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Isaac Babcock

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Oviedo, Lake Howell dominate on the gridiron

Spring football winds down before summer

It was a wild weekend for high school football as teams played for one shot at spring season glory before a long summer.

Knights head to final series

UCF baseball team advances

The Knights dropped another series in baseball last week, falling to Tulane but avoiding a sweep in their final game.

Spring football games abound

Local high school football gears up

The Huskies haven’t recovered since losing quarterback Jeff Driskel to graduation.

Project raises eyebrows

Neighborhood may replace Winter Springs forest

Winter Springs may soon have a 138-home neighborhood in place of a forest.

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Oviedo grove closer to becoming neighborhood

Development on horizon

The home of one of Oviedo’s last citrus groves moved a step closer to becoming a housing development after the City Council voted unanimously to change its land use Monday.

Tars look to recover before playoffs

The Tars lost their series with Nova Southeastern; now they gear up for three games against Florida Southern before playoffs begin.

UCF bounces back

Knights beat Houston 7-3

The Knights got their groove back with five straight wins propelling them along their longest winning streak of the season.

City health programs paying off

Oviedo is getting healthier

Oviedo is getting healthier thanks to a push to let its residents in on some of the services offered to its employees.

Lions, Hawks swing into playoffs

Lions playoff run continues

Oviedo’s playoff run continued Thursday at press time.

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Knights take Marshall on the diamond

Now facing Houston

The Knights came back after dropping their first game against the second worst baseball team in Conference USA.

Lions win, Hagerty shocked

Oviedo boys victorious over Evans

There was no stopping Colby Bortles’ hot bat Tuesday night in Sanford, as Oviedo annihilated Evans 17-0.

Breazeale resigns, stunning Council

Oviedo city manager cited harassment, stalking

Oviedo City Manager Kathryn Breazeale suddenly resigned her post.

Rain stalls Tars comeback

Series ends in tie

Rollins came back just in time to tie St. Leo in their final meeting of a three game series.

Knights drop two

Knights baseball faces losing streak

Two games after surprising Rice with two straight wins over them, the Knights had a losing streak on their hands.

Lions perfect in district

Lions baseball team still on a roll

The Oviedo baseball team is already eyeing the postseason.

Rollins splits FIT series

Tars looking to recover after series of losses

The Rollins Tars got the best of No. 23 Florida Tech in the first game of their three-game series on the diamond last weekend.

Knights fight long slump

Baseball team faces frustrating losing streak

A frustrating 8-7 loss felled the Knights in their most recent bid to snap a losing streak.

School rezone decision close

900 kids would be relocated if passed

Parents will have one last chance to voice their opinions about a proposed school rezoning at a meeting April 16.

Lions perfect in district

Lions face rivals with perfect record

An 8-1 blowout over St. Cloud reversed Oviedo’s fortunes instantly April 8.

Rollins Tars drop Barry series

UCF falls also

The Tars’ most recent loss, closing out the series against Barry, was a struggle from both sides.

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Knights up and down on baseball field

Trouble in C-USA

UCF has kept fans on their toes with an up and down start to Conference USA play that’s left them with an 18-11 and 4-2 record.

Oviedo's Round Lake Park gets $300k renovation

Round Lake renovation

It’s been nearly nine months since Seminole County said it would give $240,000 for Oviedo to renovate a neglected park.

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Rollins baseball has record loss

Two big losses

A bad start to conference play got worse for the Rollins Tars as they fell 16-4 in a blowout at the hands of the No. 3 Tampa Spartans.

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Former GOP Chair Jim Greer gets 18 months

For multiple felonies

The sentencing wrote the final abbreviated chapter in a story in which Greer said he would "sing like a songbird."

Winter Springs grabs land, gasses up

Vacant plot revived

Winter Springs got a little bit bigger and gained a new gas station and convenience store.

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Knights near Conference USA play

Season gets serious

Knights surge as they near their first Conference USA series this season.

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The UCF gunman's last moments

Recounting chaos

Orlando Police officer Jim Strawn crouches, pistol clenched in his hands, as another officer reaches to turn the knob on the final door.

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Knights basketball ends season

No tournament ahead

With no shot at the postseason, the Knights ended an impressive 2012-13 with a loss at Southern Miss.

Oviedo city health clinic a success

Experiment worked

Employees are using regular doctors offices less and the city clinic more, saving the city big bucks.

Knights hit the road before C-USA tournament

Clanton's final games

Keith Clanton tried to give fans something to remember in the men’s basketball team’s last night on their home court this season.

Huskies win first state title

Boys basketball upsets South Miami

In its nine-year existence Hagerty High School had never brought home a state athletic championship in any sport.

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Forgotten experiment resurrects The Senator

A lost experiment

A year after it was destroyed by a fire, hundreds gathered to dedicate a successor to Florida’s oldest, most famous tree.

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Hagerty storms back to final four

Second title shot

The Huskies are back into the final four this weekend following a wild 54-53 double-overtime thriller on their home court.

Knights to play No. 19 Memphis

String of losses finally broken

A string of three straight losses finally broke for the UCF men’s basketball team Feb. 23, when the Knights downed Tulsa.

Bears 10th at state

Bears home with firsts in team history

The Winter Springs Bears were on a tear heading into the state championship wrestling tournament in Lakeland.

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Huskies host championship

Huskies have shot at championship

The Hagerty Huskies have a shot at the boys Class 8A regional basketball championship, and they get to take it on their own court.

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Alleged shooting threat made at Oviedo High

Police increase presence

Police in Oviedo have increased their presence at the school after rumors that a student threatened to "shoot it up."

Bears head to state

Winter Springs wrestlers close to title

The Bears recorded six grudge match wins en route to their fourth regional championship in a row.

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Huskies, Lions contenders

Two teams close to titles

Hagerty Huskies boys basketball team will face the only team they lost to in its first game of the Class 8A District 2 tournament.

Rural rezone on hold

A zoning change had residents just north of Oviedo alarmed.

Hagerty, Oviedo set to dominate

Teams closing in on districts

Oviedo and Hagerty’s teams are closing in fast on district tournaments with a strong chance of each coming out the winners.

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Knights bounce Back

UCF 4-1 in conference

UCF takes OT win and goes on big streak in Conference USA play.

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Lions, Huskies surge

Oviedo fights for district title

Oviedo is 15-6, 3-2 and a game and a half out of the district lead with only a game left in district play.

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Knights men's basketball stunned in OT

UCF suffers last minute loss

The Knights fell 88-85 in overtime to East Carolina.

Oviedo Lions falter in district basketball

Lions upset means close race for title

The Lions were felled in an upset that cost them a shot at the district lead.

Oviedo Mall robbed

Three stores hit

Precious Fine Jewelry, Master Cuttery, and Modern Furniture Gallery were robbed.

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In search of the $10K bachelor’s

$10K for a degree?

Seven state colleges in Florida take the Governor’s $10,000 Degree Challenge.

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Knights dominate in Beef O'Brady's Bowl win

Superb in St. Pete

Quarterback Blake Bortles electrified UCF's offense from the start.

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Oviedo paves way for new downtown

New words, new biz

Oviedo's new downtown will be more - and less - restrictive of businesses after a change in language to the land development code.

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Knights head to Beef O'Brady's Bowl

UCF 1-2 vs Ball State

The Knights will face the top middle linebacker in NCAA football on Dec. 21.

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