
Sam Albuquerque
High School Sports Reporter at The Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC)
Sports editor for the @OrangeObserver, @OrangeSportsOMG. Contact: [email protected] Formerly: @GoUpstate | @ESPNOrlando | @WDBONews
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2 weeks ago |
orangeobserver.com | Sam Albuquerque
The fourth and final week of the 2025 spring high school football session is here, and West Orange and Southwest Orange teams have squeezed every ounce they could out of their allotted spring practices, scrimmages and exhibition games as they now await the start of fall camp.
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2 weeks ago |
orangeobserver.com | Sam Albuquerque
The fourth and final week of the 2025 spring high school football session is here, and West Orange and Southwest Orange teams have squeezed every ounce they could out of their allotted spring practices, scrimmages and exhibition games as they now await the start of fall camp.
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2 weeks ago |
orangeobserver.com | Sam Albuquerque
The fourth and final week of the 2025 spring high school football session is here, and West Orange and Southwest Orange teams have squeezed every ounce they could out of their allotted spring practices, scrimmages and exhibition games as they now await the start of fall camp.
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2 weeks ago |
orangeobserver.com | Sam Albuquerque
Since Foundation Academy’s Lee Peters was an eighth-grader she has been competing for podiums and medals, claiming the bronze medal in the 100-meter dash and silvers in both the 200-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay at the 2022 Class 1A, District 7 meet. Fast-forward to 2025, and Peters has elevated from a young up-and-comer competing for medals at different Central Florida meets to to becoming the fastest female short-distance runner across Florida in Class 1A.
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2 weeks ago |
orangeobserver.com | Sam Albuquerque
At its core, sports always should be a meritocracy. Those who dedicate the time, put in the work and reach the pinnacle of their respective craft should be the ones who earn the opportunities to compete at the highest levels. This baseline truth — that if you work hard and develop your talents, you will earn the opportunity to be successful — is one of the biggest lessons that can be learned by youth athletes and one of the biggest motivations for parents to place children in youth sports.
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