BAKER — An outmanned Baker School girls basketball team was no match for District 3-1A opponent Holmes County on Monday. The Blue Devils took a quick 12-0 lead and never looked back on the way to a 6…
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SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Picking the top stories
If you are like me, there is something about the last few weeks of year that makes you want to stop and reflect on the events of the past 12 months. No matter how busy I am I always catch myself look…
Hoboes fall to Bobcats (photo gallery)
LAUREL HILL — It was just another night in a classic rivalry as Laurel Hill hosted Paxton in a District 1-1A boys basketball showdown. Down 8-0 with two minutes gone in the first quarter the Bobcats …
Gators roar past Buccaneers
BAKER — Propelled by a 14-0 game opening salvo the Baker School boys basketball team beat North Bay Haven Academy 80-68. The win was the second straight for the Gators and Baker Coach Mike Martello h…
Big night for Bulldog wrestling
CRESTVIEW — If there were any doubts that high school wresting is alive and well in Crestview those doubts were erased Wednesday night as Crestview hosted Gulf Breeze in the Bulldog Brawl.
Claybrone powers Vikings past Bulldogs
CRESTVIEW — Mercedeze Claybrone was hitting on all cylinders for the Fort Walton Beach High School girls basketball team Tuesday night as the Vikings took on Crestview in a District 1-7A game.
8 North Okaloosa football players to play on all-star team
Eight local senior high school football players will take the field a final time Friday night during the Pensacola Sports Association Subway Series All-Star football game. The game is scheduled for 7…
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: It's only a game
From youth league games to professional games, the sports we are supposed to enjoy have all too often led to deadly games. And that, my friends, is a sad indictment on American society.
Bulldog wrestling team to host Dolphins
CRESTVIEW — It's been more than four years since Crestview High School's wrestling team hosted a home match. That all changes Wednesday when the Bulldogs host Gulf Breeze in the Bulldog Brawl. The ma…
Bulldogs too strong for Braves
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Powered by a big first quarter, Crestview High School's boys basketball team cruised to a 65-48 win over Walton on Monday. Walton’s Alex Campbell hit a free throw 31 seconds into t…