Sports Archive

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.

On a chilly night in Northwest Florida, the Crestview girls’ soccer team fell by a score of 8-0 against visiting Fort Walton Beach on Jan. 14.

Despite what the scoreboard showed, the Bulldogs played a good game, especially offensively.

Boosted by a strong victory over Freeport, the Crestview girls’ soccer team rose in the latest FHSAA rankings that were released on Jan. 14.

Crestview’s 2-1 win against Freeport along with a high strength of schedule, jumped the Bulldogs four overall spots and even higher in a tough region 1.

In the latest FHSAA basketball rankings that were released on Jan. 14, North Okaloosa County schools saw a change in their positions in their respective regions.

After splitting contests against district foes, Jay and Northview, the Baker boys’ basketball fell to the 14th overall spot among rural teams and was placed second in the region behind Bethlehem.

On a cold, windy Friday night in January, the Crestview High School girls’ basketball team could not find offense in the second half as they fell, 70-52, at home against rival Niceville.

The Bulldogs dropped to 3-3 in district play, with less than a month until the district tournament begins.