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A young girl playing volleyball dives for a ball so it can't hit the floor.
Apopka girls volleyball prepares for 2025 season with high hopesMarshall Tempest
August 5, 2025
The Apopka High School girls volleyball program held fall tryouts last week and made selections for its freshman, junior varsity and varsity teams.    Coaches Brian Mater…
Apopka baseball's former head coach, Bobby Brewer, walks off the mound after speaking with pitcher Tyler Spaid.
Apopka High School prepares to reveal new baseball coach for 2025Marshall Tempest
August 5, 2025
The Apopka High School administration and athletic department told The Apopka Chief this week that they are days away from announcing the hiring of a new…
From left to right: Giovanna Johnson, Roger Williams and Andy Johnson at the 2021 Crying Towel Invitational
4 football coaches to participate in 12th annual Crying Towel InvitationalSarah Merly
August 4, 2025
Apopka Blue Darter alum Roger Williams to facilitate discussion
A young girl stands on top of a brown horse with her arms out wide.
The rise of equestrian vaulting in Apopka: a new sport takes holdMarshall Tempest
July 31, 2025
At a quiet farm on the edge of town, a 10-year-old girl stands tall—literally—atop a walking horse at Claudia Heath Farms. Arms outstretched like wings, she…
A group of high school football players line up across from each other on the line of scrimmage in full pads.
Key takeaways from Apopka football’s recent FCA scrimmageMarshall Tempest
July 31, 2025
Last week, the new Apopka football team and its new head coach, Marcus Neeson, got to experience game speed for the first time since the spring…
Three swimmers stand together waist-deep in a pool.
Apopka swimmers gear up for 2025 Southern Zone Championships in FloridaMarshall Tempest
July 29, 2025
Keira Druck, Grace Goodman, and Matthew "Cooper" Jankun have all been invited to represent Florida at the 2025 Southern Zone Age Group Championships, again demonstrating Apopka’s…
A young girl catches a pass from her coach at flag football practice in a field in front of a lake.
Pop Warner flag football teams aim for national title in debut seasonMarshall Tempest
July 29, 2025
The Apopka Pop Warner organization has tripled its numbers in a year and has grown in every aspect. This year is all about expansion, and one…
A batter makes great contact on a ball as it explodes off the bat
Apopka to interview 4 baseball coach candidates MondayMarshall Tempest
July 28, 2025
After a few tumultuous months, Blue Darter athletics seem to be getting back under control. With the official hiring of Marcus Neeson as the new head…
A building with a car parked outside in its parking lot.
What made Apopka’s 2025 athletic summer camp a community favoriteMarshall Tempest
July 23, 2025
 The city of Apopka says its 2025 athletic summer camp has been a huge success.    This week marked the final week of the camp, which has…
A group of young men talk to an older man as he instructs how to help with drills.
Apopka football community united as pop warner and high school mend fencesMarshall Tempest
July 23, 2025
Last Monday may have marked a milestone in more ways than one for the Apopka Pop Warner football organization. Apopka football's new head coach, Marcus Neeson,…

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