Author: Josh Frye

Josh Frye

Blacksher’s success will last forever
By Josh Frye Thirty years is how long it took for J.U. Blacksher’s Bulldogs to capture the regional basketball championship. The last time the championship was clenched by the Bulldogs was during the 1989-90 season. Man do I feel old. I cannot remember exactly how old I was in 1990, but I know I was hitting on six, maybe. But the thought of this event made my mind wander through…
by Josh Frye access_time6 years ago
ECHS Touchdown Club golf tourney is March 2
By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer The newly reorganized Escambia County High School Blue Devils Touchdown Club will be hosting an area golf tournament on Saturday, March 2, at 9 a.m. at Atmore Country Club. The tournament was organized as a means of raising funds for the ECHS football program. The funds raised from the event will help purchase much-needed football equipment, uniforms and weightlifting supplements. The Touchdown Club is…
by Josh Frye access_time6 years ago
Historic season comes to end for JUB
By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer Despite the loss to R.C. Hatch in the AHSAA Regional Finals on February 15, J.U. Blacksher’s Bulldogs exceeded all expectations and made school history in what many feel was one of the team’s most thrilling basketball seasons ever. The Bulldogs had earned their way into the Regional Finals with a thrilling three-point win (49-46) over Choctaw High School on February 12. In that game…
by Josh Frye access_time6 years ago
ECHS falls to Clarke in 4A sub-regional
State hopes dashed as Devils end season with 54-47 setback By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer Escambia County High’s Blue Devils fell victim to Clarke County last Tuesday, February 12, ending their season with a wild Class 4A Sub-Regional playoff contest. ECHS and Clarke’s Bulldogs both started the game off strong, with each team playing top-notch defense and offense. But Escambia, which showed grit and determination all season, were not…
by Josh Frye access_time6 years ago
Sports during WWII
As we go about our daily lives, we seem to often overlook certain people. On a daily basis, I notice men with WWII, Korea or Vietnam vet hats on. Usually, I try to stop and speak with some of them for a brief moment and shake their hand in recognition for the service they have provided our country. Often times people just pass them by without a second glance. I…
by Josh Frye access_time6 years ago