Michelle Howard won’t be returning as the Crestview High School softball coach next year.
Howard said she was informed of the decision that she wouldn’t be retained earlier this month.
Shortly before Friday’s 7 p.m. start time of Crestview’s spring football game against Pensacola High, the skies above Jack Foster Stadium opened up with a steady, and at times hard, rain that continued throughout the evening.
If Okaloosa County offered an All-Sports Champion award to the best middle school program in the district, there’s a good chance it would go to the Davidson Panthers.
Davidson claimed its second county championship of the 2022-23 school year on May 3 when the Panther baseball team traveled to Ruckel and beat the Rams 14-0.
Less than 24 hours after the Crestview baseball season ended on May 1, Jaden Appleby was on the football practice field the following afternoon as he began preparation for his senior season.
Appleby, who was the second-leading tackler for the Bulldogs in 2022 with 68 totals hits, is looking forward to his senior season on the gridiron.
Katiya Casey won’t be traveling far to play her college basketball.
The graduating Lady Bulldog point guard recently announced she will be making the trip west on Interstate 10 to play for Pensacola State College.
Dustin Clark has become a fixture on the Baker offensive line the last three years.
As the rising senior prepares for his final season with the Gators, Clark is setting the bar high for himself and the team.
Spring football practice is quickly winding down.
The Florida High School Athletic Association allows teams to practice through the end of May. But many schools where the school year ends prior to the end of the month wrap up spring practice earlier.
Baker School rising senior lineman Kurt Armstrong is so big he doesn’t need a guard dog.
At 6-foot-4, 343 pounds, Armstrong is a force to be dealt for the Gators on both sides of the football.
Rayne Mendez looks like a typical high school student.
The 17-year-old Mendez is a junior at Niceville High School. She runs cross country and track for the Eagles. She runs the 1600 meters, the 3200 meters and the 5 K for the track team.
Three days into Baker spring football practice, coach Barry Gardner was finally getting to see just what his team looks like.
Not that he was complaining, but nine players missed the first couple of days as part of the Baker baseball team.
