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ECHS sweeps McIntosh for season’s first wins
By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer The Escambia County High School varsity baseball team has finally notched its first and second wins of the season by dismantling McIntosh, 16-1 and 23-0 on March 12. Most of those who viewed the double-header wouldn’t guess that this was the same team that has struggled to claim its first win of the season. Deavontae Johnson started things off on the mound for ECHS…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Could make immediate impact
Blue Devils’ Williams signs with CACC-South By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer Escambia County High School senior and two-sport standout Luerensley “Lue” Williams is bound for Coastal Alabama Community College after signing a basketball scholarship with the Sun Chiefs on March 14. The 6-foot-3-inch forward averaged 19 points and 9 rebounds per game during his senior season and earned a spot in ECHS’s 1,000-point club by exceeding the 1,200-point career…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Sportsmanship speaks volumes
In sports, every team battles it out for the top spot at the end of a game. The audience is kept on the edge of its seat, looking for the next big play or development. The fact of the matter is, there is always a victor and a loser. A team produces an image on how it handles itself in these situations, and this image is projected to the audience.…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
New school record
Mura whiffs 18 as JUB’s Bulldogs top rival Excel By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer Senior Landon Mura wrote a new chapter in J.U. Blacksher school history March 15, striking out 18 batters to help lead the Bulldogs past rival Excel High. “Simply put, this was the best game that I have ever seen pitched, by anyone,” JUB Coach Justin Mixon said after the 4-1 win. “To say that I…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Community focused: Supporting state, local government
Last week, I was honored to host some of our local mayors, city councilmembers, and city officials from Southwest Alabama in Washington to hear about what they do every day for our communities. I am a firm believer that the best people to run our towns and our communities are not the bureaucrats in Washington or the federal government. The best people to do that are the people who live,…
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