The most successful season in Crestview Beach Volleyball program history ended on April 29, as the Bulldogs lost in the regional quarterfinal against Gulf Breeze, 5-0.
Crestview finishes their season with 14 wins, which makes them only one of eight teams in class 2A to achieve that feat.
Crestview High School tennis player, Tristan Cooley, continued to make program history at the 3A state championships in Orlando on April 28.
After claiming the district title in early April to earn an automatic qualification to the state tournament, Cooley won his first match against Zachary Kossen of Lakeland, 6-3, 6-4, before he dropped the quarterfinal match to Jayden Dyer of Jensen Beach, 3-6, 2-6.
The Laurel Hill softball program saw their season end on April 28 in the quarterfinals of the district tournament.
Laurel Hill fell to Paxton by the final of 16-1, as they finished their season at 5-10.
Starting at the age of six, J.D. Compton of the New Life International Worship Center was into the arts.
Going to church in Georgia at the time, Compton’s mother gave him pens and church bulletins to draw on during service since there was no place for children to spend time during Sunday services.
For the first time in program history, the Crestview Beach Volleyball team qualified for the regional tournament.
The seventh-seeded Bulldogs will face second-seeded Gulf Breeze on April 29 at 4 p.m. in the quarterfinals against Gulf Breeze.
Student-athletes’ personal development is in the hands of the coaches that we put in place.
With the right coach, they can turn around a program and make it a consistent winner, leaving it in a better place than they found it.
Crestview junior Asher Guillory visited Washington D.C. early last month to attend the Florida Debate Initiative’s Civic Immersion.
She found out about the trip on the FDICI’s website and through its Instagram page.
All three area softball programs will start their postseason next week.
Laurel Hill, seeded sixth, will open up the rural district 1 tournament against Paxton on April 28 at 5 p.m.
The Baker softball team split their final two games of the regular season, as they beat Booker T. Washington High School, 26-8, on April 21 before losing to Paxton, 11-8, on April 22.
It was a successful regular season for the Gators as they went 10-9 under first year head coach, Jenna Elmer.
In only its third year as a program, the Crestview beach volleyball team made the district championship.
While the result was not there as they lost to Gulf Breeze, 5-0, on April 23, the direction of the program is clear.
