Crestview baseball coach Tim Gillis has seen more baseball games than most people can fathom. The longtime Bulldog coach played baseball at Crestview High, earned the right to play in college and had several years in the minor leagues as a member of the Atlanta Braves organization.
Last season, Manwell Robinson burst onto the scene as a freshman running back for Crestview after injuries sidelined seniors Lazarius Parks and Jaden Appleby.
They are the unsung heroes who are often referred to as grunts or “Big Uglies.” These men embody the definition of team players.
They are the men that anchor the offensive line.
Volleyball camp season continued at Crestview High School last week.
Two weeks after holding their first beach volleyball camp, the Lady Bulldogs were back at it hosting an indoor camp. The camp was July 8-10 at the CHS gym.
The days are quickly counting down to the start of the 2024 high school football season.
While teams have been working all summer, the official start of fall practice is July 29. Crestview has Meet the Bulldogs Night set for Aug. 9.
Charles Reynolds is the first to admit there are plenty of travel basketball teams in Crestview. But none of those teams offered exactly what he was looking for, which included activities beyond the game of basketball. He wanted something that shapes the entire person, not just the athlete.
Standing 5-foot-10 and weighing 225 pounds, Baker junior lineman Makani Abdon is a force to be reckoned with up front for the Gators.
An offensive and defensive tackle, simply put, Abdon gets the job done.
The countdown to the start of the 2024 high school football season is underway.
Teams officially start practice July 29 with Kickoff Classics on Aug. 16 and the start of the regular season Aug. 23.
On Friday nights in the fall thousands of fans across the nation flock to high school football cathedrals. They arrive to cheer on their favorite team. And in places such as Baker and Crestview with only one school, they support the community.
When it was announced that Matt Brunson was returning to Baker as the head football coach in May uncertainty about the 2024 football season turned to optimism. The Gators have a favorable schedule with only two teams that had winning records in 2023 and three other teams that were 5-5.
