Osceola and Harmony Crown State Champions at FHSAA State Wrestling Competition

Four Osceola County students are wrestling state champs after grapplers from across the state competed in the FHSAA State Wrestling Championship at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee.

Osceola Junior Anderson Heap and senior Cooper Haase each won state championships at the 145 and 152-pound weight classes at the FHSAA State Wrestling Championships held at Osceola Heritage Park to give the Kowboys at least one state champion in each of the last 17 years. Osceola’s 108 team points was good for a third place finish – also marking the 17th consecutive Top 6 Finish in the state.

“I am so incredibly proud of Cooper, Anderson and our entire team,” Osceola coach Rick Tribit said. “We brought seven wrestlers to states and six made the podium. We had a top three team finish and a runner-up in state duals. It was a great season for Kowboys wrestling.”

With the two champions, Osceola now has had 18 different wrestlers win a total of 34 state titles overall.

Heap (56-2 on the season) would make sure that the streak would continue at Osceola’s first opportunity, when he took a 3-1 decision over South Dade’s Misha Arbos in the Class 3A, 152-pound class.It was second tight contest between the two, as Heap needed overtime to decision Arbos, 10-7, in the State Dual Meet Championship match in late January.

In Saturday’s championship, the two wrestled to a scoreless tie in the first period before Arbos got an escape in the second to take a 1-0 lead. Heap got a takedown with 38 seconds remaining and then rode Arbos out for a 2-1 lead after two periods. Starting from the bottom, Heap managed an escape to make it 3-1 and then the two wrestled to a stalemate the rest of the way with the match ending with both wrestlers on their feet.

Haase would quickly follow with Osceola’s second champion on the night. He would finish his legacy by winning his fourth consecutive state championship to tie Fox Baldwin for most in school history.

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Ken Smith Clays 4 Kids Sporting Clay Classic Raises Support for Education Foundation Osceola County

The Education Foundation’s 3rd annual Clay Shooting event took place last Saturday weekend at the Triple N Shooting Range in east Osceola County, and for first time, the very successful clay shooting fundraiser had a new name, the Ken Smith Clays 4 Kids Sporting Clay Classic.

“The Education Foundation proudly renamed this year’s clays tournament to the Ken Smith Clays 4 Kids Sporting Clays Classic to honor the memory of Ken Smith, past president of the Foundation. This past Saturday, the sporting clays community came out to support Ken’s legacy and the programs that serve the students, teachers, classrooms and families across Osceola County. The event was a huge fundraising success and we felt Ken smiling down on us Saturday.”

Kerry Avery, Executive Director, Education Foundation Osceola County

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