NICEVILLE — In his 12 years at Niceville, head coach Wes Nelson contends that he has never seen this measure of parity in district play.
Category: sports
Baker girls continue winning ways
BAKER — Ask Baker girls basketball coach Brian Wagner and he’ll be the first to tell you there’s no such thing as an ugly win. "A win is a win,” he said. “I had a buddy tell me, ‘Winning is the best …
Baker seniors go out with win
BAKER — Ten senior Baker girls basketball players finished their regular-season careers in impressive fashion Tuesday as the Gators rolled to 57-37 win over Gulf Breeze.
Johnson changing team’s mindset
BAKER — Scott Johnson’s first offseason as the new Baker baseball coach has finally ended. With the official start of preseason practice last week, Johnson got his team on the field for a crash cours…
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Brad Reese makes us proud
I had a good time catching up with former Laurel Hill basketball star Brad Reese in a phone interview last month. Brad is one of my Facebook friends and I’ve managed to follow his basketball and pers…
Choctaw too strong for Crestview
FORT WALTON BEACH — Simply put Saturday was not a good night for the Crestview girls basketball team.
Choctawhatchee seniors Brittany Brown and Lauren Day made their final regular season home game on…
Bulldogs notch fifth-straight win
CRESTVIEW — A red hot Crestview boys basketball team extended its winning streak to five games and made it four straight in District 2-6A play with a 64-54 win over Choctawhatchee on Friday. The win …
Nichole Bailey signs with Wallace
LAUREL HILL — When first meeting Nichole Bailey, you’ll notice that the Laurel Hill senior softball player is polite but soft-spoken. On the softball diamond, the Hobo left fielder lets her bat do th…
Reese hooping it up in the Czech Republic
Brad Reese’s basketball journey first took him from Laurel Hill to Southeast Louisiana, Gulf Coast Community College and Texas Tech University. In recent years, that journey for the 2006 Laurel Hill …
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Give officials due respect
There have been times in this column space when I haven’t been easy on the men and women who officiate local high school sports. I try to give the officials the benefit of the doubt, but every now an…