Athletics

By Victoria Mezera Apopka High School has a wide variety of sports teams. There’s things such as tennis, bowling, archery, baseball, swimming and water polo, football, basketball, and more. With a school that is very involved in sports, and the school year coming to an end, we decided to ask […]

A Year In Sports

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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 Valendy Pierre Looking back, The Blue and White has covered many sports. However, we saved one of the best and possibly most interesting for last— tennis. It is played in either singles or doubles — meaning one on one or two on two. The players compete in a set, […]

Deuce Darters

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By Cassidy Johnson You hear the word “cheerleading” and you think of pompoms, big smiles, waving arms and pep. It’s instantaneous. But in your predispositions, do not discredit the immense amount of effort and drive that goes into the sport of cheerleading–the power and strength behind every move. Cheerleading is […]

Behind the Pompom

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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 Valendy Pierre Apopka High is a school with many talented, strong students—physically and mentally. Some use their strengths in many different sports such as football, volleyball, baseball, lacrosse, etc. However, the sport that demands attention currently is weightlifting. For those who do not know about weightlifting or how it […]

Press and Clean

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By Lenaia Powell Another night in the Joe A. Sterling gymnasium. Whistles blaring, crowds cheering, the smack of volleyballs being hit and bounced around— rekindling the sport whose first season ended about four months ago. That’s right ladies and gents, volleyball’s back. But this time, the net is 7 inches […]

Pass, Set, Hit! Again?

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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 Michaela Etienne Apopka High School is known for many things, including their academics and clubs, but they are mainly known for their sports. People come from all over Apopka to support the boys’ whether they are playing basketball, soccer, or lacrosse, but Apopka typically draws the largest crowd for […]

New Year, New Team

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