Category: Sports

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer After getting off to one of the best starts in recent team history, Escambia County High’s Blue Devils suffered their second lopsided defeat in two weeks, a 42-7 setback to T.R. Miller last Friday, October 13.ECHS’s offense couldn’t get untracked against the visiting Tigers and their stingy defense, which has allowed an average of just 57.6 yards per game, and the ECHS defense had trouble…

By PATRICK BYRDNews Sports Writer After a homecoming win against Pickens Academy on the 6th, the Cougars traveled to Butler, Alabama, to play their last region game of the season against the Patrician Academy Saints.Cougar captains Quinten Odom, AJ Bennett, and Zeke McElhaney met the Patrician captains at midfield for the coin flip to start the game; the Saints won, receiving during the first half.After several turnovers, the Saints put…

By MCKENNA SIMMONSNews Sports Writer This last Friday night Northview Chiefs swept past their long-time rival the Jay Royals in Bratt for the annual homecoming game. With a final score of 41-19, it seems that the Chiefs’ season is taking a turn for the better.To start off the ball game, Northview received the ball on kick off. Wyatt Scruggs ran it down the field into the red zone for a…

Special to Atmore News Atmore Christian School will host the Panhandle Christian Conference West Regionals volleyball tournament this weekend.The tournament will be played over two days — Friday and Saturday, October 13 and 14 — at the school gym (245 Tennant Drive), just off West Nashville Avenue.Action will begin at 4 p.m. on Friday, with ACS’s Lady Rams, who are 2-5 on the season, taking the court at 7 p.m.Admission…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Maybe it was the 90-minute bus drive, maybe it was the fact their undefeated, state-ranked opponent was hosting them for its homecoming game.Whatever it was, Escambia County High’s error-prone Blue Devils fell behind quickly and never found their groove in a 50-7 Class 4A, Region 1 loss to Jackson last Friday, October 6.Jackson’s Aggies, who came into the game ranked fourth in the state, scored…