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FWB Cheerleaders — 'We're No. 1'

The Fort Walton Beach High School cheer squad brought home the championship title Monday night from the UCA National Cheer Competition held Sunday at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports in Orlando. Last week the squad won the FHSAA Cheer Competition... Full story

Bulldogs bested: Blue Devils stick a pitchfork in ‘em

Tina Harbuck

It wasn’t for a lack of effort that the Freeport Bulldogs lost to the Holmes County Blue Devils 61-52 in the semifinals of the District 2-1A boy’s basketball tournament in Freeport. “They gave me all they had. It was a good effor... Full story

South Walton finishes as runner-up, advances to regional play

After a 41-38 win Friday night over the Bozeman Bucks, the South Walton Seahawks lost 69-41 in the District 4-A championship game to West Gadsden at Blountstown High School Saturday. Nevertheless the Seahawks advance to a 7 p.m. regional semifinal... Full story

Seahawks and Bulldogs split on the diamond in preseason classic

Tina Harbuck

The Freeport Bulldogs got the first win, 4-2, while South Walton Seahawks secured the second, 9-7, in a pair of five inning games in Santa Rosa Beach Thursday night. In game one, South Walton got on the board first with a run scored by Tyler Townson... Full story

TAKE YOUR PICK: Tom v. Eli

Matt’s Take:   As we looked forward to this week’s Double Take column, we decided to debate quarterbacks and given the Super Bowl matchup, it was a no-brainer to argue the merits of Eli Manning and Tom Brady. With all the hype t... Full story

FWB cheerleaders to host 5K Viking Run/Walk

The Fort Walton Beach High School Viking Cheerleaders will host the 5K Viking Run/Walk sponsored by Harris Insurance at 3 p.m. Feb. 17 at Uptown Station. The flat course is behind Uptown Station in Fort Walton Beach and the money raised will be us... Full story

BATTLE OF THE BATS: Parks & Rec Department takes on shaved bats with ‘Real Skills League’

Tina Harbuck

There is no BYOB in this game. Starting this year, there will be no bringing your own bat for a new softball league forming at Morgan Sports Center for the fall softball season.  “Basically we’re taking the Men’s Thursday Ni... Full story

DOUBLE TAKE: Trouble brews between the American pipes

Andrew’s Take:   It’s time for the Double Take team to create a subcategory for our column called “Out of the Kitchen!” It can be aimed at idiotic athletes who can’t take the heat. Why are these adult-sized ba... Full story

Cooperstown bound: Baseball/softball clinic is Saturday

Former Destin Little League All-Star’s Noah Bailey, Nic Sherer and Jason Shirley have been invited to play in a weeklong baseball tournament in Cooperstown, New York in June. A fundraising clinic will be held Saturday at Destin Middle School... Full story

Marlins boys knocked out by Pryor Pirates

Tina Harbuck

They went down, but not without a fight. The Destin Marlin boys lost 38-27 to the Pryor Pirates in the first round of the Okaloosa County Middle School Basketball Tournament in Fort Walton Beach Monday night. “They played extremely hard ton... Full story

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