PEQUANNOCK — Thanks to A.P.E., Lakeland got the playoff monkey off its back. The No. 5 seed Lancers earned their first NJSIAA football win in six years, 14-7, over No. 4 Pequannock in Friday ...

Top state football plays: Here are Lakeland’s top plays in the FHSAA 5A state football championship Dreadnaughts come up short: Lakeland football fails in bid for a three-peat as St. Thomas ...

Ryan McCarney is going to do double duty at Lakeland. McCarney, the Lancers' head basketball coach for the past 10 seasons, was approved as the school’s head football coach by the Board of ...

LAKELAND — Lakeland football was poised to be upset Friday night, as Niceville led by 12 points early in the third quarter in a game in which the Dreadnaughts’ offense was ineffective.

MIAMI — Lakeland's offense — especially its passing game — never woke up, and against St. Thomas Aquinas, that was too much to overcome. Lakeland's defense kept the Dreadnaughts in the game ...

OLYPHANT — Lakeland football fans found themselves in very unfamiliar territory last fall. One of the region's most consistently dominant teams over the past three decades, the Chiefs spiraled ...

LAKELAND — When fans last saw Lakeland on the football field, its offense was sputtering its way to the state championship game where it came up empty in a 34-0 loss to Fort Lauderdale St ...

David Piwowarczyk forged relationships with the underclassmen at Lakeland during his time as a coach at the freshman football level and as a varsity assistant. Now, he will be charged with guiding ...

“If things go awry it’s, ‘he’s the guy that runs the show,’” he said laughing, having spent the past 33 years as an assistant, his past four with Lakeland football. As the Eagles ...

Both Lakeland and Winter Haven high schools were coming off blowout wins last week. But it was Lakeland’s Tyler Williams who blew the game open early to solidify the Dreadnaughts coming up ...