There was no joy in Crestview High School baseball complex on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs opened the season with a talented Mosley squad and were no match for the visiting Dolphins. Crestview managed just two hits by Anthony St. Vincent in a 7-0 loss.

Dan Byerly is now in his third year as the Crestview High School tennis coach, and he said the Lady Bulldogs are in a bit of a rebuilding stage at this point.

Third-year Crestview tennis coach Dan Byerly doesn’t try to hide his excitement when talking about the Bulldogs.

Never in a million years did this old Gulf Breeze Dolphin imagine I’d be writing this, but the Milton boys basketball team was thrown under the bus by the Florida High School Athletic Association last week when the region tournament was released.

John Toolan was officially named the head softball coach at Crestview High School in the fall. His team was on display for the first time on Tuesday as the Lady Bulldogs hosted the Lady Gators of Baker in a preseason game. Toolan, the father of standout sophomore, Cambell Toolan, has embraced the opportunity to lead the team.

First-year Baker softball coach Mark Wilde had his first look at the Lady Gators in live action against Crestview last week and overall, he was pleased with what he saw from the team in the 8-6 loss. “I see them going pretty good,” he said. “We had a few errors out there or the score would have been closer. But as far as putting up a battle, I think we did really good. But as far as putting up a battle, I think we did really good. “It turned into a pitching game the last several innings.”

They are often the forgotten members of the community because they are out of sight and out of mind. These members of society are thieves, drug dealers, murderers and more. They are the people behind bars in jails and prisons across the state and the nation.

Amy Bowden always knew she wanted to be a teacher, but along the way her career path took an unexpected change as to the grade level.

And just like that two years have passed.

Yes, it was two years ago, Feb. 14, 2022, that I returned to the job in my work life that I have enjoyed the most, writing about sports for the Crestview News Bulletin. I will always be grateful for Sandi Kemp bringing me back to the area to do what I believe God created me to do.

The Crestview baseball team was fortunate that Tuesday’s game with Niceville was only a preseason contest. The Bulldogs played good defense executing a couple of impressive pickoff plays. But as far as hitting and pitching goes, there wasn’t much to smile about in a 6-1 loss.