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🌱 Winter Park draws Mainland in football playoff opener

Winter Park, Florida Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello again Winter Park! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Winter Park draws Mainland in football playoff opener
  • Winter Park soccer dispute makes WPRK’s weekly news roundup

Also on today's calendar: Hannibal Square Food & Music Fest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you know that a wedding was emotional? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
  • Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2026 FHSAA Florida high school football playoff pairings released (highschoolfootballamerica.com) — Winter Park will face Mainland in the opening round of Florida’s high school football playoffs next week. The newly released Class 6A Region 1 bracket lists Winter Park as the No. 6 seed and a district champion, hosting No. 3 Mainland as teams begin their postseason run.
   

• The Rise and Shine Show with Scottie Campbell: Episode 19 (orlandoshine.com) — A Winter Park police response to a contentious soccer match involving a three-year-old prodigy is among the stories discussed on WPRK’s The Rise and Shine Show. Host Scottie Campbell welcomes back Orlando Shine founder Brendan O’Connor for a roundup that also includes a bird-photography competition and an Orlando building listed for $6.95 million.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • HUB International posted a job opening for Insurance Sales Producer in Winter Park. Apply here.
  • Ace Hardware posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Winter Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Winter Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Maitland

Pine Hills

  • Man sentenced to life in prison for killing 2 people at illegal Pine Hills after-hours club (wesh.com)

Orlando

  • Orlando Sanford International Airport launches Destination Dollywood flights (wftv.com)
  • Picture perfect to round out EDC weekend (clickorlando.com)
  • Knocked Loose, Arkangel Added To 2027 FYA Fest Lineup (themosh.net)

Ok Winter Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do you know that a wedding was emotional?" — Even the cake was in tiers. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Winter Park

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