Sports Archive

The Baker boys basketball program continues to prepare for the upcoming season.

With only a few weeks left before the school year, head coach Chad Martin and his team was utilizing the last part of July to hold pickup games at the school gym.

The Baker volleyball team is used to success.

Along with capturing the state title in 2023 and earning a trip to the state semifinal in 2024, the program has won 22 district championships in a row.

For the first time in the fall, fans get to see the Baker football team in action.

Baker will host “meet the Gators” on Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. at Doug Griffith Memorial Stadium.

Rafael Cratch will serve as the interim coach of the Crestview girls basketball team for the 2025-26 after the departure of head coach Andrica-Durm Williams who chose to leave the program.

Cratch was an assistant coach for the Bulldogs last season when they went 14-10 and advanced to the district tournament semifinal.

I was sitting at home watching the Major League Baseball Draft earlier this month.

Along with the pageantry of ESPN interviewing the first pick, 17-year-old Eli Willits and fellow high schooler, Ethan Holliday, it struck me just how poised the young men were.

It is almost time for the Crestview High School football season.

Fans can catch their first look at the team at “Meet the Bulldogs”, which is set for Aug. 8.

Max Anderson has become a household name for the Crestview football team.

The rising senior made a name for himself last season.

With both Crestview and Baker both looking to make postseason runs in 2025, they will need to make a statement against other teams in the area who are also vying for postseason competition.

Crestview is coming off a 4-6 season while the Gators went 7-4 but could have advanced even further as they held a late lead in their regional semifinal loss to Trenton.

Patrons of the “Toptracer” driving range at Blackwater Golf Club in Crestview will see notable differences in the coming months.

Along with new mats at each bay, the netting at the back of the driving range will also be raised to 90-100 feet.

Crestview alum, Anthony St. Vincent, showed off his skill in his first year at Northwest Florida State.

The former bulldog excelled on the mound with a 3.54 ERA across 20 1/3 innings.