Browse past news stories for Lake Weir High School in Ocala, FL.

• Potter earns trip to final Q-School stage (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 22, 2009 at 11:40:53 am
  By Andy Marks Staff writer BROOKSVILLE — Ted Potter made the turn Saturday at Southern Hills Plantation deadlocked with PGA Tour veteran Jay Williamson for first place in the final round of Qualifying School’s second stage.
• Potter sits in third with one round left (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 11:40:43 am
  By Andy Marks Staff writer BROOKSVILLE - Golfers generally have two goals when it comes to the first two stages of PGA Tour qualifying school. Survive and advance.
• Men who robbed elderly couple 'tired of being poor' (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 11:32:55 am
  By Austin L. Miller Staff writer Kevin Mapp said Friday that he and his brother were tired of being poor, which is why they decided to rob someone to get money.
• Teen says he robbed because he was tired of being poor (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 10:31:35 pm
  By Austin L. Miller Staff writer OCALA – Kevin Mapp said Friday that he and his brother were tired of being poor, which is why they decided to rob someone to get money. The plan backfired and the 18-year-old and his brother, Eugene Mapp, 19, are in the county jail charged with armed kidnapping, armed carjacking and resisting without violence.
• Potter shoots second straight 68 (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 11:40:44 am
  By Andy Marks Staff writer BROOKSVILLE - Ted Potter’s quest for a PGA Tour card is picking up momentum.
• Brothers arrested in carjacking of 88-year-old's van (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 11:32:14 am
  By Austin L. Miller Staff report A woman helping her husband into their Honda Odyssey Thursday afternoon got a nasty surprise when two men carjacked the minivan and drove away with the man inside. Later, two brothers - one a student at Central Florida Community College, the other a student at Lake Weir High School - were arrested and charged in the carjacking.
• Lake Weir graduate Potter opens with 68 (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 11:40:25 am
  By Andy Marks Staff writer Ted Potter is off to a solid start at the second stage of PGA Tour qualifying school. Potter, a Lake Weir High School graduate, shot a 4-under 68 Wednesday at Southern Hills Plantation in Brooksville and sits in a 13th-place tie after the first of four rounds.
• Three area golfers among PGA hopefuls (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 05:55:33 am
  By Ted Beck Staff writer The journey continues this week for a select group of golfers around the nation hoping to qualify for the PGA Tour. Three of those golfers have ties to Marion County. Ted Potter, Grant Waite and Jimmy Gilleon will be among the group participating at Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville today through Saturday.
• Potter cruises to Q-school second round (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 08:10:54 am
  By Andy Marks Staff writer Silver Springs golfer Ted Potter has cruised into the second stage of the PGA Tour's qualifying school. Potter, a Lake Weir High School graduate, was medalist at last week's first stage of Q-school at Grasslands Golf & Country Club in Lakeland.
• Potter has solid first round at PGA qualifying school (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 07:55:53 am
  By Andy Marks Staff writer Silver Springs golfer Ted Potter Jr. is off to a solid start on his quest to earn a PGA card via the tour’s Q-school.
• Oswald Tourney set to tee off (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 04:10:33 am
  By Andy Marks Staff writer The 34th annual Doug Oswald Seniors golf tournament tees off this weekend at the newly redesigned and reopened Ocala Golf Club. The event, named in honor of former Ocala mayor and tireless local golf advocate Doug Oswald, begins with a Friday cookout and features two days of golf beginning Saturday.
• Lake Weir girls remain undefeated (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on October 9, 2009 at 10:40:33 am
  Compiled by Jamie Voisine SPARR - The Lake Weir High School slow-pitch softball team took care of business once again Thursday night, defeating North Marion, 4-1, to remain undefeated on the season. Geordan Hogan, Breanna Baker and Kayla Wilemon all went 2-for-3 at the plate to help Lake Weir persevere.
• Potter takes Hooters Tour title (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 10:40:44 am
  By Andy Marks Staff writer Silver Springs resident and Lake Weir High School graduate Ted Potter wrapped up a Hooters Tour championship that had for months been a foregone conclusion with his season-ending T-23rd finish in Elgin, S.C., over the weekend.
• Memorial recognizes Marion's fallen heroes (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on October 4, 2009 at 10:32:27 am
  By Tracy Cunningham Correspondent Saturday morning at the Ocala-Marion County Veterans Memorial Park was all about honoring the memory of those who have served and fallen.
