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The Northeast Range High School Concert Band just returned from a nine-day trip to Orlando Florida to participate in the OrlandoFest Music Festival. This trip was supposed to happen last year but due to Covid, it was postponed until this year. Twenty-five students and four adults including band director Mr. Kevin Ryks left on April 27th and returned on May 5th. While in Orlando, the band participated in a music workshop with director Keith Galasso, in charge of the music technology and sound engineering at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, performed at the lower amphitheater on City Walk at Universal Studios, and competitively performed at Oak Ridge High School where they were judged and received an âExcellentâ rating. This is the second highest rating that director, Mr. Ryks has ever received with a concert band during his 8 trips of bringing students to this event. Besides the music festivities, the students and adults spent time at the Universal
Jose Acuña, RHP
Signed out of Venezuela during the 2019-2020 international free agent signing period, 17-year-old Jose Acuña shows the makings of being a starting pitcher. At 6’2”, 175-pounds, he has a solid pitching frame and is likely to add additional mass in the future, increasing his durability and fastball velocity. As the summer progressed, he added a few ticks to that fastball, signing on July 2nd with a fastball that topped out at 91 MPH and ending the summer with a fastball that topped out at 94 MPH. Complementing his fastball is a curveball and a changeup, both of which are developing but show potential. His curveball has sharp drop, while his changeup has solid tumble. Acuña has the ability to throw all three of his pitches for strikes and shows a baseball acumen advanced for a player his age.
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