The Wekiva Mustangs baseball team has had a rough start to the season. This week, they fell to 2-7 after a 12-1 home loss as the…
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By Marshall Tempest Reporter The Wekiva High School wrestling team prepared for the Class 3A Region 1 Championships this week after six wrestlers advanced to regionals…
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By Marshall Tempest Reporter The Apopka Blue Darter baseball team moved to 4-2 on the seasin with a three-game win streak that culminated with a victory…
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By Marshall Tempest Reporter The Apopka Blue Darter softball team opened up their season with a massive 11-1 win over the Lake Mary Rams on the…
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By Marshall Tempest Reporter Last Thursday night, Feb. 20, the Apopka Blue Darters’ state title hopes ended in the regional finals, but it was still a…
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By Marshall Tempest Reporter The 2024-2025 season of the Apopka boys basketball team ended on Thursday, Feb. 21, when the Blue Darters lost 54-32 to Seminole…
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By Marshall Tempest Reporter The new Apopka Action Sports Park is under construction, and much of the groundwork and foundation have been completed in the last…
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By Marshall Tempest Apopka Chief Staff The Apopka Blue Darter baseball team is 1-2 on the season after losing their season opener to Lake Brantley 2-0,…
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By Marshall Tempest Apopka Chief Staff After defeating the Winter Park Wildcats on Monday, Feb. 17, the Blue Darters are preparing for the regional finals. They…
A view of the bridgeThe Apopka Chief
Earlier this month, Orange County Parks and Recreation began renovating the West Orange Trail pedestrian bridge that stretches over Main Street/U.S. Highway 441 in Apopka.
Interim Fire Chief Sanchez is now 23rd department chiefThe Apopka Chief
Voting 5-0, the Apopka City Council appointed interim Fire Chief Wilfredo Rivera-Sanchez as permanent fire chief on Wednesday, December 18.
Wreaths laid on veterans graves at two cemeteriesThe Apopka Chief
The community remembered and honored veterans by laying remembrance wreaths on the graves of the nation’s fallen heroes during National Wreaths Across America Day on Saturday,…
Christmas Parade honors Sertoma Club’s 50th yearThe Apopka Chief
Organized by the Foliage Sertoma Club and co-sponsored by the city of Apopka, the 48th annual Apopka Christmas Parade filled Park Avenue with seasonal joy on…
APK boys wrestling take home first placeThe Apopka Chief
The Apopka High School Wrestling team hold their trophy and the number one up celebrating their first-place finish at Gauntlet on the Grove on Saturday, Dec.…
Lake Jesup and Lake Monroe producin’ good amount of specksThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, I hope you are havin’ a great week and hopefully by now you have all your Christmas shoppin’ done. As you get ready for…
The journey to Globals for Apopka Pop Warner CheerThe Apopka Chief
After two first-place finishes at Nationals and three teams earning a spot in the global competition, I got to talk with the Apopka Pop Warner Cheer…
A look at Hall of Fame wrestling coach Bruce McMillian’s careerThe Apopka Chief
When the 2023-24 season ended, so did an era for Apopka Blue Darters wrestling. For the first time in the history of the men’s and women’s…
Sheronda Wright talks Pop Warner Cheer as a first year coordinatorThe Apopka Chief
Why do you do what you do? Do you do it to survive? Do you do it to propel yourself to a better place? Some believe…
APK boys basketball break top 100, Williams’ 550th winThe Apopka Chief
The Apopka Blue Darter boys basketball team is 8-3 and ranked 70th in the state according to MaxPreps as of Wednesday, December 18.