Old Spanish Trail Rodeo celebrates 25 years when it returns next month
CRESTVIEW — The Old Spanish Trail Rodeo, an Okaloosa County fixture, celebrates its silver anniversary next month.
This year's rodeo is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. April 11 and 12 at the Baker Area Recr…
Bulldogs slip and slide to rainy win
NAVARRE — It might be two months before the Crestview High School baseball team knows the full impact of Thursday’s District 1-7A baseball game with Navarre High School. Come tournament time if there…
North End Zone Spotlight: Catching up with Austin Armstrong (VIDEO)
CRESTVIEW — The News Bulletin's Sports Department selected Crestview High School starting catcher Austin Armstrong as the North End Zone Spotlight's Player of the Week.
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Take me out to the ball game
I'm a softy when it comes to little kids and baseball. Youth league sports can be difficult to cover, but I still get a kick from occasionally stopping and watching boys and girls as they experience …
McCranie, Royals blank Gators
BAKER — Veteran Baker School softball Coach John Carlisle will be the first person to tell you four weeks does not a season make. “We are nine games into it,” he said. “It’s a marathon, not a sprint.…
Sullivan powers Bulldogs past Vikings
FORT WALTON BEACH — Nick Rathke's first mistake was hanging an 0-2 pitch to Crestview outfielder Hunter Sullivan. The Fort Walton Beach right-hander's second was making the exact same pitch two innin…
Brad Reese still aiming high
CRESTVIEW — Former Laurel Hill School basketball player Brad Reese will soon welcome his second child, which puts his professional basketball career in perspective.The 6-foot-7-inch Reese, who now ca…
Baker baseball team continues to struggle
BAKER — Adam Henry continues to stay upbeat despite a slow start for his Baker School baseball team. Even in the losses, the Gator coach sees the positives, but he knows if the Baker is to start winn…
North End Zone Spotlight: Catching up with Lauren Gordon (VIDEO)
CRESTVIEW — The News Bulletin's Sports Department selected Laurel Hill School softball player Lauren Gordon as the North End Zone Spotlight's Player of the Week.
Shoal River boys win county basketball championship
CRESTVIEW — Shoal River Middle School's boys basketball team captured their second straight county championship Feb. 11 with a win over Meigs, 40-33. The top-seeded Wildcats were undefeated, winning …














