Day: February 26, 2020

Josh Frye

JUB opens season
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter J.U. Blacksher’s Peyton Wilkins helped lead the Bulldogs to a 10-0 victory over Hillcrest-Evergreen during the season opener last Tuesday, February 18. Wilkins, starting pitcher for JUB’s Bulldogs, struck out six, gave up only one hit and walked two batters during the contest. Freshman Josh Burkett, who ended the game on the mound for the Bulldogs, struck out six batters and walked two. Players who…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
ECHS falls in tourney
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia County High is off to a rough start on the baseball diamond, as the Blue Devils fell in all three games of last week’s Escambia County Area Baseball Tournament. With 57 total runs being scored against them in three games, the young (no seniors and only three returning starters) ECHS squad will need to find answers to stay in the fight. Last Tuesday, February…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Cougars win one, drop two during season-opener tourney
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia Academy beat Lee-Scott 6-2 during the first game of the Edgewood Academy Baseball Tournament season-opener last Friday, February 21, but failed to generate another victory, falling in the final two games of the tournament to Bessemer Academy, 4-0, and Macon East, 5-0. Jason Davis got the nod as the starting pitcher against Lee-Scott. He struck out five batters, walked three and hit one. Both…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
AISA All-Stars
EA Basketball players Ty’rese Smith, Tiquale Taylor and Bryant Quimby represented the Cougars and AISA West during last Friday’s AISA All-Star Basketball Tournament in Montgomery at the Garrett Coliseum. Taylor and Quimby also received All-Star Team honors earlier this school year when they represented Escambia Academy during the AISA All-Star Football Game.
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
EA wins 7th AISA 2A powerlifting title in 9 years
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Tyler Newton broke a state record, and Chase Bell broke two, to lead the way as Escambia Academy captured its seventh Class 2A state title in the last nine years during the 2020 AISA State Powerlifting Championship Meet at Pickens Academy on February 18. In addition to capturing the state championship, EA also finished first overall. “We went into meet with 24 overall state records,”…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago