Sports Archive

Sitting at 2-3 after a road loss to Milton, the Baker girls’ basketball team was eager to get back on track.

And the Gators did last Thursday against Rocky Bayou Christian, starting strong and pulling away in the final two quarters of a 48-31 win over the Knights.

Laurel Hill boys’ basketball coach Jayson Sanders knows it’s only a matter of a time before his team has its breakthrough.

The Hoboes have gained some momentum recently, collecting their first win against Northview on Dec. 9 by a final of 60-53. They scored 22 points in the fourth quarter.

Katerina Price is stepping up for Baker’s girls basketball team.

A junior, she was on the volleyball team in the fall and now she’s a key contributor in basketball.

Crestview head coach Greg Watson wanted his boys’ basketball team to get off to a strong start this season.

And it has.

The Laurel Hill girls’ basketball team came into the season looking to prove that they could compete against other top teams in the area.

So far through six games this year, they have done just that.

No one understands Baker athletics quite like David Oglesby.

Oglesby enters his 20th year as the Baker girls weightlifting coach.

20 years ago, Gracie Simmons was one of the first athletes at the Baker school to compete in weightlifting under then first-year head coach, David Oglesby.

Now, 20 years later, her daughter Michayla Rose is following in her footsteps as a weightlifter at Baker under Oglesby.

Madyson Hankerson is enjoying her final year with the Crestview girls’ basketball team.

The senior is filling up the stat sheet early in the season, as she is averaging six points, two rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block per contest.

With the ever-changing nature of collegiate athletics, most head coaches in any sport only get a few years to turn their program around.

Only a select few have a chance to stay and see their hard work pay off.

Crestview girls’ soccer head coach, Christian Estrada, is trying to get to his team to believe they can win.

Despite a slow start to the season as the team is 1-7, Estrada believes there is plenty of hope for his club.