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Some may find it difficult to focus on the 2025 season with all that has been going on with the Apopka football program, but ready or not, the season opener looms next month.   The team lost about 20 players and, subsequently, head coach Jeff Rolson after the spring game. Still, the school’s practice of creating…

Former Apopka Blue Darter and now Super Bowl champion Jalen Carter will be returning to Apopka for his annual free skills camp.    The one-day free skills camp will take place 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 12. The camp is for kids ages 8-17 and will feature multiple drills tailored to different age…

The Apopka basketball team’s annual summer camp for Apopka area kids will return at the end of July. Head coach of the Apopka basketball team, Scott Williams, said the exact date for the opening day of camp has not yet been decided.   The camp itself is structured in a group and team format based on…

After weeks of rumors and speculation, The Apopka Chief confirmed this week that Tyson Davison, Apopka football's starting quarterback for the last three seasons, will be playing for the Ocoee Knights for his senior season.     The confirmation comes from multiple sources, including the Davison family and Jett Davison, the current Ocoee High School offensive coordinator…

Jhenelle Francis is a recent graduate of Apopka High School who was a keystone in the success of both the girls' basketball and flag football teams. But Francis was more than just an exemplary athlete—she was a top student and standout member of the Apopka community.  Flag Football   Francis is ranked nationally in multiple flag…

Apopka High School Athletic Director Aaron Crawford says the search for a new baseball coach is progressing, although more slowly than the rapid search to fill the school’s open football coach position.    In early June, Apopka's former coach, Bobby Brewer, stepped down after six seasons at the helm of the program. After compiling a 91-48…

Apopka High School's athletic director, Aaron Crawford, told The Apopka Chief this week that he and Principal Lyle Heinz are close to making a decision on the school’s next head football coach.   On Wednesday, Crawford said the school had a frontrunner in mind for the job and that the administration was waiting for clearance from…

All-Star play for Apopka and the surrounding area Little League chapters started last week. In a district full of elite talent, Apopka did its best to compete, but with mixed results.   Apopka teams went 4–10 overall in softball and baseball across several age groups. All four wins came from Apopka baseball: three from the senior…

The Apopka Pop Warner organization is coming off a monumental 2024 year in which the football and cheer teams went to the national stage. The organization has grown tremendously since last year, and the Blue Darters hope to build the program to new heights in 2025.   Last year, Apopka Pop Warner's 12U football team made…

The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) voted to expand football playoffs and also make major postseason changes in baseball and basketball last week during its final meeting of the 2024-25 school year.     Football     The board unanimously decided (12-0) to expand the Florida Invitational Tournament (FIT) in football by adding two additional divisions, with 12…