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CRESTVIEW  — Creating a  team’s identity  is a recurring theme in  North Okaloosa football,  and Shoal River Middle  School’s team is no  exception.

Coach Ryan Gillis said  he doesn’t look backwar…

CRESTVIEW — In coaching middle school football, it’s important  to first establish a work ethic for players to understand the  standards they should strive to achieve.

Davidson Panthers coach Chri…

CRESTVIEW — Anyone who has  visited Jack Foster Stadium in the  past few football seasons has seen  a show coming from the sidelines.

The star of that show is Crestview  Bulldogs Head Coach Tim Ha…

BAKER — Baker coach  Matt Brunson must  replace a dozen starters,  on both sides of the ball, from  his 2015 district title team.

“We graduate good players  every year but our guys have  worked ha…

BAKER — Baker Middle  School’s football coach,  Steve Combest,  knows he must  teach the basics to  his players.

“We understand  that some of them  haven’t played,”  Combest said.

“Our job is t…

CRESTVIEW — While Crestview High School’s Bulldogs and Baker School’s Gators aren’t in the same town, they are each other’s closest neighbors, with just 11 miles and the Yellow River separating them.…

CRESTVIEW — Trey Duncan moved his family to Crestview in the early 2000s to be close to his parents. While the Duncans embraced their new community, one thing jumped out at them.

“Nobody knows how…

LAUREL HILL — Trecia and Robert Chedister have many nice things to say about their neighbor, Don Bland.

The Chedisters, who live in woods outside Laurel Hill, met Bland, 47, a U.S. Air Force Reser…

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Waste Pro USA Inc. are teaming up to help reduce human-bear conflicts in northwest Florida.

Representatives from the two agencies met this…