It was a big night for top area boys basketball seniors in the Pensacola Sports All-Star Game on March 12 at Hartsell Arena.

As I watched Jay’s girls basketball season end with a 66-49 loss to Williston in the FHSAA Rural state championship game on the final Friday night of February in Jacksonville, the initial thoughts were on how tough it is to lose after coming so far.

Mike Tirico summed it up nicely in his closing broadcast of the Winter Olympics, telling young viewers the dreams of one day being an Olympian are formed now.

I still remember when the University of West Florida football team practiced on a lonely field on campus and played all its home games at Blue Wahoos Stadium.

Splitting private and public schools for postseason purposes has been a white-hot topic for a long time.

Peyton Hardy was among the medal winners who helped lead Baker to a top five finish at the FHSAA 1A state weightlifting meet Friday in Lakeland.


On that note, she couldn’t have asked for a better final season with the Gators, who took fifth in Olympic at the RP Funding Center.

Amaya DeLeon came away from the FHSAA 3A state weightlifting meet with a top five finish in Olympic.


Crestview’s standout junior placed third in the competition with a total lift of 340 lbs.

I saw someone post the other day on social media about the lack of junior college football in Florida.


The coach was asking for the governor to do something about it.

Caleb Champion is headed to the Super Bowl.


Not as a player, but as a pilot. The Milton High alum is set to be part of a flyover for the NFL’s biggest game Sunday night at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

It’s almost time for the girls weightlifting state meets. The 3A schools compete are set to compete. Feb. 11  while the 1A schools will compete Feb. 13.


Both competitions are at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland and will begin at 10 a.m. EST.