In leading Lake Wales to its first state championship, Grotjan completed 138 of 232 passes for 2,610 yards and 28 touchdowns. He also rushed for 2,949 yards to finish with 2,949 yards of total ...

L AKE WALES — Lake Wales sophomore wide receiver Kaneiliues Purdy has so much upside as a football player that colleges couldn’t even wait until he got to high school to make him an offer.

LAKE WALES — Lake Wales' road to the state championship game did not begin with the start of fall practice. It did not begin over the summer, nor did it begin when Tavaris Johnson replaced Rod ...

Lake Wales football puts perfect record on the line at state BY Katherine Smith Tampa PUBLISHED 12:11 PM ET Dec. 08, 2022 PUBLISHED 12:11 PM EST Dec. 08, 2022 ...

Athlete BJ Alston went from Haines City to Lake Wales. He had 48 yards rushing, 69 yards receiving and 31 tackles. He could see action as a tight end for Lake Wales.

Lake Wales head coach Tavaris Johnson, who led the Highlanders to their only state championship in program history, said Purday is a “special player.” “I admire his humbleness,” Johnson ...

Lake Wales wide receiver/defensive back Carlos Mitchell is the highest ranked rising senior in the state from Polk County.

A football player at a small Central Florida college died after collapsing Tuesday, and his cause of death is not yet known. Theodore “Boobie” Hammonds of Warner University in Lake Wales ...

LAKE WALES — Lake Wales' road to the state championship game did not begin with the start of fall practice. It did not begin over the summer, nor did it begin when Tavaris Johnson replaced Rod ...