Jeffery Laux

About Jeffery Laux

Sports Journalist and Sports Photographer. Instagram: @jeffery.laux @the__swamp @gatorshighlights
By Jeffery Laux Softball: Record: 20-6 Overview: The softball team at Apopka had a tremendous season that came to a shocking end. Reaching the #1 seed in the district, winning more than 20 games, and playing their hearts out all season long. You could see district championship written all over […]

Spring Sports Wrap Up 2018

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By Jeffery Laux Sports Editor The greatest time of the school year for upperclassmen is here. No, not the immense amount of studying and terrible tests that are pressed upon our brains, but PROM season is upon us. So put down the pen and pad and go shopping for a […]

Prom 2018: Midnight in Monte Carlo

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By Jeffery Laux   The historic sport of track is the designation given to contests for men and women that involve running at intensifying speeds. The running events taking place on a portion of or around a 400-m (437.2-yd) or 440-yd (402.3-m) oval made out of cinders, clay, or synthetic […]

Track & Field Season Preview

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By Jeffery Laux When are we willing to change for the betterment of our own nation? We have remodeled ideals and rules based on other countries laws and beliefs but why can’t we take after Japan, Norway, Australia, and The United Kingdom who have all limited the number of deaths […]

Follow the Footsteps of Change

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By Jeffery Laux Has the genre of rap died? The golden age of Hip-Hop has left the building…or has it just evolved into a new sub-genre. The continuous formula for every mainstream rap song consists of 808 trap beats, auto-tune and regurgitated vocabulary. Arguments could be made to say, Kendrick […]

The Death of Rap?

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By Jeffery Laux The boys are back in business as they are looking forward to another great year in the 2018 season. Coming off of a solid 8-6 record for their last season’s effort proved to be motivating as this year’s team consists of seven seniors that are ready to […]

The Lacrosse Boys Are Back In Business

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By Jeffrey Laux Former Brantley Banner reporter Thayla Samuels has transferred her talents to The Blue and White newspaper for the second half of the school year. Thayla is “excited” about the amount of potential she is capable of in her writing skills and hopes to display only her best […]

Our New Darter

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By Jeffery Laux     What could possibly be better than music, burgers, and basketball? Apopka’s Senior Class Council put together an impressive showing, as around a hundred seniors showed up to the tailgate right outside of the Joe A. Sterling Gym on the tennis courts. Friends all gathered together to bond […]

Senior Tailgate: The Tradition Has Returned

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By Jeffery Laux Keep your business and fitness underwater in the spectacular sport of water polo. This game consists of two teams of seven in a wide swimming pool, paddling their way to victory. The aim of the game is to score a goal by throwing or dribbling the ball […]

AHS Water Polo Season Preview

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