The FHSAA recently decided to make a big change in high school basketball.
Starting in the 2026-27 academic year, the state will impose a shot clock for all high school playoff games.
The Baker Gators made the most of the middle of June.
Baker played five games against teams from across the region on June 16 and 17.
Last season, the Baker boys basketball program was under new management.
Chad Martin was in his first season as head coach.
The Laurel Hill girls basketball team has been busy this summer.
Along with being at camps at Reid State, the Hoboes played four games against teams from across the area at the Baker High School Summer Round-Up.
In the heat of the summer of Florida, it is easy to cut corners during workouts.
Even as the Crestview football team begins workouts around 9 a.m., the heat index could be nearing 100 degrees.
I am all for college athletes getting paid.
All athletes deserve the recognition that they bring to their school and program.
In the early morning heat of summer, the Baker football team is getting ready for the 2025 season.
The Gators practiced three times a week during the month of June with the first hour in the weight room, followed by an hour on the practice field.
Both the Crestview and Baker volleyball programs have unveiled their 2025 volleyball schedules.
The Gators open their season with a road match against Freeport on Aug. 26 before back-to-back home games against Northview and Choctaw.
Aundreea Penn played well last season with the Crestview girls basketball team.
She averaged 5.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per contest for a program that made the district semifinals.
The college offers kept rolling in for the Laurel Hill girls basketball team.
Arlana Williams, the team’s point guard, added her first offer from Reid State Technical College in early June.
