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Chiefs counting on quality, not quantity as season nears
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter The Northview Chiefs are gearing up for a successful season not only on the gridiron, but off as well. Even with a fairly small varsity squad of only 30 players, the Chiefs are in hopes of capturing another championship. “We have a small group of guys,” head coach Derek Marshman said. “The difference-maker is that we have quality kids.” Despite the rain, heat and humidity,…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Player protection has evolved through the years
One thing that has occupied the collective mind of the sports world, especially in recent years, is injury prevention. With football season racing toward us, I tracked back into my history research for some facts on the game and the equipment used to play it. Helmets, shoulder pads, buttocks pads, leg pads, hip pads, elbow pads, knee pads and mouth pieces are all just a few of the vital equipment…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Cougars fighting heat again after week off
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Despite extremely high temperatures Escambia Academy’s football team returned to the practice field on Monday after a short break. The Cougars had last week off but scrambled back into the weight room this week to pick up where they had left off in their preseason conditioning and training. “After five days off, the guys are right back into the groove of things,” head coach Hugh…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Bubba Cruz 2
Car club presents rat-rods, ribs, wrestling July 19-20   By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Fans of rat-rods, barbecued ribs and wrestling can get their fill when the Lottie Road Kustoms car club presents its second annual Bubba Cruz and burnout celebration on Friday and Saturday, July 19-20. The two-day family fun affair will begin at 8 a.m. each day. Admission for the two days is $20 for those ages…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Wild ride in store for local football fans
Over the course of the past few weeks, I have had the opportunity to observe the practices of our area high school football teams. The high heat of the summer months has failed to slow the young men down. Even though temperatures have reached over 100 degrees on several days, the players have pushed through in anticipation of the first play of the 2019 season. As I observed the young…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago