Laurel Hill native, Tyler Southard, had a memorable night on April 7.
The former Hoboes cheerleader was courtside, as the University of Florida Gators men’s basketball program won the NCAA Championship.
Two teams in North Okaloosa County have seen their seasons extend in basketball. Both Crestview High School and the Baker school, will continue on into the regional tournament and now they know when are where they will be playing. The Bulldogs earned the sixth seed in class 6A, and they will travel to Forest High […]
In a tight game against a district rival, Crestview boys’ basketball coach Greg Watson knew exactly where he wanted the ball to go with a lead.
To his senior point guard.
Baker girls’ basketball player, Ja’kiley Reed knew there would be an adjustment from her freshman to sophomore year on the basketball court.
Even though she was a member of the varsity program last year, Reed has seen her role increase in her second season with the team.
20 years ago, Gracie Simmons was one of the first athletes at the Baker school to compete in weightlifting under then first-year head coach, David Oglesby.
Now, 20 years later, her daughter Michayla Rose is following in her footsteps as a weightlifter at Baker under Oglesby.
Walk into the Laurel Hill School on gameday, and you will see a towering presence for the Hoboes. At 6’2, Aiyana Dixon is a force on the court. She routinely bullies defenders in the paint and on the boards, getting easy lay-ups as well as making the game for her teammates with the attention she […]
Baker School principal had an easy job Thursday night as he stood on the field at Doug Griffith Memorial Stadium following the football team’s Maroon and White scrimmage introducing Matt Brunson as the next Gator head football coach.
“I have the task of introducing a man that needs no introduction,” he said. “He’s the only person associated with every Baker state championship in football.”
