Sports
Former Apopka High School football standout Brandon Meriweather played for the Miami Hurricanes and was a first-round draft pick of the New England Patriots.
March 14, 2014
World & Nation
John Land, 93, has served for all but three years since then. He refused to go down without a fight.
April 12, 2014
Will Blankenship hit a three-run homer in the first inning, leading Apopka, Fla., to a 6-1 victory Wednesday night over Brownsburg, Ind., in a U.S. semifinal of the Little League World Series at South Williamsport, Pa.
Aug. 23, 2001
The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Little Leaguers from Florida this day.
Aug. 27, 2001
Vermin: Some local residents blame state’s restoration of Lake Apopka for onslaught, but the exact cause is unclear. Meanwhile, rodents dine on clothing, curtains, paper and wood. Cats are satiated, bored.
Oct. 31, 1999
Brandon Brewer kept the emphasis on “little” in the Little League World Series.
Aug. 26, 2001
Baseball: Tokyo scores two runs in final inning to beat team from Florida, 2-1.
It’s a cool, sunny morning when Jim Conner revs up the outboard on the Boston Whaler and heads out for a run around what was once the second-largest lake in Florida.
April 18, 1996
In the gender-bending waters of Lake Apopka, alligators aren’t quite male.
Oct. 2, 1994
Rolando Torres pitched a four-hitter and Tommy Guzman scored two runs Tuesday to lead the Rolando Paulino team from the Bronx to a 5-0 victory over Bainbridge Island, Wash., at the Little League World Series.
Aug. 22, 2001