Ocoee High School announced Thursday the hiring of former Apopka head baseball head coach Bobby Brewer, who stepped down last week after six seasons on the job.   The news came just days after Jeff Rolson's sudden resignation as head football coach, leaving Apopka without leaders for two major sports programs.  "I'm going to miss wearing…

Keira Druck, a 13-year-old Apopka native, finished fifth overall in an open-water mile swim at Doc Lucky's Golden Mile in Orlando last week.   Druck collected prize money, a medal and more while continuing to improve as the long course season, her bread and butter, approached.    Druck had a fantastic outing at The Golden Mile, finishing…

Bobby Brewer has told The Apopka Chief he’s stepping down as Apopka’s head baseball coach after six years. The news comes days after Jeff Rolson's sudden resignation as head football coach, leaving Apopka without leaders for two major sports programs. "I'm going to miss wearing that Blue Darter jersey," Brewer said. "I'll miss the boys…

Former Apopka head football coach Jeff Rolson says he resigned on May 30 because the transfer portal has made it impossible to maintain the high standards that propelled Apopka’s program into a perennial powerhouse. Rolson pointed to the departure of 20 players after the spring game as the breaking point that sparked his surprise announcement…

By Marshall Tempest   Reporter    The Apopka Fire Department (AFD) emphatically broke a series tie with the Apopka Police Department (APD) on Saturday, scoring a huge 84-43 win in the in the departments’ third annual charity basketball game.    Mindy Bess, founder and general manager of the Dreams of Joy Foundation, which sponsored the game, said this…

By Marshall Tempest Reporter After six seasons as head football coach of the Apopka Blue Darters, Jeff Rolson has decided to step down heading into the 2025 season. Apopka High School has not announced a replacement yet, but with just two months until August, Apopka will need to quickly fill its head coaching vacancy. The…

 By Marshall Tempest   Reporter   The Apopka softball team held its end-of-year banquet Tuesday, when it celebrated its amazing season and the players who made it happen.    The team was joined by family members and friends, while head coach Mike MacWithey invited some special guests of his own. Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson was in attendance, as…

By Marshall Tempest  Reporter  The Wekiva Mustangs fell 16-7 to the Lyman Greyhounds in their annual spring game last week, providing the first look at how the teams are preparing for the fall season.   Wekiva took the lead early and held onto it for most of the game in this low-scoring matchup. Despite the Mustangs’…

By Marshall Tempest   Reporter   The 2025 Apopka Blue Darter football team still needs to put in a lot of work before the start of the fall season after taking a 31-14 loss to the Jones Tigers last week in the annual spring game.   Head coach Jeff Rolson emphasized that injuries and missing players contributed to…

By Marshall Tempest Reporter Last week marked the end of Apopka athletics for the 2024-2025 school year with the softball team's loss to Lake Brantley in the Class 7A Regional Semifinals. The team finished the season with a 22-6 record and ranked 64th in the state. This season, the Blue Darter softball team showed marked…