Florida high school football team taking extra precautions to protect players from grueling heat

Heat indexes, or “feels like" temperatures, were in the triple digits again across Central Florida on Wednesday. While some high school sports teams across the region have opted for morning practices to avoid the extreme heat, Lyman High School's football team is sticking to its afternoon time slot.

Lake Mary High School boys' lacrosse team wins first state championship

The boy’s lacrosse team at Lake Mary High School won their first state championship and did so while staying undefeated. The Rams went 24-0.

1-and-1 free throws will be eliminated in high school basketball next year

High school teams will now shoot two free throws for common fouls instead of having to make the first free throw to get a second attempt.

Sanford Bats Lacrosse Club has innaugural game against Lake Brantley

Thursday was a “David and Goliath" type matchup, as the Sanford Bats Lacrosse Club played their first ever club game against powerhouse Lake Brantley. It’s a moment these kids have been anticipating for a while, and the butterflies were there.

Florida high school weightlifter with hemophilia wins district title

University High School’s Navin Otway has a passion for lifting. He is also living with hemophilia, a disease that causes his blood to not clot properly. Because of the diagnosis, he’s only been allowed go participate in low-contact sports his entire life.

Wisconsin PA announcer's ‘shut up’ message highlights ref shortage

Sending a message loud and clear, a Wisconsin public address announcer told fans to shut up after they criticized officials at the end of a high school basketball game.

Lake Minneola sophomore living out his dream after tough road to JV team

Lake Minneola High School sophomore Adam Gottesman got into baseball the way a lot of kids start in the game. But Gottesman's road to the JV team at Lake Minneola has been a lot tougher than most

Arguments slated in case involving pre-game prayer at Florida Christian school

A federal appeals court will hear arguments in May in a long-running dispute about whether a Tampa Christian school should have been allowed to offer a prayer over a stadium loudspeaker before a 2015 high-school football championship game.

Florida's winningest high school football coach retiring after 52 years

Bill Castle's name is synonymous with Lakeland High School football. He has been the head coach at the powerhouse program for 52 years, but recently announced he's retiring.

Family asking for prayers as top Orlando water polo athlete fights cancer

The family of Doctor Phillips High School assistant water polo coach Evan Staton is asking for prayers as the 25-year-old has been transported to the intensive care unit (ICU) at Orlando Regional Medical Center amid his fight against cancer.

Court ruling on Florida transgender bathroom policy hints at athlete issue

As it upheld a St. Johns County School Board policy preventing a transgender male student from using boys’ bathrooms, a federal appeals court Friday indicated that similar reasoning could apply to disputes about banning transgender females from playing on women’s and girls’ sports teams.

Central Florida's talented football class makes it official on early signing day

Most high school athletes dream of participating in signing day. In Orlando, seven Jones football players signed their letters of intent to play college ball next year and will be joining programs ranging from the Ivy League to the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Central Florida's talented football class makes it official on early signing day
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Most high school athletes dream of participating in signing day. In Orlando, seven Jones football players signed their letters of intent to play college ball next year and will be joining programs ranging from the Ivy League to the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Cocoa High School football team bound for state championship game
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The Cocoa High School football team received a raucous send-off on Thursday as the players loaded onto a bus bound for a championship game in Tallahassee.