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JUB’s varsity rallies past Excel
By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer Landon Mura struck out 13 batters, and Tucker Spence singled, tripled and scored twice as J.U. Blacksher’s varsity baseball team topped its rival, the Excel Panthers, 7-4 on March 5. “I am very proud of my guys for continuing to work and for staying positive,” head coach Justin Mixon said. “We have played a lot of close games and we are still learning how…
by Josh Frye access_time7 years ago
Young, inexperienced Blue Devils searching for first win
By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer The Escambia County High School varsity baseball team continues to search for its first win of the season after losing a late lead and falling 13-6 to Elberta on March 7. The young Blue Devils have struggled during the start of the season to overcome inclement weather and a lack of experience. “I was extremely happy with the way that we started the game,”…
by Josh Frye access_time7 years ago
ECHS golf tourney raises $2K-plus for football program
By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer The Escambia County High School football team’s 1st annual golf tournament, held March 2 at Atmore Country Club, raised more than $2,000 to help equip the Blue Devils squad. Funds generated by the tournament will go to help purchase much-needed equipment, uniforms and supplements. “It was a great event for us,” ECHS athletic director-head football coach Scott Mason said. “We had overwhelming support from…
by Josh Frye access_time7 years ago
EA boys win 10-team track meet; EA girls 6th
By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer The Escambia Academy Cougars turned in an impressive showing during a March 6 meet on their home track, outperforming nine other schools from around the state and almost doubling the points total of the second-place team. EA’s boys scored 187 points, and Northside came in second with a total score of 99. The EA girls came in sixth overall with a total score of…
by Josh Frye access_time7 years ago
Giving our students the best education possible
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This question is probably the single most-asked question of any child throughout the world. Here in the United States, many children are able to achieve their dreams through hard work, dedication, and a quality education. But, for some here in our own country, hard work and dedication are not enough when it comes to circumstances out of their control like…
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