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Orange County Embraces Pickleball Mania with New $1.5 Million Complex in East Orlando
While the rest of us are perfecting the art of sweating through our shirts the minute we step outside, there's a group of Orange County park-goers who are turning the summer heat into a competitive edge. The latest craze to hit the outdoor recreation scene is pickleball, and the locals are here for it with paddles swinging and plastic balls flying.
Key 2025 Indiana basketball target Trent Sisley leaving Heritage Hills High School, transferring to Montverde Academy
A key Indiana basketball target is on the move and is transferring schools. Sources have confirmed to HoosierIllustrated.com that 2025 four-star forward and key Indiana basketball target Trent Sisley is leaving Heritage Hills High School (IN) and is transferring to prep school Montverde Academy. Sisley spent his first three years...
Central Florida girls queens of the water; reluctant rower Hannah Hill turns passion into national title
For a number of years Orlando area girls, especially those at Winter Park High School, have turned their passion for rowing into national championships. The Winter Park 8-person team won its third straight national title in May at Camden, N.J., and is currently in England competing at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta. Individually Hannah Hill, who formerly rowed for Winter Park but this ...
Triple jumpers Russell Robinson, Donald Scott qualify for Paris Olympic Games
Central Florida will have two Olympians competing in the men’s triple jump at the Paris Games next month. Both Russell Robinson of West Orange and Donald Scott of Apopka qualified for Paris, finishing second and third at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Sunday in Eugene, Ore. They will be joined on the U.S. men’s Olympic triple jump team by top finisher Salif Mane from Fairleigh Dickinson, who ...
Pickleball Palooza Picks Up at Orange County Parks & Recreation
As summer temperatures soar, the fun is heating up for pickleball enthusiasts in Orange County. When the county unveiled its first purpose-built outdoor complex in east Orlando last month, dozens flocked to the opening eager to check out eight new pickleball courts in Downey Park. Architects designed the new $1.5...
2025 3-Star ATH Joshua Guerrier Commits to Pitt
Pitt has started off what should be a busy day with yet another commitment. Joshua Guerrier — a 5-foot-9, 160-pound three-star athlete from Ocoee in Ocoee, Fla. — committed to Pitt following a strong official visit last month, he announced Monday on X (formerly known as Twitter). He...
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