I often feel there is no such thing as a bad day or night to cover a baseball game. I will make the exception to extremely cold nights. And while I might not enjoy them, I can handle cold nights. Rai…
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Aggies hand Bulldogs first district loss
CRESTVIEW — If there was a silver lining for the Crestview High School baseball team in Friday’s District 1-7A loss to Tate High School Bulldog Coach Tim Gillis couldn’t find it. Even when Gillis adm…
Bulldogs slip and slide to rainy win
NAVARRE — It might be two months before the Crestview High School baseball team knows the full impact of Thursday’s District 1-7A baseball game with Navarre High School. Come tournament time if there…
Old Spanish Trail Rodeo celebrates 25 years when it returns next month
CRESTVIEW — The Old Spanish Trail Rodeo, an Okaloosa County fixture, celebrates its silver anniversary next month.
This year's rodeo is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. April 11 and 12 at the Baker Area Recr…
North End Zone Spotlight: Catching up with Austin Armstrong (VIDEO)
CRESTVIEW — The News Bulletin's Sports Department selected Crestview High School starting catcher Austin Armstrong as the North End Zone Spotlight's Player of the Week.
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Take me out to the ball game
I'm a softy when it comes to little kids and baseball. Youth league sports can be difficult to cover, but I still get a kick from occasionally stopping and watching boys and girls as they experience …
McCranie, Royals blank Gators
BAKER — Veteran Baker School softball Coach John Carlisle will be the first person to tell you four weeks does not a season make. “We are nine games into it,” he said. “It’s a marathon, not a sprint.…
Sullivan powers Bulldogs past Vikings
FORT WALTON BEACH — Nick Rathke's first mistake was hanging an 0-2 pitch to Crestview outfielder Hunter Sullivan. The Fort Walton Beach right-hander's second was making the exact same pitch two innin…
Brad Reese still aiming high
CRESTVIEW — Former Laurel Hill School basketball player Brad Reese will soon welcome his second child, which puts his professional basketball career in perspective.The 6-foot-7-inch Reese, who now ca…
Baker baseball team continues to struggle
BAKER — Adam Henry continues to stay upbeat despite a slow start for his Baker School baseball team. Even in the losses, the Gator coach sees the positives, but he knows if the Baker is to start winn…