An unbeaten regular season by Baker’s football team was among the highlights of 2025.
There were other big moments as well in the area sports scene, and here’s look back at them.
One last high school football game was played Friday as the East battled the West in the Pensacola Sports Association All-Star Game.
The West prevailed 3-0 on a chilly evening at Pine Forest.
Marcus Patterson went to the Conference USA championship game a year ago with Western Kentucky when the Hilltoppers were on the losing end of a 52-12 loss to Jacksonville State.
Fast forward a year later and the story of the championship game had a much different ending for the former Crestview standout, who transferred to Kennesaw State and helped the Owls win their first title in program history.
Crestview’s girls weightlifting team competed at the Navarre Invitational last Friday afternoon and finished third overall in Olympic and traditional at the highly competitive meet.
Leading the way in Crestview’s 50-39 win over Gulf Breeze on Dec. 5 was senior Natalie Toney, who eclipsed the 1000-point scoring mark for her career.
Coming into the game, Toney was seven points short of history. She finished with 11 points.
The Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference is launching women’s flag football in 2026 thanks to a million-dollar grant and a partnership with the New York Jets.
Featuring 14 teams, the league will be the largest in college flag football.
