The Crestview Bulldogs track and field team had a strong day at the Smokey’s BBQ Invite on April 5.
In the boys 100, Max Anderson, Zaire Hobdy and Jaden Cruthird all placed among the top 35 competitors with marks of 11.34, 11.64 and 11.67, respectively.
For the first time since the 2021 season, the Baker boys weightlifting team is the region champion, as the Gators claimed the title in traditional lifting on April 5 in Baker.
Baker amassed 38 points in traditional, with three Gators in Connor Harmon (129), Layne Brewer (183) and Jonathan Lindros (219) being crowned as individual regional champions.
Facing a four-game losing streak, the Laurel Hill softball team was in a must-win situation against visiting Poplar Springs last Wednesday.
The Hoboes delivered.
It has been a noteworthy athletic career for Baker’s Jacob Beckworth.
Beckworth played on the highly competitive Gator football team that made its return to the regional final in 2024.
It was another banner day for Crestview boys weightlifters, Braxton Ratcliff and Eli Anglin, as they claimed regional titles in traditional and Olympic lifting in the 199 and 169-lb. classes on April 2 in DeLand.
Additionally, Ratcliff totaled 605 to claim the title and also finished fourth in the traditional competition, lifting the most in his weight class in both the snatch (270) and clean (335).
Getting swept by a large margin in a doubleheader against Altheia Christian Academy on April 1 was a microcosm of the tough season for the Laurel Hill baseball program.
There were defensive mistakes such as costly errors in the outfield that allowed for the opponent to take extra bases along with errors when the Hoboes were at the plate such as when a player was caught in a run down at third base with less than two outs.
