Multi-tasking is no problem for talented Harmony Longhorn Drea Thompson

It’s one thing to participate and earn varsity letters in multiple sports. It’s something else to earn All-Conference in more than one. But to earn All-Conference and Player of the Year honors in multiple sports in the same season puts an individual on a totally different level.

For Harmony’s Drea Thompson, it’s just another day of fun at the office.

Thompson, a senior, has been a standout three-sport athlete for the past four years in three sports, volleyball, track, and flag football. The last two are spring sports, whose schedules run concurrently.

How gifted and successful is she in those sports?

Thompson is a four-time Orange Belt Conference champion in the high jump, an event where she has picked up all-state honors twice, including last year when she finished tied for third in the Class 4A, FHSAA State Meet.

A multiple-year starter for Coach Paul Strauch’s flag football team, Thompson earned All-Orange Belt Conference and Orlando Sentinel All-Region honors, where she was also named “Defensive Player of the Year” with 10 interceptions. She anchored a defense that allowed less than five points a game as Harmony recorded a 15-3 record and went undefeated in conference play. On offense, she caught 40 passes and scored 11 touchdowns.

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Florida Troopers searching for car involved in hit & run in St. Cloud

A 24-year-old man was seriously hurt after after being struck by a vehicle last month in St. Cloud. The Florida Highway Patrol is now asking for help from the public to track down the car involved in the hit and run crash that sent the man to the hospital.

Florida Troopers said the crash took place shortly after 4:30am on March 18 near Narcoossee Road and Constance Boulevard in Saint Cloud.

According to FHP, the man was walking south on the sidewalk parallel to Narcoossee Road past the intersection of Constance Boulevard before being hit.

A car driving south along Narcoossee Road drove over the curb and onto the sidewalk, hitting and injuring the man before heading back onto the road and driving away, the news release says.

According to FHP, the man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. No witnesses have come forward about seeing the incident.

Investigators said they found a hubcap at the scene that belonged to a dark-colored Tesla Model 3, believed to be the vehicle that struck the man. FHP says the vehicle in question should be missing a hubcap, have damage to the front right and possibly right sideswipe damage.

Any mechanics or auto body shops that may have repaired a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle is urged to contact FHP.

Anyone with information regarding this crash is asked to contact FHP at 407-737-2213. If they would like to remain anonymous then they can contact CRIMELINE at 1-800-423TIPS. The crash remains under investigation.

Carley Beauge, MD Family Medicine Orlando Health

Orlando Health: Not feeling well? Dont’t rely on Dr. Google to diagnose your condition

You’ve had a pounding headache for hours, and you start to worry. So you go online and look up your symptoms. That’s when the panic sets in: You have brain cancer. Or allergies. We’ve all been there.

The internet is a treasure trove of medical information that can help you understand what may be wrong. But it’s also easy to go down an information rabbit hole and become convinced you have a life-threatening disease — when the odds are you don’t.

Googling medical information might provide a few pieces of your overall health-care picture, but it takes a health-care provider to put the puzzle together.