Sports Archive

On April 16, the Baker baseball season came to an end.


An appearance in the Rural District 1 semifinals was as far as the Gators made it, but it doesn’t encapsulate the journey that was the 2025-26 season.

On Friday, April 24, the Baker boys’ weightlifting team traveled to Walton to compete in the Region 1-1A weightlifting meet.


The Gators were among the top again with strong competition from Jay and Pensacola Catholic. Baker was named runner-up in the Traditional category and placed third in Olympic.

Cayden Cook was among the medal winners for Crestview’s weightlifting team at the Region 1-3A meet Saturday at Pace.

As spring sports slowly come to a close, and graduation approaches, high school kids are nearing the new journey in life that is college.


For Carleigh Krumnow, that journey included a continuation of her volleyball career at the University of Mobile.

Tim Gillis has been a household name in the city of Crestview. Once a baseball player of his own, and Crestview alum, Gillis took the role of head coach for the Bulldogs’ baseball team in 2002.


After 27 years with the program, three as assistant coach and 24 years as head coach, Gillis announced that he will be stepping down from the position.

The regular season has come to an end for District 1 Rural and 6A softball. Here’s a look at the upcoming district tournaments for the two classifications.

The Crestview softball team had only two games left in their regular season last week. On Monday, they defeated South Walton 5-1 despite the Seahawks totaling eight hits on the night.


Then on Wednesday, the Bulldogs ended their season at Gulf Breeze with an uncharacteristic 3-1 loss.

The Crestview Bulldogs hosted the District 1-2A beach volleyball tournament last week.


Crestview survived to see the semifinals after defeating Arnold 3-2 but couldn’t get past South Walton after a 5-0 loss ended their run.

Laurel Hill’s softball team had one more game to compete in after walking-off Pensacola Catholic 9-8. The Hoboes hosted the Elba Tigers for their final game of the regular season.


Elba was close to pulling off an upset, but the Hoboes managed to collect the last out to win 15-14.

After placing as runner ups in the District 1-3A tennis tournament on April 14, the Crestview girls’ tennis team advanced to compete at Regionals.


The girls took to the court in Tallahassee last Tuesday where they were pitted against 11-4 Chiles. Crestview’s girls fought hard, but the road ended after a 4-0 loss.