Sports Archive

The Baker baseball team used a 10-run sixth inning to beat Paxton 16-6, in the opening round of the rural district 1 tournament on Monday night.

After trailing 6-2 in the second inning, the Gators rallied for four runs of their own in the third to tie the game at 6.

After a tenure that lasted 11 years and included four 20-win seasons plus a state championship in 2019, Greg Watson stepped down as the head coach of the Crestview boys basketball program on April 11.

Watson will leave the Bulldogs to take a job at BSN Sports, selling sporting goods apparel to local high schools and colleges.

Crestview’s Braxton Ratcliff couldn’t hide his happiness as he waited to hear his name called as a state champion Saturday afternoon at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.

Baker’s boys weightlifting team elevated its program to new heights Saturday at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.


The Gators finished as a state runner-up at the FHSAA 1A meet, something that’s never happened before.

On a sun-filled night in Baker on April 11, the Gator baseball team used a strong pitching performance from a trio of hurlers to beat Santa Rosa Christian by a final of 1-0.

For Baker head coach, Preston Nixon, the strong performance on the mound was hopefully a sign of things to come for the district tournament.

With district tournaments starting soon, the sports action around the county was heating up.

In flag football, the Crestview Bulldogs dropped a district match-up to Navarre at home by a final of 26-6.

I am always amazed by what high school athletes can do.

Athletes in this area are constantly breaking records and setting new heights for themselves and it is fun to watch.

Heading into the month of April, the Crestview baseball team was 3-13.

Now, heading into the postseason, the Bulldogs have found new life.

The Laurel Hill softball program is starting to hit their stride.

In two of their last three games, they have run-ruled their opponents as they have shown what they are capable of when they are firing at all cylinders.

In the final regional rankings that were released by the FHSAA ahead of next week’s district tournaments, North Okaloosa County schools made their move.

Baker baseball stayed within striking distance of the regional tournament as the Gators (11-6), were placed sixth in the region.