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  • Mason Gray

    Mason Gray is a UCF journalism student and an Apopka Chief correspondent.

The Apopka Chief
May 6, 2022
Ethan Korkes (l) and Kaven Call battle Monday, May 2, during the first day of contact in spring practice for the Apopka Blue Darters football team.…
The Apopka Chief
May 6, 2022
The Blue Darters are still expected to land a regional playoff berth due to their FHSAA ranking. See more photos on page 7B.
The Apopka Chief
May 6, 2022
The Apopka Blue Darters baseball team seems to be getting hot at just the right time. See more photos on pages 6B and 7B.
The Apopka Chief
May 6, 2022
Exceptional service. Quality experience. A commitment to the community. That’s what sets Farmers® apart from the rest. As your local Farmers Insurance agent, I can review…
The Apopka Chief
May 5, 2022
It looks like the fish is out of the water! The new owners of The Nauti Lobstah (formerly The Catfish Place), welcome you to come and…
The Apopka Chief
May 5, 2022
Vehicles are an important part of our daily lives. They can be trusted and true for years on end as we drive to school, work, and…
The Apopka Chief
April 29, 2022
As the team members look toward the District 7A-2 tournament next week, the Apopka Blue Darters baseball team won two out of three games.
The Apopka Chief
April 29, 2022
Apopka’s Hernika Fevrier reaches for an Ocoee player’s flag in the district tournament quarterfinal contest. See more sports photos on page 6B.
The Apopka Chief
April 29, 2022
The Apopka High School symphonic band played Thursday, April 21, at the University of Florida in Gainesville for the state Music Performance Assessment for the first…
The Apopka Chief
April 29, 2022
Staley was production manager of Zellwin Farms Company in Zellwood for 34 years, retiring in 1988. Read more on page 5A.
Jim Keck Goin' Fishin'
Speck fishin’ has slowed down recentlyThe Apopka Chief
March 4, 2022
Hello Folks, Woke up on Wednesday mornin’ and it was a little cooler and it felt great. We didn’t have much of a winter this year,…
Competitors like Wekiva girls basketball team hate losing, especially for state titleThe Apopka Chief
March 4, 2022
However, players and coaches at the top level of their sport don’t acquiesce the top trophy very easily.  Read more on page 2B.
Playing for a county championshipThe Apopka Chief
March 4, 2022
The Apopka Memorial Middle School’s girls basketball team advanced to the Orange County championship game that was played Thursday, March 3, past press time. On Monday,…
AHS boys basketball exceeds expectationsThe Apopka Chief
March 4, 2022
While the way the season ended for the Apopka Blue Darters boys basketball team wasn’t how the players and coaches wanted, the overall season was much…
Apopka baseball starts seasonThe Apopka Chief
March 4, 2022
With its pitching staff allowing just one infield single, the Apopka Blue Darters baseball team scored four runs in the third inning.
Beach volleyball a new sport for Blue DartersThe Apopka Chief
March 4, 2022
A new varsity sport started this week at Apopka High School as it did with other schools around Orange County and the state.
AHS softball starts seasonThe Apopka Chief
March 4, 2022
In the Apopka High softball team’s first three games of the season, the Blue Darters played against Lake Nona, Eustis, and Ocoee.
Mustangs finish as state runner-up for third straight yearThe Apopka Chief
March 4, 2022
How Wekiva will remember the 2021-22 season was visually communicated by coach Tommie Butts’ body language.
A big meal for a great blue heronThe Apopka Chief
March 4, 2022
A great blue heron tries to figure out how to eat a catfish recently along the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, which is open each Friday through…
March Obituaries 2022The Apopka Chief
March 3, 2022
March 25, 2022 RAY ENNIS MANGUM, 75, Apopka, died Monday, March 14. Mr. Mangum was born in Dunn, North Carolina. He served in the U.S. Army…