A gritty Baker football team will be tested on Friday when the Gators travel to Chipley to take on the Tigers in the Region 1-1A R semi-finals. Game time is set for 7:30.
The Gators enter the game with an 8-3 record and playing some of their best football of the season. They will need to be playing their best against a talented Tiger squad that has a perfect 10-0 record and received a first-round bye in the playoffs.
It’s the time of year when football teams are happy to still be playing. And while celebrating wins in the early rounds of the playoffs are nice, no time wants the season to end short of lifting the championship trophy.
Crestview will take the next step in a hopeful championship run on Friday when the Bulldogs (7-4) travel to Gainesville to take on Buchholz in Regional 1 4A S semifinal.
The Crestview boys basketball team is hard at work getting ready for the 2022-23 season.
In a district that includes Navarre, Niceville, Pace, Milton, Tate, and Gulf Breeze anything could happen.
The first game of 2022 playoffs turned out to be an uneasy win for the Baker High Gators, despite leading all four quarters on Friday night at Doug Griffith Memorial Stadium.
Baker took on the Bozeman Bucks out of Bay County for the second time this season. While Bozeman came into the playoffs at 5-5, Baker head coach Barry Gardner said the Gators were not about to underestimate them.
Friday is a night that will be remembered for years to come by the Crestview football team and their fans.
The Bulldogs traveled south on Highway 85 hoping to avenge a regular season loss to Niceville and extend their season with a playoff win.
Close to 100 members of the Baker community gathered in the Baker School back parking lot to wish the Gator volleyball team good luck in the state championship match against Liberty County.
Baker faces Liberty County at noon local time on Sunday at Polk State College in Winter Haven.
When they last met, Baker beat Bozeman 21-20. That was two months ago on Sept. 9.
The Bucks get another crack at the Gators in the first round of the playoffs on Friday. As is the case with the game during the regular season, Bozeman must travel to Baker and the friendly confines of Doug Griffith Memorial Stadium.
While many football teams in the area will be making long trips for the first round of the playoffs, Crestview will stay in Okaloosa County.
The Bulldogs won’t be at home, but they will make the short drive south on Highway 85 where they will play Niceville on Friday. The game is scheduled for 7:30.
Conner Williams enters his first season as the Crestview girls basketball coach full of confidence and high expectations.
“I’m really excited,” he said. “I think our varsity is gelling really well. We had all returners (players) eight seniors and six juniors.
Things are on the upswing for the Crestview High School boys soccer team.
A veteran Bulldog squad could be in the thick of things in a district that includes Niceville, Mosley, Chiles and Leon.
