Nov 15th, 2012
LAKE WALES – Lake Wales High baseball player Taylor Cockrell signed a scholarship with Stetson University during a 10 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 15) ceremony at the high school.
Cockrell is both a right-handed pitcher and a corner outfielder/infielder for the LWHS Highlanders.
The Deland-based Stetson Hatters play in the Atlantic Sun Athletic Conference, which includes Jacksonville University, University of North Florida and Florida Gulf Coast University as well as several out-of-state schools.
PHOTO #1: Taylor Cockrell is pictured with parents Debi and Will Cockrell (seated) and head baseball Coach Jasone Dewitt.
PHOTO #2: Taylor Cockrell is pictured with parents Debi and Will Cockrell (seated) and coaches Jonathan Hodach (left) and Jasone Dewitt.





LAKE WALES – Janie Howard Wilson Elementary students may be able to prove which athletic shoes provide the greatest spring, or which softball bats deliver the longest drives.
LAKE WALES – Vic Story (left) and Kyle Story accept the “Leading by Example Business Partnership Award” from Janie Howard Wilson Elementary’s Assistant Principal Steven Whitaker on Wednesday (June 5).
LAKE WALES –– Members of the Fowler family pose for a photo in the new Grandmaster’s Garden at Hillcrest Elementary following a May 31 dedication ceremony in memory of teacher and chess coach Jeffrey Fowler, who died in March.
