It was another big day of running for Santa Rosa County teams as athletes took part in the Gulf Coast Stampede on Saturday at the Escambia County Equestrian Center in Pensacola.
There were more than 150 runners on the girls side and more than 250 in the boys race on a hot and humid morning.
It is easy to be a high school head coach on a Saturday morning, or honestly, any other morning during the week or weekend. It might be the easiest job in the world.
Tied at 22-all, Navarre’s volleyball team was on the brink of avoiding a sweep and forcing a fourth set against the Catholic Crusaders on Tuesday night in Pensacola.
But the Raiders were unable to hold on in this one, falling 25-22.
Three weeks are history for the high school football season. One team remains undefeated in our coverage area while another is still searching for its first win.
Here’s a look at how things played out this past Friday for Central, Jay, Milton, Navarre and Pace.
I was supposed to cover a volleyball game. Or maybe it was a tennis match. I don’t remember exactly considering we are talking about something that happened 25 years ago.
But I will never forget the first sporting event I covered a few days after Sept. 11, 2001.
Tommy Roberts has spent most of his career coaching the offensive line. But there were those two years where he coached on the other side of the football.