I need to come up with a rule that says you can’t post in the comments section of our paper’s sports page social media posts unless you use your real name and profile.


My thought is, if you are going to make a comment, then own it.

September is suicide prevention month. In reality, every month should have a focus on mental health and the battles that come with it.

We have reached the midway point of the high-school football season.


And we have learned a few things along the way.

To all the head football coaches out there, enjoy the good days.


Enjoy the wins. Enjoy the moments when the entire town you are coaching in has your back and cheers you on every chance it gets.

Football season officially gets started on Friday for Crestview and Baker.


Both teams have high hopes for the coming season.  Both teams should have winning seasons.

Most of the time my job here involves telling stories about athletic achievement and beyond, and taking photos that capture some of the best moments from a game.


But having this platform as a writer, and having a strong social media presence, sometimes my job responsibilities go beyond what shows up in the newspaper.

The arrival of October means things get a little more interesting when it comes to high school football in the area.


For teams like Pace and Jay, it’s about continuing their respective pushes for the playoffs. The Patriots are the second-best team in Region 1-6A and a top 10 team in the state. Jay is in the same position in the Rural Classification.

I saw a Facebook post a couple of weeks ago on a Saturday morning that caught my attention. It was on one of the Milton pages and featured photos of several players doing yard work just hours after they walked off the field at Bennett C. Russell Stadium in Navarre. They were holding rakes, working and smiling.

I do some freelance work in the Division III college football world and one of the coaches last week said something interesting that all teams should keep in mind as they go through their respective athletic seasons.


His nationally ranked team, a title contender, had been upset by an unranked opponent at home in week one.

National signing day has come and gone and once again there is no shortage of talent. Navarre, Pace, Milton, Crestview. All have athletes who are headed to the next level.

That chance to play a college sport is a dream for every athlete. Heck, I used to have that dream. I just didn’t have the talent to match it.