Sports Archive

Laurel Hill baseball coach Cory McSween had no explanation for his team’s defensive meltdown against L.E.A.D Academy on Tuesday.
The Hoboes made 10 errors and allowed six stolen bases for by the Lions. Add seven walks and a hit batter and it was recipe for disaster for Laurel Hill.

Coming off a win over Pensacola High School at Blue Wahoo Stadium on Saturday, the Baker baseball team was in for a let down on Monday.
The Gators played host to a talented Cottondale team that was looking for a first win of the season.

Wyatt Straight didn’t hesitate to sacrifice his body for the good of the team. With a runner charging towards home in the second inning, the Baker freshman raced to the plate, held the ball tightly in his glove and absorbed a hit that knocked him to the ground.

No way was he not going to make the play here in the Gator’s game against Pensacola on a mild evening at Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola.

Good pitching, solid defense and timely hitting are the keys to winning in baseball. If you have one element in a game, you can win. If you have two, you have a decent chance of winning.
When all three are clicking, a team will win most of the time.

Freshmen pitchers Julian Forrest and Cambell Toolan were as good as advertised in their home debut for the Crestview Lady Bulldog softball team on Thursday.

The Baker football team might have fallen short in its quest for another state championship, but the honors keep rolling in for Gator players.

Senior running back Kayleb Wagner and junior lineman Kurt Armstrong have been named Class 1A Rural All-State by FloridaHSfootball.com. In a fan vote, Wagner was named the classification’s Offensive Player of the Year collecting more than 17,000 votes.

It hasn’t been 100 years since the Baker School baseball team last appeared in the state playoffs. But it’s easy to see why it might feel that way.

The Gators made the playoffs three consecutive years between 2005 and 2007. The 2007 playoff appearance under Gary Taylor, who is now an assistant principal at Baker, was the last for the Gators.

The Crestview High School baseball team opened the 2023 season against Pine Forest in what could be considered a typical first game on Tuesday. There were plenty of mistakes to go around. There were plenty of good things too.
The good outweighed the bad as the Bulldogs beat the Eagles 9-6.

Allison Baggett had two medals hanging from her neck early Saturday afternoon at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.

She came into the day at the 1A state meet hoping both would be for championships, but only her goal of repeating as a 119-pound Olympic division champ was achieved.

Madi Muse is a true competitor. She’s someone who is proud of what she’s accomplished, and yet, never entirely satisfied. 

A pair of top medal-winning performances for the Crestview standout Saturday night at 3A state meet at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland are certainly a big deal, though there is always more that could have been done.