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Blue Devils look sharp in preseason tune-up
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Although the final score was reason enough to bring a smile to Escambia County High Coach Rico Jackson’s face, it was the way his team went about posting that score that brought the biggest smile. “They played hard; they competed,” said the ECHS coach after his varsity team downed T.R. Miller 16-7 in the first half of Friday’s preseason contest. “T.R. Miller scored first,…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
EA wins big over Snook
By PAOLO GORME News Sports Writer This past Friday, August 24, Snook Academy of Foley visited the Cougars of Canoe. The night ended with the Escambia Academy Cougars cruising to an easy 63-0 win. EA did not have many offensive possessions but racked up 289 total yards of offense. One of the staggering stats from the game is that the ferocious Cougar defense held the Eagles to -47 yards of…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Class 4A, Region 1
Realigned league still a tough row to hoe By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Thanks to the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s region realignment, Escambia County High School’s Blue Devils won’t have to face four of the teams to whom they lost during last year’s 2-8 season. The “new” Class 4A, Region 1, expanded to eight teams this season, no longer includes powerhouse Thomasville, which claimed a 45-22 win over…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Golf tourney raises scholarship funds
Special to Atmore News The University of Alabama Escambia County Alumni is holding the 15th Annual Walter Lewis Golf Tournament Thursday, Sept. 13, at Juniper Creek Golf Course, the former Country Club of Brewton. This event raises money for local scholarship funds, benefitting students in Escambia County, Alabama exclusively. Since 1995, the Walter Lewis Endowed Scholarship Fund has awarded over $75,000 to outstanding area high school seniors to help pave…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
Northview falls to Vernon
By LEXXI BAGGETT News Sports Writer I am certainly hoping that this past Friday night is not setting up the norm for the Northview Chiefs football season this year, especially when Northview has so much senior leadership. True Northview fans are staying the course, however, to see those wins. Fortunately, Friday night at Tommy Weaver stadium, the beginning was just a Kick-Off Classic against Vernon. Vernon trumped both Northview’s junior…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago