Jan 22, 2013
Johnson changing team’s mindset
BAKER — Scott Johnson’s first offseason as the new Baker baseball coach has finally ended. With the official start of preseason practice last week, Johnson got his team on the field for a crash cours…
Jan 22, 2013
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Brad Reese makes us proud
I had a good time catching up with former Laurel Hill basketball star Brad Reese in a phone interview last month. Brad is one of my Facebook friends and I’ve managed to follow his basketball and pers…
Jan 22, 2013
Baker girls continue winning ways
BAKER — Ask Baker girls basketball coach Brian Wagner and he’ll be the first to tell you there’s no such thing as an ugly win. "A win is a win,” he said. “I had a buddy tell me, ‘Winning is the best …
Jan 20, 2013
Choctaw too strong for Crestview
FORT WALTON BEACH — Simply put Saturday was not a good night for the Crestview girls basketball team.
Choctawhatchee seniors Brittany Brown and Lauren Day made their final regular season home game on…
Jan 18, 2013
Bulldogs notch fifth-straight win
CRESTVIEW — A red hot Crestview boys basketball team extended its winning streak to five games and made it four straight in District 2-6A play with a 64-54 win over Choctawhatchee on Friday. The win …
Jan 18, 2013
Nichole Bailey signs with Wallace
LAUREL HILL — When first meeting Nichole Bailey, you’ll notice that the Laurel Hill senior softball player is polite but soft-spoken. On the softball diamond, the Hobo left fielder lets her bat do th…
Jan 15, 2013
Reese hooping it up in the Czech Republic
Brad Reese’s basketball journey first took him from Laurel Hill to Southeast Louisiana, Gulf Coast Community College and Texas Tech University. In recent years, that journey for the 2006 Laurel Hill …
Jan 15, 2013
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Give officials due respect
There have been times in this column space when I haven’t been easy on the men and women who officiate local high school sports. I try to give the officials the benefit of the doubt, but every now an…
Jan 15, 2013
Bulldogs upset Vikings
CRESTVIEW — A tenacious Crestview boys basketball team hosted District 2-6A leader Fort Walton Beach riding a three-game winning streak and looking for their third-consecutive district win. Down 5-0 …
Jan 14, 2013
Anderson, Gators pound Northview
BAKER — There would be no slow start for Baker girls basketball coach Brian Wagner to worry about Monday night as the Gators hosted Northview in a District 2-1A game. Cassidy Anderson hit a 4-point p…