Sports Archive

Rival middle schools Davidson and Shoal River played a preseason game Thursday night.

And while Shoal River is coming off the 2021 Okaloosa County Championship, it was Davidson that looks to be a front runner in 2022 after posting a 40-16 win.

The Milton Panthers will be in town. And fittingly the 2002 3A state runner-up Bulldog football team will be honored that night. Crestview beat the Panthers twice in 2002 including an exciting overtime win in the regional finals of the playoff.

The first summer as the volleyball coach at Crestview is coming to an end for James Kerrell.
In a couple of weeks the season begins.

And, if all goes as hoped for, the hard work under the team’s unusual circumstances will pay off.

Some things are just too good to pass up.

Such was the case for Steve Williams when he made the decision to step away from his position as girls basketball coach and PE teacher at Crestview High School to return to Paxton School.

Baker senior football player Colton Weekley is going to be a busy man this fall.

Head coach Barry Gardner talked about how he plans on using his versatile playmaker.

Jerome Brazen’s quiet demeanor betrays the important role he plays for the Crestview football team.

The soft-spoken senior is proof one doesn’t have to be a vocal leader to lead the team as he enters his second season as the starting quarterback.

Sports have a way of bringing together generations. Nowhere is that bond more apparent than on a high school court or field when a parent coaches one of their children.

First-year Crestview volleyball coach James Kerrell gets that opportunity this fall when he coaches his daughter, Samantha, a senior on the team.

Shoal River Middle School football coach Ryan Gillis loves the challenges of coaching middle school football.

From one season to the next it’s a mixed bag of talent or question marks. Some seasons both talent and question marks are part of the equation.

Things are shaping up for the Davidson Middle School football team.

The Panthers have been busy working out during the summer and head coach Chris Small is ready to get the season started.