Ray Kerr’s story is exactly the kind of story you love to see in sports.
And it’s a reminder that you don’t always have to be the five-star recruit or the top dog for a major college program to make your sports dream a reality.
While schools in Santa Rosa County School won’t reopen until Monday due to the damage caused by Hurricane Isaias, an exception is being made for volleyball teams in the area.
District tournaments will be allowed to move forward this week. No other sports are allowed to be in action until schools open on Monday.
Tuesday, Sept. 29, marked the official opening of the Nature’s Nest education pavilion at Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge in Holley.
The refuge built the 24-by-48-foot pavilion to expand educational opportunities and better accommodate ongoing community-based activities. According to ECWR, the pavilion will serve the thousands of people who come to the refuge annually.
In the wake of Hurricane Isaias, the Florida High School Athletic Association is providing some flexibility for athletic teams for district volleyball tournaments and for football.
FHSAA Executive Director Craig Damon talked about that flexibility during an interview on Monday morning.
Santa Rosa County residents in coastal and low-lying areas should make evacuation plans now, with impacts from Tropical Storm Isaias expected to begin Friday.
The final FHSAA regional volleyball rankings of the regular season were released Tuesday, giving everyone an idea of where teams are sitting heading into district tournament play as well as their potential for a regional tourney berth.
A franchisee with Ellianos Coffee, a restaurant chain started in 2002, has submitted plans to bring the restaurant to the 3400 block of Gulf Breeze Parkway (Highway 98).
Whether a child dreams of competing at the highest levels of gymnastics, wants to conquer the Ninja course or simply hopes to master their first cartwheel, Gulf Coast Elite Gymnastics has a place for them.
For nearly four years, owner Rebecca Barchie and her team have worked to build a program where athletes of different ages, abilities and ambitions can find a place to learn, grow and have fun.
Santa Rosa County could see another 5 to 7 inches of rain from a disorganized weather system in the southwestern Gulf, and residents should use the next few days to make sure they are ready, according to forecasters from the National Weather Service in Mobile.