermere Little League cancels fall season

However, because Dr. Phillips Little League does not play on fields managed by Orange County, it will host its fall season.

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By Steven Ryzewski
October 4, 2018

Girls on the Run helps local girls find their 'Star Power'

Girls on the Run Central Florida is celebrating 10 years of building healthy, confident girls in local schools across Southwest Orange.

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By Steven Ryzewski
September 7, 2018

Catching Wildfire: How a local travel softball powerhouse bloomed out of Windermere

The Windermere Wildfire, a powerhouse in the local and state travel-softball scene, grew from one team of girls from Windermere Little League.

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By Steven Ryzewski
August 19, 2018

Obstacle FootGolf offers family-friendly mash-up of mini golf, soccer

Steve Crane's Obstacle FootGolf opened in Winter Garden in June, on property owned by Oasis Church on Avalon Road, and offers a family-friendly mash-up of miniature golf and soccer.

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By Steven Ryzewski
August 9, 2018

Windermere Wildfire show resiliency far from home at Nationals

The Windermere Wildfire 16U-Paulson team traveled to the Seattle area for USA Softball Nationals in June and — after a slow start — rattled off an impressive six-game winning streak.

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