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Nov 17, 2025
Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland scored his first NFL touchdown in a Monday Night Football game and went from glory to death in a span of hours.

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Nov 10, 2025
Welcome to the latest edition of, “Is the FHSAA smarter than a fifth grader?”
In case you haven’t heard, last week during a meeting, the Florida High School Athletic Association Board of Directors voted on a new football playoff format for 2026 and 2027.

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Nov 3, 2025
Santa Rosa County continues to drag behind neighboring counties when it comes to athletic facilities.

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Oct 29, 2025
In a few weeks I’ll be making my first trip to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to see my alma mater, Eastern Illinois, battle the Crimson Tide.

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Oct 20, 2025
Maybe Teddy Bridgewater was on to something when he was helping players out on his team from a financial standpoint.

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Oct 13, 2025
It’s that time of the year where I find some reason to question the FHSAA regional rankings and the logic behind them.

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Oct 6, 2025
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.

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Sep 29, 2025
September is suicide prevention month. In reality, every month should have a focus on mental health and the battles that come with it.

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Sep 23, 2025
We have reached the midway point of the high-school football season.
And we have learned a few things along the way.

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Sep 16, 2025
I’m not sure who needs to see this column in Santa Rosa County to make it happen, but I’d really love it if we could get a public pool at either end of the county some point before the end of time. Having a pool at both ends of the county would be even better.