Sports Archive

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.

How do we define success in sports?

Is it just who has the most wins and losses at the end of the season?

Coming into the week, the Crestview baseball team only had three wins.

In two days, they doubled that win total.

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).

Through 13 games in the 2025 season, the Crestview softball team is 4-9.

Even with a losing record, the Bulldogs continue to play hard.

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.

On a cool, windy night the Crestview flag football dropped to state power, Pace, by a final of 34-0.

Not much went right for the Bulldogs.

The FHSAA released their latest rankings on March 31 for spring sports that included baseball, softball, flag football and beach volleyball.

In the rural classification in baseball, Baker was ranked sixth in the region as they came into the release with a record of 9-5.