The Laurel Hill Lady Hoboes traveled south to Niceville on Thursday to take on Rocky Bayou Christian.
Even before the game started, it seemed the deck might be stacked against the visitors. Coach Carl Henry Jr. missed the game due to illness. Things then went from bad to worse before getting better for LHS.
Nobody could accuse Lady Gator basketball coach Chelsea Medley of running up the score or padding the statistics of her starters on Tuesday night as Baker hosted East Hill Christian.
Baker dominated the first half holding the Eagles to a single basket in the first quarter and scoreless in the second quarter in taking a 23-2 lead into the half.
If only Laurel Hill had had another minute or two on Monday night in the boys basketball game between the Hoboes and Holmes County might have had a different outcome.
If only a couple of the 3-point shots Laurel Hill players usually make had gone in, the end results might have been a Hobo win.
The Baker Lady Gator weightlifting team is quickly making its mark in the same way the Baker volleyball team has. In other words, by dominating the opposition.
That was again the case on Friday as Baker hosted the District 1-1A girls weightlifting tournament.
A slow start against Mosley on Senior Night for the Crestview Lady Bulldogs basketball team was no indication of things to come.
Crestview held a slim 8-4 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Lady Bulldogs were only getting warmed up as the teams headed to the second quarter.
The Crestview Lady Bulldogs soccer team opened District 2-6A tournament play on Wednesday night at home against Leon in hopes of advancing to the semifinals against top seed Niceville.
As has been the case in the previous two matches, Lady Bulldog Mary Richard was at it again. Richard scored three goals and picked up the hat trick for the third consecutive match.
To apply a saying from baseball to basketball, fans dig the long ball. And Laurel Hill fans were digging what they saw as the Hoboes hosted Baker in boys basketball on Tuesday.
Long balls were in abundance for Laurel Hill as the Hoboes hit 12 shots from 3-point range on their way to a 62-35 win over the Gators.
The Baker Lady Gator basketball team hosted a talent Jay squad on Monday facing an uphill battle for the opening tip.
The Lady Royals were bigger and more skilled at almost every position on the floor. So, what did Baker do?
For the longest time things didn’t look good for the Crestview boys soccer team as the Bulldogs hosted Freeport on Friday night before a sparse crowd in a chilly and windy Jack Foster Stadium.
Freeport scored twice in the first 28 minutes of the match. For most of the evening it looked as if the visitors would head back to Walton County with a win
