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The West Orange High School girls varsity lacrosse team defeated the Bolles Bulldogs 10-7 Saturday, Feb. 18, and currently own a 2-1 overall season record. The Lady Warriors now are preparing to host The First Academy at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, for a non-district game.

4 timing of it happens during the summer, when college coaches can actually get out and see players.”

Travel baseball is nothing short of a phenomenon.

And, more recently, the sport has grown to include even younger players.

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The Lake Buena Vista boys varsity lacrosse team has currently an undefeated overall season record of 4-0. The Vipers defeated the Ocoee Knights 8-5 Wednesday, Feb. 15, during a non-district game.

Two games away: DP girls seek second state championship

In the 1990s, travel baseball was a niche sport concentrated in baseball-rich areas such as California and Texas. Today, young baseball players see their involvement in the sport as a means to hone fundamentals and skills, as well as potentially capturing the attention of college recruiters. “I have seen the travel industry through every lens that you can see it,” Foundation Academy head baseball coach Jay Welsh said. “I’ve been a travel-ball parent, I’ve been a high school coach, a travel coach and a college coach. (Travel baseball) has become very important because the

“There’s travel ball teams that are 8U,” The First Academy head baseball coach Scott Grove said. “But, at the younger age group, that’s kids that may be a little bit more serious about baseball than actual recreation leagues and little leagues, so it attracts a more of the younger players who want a little bit more competition. But, really as far as recruitment and all that, once you get into ninth grade, that’s when you start going to tournaments where colleges will be there. That’s really what travel base-

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Only two games stand between the Dr. Phillips High School girls varsity basketball team and their buzz word for the season: “repeat.”

“We just set the bar really high this year because of a selfish goal: We wanted to repeat (the) state champions (title) and also qualify for nation-

At 28-1, the Lady Panthers have put together quite the campaign in their quest to repeat as best in the state. SEE als if the opportunity presented itself,” head basketball coach Anthony Jones said. “So, the girls have been working extremely hard with everything that we are doing this season, and also with the hard work in practice, (they) have been doing a great job at stepping up to all the challenges and obstacles. I tell them all the time, ‘It’s not going to be easy when you want to repeat as a champion, because there are a lot of stuff that can stop you from reaching your goal, and that stuff is called life.’”

The Lady Panthers snagged the Class 7A, District 5 regional championship for the second consecutive