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TrophyCatch launches season 15 with new challenges and prizes
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) TrophyCatch program is celebrating 15 seasons... more
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D&G Kickboxing brings home gold & silver
D&G Kickboxing competes in Pride Muay Thai on Sunday, Sept. 27 in Davie. more
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The Lady Brahmans prepare to receive a serve. [Photo courtesy OHS]
Lady Brahmans sweep Glades Day for second time this season
The Okeechobee High School varsity Lady Brahman volleyball team made the trip to Belle Glade on Sept. 28 and left with a sweep of the Glades Day Lady Gators... more
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Football around the lake this week: Oct. 2
Glades Central and Glades Day were the only area teams to win last week, and the Raiders did it in a big way with a 60-0 shutout to open district play. Okeechobee is headed into Homecoming Week this week. more
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OKEECHOBEE -- Carol Marker (center) was honored at the Sept. 24 meeting of the Okeechobee County Commission for her achievement at the 2026 State Games of America. At left is coach Bernard Marker. At right is Commission Chair David Hazellief. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
Carol Marker brings home national title
OKEECHOBEE – Carol Marker was honored at the Sept. 24 meeting of the Okeechobee County Commission for her outstanding achievement at the 2026 State Games of America. more
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This is the final season for 11 members of the YMS volleyball team, who will be moving on to OHS next year. [Photo courtesy YMS Volleyball]
YMS volleyball secures big win over Clewiston on 8th Grade Night
The Yearling Middle School volleyball team celebrated their Eighth-Grade Night before their game against Clewiston and capped the night off with a victory. more
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Football around the lake this week: Sept. 18
Football around Lake Okeechobee saw a shutout, a pair of blowouts and the end of Pahokee's unbeaten start last week. more
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TrophyCatch Season 14 deadline is Sept. 30
Mark these dates on your calendar! TrophyCatch Season 14 will end Sept. 30, and the deadline for submitting ... more
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Football around the lake this week: Sept. 11
Clewiston, Moore Haven and Glades Central all broke into the win column last week, while Pahokee stayed perfect with its most lopsided win of the young season. more
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OHS wins $5,000 from T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Light competition
Okeechobee High School was among four high schools to win $5,000 in T-Mobile's Friday Night 5G Lights competition. more
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Georgia's Cody Stahl has taken the lead on Day 1 of the Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Kissimmee Chain of Lakes presented by Battery Tender with a total of 28 pounds, 9 ounces. [Photo by Andy Crawford/B.A.S.S.]
Bassmaster Elite Series to open on Lake Okeechobee Feb. 11
The  2027 Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series  will take anglers from some of the most storied largemouth fisheries in the South ... more
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PRCA rodeo results from Labor Day Rodeo
The Pete Clemons Memorial Labor Day Rodeo was held Sept. 5 and Sept. 6 at the Okeechobee Cattlemen's Association Arena on U.S. 441. more
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More videos from the Sept. 5 Okeechobee rodeo
A thunderstorm delayed the Sept. 5 Labor Day Rodeo by about 90 minutes, but the show went on as soon as the lightning died down ... more
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OKEECHOBEE -- The rodeo arena was soaked -- and the rodeo was delayed. But hundreds of fans waited for the show. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
Rodeo queen and horse uninjured in rodeo spill
OKEECHOBEE -- The crowd at the Pete Clemons Labor Day Rodeo gasped as a rodeo queen's horse went down in the muddy arena Saturday night. more
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Mason Adams pitching for Okeechobee back in 2018. [Photo by Richard Marion/Lake Okeechobee News]
Former Brahman Mason Adams gets first start in MLB
Former Okeechobee Brahman Mason Adams got his first start in Major League Baseball on Aug. 25 for the Colorado . Adams struck out five batters when the Rockies faced ... more
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Photos from Okeechobee vs Clewiston
Clewiston Tiger head coach Pablo Sanchez secured his first win on Sept. 4 when the Tigers defeated the Okeechobee 14-8. more
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OKEECHOBEE -- Westie Rose Clemons, 7, has been competing in barrel racing since age 4. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
7-year-old barrel racer is ready to rodeo
Seven-year-old Westie Rose Clemons has been riding horses all her life. “She rode with me right after she was born,” said mom Heather Clemons. “I carried her in a pouch.” more
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[Photo by Richard Marion/Lake Okeechobee News]
Tigers win hard fought game against Okeechobee Brahmans
Clewiston Tiger head coach Pablo Sanchez secured his first win on Sept. 4 with the Tigers defeated the Okeechobee Brahmans at Cane Field. more
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Junior Lanier competed in rodeos for nearly 20 years, riding bucking bulls and saddle broncs. [Photo by Mike Rastelli/Courtesy Junior Lanier]
Bull rider became stock contractor
Junior Lanier started riding bulls at age 17, on a dare. He stopped at age 36 when he realized the adrenaline rush was gone. But his heart was still in rodeo, so instead of riding, he raised bulls … more
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The new gym in the new Okeechobee High School is a major upgrade from last year. [Photo courtesy OHS]
Lady Brahmans open season with a win in new gym
The Okeechobee High School varsity Lady Brahman volleyball team held their first ever game in the new OHS gym on Aug 18. And they celebrated that first game in the new school with a win. more
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