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1 week ago | 
clickorlando.com | Nathaniel Rivas |Ryan Welch
WINTER PARK, Fla. - Resort-type amenities are on the way to Cady Way Park very soon to complement the iconic Cady Way Pool. Nearly $4 million of renovations will bring another 50-meter swimming pool, three competition-sized beach volleyball courts, pickleball courts, and green space for activities. Orlando Health is the main sponsor, and the new pool will be named the Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Pool.
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3 weeks ago | 
clickorlando.com | Nathaniel Rivas
WINTER PARK, Fla. - McKenna Hawley brings the heat on the mound for Trinity Prep. The senior pitcher is a dominant force for the Saints. In her softball career at Trinity Prep, Hawley has racked up more than a thousand strikeouts, including nearly 300 in one season. Hawley will be staying close to home for her college career as the UCF Knights look to further develop her pitching. It's a program that's very familiar to her.
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1 month ago | 
clickorlando.com | Nathaniel Rivas
ORLANDO, Fla. - Brody Juntunen is a strikeout machine for Timber Creek High School. The senior right-handed pitcher has been crucial for the Wolves on the mound. Last season, Juntunen recorded 61 strikeouts and a 1.6 ERA. This season through 15 games, he's already thrown 33 strikeouts. Timber Creek made the state final four last year. And this year, Juntunen wants more in his final season. "We worked so hard for it last season," Juntunen told News 6.
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1 month ago | 
clickorlando.com | Nathaniel Rivas
ORLANDO, Fla. - Before going into high school, Ethan Rathmann had college baseball plans lined up. But that hasn't stopped him from showing out in high school. The junior center fielder is tearing it up this year at Olympia High School, batting close to .400 for the Trojans. It's not a surprise college coaches were lining up for Rathmann. And he's grateful Olympia is providing the field for him to play.
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1 month ago | 
clickorlando.com | Nathaniel Rivas
CASSELBERRY, Fla. - Omari Jones, a bronze medalist in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, will make his professional boxing debut in Orlando on March 15. The Edgewater High School alum will face Alessio Mastronunzio at the Caribe Royale Resort in the Welterweight division (71kg/156lbs.). "What excites me the most is that it's here in my hometown of Orlando, Florida for my debut," Jones told News 6.
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1 month ago | 
clickorlando.com | Nathaniel Rivas
LAKE MARY, Fla. - Lindsay Sheets delivers goals a-plenty for the Lake Mary Rams, and senior forward helped deliver a state championship last week. The Lake Mary High School girls' soccer team recently won the Class 7A state title. Sheets scored a goal and assisted on the other in the 2-0 victory. Sheets has been providing big moments for a long time; she finished with 21 goals this season alone, adding to the 41 total goals in her four years for the varsity squad at Lake Mary.
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1 month ago | 
clickorlando.com | Nathaniel Rivas
WINTER PARK, Fla. - Isaac Buckley is not one to shy away from the spotlight. The junior who stands 6 feet, 5 inches is a high-flying shooting guard at Lake Howell, leading the team with 16 points and seven rebounds per game. "I describe myself as pretty versatile," Buckley told News 6. "Anything you want me to do, I can get it done."Buckley has been part of a rebuild for the Lake Howell Silverhawks this season. The team's 23-7 record included an eleven game win streak this year.
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2 months ago | 
clickorlando.com | Nathaniel Rivas
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A shining silver Firebird I prototype sits atop the pristine Harley J. Earl trophy, awarded to the winner of the Daytona 500. News 6 Sports Director Jamie Seh talked with John Lajba, the sculptor of the Firebird I for almost 30 years. "I've worked on it so hard, so many months," Lajba told Seh inside the FanZone at Daytona International Speedway. "All the hand-sanding, all the finishing. I have a whole group of people that help me every year.
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2 months ago | 
clickorlando.com | Nathaniel Rivas
ORLANDO, Fla. - Warm weather means spring is coming, and spring high school sports near the start of the 2025 season. A handful of Central Florida baseball and softball teams came to Rollins College on Saturday to preview the upcoming seasons. "I'm ecstatic," Oviedo infielder Brock Godwin told News 6. "We've been looking forward to this since last year ended.
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2 months ago | 
clickorlando.com | Nathaniel Rivas |Ryan Welch
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - Two alumni from Cocoa High School will square off in Super Bowl LIX, and their former coach spoke to News 6. Offensive lineman Jawaan Taylor plays for the Kansas City Chiefs, and defensive back Chauncy Gardner-Johnson plays for the Philadelphia Eagles. Both players were teammates for the Cocoa Tigers in 2016, and they played for the Florida Gators. John Wilkinson was their head coach at Cocoa. He now leads the football program at New Smyrna Beach High School.
