As expected, Wekiva uses strong defense to whip Lake Brantley

Since spring football practice began, head coach Rich Bedesem stressed the Wekiva Mustangs’ offense will be more polished and diverse.

Youth keeping busy with sports

Trey Hendrickson (l) and K.J. Dillon, former Apopka Blue Darters football players, hold each other’s National Football League jerseys. The Apopka Tar Heels youth...

Break in season comes at a great time for Blue Darters

While the Apopka Blue Darters are 6-2 and have just defeated rival West Orange to take the top spot in District 8A-4, the Darters...

Apopka baseball competes at preseason games, season opener

Although the final score might indicate otherwise, the Blue Darters didn’t get the bats going until the fourth inning. Read more on page 6C.

Apopka will host Wekiva for Mayor’s Cup, last game of the...

The Mayor’s Cup, or Tater Bowl as some Apopkans call it, is the annual matchup for Apopka’s hometown rivals, the Wekiva Mustangs. The game...

Apopka High School baseball, spring football practice

Apopka offensive line coach Max Olson (wide-brim hat) looks at defensive line coach Matt Anderson’s signals as the linemen face each other during spring...

Offense comes alive for Blue Darters

The Apopka Blue Darters baseball team broke out of its offensive doldrums in a big way Wednesday, April 4, with a seven-run second inning....

Blue Darters win two as they host 10th Metro vs. Florida...

Hospitable host, the Apopka Blue Darters defeated a pair of opponents during the 10th annual Metro vs. Florida Challenge held at Apopka High School.

Wekiva battles Edgewater during second half

At halftime, the score was 7-7. The Wekiva Mustangs had presented the Edgewater Eagles with perhaps the biggest challenge of the season. Read more...

Apopka Lions will play for age-division national title

The Lions, playing in the 13 and under division, recovered a fumble on the second play of the game to set the tone.