The term sports medicine doctor is sometimes confusing, and some people are not sure when you should see one. The main goal of a sports medicine specialist is to get people back to the activity they love. You don’t have to be an elite athlete to benefit from seeing a sports medicine doctor. Sports medicine specialists are doctors who chose to complete … [Read more...]
Lake Nona Middle School Students Win AAU National Championships
Lake Nona Middle School students Alana Baerga, Kate Satterfield and Chanelle Rahbany recently won the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) National Championship for volleyball in Orlando. They also qualified for the Girls Volleyball Junior Olympics in Detroit and finished in the top eight out of the top 68 teams in the nation. The girls play for OTVA Volleyball Academy (Orlando … [Read more...]
Swimming Upstream
When I was a kid, my summer was consumed by our club swim team. My brother, David, and I no sooner finished swimming lessons than we raced up to the swim team coach to ask if we could try out for the swim team. We made it. Everyone did. But we were overjoyed, nonetheless. We spent every day walking to the pool with our friends at 8:30 a.m. and arriving back home at 12 p.m. … [Read more...]
VillageWalk Resident Isabella Meléndez, 9, Wins U.S. Kids Golf 2018 FL State Championship
Isabella Meléndez of Lake Nona recently won the U.S. Kids Golf 2018 FL State Championship for Girls, ages eight to nine, and is off to compete in the World Championship in August! Check out our Q-and-A with Isabella and her mom, Carolyn, about her accomplishments and everything she hopes for in the future! NHN: What was it like to win the U.S Kids Golf 2018 FL State … [Read more...]
Something to Cheer About at Lake Nona Youth Sports
Two, four, six, eight . . . here’s some news the kids in Lake Nona will appreciate. Brandy Sellers is the new cheer director and head coach for Lake Nona Youth Sports, which is for students in grades K-8. The football and cheer season will kick off in August, and online registration is now open. Even though this will be Sellers’ first season coaching in the Lake Nona … [Read more...]