WHS baseball coach Sanders has only a few seniors on his team this season. Find out why in this week's Apopka Chief.
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Wekiva baseball team faces district with youth
Apopkan will have first UFC fight in Las Vegas
Read more about Alex Nicholson and his journey to step into an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ring in this week's Apopka Chief. See page 9A.
Special Olympics basketball play in tourney
Find out how the Apopka High School Special Olympics basketball program did during the tournament in this week's Apopka Chief.
Fifth graders explore Lake Apopka before Birdapalooza
Maxey Elementary School, located in Winter Garden, was this year’s chosen school to go on a nature walk, check out water quality and sampling and go…
Hope CommUnity Center hosts program about proposed immigration bills
A program was held at the Hope CommUnity Center, which has services for immigrants. The program was designed to let the center’s clients know about proposed…
Apopkans gather to hear City Council candidates
Issues posed before the candidates include the proposed downtown center next to U.S. Highway 441 and what to do with Highland Manor that is now located…
A frosty morning
The frost only looked like a light dusting of snow on the golf course at Apopka Golf & Tennis at Errol Estate. Temperatures that morning were…
Apopka softball looking to overcome loss of graduates
For the Apopka Blue Darters softball team this season, perhaps the challenge presented which has the most uncertainty has to do with what goes on behind…
Apopka High baseball now in tougher district
Not only are the Blue Darters in a dramatically different district, but it is packed with Central Florida powerhouses that have been nationally ranked at various…
It’s a battle of the birds in Darters vs. Eagles basketball
Holding on for dear life, one of these teams had smiles after winning this game. Read more on this sports story in this week's Apopka Chief.
College student named a top student bath designer in USAThe Apopka Chief
Apopka resident Michelle Van Atta has placed in the National Kitchen & Bath Association’s (NKBA) Student Design Competition in the Bath Design category.
Darters have plenty of playoff experience for postseasonThe Apopka Chief
Without a doubt, the postseason is a different animal. For this Apopka High football team, however, the postseason is also very familiar.
Third-state state title didn’t come easy for bowlersThe Apopka Chief
Hoisting their state-championship trophy along with three fingers to signify their three-consecutive state titles are members of the Apopka Blue Darters boys bowling team.
Mustangs end season with game against East RiverThe Apopka Chief
Wekiva quarterback Trey McGee, who rushed for three touchdowns, stiffarms an East River defender during the second half.
Wekiva basketball building experienceThe Apopka Chief
Wekiva used the off-season to follow what is not always the normal order of business for the situation, improvement and growth.
Ty Darlington is award semifinalistThe Apopka Chief
Former Apopka Blue Darter football player and current University of Oklahoma center Ty Darlington on November 3 was announced as one of eight semifinalists for the…
Mustangs open preseason with game vs. Lake BrantleyThe Apopka Chief
Darion Holloway drives past a Lake Brantley defender Monday, November 9, during the Mustangs’ preseason game against the Patriots.
Apopka High names school award winnerThe Apopka Chief
Abby Slagel of Apopka High School was recently named the AHS winner for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award.
Blue Darters face Rockledge in preseason basketballThe Apopka Chief
Preseason games don’t count on teams’ regular-season records but Apopka vs. Rockledge carried the intensity of a mid-season outing between bitter rivals.
Wekiva girls open season with game against Evans TrojansThe Apopka Chief
Alexis Moody is fouled as she goes up for a shot during the Mustangs’ victory over Evans.