Author: Josh Frye

Josh Frye

High schools to resume fall sports
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter After months of uncertainty, the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) and the Alabama Independent School Association (AISA) have given the green light for the 2020 high school football season. According to AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese, AHSAA plans on having a full football schedule. The association released on July 22 an approved plan for all fall sports, including football, volleyball, cross country and swimming/diving.…
by Josh Frye access_time4 years ago
Pandemic poses threat to new ECHS sports programs
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia County High School planned to add wrestling and soccer to the school’s athletic program this year, but those plans may or may not happen. “We are currently planning on adding wrestling and soccer teams to our school’s athletic programs this year,” ECHS Athletic Director Scott Mason said. “Those plans are still being pushed forward, but the COVID-19 situation could hinder that.” According to Mason,…
by Josh Frye access_time4 years ago
Atmore Recycling opens Saturday
Crosby By JOSH FRYE News Staff Writer A new face has been added to the Atmore area business community with the opening of Atmore Recycling on West Nashville Avenue, in the former Mills Fence Co. building. Business owner Matt Crosby, a Pensacola native, is adding a new place for the community to be able to dump scrap metal and cans while making a buck or two in the process. Crosby,…
by Josh Frye access_time4 years ago
The long wait is over …maybe
I remember the afternoon when the world stopped due to the Covid-19 virus. That afternoon was spent covering a baseball game at Escambia Academy, and, like everyone else, I was excited to see the kids, especially the senior players in action for their last baseball season. Anticipation of who would make the playoffs was killing me, just as it was most everyone. Then, with the drop of a hat, the…
by Josh Frye access_time4 years ago
Local football teams resume summer practice schedules
ECHS head coach Scott Mason checks the temperature of player JaTerious Kyles as local area teams return to summer practice Monday. By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter All high school football teams in the Atmore News coverage area, with the exception of Northview, returned to fieldhouses Monday, June 8, to begin summer practice schedules. Since school functions and sports were first cancelled at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, the future…
by Josh Frye access_time4 years ago