Category: Sports

Chiefs’ Jamarkus Jefferson (6) runs for yardage against Flomaton By MCKENNA SIMMONSNews Sportswriter Football season has finally arrived, and the Northview High School Chiefs kicked off their first regular season game at Flomaton High School last Friday night, August 27. This game was an eventful one for both teams. Every year, hundreds of fans for both sides come out to support their teams at this rival game. Unfortunately for the…

By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter The Escambia County High School Blue Devils started the 2021 football season off with a 35-6 defeat, following Saturday’s (August 21) season opener against the Bayside Academy Admirals.Saturday’s game, which was originally scheduled for Friday, August 20, but was postponed due to area thunderstorms, offered a glimpse into what improvements are needed inside the offense and defense for the Blue Devils.According to ECHS head coach Scott…

By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter The AISA number three ranked Escambia Academy Cougars opened football season on a high note after last year’s heartbreaking end. The Cougars defeated AISA’s number one ranked team, the Pike Liberal Arts Patriots last Friday (August 20), 42-26. Friday’s meeting marked the first meeting of the two schools since 2015, when EA defeated Pike, 36-7.The contest did not start in the Cougars’ favor as Pike drove…

By MCKENNA SIMMONSNews Sportswriter It is finally football season, and Northview High School began this year with a pre-season jamboree against the Baker Gators. Friday, August 20, was one wet night. Fans all across the stands were in ponchos and sporting umbrellas to come out and support their Chiefs!In the first half, Ernest Ward Middle School played against one of Baker’s younger teams. Unfortunately, the final score was 16 to…

Members and coaches of the ECHS wrestling team with new equipment, from left, Mason Huggins, Tobijah Crenshaw, Coach Joel Gonzalez, Coach Roland Hall, and Brandon Dean. By JOSH FRYENews Sports Writer The Escambia County High School wrestling team recently received a $3,000 donation from Rewarding Educational Athletic Choices Helping Each Sport (R.E.A.C.H.E.S.).According to Blue Devils wrestling team coaches Roland Hall and Joel Gonzalez, the funds received from R.E.A.C.H.E.S. were used…