April 4 North Okaloosa sports schedule includes rodeo, 5K

BAKER RODEO: 7:30 p.m. April 8 and 9, Barnhill Arena, Baker Area Recreational Center, 5503 U.S. Highway 4, Baker. Gate opens at 5 p.m. Includes bronco riding, roping and barrel racing. Tickets: advance, $12 for adults; $7 for children age 6 and up. $15 and $10, respectively, at the door. Reserve tickets for seats above and behind bull chutes cost $20. Purchase reserve tickets at Ace Hardware, Crestview, and Tractor Supply.  More locations and details: http://bit.ly/23b7waS.

HERITAGE 5K RUN/WALK AND KIDS FUN RUN: 8 a.m. April 30 at the Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida. The first 200 applicants will receive a free T-shirt and goody bag. Winners in each category will receive a matted and framed photograph from the museum's library archives. Early registration fees (before 4 p.m. April 16) are: $20 for 5K Run/Walk; $18 for Northwest Florida Track & Museum Members; $10 for kids 1-mile fun run (up to 13 years old). Late registration fees (after April 16) are: $30 for 5K Run/Walk; $20 for kids one-mile fun run (up to 13 years old). You can register at the museum, 115 Westview Ave., in Valparaiso, or at www.active.com through April 25.

THURSDAY

BASEBALL

6 p.m.: Freeport at Baker*

6:30 p.m.: Crestview at Milton*

FLAG FOOTBALL

6:30 p.m.: Crestview at Choctaw

SOFTBALL

5 p.m.: Meade County (Ky.) at Crestview

TRACK AND FIELD

11 a.m.: Choctaw, Crestview, FWB, Niceville at Okaloosa County Championships (FWB)

12:30 p.m.: Baker, Freeport, Rocky Bayou at Jay

FRIDAY

BASEBALL

5 p.m.: Laurel Hill at Malone

7 p.m.: Milton at Crestview

FLAG FOOTBALL

6 p.m.: Crestview at Chiles

SOFTBALL

6 p.m.: Washington at Baker

Laurel Hill at Samson (Ala.) Tournament

SATURDAY

SOFTBALL

Laurel Hill at Samson (Ala.) Tournament

* denotes district game

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