FOX 35 Football Friday: Week Two scores and highlights
Week Two of the regular season saw some big matchups and some early rivalry games. One of those big games featured West Orange at Apopka. Apopka wins 13-0.
Buzz surrounds West Orange wide receiver Jayden Gibson
There’s a lot of buzz surrounding West Orange this season. A big reason is because of senior wide receiver Jayden Gibson.
Apopka High School defensive backs coach recovering from COVID-19
A familiar face is missing from Apopka’s sideline Friday night.
FOX 35 Football Friday: Week One scores and highlights
Oviedo looked like a well-oiled machine against Winter Springs in our featured game of the week. Oviedo wins 41-7.
Young track star chasing her dreams in Florida
At 13-years-old, D’Asia Duncan already holds three AAU records – two in hurdling events and one in the pentathlon.
Florida high school football players train in brutal heat
Everyone knows it’s hot in Central Florida this time of year. But these past few days were scorching hot.
More preseason high school football games canceled in Brevard, Orange counties
Astronaut High School on Wednesday announced the cancellation of its preseason football game against St. Lucie West Centennial.
Seminole to face Jones after COVID concerns leads to cancellation of Edgewater football game
Edgewater High cancels game out of caution over possible COVID cases. Seminole High rebounds with match against Orlando Jones.
Orange County announces another football game cancellation over COVID concerns
Orange County Public Schools has announced that another football game has been canceled. Edgewater High School was slated to host Seminole High School on Aug. 20 for a pre-season match.
DeSantis signs bill on transgender athletes into law
Speaking at a private school in Jacksonville on the first day of Pride Month, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a wide-ranging education bill that includes a ban on transgender females participating on girls’ and women’s high-school and college sports teams.
Oklahoma girls basketball state champs speak out against announcer after racist rant caught on hot mic
Rowan, the owner and operator of the streaming service OSPN, issued an apology Friday, blaming his use of racist language on his blood sugar levels.
Florida wrestling tournament cited in spread of COVID-19
An estimated 1,700 in-person school days were lost as a result of COVID-19 isolation and quarantining and one person died after a two-day wrestling tournament that featured athletes from 10 high schools across three Florida counties, according to a federal study released Tuesday.
Former Astronaut High School football coach, teacher dies
A former Astronaut High School football coach and teacher has died. Robert Randy Hallock, 56, of Titusville, passed away on Monday, December 7.
Nearly $1 million settlement for high school football player’s death
It was an emotional victory for the family of a high school football player who died from heatstroke in 2017.