Long before limping onto the Lake Brantley High football field for the first time, 4-year-old Amani Brown was adopted on a whim from an orphanage in war-torn Liberia. He was recovering from leg bur…

Sanford Seminole High quarterback Timmy McClain admitted that he might have had a bit of an influence on teammate and receiver Jimmy Horn Jr.’s decision to join McClain signing with USF. The …

A season in which four area teams captured state championships to equal the Sentinel coverage area record for boys basketball ends with this rollout of an All-Area team loaded with major college re…

Andy Johnson’s most recent round of chemotherapy was the most overwhelming of all thus far for the Boone High School football coach. Just three days after undergoing the ninth of 12 scheduled…

North Paulding High School in Georgia will formally introduce Seminole High’s Don Stark as its new head football coach Friday night. North Paulding made the announcement on social media late …

Preseason workouts for high school baseball pitchers and catchers could start early this spring. FHSAA athletic directors endorsed a measure to allow pitchers additional time to condition their arm…

Apopka defensive lineman Jalen Carter said prior to Thursday’s Under Armour All-American Game that he wanted to show out for the home crowd at Camping World Stadium. He did just that, winning…

Hagerty outfielder Riley Greene and Windermere High left-handed pitcher Bryce Hubbart were named overall most valuable players for the 2018-19 season in voting by area coaches who are members of th…

Lightning struck multiple times in Lake Brantley’s Class 7A, Region 1 semifinal baseball game Friday night but that wasn’t the only thing that shocked the Patriots. Taking advantage of …

Sanford Seminole’s Eric Lodge hit the high school football trifecta in his first season as a head coach. Lodge, 31, was named overall Florida Dairy Farmers football coach-of-the-year Wednesda…

Jay Swegheimer acquired a passion for Boone football at an early age, soaking in the sounds of the crowd and echoes of the public address announcer from his back yard on Friday nights. He grew up j…

Matt Allan was asked by first-year Seminole coach Kenne Brown how many runs he’d need in Tuesday’s elimination game to ensure the program’s first trip to regionals since 2001. …

Oviedo moves into the top spot in the Sentinel Super Six baseball rankings after scoring a pair of big wins during the first week of the season. The Lions defeated preseason No. 1 Lake Brantley 1-0…

Wekiva senior linebacker James Lynch Jr. spent Monday comforting his 5-year-old sister while she underwent another round of chemotherapy treatment. Diagnosed with a cancerous brain stem tumor in Ap…

Orange County’s public high schools plan to open their campuses for sports workouts directed by coaches on Monday, July 6, with cautionary restrictions in place due to the coronavirus pandemi…

Shaquille O’Neal told ESPN he will pay all funeral expenses for Dexter Rentz Jr., an Ocoee High football star and Louisville signee who was shot and killed late Saturday night. O’Neal, …

Hours after his team lost on the road against Windermere High School in a region semifinal two weeks ago, Riley Greene returned to the baseball field at Hagerty. Wanting to say a final goodbye, Gre…

Seminole High right-handed pitcher Matt Allan is the 2019 Sentinel baseball player of the year after leading the Seminoles to their second state championship and first since 1992. Allan, a third-ro…

Isaiah Connelly scored from 6 yards out in the second overtime and Eric Doctor intercepted a Tallahassee Lincoln pass in the end zone to finish the game as top-seeded Edgewater escaped with a drama…

Undefeated Seminole scored twice in the fourth quarter and rallied from a 14-point deficit Friday night for a 28-24 win at Apopka to claim its first trip to a football state championship game since…

DJ Mayo was en route to Oviedo High School for an interview Friday morning when he stopped by Deltona Pine Ridge to pose for a picture with Sean Washington, his younger cousin who was being formall…

Lake Brantley’s Ashley Klingenberg raced to wins in all four of her events in Wednesday’s Class 4A, District 2 track and field meet in Daytona Beach. The junior, who missed the 2018 sta…

The last remaining undefeated team among the area’s large-class high school football programs has moved up to No. 1 in the Sentinel Super 16 rankings. Seminole, which missed the playoffs last…

Sanford Seminole High junior defensive back Demari Henderson and twin brother Ja’Cari Henderson have heard it often. “Everybody is always saying, ‘Ahh, they ain’t nothing bu…

Ocoee High football player and Louisville signee Dexter Rentz Jr. died after being shot late Saturday night, Orlando police confirmed Sunday. At about 11:19 p.m. Saturday, police responded to a rep…

Oviedo won a game for the ages on Friday night, clawing back from a 27-point deficit to spoil Orange City University’s homecoming with a 50-49 win in a wild Class 8A, District 2 football game…

Matt Cleveland said he “broke down a little bit” while addressing his Hagerty High School baseball team Friday morning. Cleveland informed players just before 10 a.m. that he’s le…

The Hagerty Huskies made sure Homecoming was memorable Friday night, shocking unbeaten and top-ranked Edgewater 31-15 for the Class 7A, District 4 football championship. Utilizing a dominating runn…

O’Shae Baker caught two passes for touchdowns and rushed for two scores, and Seminole’s defense forced three turnovers as the No. 1-ranked Seminoles scored a 59-32 home win against defe…

The final week of the high school baseball regular season includes intriguing matchups and the chance to appreciate familiar faces before the start of the postseason. Hagerty, ranked No. 1 in the S…

For all the electrifying runs by quarterback R.J. Harvey and the five second-half turnovers forced by his Edgewater teammates, the Eagles’ march to the state semifinals turned on one play. It…

The 2018 high school football season kicks off this week with Wekiva sitting atop the Sentinel Super 16 preseason rankings. The Mustangs, who lost to Dr. Phillips in the state semifinals a year ago…

A series of unfortunate setbacks has instilled resiliency in Oviedo soccer goalkeeper Samantha Blanford. The Valdosta State signee finally gets her due after being sidelined by injuries while teamm…

The Detroit Tigers understandably were high on former Hagerty High School outfielder Riley Greene after selecting him fifth overall in the amateur baseball draft this month. They expect him to make…

Freedom High School senior Kaitlyn Reynolds could feel her legs shaking as she jogged onto the football field Friday in overtime in front of the home crowd. More adept at dealing with the pressures…

The 2019 All-Sentinel Varsity football first team features 28 players from Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake and southwest Volusia counties. Edgewater running back Isaiah Connelly is the offensive pl…

Seminole High School has turned to a familiar face to lead its football program as defensive coordinator Eric Lodge was promoted to head coach in place of Don Stark late Wednesday afternoon. Stark …

Hagerty High junior Hannah Kohn made 19 3-pointers in a game Tuesday night to break what is listed as the national record for high school girls basketball. Kohn, a 5-foot-9 shooting guard who is th…

Class 9A state runner-up Timber Creek and region finalist Lake Mary each have two players represented on the 2018 Sentinel baseball all-area first team. Timber Creek senior Bret Neilan is the baseb…