• Central tries to turn around fortunes (Hernando Today)
  posted on September 24, 2009 at 02:40:24 am
  Winless Bears (0-2) travels to unbeaten Lake Weir (3-0)
• Lake Weir golfers beat West Port (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 10:40:24 am
  Compiled by Christopher Spata OCALA - Lake Weir High School golfer Jay King shot a 35 to claim the medalist spot by five strokes in a match against West Port on Wednesday at Candler Hills. Jared Davis came in second with a nine-hole score of 40, which was good enough to lead West Port to a 187-200 team victory over the Hurricanes.
• Zylstra advances at U.S. Senior Amateur (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on September 16, 2009 at 04:11:04 am
  By Andy Marks Staff writer Bill Zylstra defeats Douglas Pool to make the quarterfinals.
• Golf: Potter’s magic continues with another strong finish (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 04:25:34 am
  By Andy Marks Staff writer Silver Springs golfer Ted Potter continues his string of strong finishes on the Hooters Tour.
• Local golf: Potter on a roll (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on September 2, 2009 at 10:40:23 am
  By Andy Marks Staff writer Silver Springs golfer Ted Potter keeps on rolling.
• Off to a smooth start (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on August 25, 2009 at 10:39:28 am
  By Joe Callahan Staff writer Some parents cried when they dropped their kindergartners off for the first day of school. Some teary-eyed 5-year-olds clung to mommy's leg, fearing the unknown. 39,740 students filled classrooms at 50 schools in Marion County.
• First day of school year for Marion County (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on August 24, 2009 at 03:38:28 pm
  By Joe Callahan Staff writer Some parents cried when they dropped their kindergartners off for the first day of school. Some 5-year-olds cried as they clung to mommy’s leg, fearing the unknown. Located just off Lake Weir Avenue, Jeannie Wilkins walked her twin 5-year-old boys, Austin and Dillan, to Carol Chandler’s class at South Ocala Elementary School.
• New School Year, New Changes (Central Florida News 13)
  posted on August 24, 2009 at 08:41:27 am
  Thousands of Central Florida students are back in school today, with many facing new schedules, bus routes and -- in light of swine flu fears -- some health habits homework. GET HELP: School District Hotlines IN DEPTH: Back To School | Flu Warning
• 4 young men accused in attempted robberies (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 10:33:06 am
  By Austin L. Miller Staff writer Four men, all younger than 21, were arrested by sheriff's deputies Monday night and accused of attempting to rob residents at three homes in northwest Ocala.The mini-crime spree came to a halt when a Sheriff's Office helicopter spotted the getaway car and deputies in patrol cars pulled the suspects over and arrested three of them in the...
• Locals fare well at State Match Play (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 07:57:59 am
  By Andy Marks Staff writer Two Ocala golfers - Amit Odaiyar and Joel Durrance - competed at the Florida State Amateur Match Play Championship at Old Corkscrew Golf Club in Estero last weekend.
• Proctor advances to match play at Girls Junior Amateur (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on July 22, 2009 at 10:44:32 am
  By Andy Marks Staff writer Lake Weir High School golfer Heather Proctor has reached the pinnacle of junior golf. Proctor, a Silver Springs resident, shot a 74 on Tuesday to cruise through the cut and advance into match play at the prestigious 2009 USGA Girls Junior Amateur on the Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster, N.J.
• Ocala golfer Ted Potter dominates on Hooters Tour (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on June 24, 2009 at 10:33:46 am
  By Andy Marks Staff witer No one has dominated the Hooters Tour the way Silver Springs resident Ted Potter has been lately. Potter, 25, prevailed in a four-hole playoff to win the Buffalo Run Casino Classic in Miami, Okla., last weekend.
• Potter continues to roll on Hooters Tour (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on June 17, 2009 at 10:44:42 am
  By Andy Marks Staff writer Ted Potter, a Lake Weir High School graduate and Silver Springs resident, scored a six-stroke win on the Hooters Tour last weekend at the Gold Strike Casino Golf Classic in Tunica, Miss.
• Bryan Andrew Taylor (The Daily Commercial)
  posted on May 16, 2009 at 07:11:15 am
  Bryan Andrew Taylor, 27, of Weirsdale, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009. He was born in Hialeah, Fla., and came to Weirsdale in 1982. Mr. Taylor wa ...
• Your Home Team for North Central Florida (WCJB Gainesville)
  posted on May 15, 2009 at 05:19:14 pm
  A car crash killed a well known high school baseball coach. Bryan Taylor coached baseball at Lake Weir High School in Ocala before resigning in March.
• Santiago welcomes public to new boxing gym (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on May 1, 2009 at 10:45:17 am
  With “Womanizer” by Brittany Spears pulsating through the sound system, Danny Santiago stood in the middle of his new gym, masterfully motivating his exhausted clients through the last few minutes of his box-aerobics class. He is in his element.