CRESTVIEW — In a perfect world Crestview High School’s flag football team would have a roster full of juniors and seniors. If the Bulldogs were a veteran team first-year Coach Matt Sanders would prob…
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North Okaloosa high school and middle school sports schedule April 1-7
Here's a look at the local high school and middle school sports schedule for the coming week.
Choctaw holds off Baker (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Baker School’s softball will be hoping the breaks go its way Thursday and Friday as the Gators close out District 3-1A play against rivals Jay and Freeport. The way the season has…
A Hobo through and through
LAUREL HILL — Like so many small-school athletes, Laurel Hill School baseball player Chase Locke knows what it means to be committed. What he might lack in talent, Locke more than makes up for in att…
Former Bulldog standout happy to be a Raider
NICEVILLE — If former Crestview High School baseball standout Dakota Dean is worried about his future on the diamond, he’s not showing it. Dean, a 2013 CHS graduate, spent last year as a member of th…
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: The magic of baseball
The Major League Baseball season opens Sunday, when the Chicago Cubs host the St. Louis Cardinals in a battle of National League Central Division teams. I imagine I’ll watch the game, because that’s …
Tips to catch cobia on the Emerald Coast
CRESTVIEW — Spring marks the arrival of two things along the Emerald Coast: the migration of college kids from the north, and cobia from the southern Gulf of Mexico. Like college students, cobia will…
Gulf Reef Fish Survey registration becomes mandatory
Signing up to participate in the Gulf Reef Fish Survey becomes mandatory April 1. The no-cost process will help the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission understand how many people target…
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Swinging a Louisville Slugger
Sitting in a corner of my living room is an old, beat up piece of wood that I’ve had since I was 9 years old. That piece of wood — a baseball bat — has made the journey from boyhood to manhood with m…
It's time to cowboy up for Old Spanish Trail rodeo
CRESTVIEW — One weekend each year, local residents from all walks of life get into the cowboy spirit. Yes, the 26th Annual Old Spanish Trail Rodeo is right around the corner. This year’s rodeo is sch…