Sports Archive

Crestview’s girls basketball team won two big games recently, edging Navarre 49-44 on Jan. 17 and getting by Pensacola Catholic by a 48-47 score on Jan. 20.

The Bulldogs are now 11-8 on the season while moving to 5-3 in District 1-6A play.

With the regular season winding down for North Okaloosa County basketball programs, the time to make a move in the rankings is now.

In the latest FHSAA state rankings that were released on Jan. 21, the Baker boys’ basketball program was the largest beneficiary.

It has been a tough season for the Laurel Hill boys basketball program.

The Hoboes came into the week with a 3-14 record and had faced many lopsided losses.

The Baker boys basketball team was at a crossroads.

Baker was the top-ranked team in region 1 heading into a home matchup with district foe, Jay, on Jan. 7.

Every team needs a player that is willing to work on both ends of the floor, making plays on offense and defense.

For the Baker boys basketball team, Terrance Clausell is that player.

It is a very strange time around Northwest Florida.

A snowstorm hit the area last week.

The toughest thing to do in sports is to not overlook an opponent.

For the Laurel Hill girls’ basketball team, it had to do just that as it was facing a Northview squad that came in with only two wins on the season.

Every high school football player’s dream is to play at the next level.

For one Crestview football player, that dream is now becoming a reality.

Imagine that you have an important business meeting scheduled for 9 a.m. on a Monday morning.

It was a long weekend for you, so you aim to be at the meeting at least five to ten minutes early to be courteous.

On what was to be a celebratory senior night on Jan. 15 for the Crestview High School wrestling team, the Bulldogs boys and girls teams lost to Niceville.

Despite the teams losing by scores of 43-27 and 42-21, there were many positive individual moments for both the boys and girls squads.