Category: Sports

By PATRICK BYRDNews Sports Writer The Escambia Academy Cougars traveled to Alabama State University on Friday, August 25, to play their first AISA game of the season against the Warriors of Valiant Cross Academy of Montgomery.The Cougars gained 2 points after taking down the Warrior carrier in the end zone for a safety. A quick fumble by the Cougars, however, gave the Warriors the ball back, and they soon retaliated…

By PATRICK BYRDNews Sports Writer The Escambia Academy Cougars kicked off their football season with a trip to Petal, Mississippi, to play the Starkville Academy Volunteers at Petal High School. The game marks Cougar Head Coach Gex Billups’s first game after a promotion to athletic director.The Cougars got their first point of the season with a 30-yard pass by Keller Coston to Quinten Odom for a touchdown with 5 minutes…

Members of the track and field team, from left, Nassar Brooks, Paisley Coley, Presley Roberts, Gavin Brandt, Sarah Fajardo, Mya Martinez, Kaligan Larkin, Bentley Hall, Devontae Stapleton, Jerry Sellers, Gunner Smith, Jack Carpenter, James Fajardo, Hunter Smith, Traegan James, Scot Protsman, Swayden Byrd, Zaden Pittman, Brennan Parker, Brantley Vinson. Special to Atmore News The Perdido Raiders Middle School track and field team recently competed and excelled in a championship meet.The…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County High’s baseball team opened last week’s play with its closest game of the year, a 10-7 loss to Central-Milton (Fla.) but was pounded in 3 5-inning contests by Jackson as the week ended.The young and inexperienced Blue Devils pitchers showed some improvement, especially against the Milton team, but continued to struggle with their control against Jackson.Central scored all its runs in the first…