Sports Archive

The Crestview football team was one win away from being crowned district champions for the 2025 season.


With an overall record of 6-4, and finishing 2-1 in the district, the Bulldogs look to make a breakthrough during the 2026 season. Here are five games to watch in 2026.

The Baker Gators have consistently performed well in the Rural Classification of the FHSAA year in and year out.


The 2026 season may hold a different story as the Gators selected to stick with the FHSAA and move up to 1A. Here are five games to watch for the upcoming season.

It’s been eight months since Baker’s volleyball season ended back in October, but it seems no time has passed with the way the team performed during their first practice this past Tuesday. The Gators have consistently found success over the past four years at both the 1A and Rural classification levels.


After finishing their season in the regional semifinals last year, the Gators are already working hard to make another FHSAA State appearance.

It’s year three for Crestview boys’ basketball head coach Clay Hancock, and he’s on a mission to make Crestview a district contender this year.


After hosting summer tryouts back in May, and some intense practices during the week, coach Hancock got the see his boys in action at the “Dawg House Classic” back on June 23.

Crestview baseball head coach Cory McSween has wasted no time getting the ball rolling since being hired as the new head coach.


Only a week had passed, and coach McSween already had his team put together and began summer training to get his team prepared for the regular season.

When Joshua Joiner and his family bought Southern Raceway in East Milton earlier this year, they figured it would take two to three years to reach the level of racing they envisioned. Five months in, one of dirt racing’s premier touring series is coming to town.

The Baker girls’ basketball team is still working on getting their footing under new Head Coach Demieka McClendon.


The Gators performed well against Walton in previous meetings but ran into some trouble when visiting Crestview on June 22.

The Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Award recognizes schools whose coaches, student-athletes, spectators, and communities exemplify outstanding sportsmanship both on and off the field.


For the 2025-26 school year, the Baker Gators were granted the award for the Rural Classification.

The Baker Gators are looking to make a return to the Rural District 1 Boys’ Basketball Championship come the 2026-27 season.


After a great showing in Paxton on June 16, the Gators took their talents to Crestview’s “Dawg House Classic” and reinforced their standard of being a top contender in the Rural classification.

This past week the Laurel Hill basketball team took a trip to Crestview to continue their game-filled month of June. The Hoboes took part in Crestview’s “Dawg House Classic” which featured teams from Baker, Niceville, Navarre, Milton, and Crestview.


Day two of the event didn’t go well for Laurel Hill after its tough 50-36 loss to Navarre.