Sports Archive

It’s hard to think about Baker athletics without thinking of the name Combest.

Chase Combest was a three-sport star for the Gators, playing football, basketball and baseball.

Halfway through summer workouts Baker football coach Barry Gardner is pleased with what he has seen from the Gators.

When asked how he would grade his team, Gardner gave it a better than average grade.

It has been a summer of adjustment for the Crestview High School boys basketball team.

Since their home court is being replaced, the Bulldogs efforts to sharpen their skills for next season have been limited in their workouts and a June summer schedule of games at Choctaw High School.

A group of Crestview’s finest baseball players ages 14 and under will be representing the Hub City this week at the Dizzy Dean 14-u World Series in Southaven, Miss.

The Crestview Slammers are managed by Stephen Bortolo, who explained the process that led to the Slammers making it to the Dizzy Dean World Series.

Summer officially arrived last Tuesday, but the heat arrived several weeks earlier.

Like a large portion of the nation, Northwest Florida is in the midst of record-setting or near record-setting temperatures. Add the humidity typical of the area, and being outside can feel like a sauna.

A hot summer morning didn’t keep the Crestview football team off the field last Wednesday for a little extra work.

Well, at least the quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and pass defenders got some work in.

There’s big news coming out of the Crestview High School football camp as the Bulldogs prepare for the 2022 season.

To kick off the season, the Bulldogs will be taking their show to Orlando, playing their season opener against Ridley out of Pennsylvania on Aug. 26. Game time is 5 p.m. local time at Universal Studios.