Sports Archive

Lady Bulldog pitchers Jules Forrest and Cambell Toolan combined for a 5-hitter and struck out eight Choctaw batters on Tuesday.
The result was a 4-2 win for the Crestview softball team.

Laurel Hill senior shortstop Benny Hudson might be considered an old school baseball player.

In an age when players use batting gloves to get a firm grip, Hudson does what players in generations gone by did, he picks up a handful of dirt and rubs his hands to get a firm grip on the bat.

The 2024 baseball season got off to a rough start for Laurel Hill on Thursday with the Hoboes dropping the opener 10-1 to Aletheia Christian Academy.

Crestview’s flag football team hosted Pace in the home opener on Friday night with the Lady Patriots coming out on top 14-6.
The only Lady Bulldog score came on a touchdown pass from senior quarterback Kaitlyn Kemp to freshman receiver Taliana Matienzo with 3:41 left in the first quarter. Pace tied the game early in the second quarter and scored the game winner late in the third period.

Some of the top high school weightlifters in the state of Florida gathered in Baker on Wednesday for the Baker Invitational Meet.
Ten schools were on hand including Santa Rosa County powerhouses Pace, Navarre and Milton. Baker and Crestview were joined by Okaloosa County neighbors Choctawhatchee, Fort Walton Beach and Niceville. Rounding out the field were Pensacola Catholic and Wewahitchka.

There was no joy in Crestview High School baseball complex on Tuesday night.
The Bulldogs opened the season with a talented Mosley squad and were no match for the visiting Dolphins. Crestview managed just two hits by Anthony St. Vincent in a 7-0 loss.

Dan Byerly is now in his third year as the Crestview High School tennis coach, and he said the Lady Bulldogs are in a bit of a rebuilding stage at this point.

Third-year Crestview tennis coach Dan Byerly doesn’t try to hide his excitement when talking about the Bulldogs.

David Oglesby started the Baker girls weightlifting program and is now in his 19th season as its head coach.

And once again, he had Gator lifters competing at the 1A state meet Saturday at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.

Madi Muse stood on the floor of the RP Funding Center Friday night wearing the medal around her neck she had always dreamed about.

“It’s really emotional,” Muse said. “I’ve been building for four years for this. I finally got the No. 1 spot. I went out with a bang.”