Following a disappointing loss, like the one Baker suffered at the hands of Northview, many teams would get dismayed. But not the Baker Gators. Under the Friday night lights on Sept. 30, the Baker Gators played host to the Lighthouse Christian Academy Stingrays.

Last year, Lighthouse held Baker to just nine points. Friday night looked a bit different, as the Baker Gators defeated Lighthouse 48 to 7. They earned their fourth win of the season behind a running game that produced six touchdowns on Friday night.

Crestview hosted Milton in volleyball on Thursday. And a few things could be said about the match. It wasn’t pretty. And it times it was painful to watch. But it was exciting, maybe too exciting for some.

For those of you inquiring minds that were curious if Northview running back Jamarkus Jefferson is as good as advertised, the answer is a resounding yes. Jefferson showed just how good he is rushing for 236 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries to lead the Chiefs to a 49-10 win over Baker on Friday. Jefferson has some pretty good teammates too.

It was as easy as one, two, three on Tuesday as the Crestview High School volleyball team beat county rival Fort Walton Beach in straight sets by scores of 25-11, 25-23, 25-23. There was a ribbon-cutting ceremony before the match to make the new court that replaced the original floor official.

Issac Thomas looks like a football wide receiver as well as a high school basketball small forward.

At 6-foot-4, the Bulldog junior has the height and athleticism to challenge opposing defense and the speed to stretch the field.

Crestview girls golf coach Dan Byerly is upbeat when he talks about his team.

He praises the girls for their work and attitude as they compete against schools with more experience and better training.

In a perfect world with story book chapters, the first chapter of the new Crestview gym floor would have ended in a win. That was not to be as a young Bulldog volleyball team hosted a talented Niceville squad.

The Eagles flexed their muscle in sweeping the match in straight sets 3-0, but not before Crestview showed there was still some third-set fight left in it.

Every football team needs a Jace Tolbert.

Tolbert might not be the biggest or the fastest Baker football player. And as is the case with most Class 1A players, his final high school football game will be the last time he takes the field in full pads.

Don’t look now, but Baker’s football team is playing, well, like a Baker football team. Kayleb Wagner eclipsed 200 yards rushing for the third-consecutive game and scored two touchdowns as the Gators went on the road and beat Jefferson County 36-12.

A hard-nosed Crestview Bulldog football team showed its teeth on Friday against undefeated Pace in their home opener. After narrowly losing to Gulf Breeze and Choctawhatchee in hard-luck games it almost seemed as if the football gods owed the Bulldogs a break. When Crestview misplayed a kickoff after a Pace touchdown setting up another quick score by the visitors it seemed as if a black cloud was over Jack Foster Stadium on the beautiful late summer night.