Seven years ago, on a Saturday night in Texas, confetti rained down as the University of West Florida football team celebrated its first NCAA Division II national championship.
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Confetti fell again last Thursday morning inside the UWF Field House as the Northwest Florida school celebrated another major moment in its history.

When the Florida legislature passed a bill allowing booster clubs to pay high school coaches extra money, the first thought was that it sounds great on paper.


But when you look at it a little closer, it’s nothing more than an easy win for the legislature.

Spring break for the area high schools was this past week, marking the last real chill period until the end of the school year. I took some time to enjoy the end of last week since my schedule was a little lighter, but this is now officially the time of the year where I tell […]

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.