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The Gulf Breeze 7-under All Stars took second at the Dizzy Dean State Tournament last week, losing to Bill Bond 12-6 in the championship game. Gulf Breeze, who lost to Bill Bond 24- 5 earlier on July 1, were within a run in the fourth inning before Bill Bond scored five in the bottom of the fourth. More ... The fifth installment of a summerlong series comes from GBHS boys basketball coach David McGreal. Q.Talk about this past season - the school's first winning season in a decade. What memories will you take from that season? More ... Innerlight to host Surf 4 Cystic Sunday on Pensacola Beach Innerlight Surf Shop will be hosting a one day surf camp dubbed Surf 4 Cystic July 13 from 1-4 p.m. on Pensacola. Cost of the camp is $50 with all the proceeds going to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. More ... The last sport the two coached together led to a playoff berth. For members of the Lady Dolphin softball program, they're hoping it'll happen again. More ... The Gulf Breeze Wave 10- under All Star team took second place out of 12 teams at the Grand Slam World Series of Baseball Saturday in Panama City. The Wave won back to back games before losing to the Home Plate Chili Dogs 9-8 in the championship game. The Wave won three straight games after losing to the Chili Dogs 8-0 to fall into the losers bracket Friday. More ... A pair of former Dolphin swimmers set personal records at last week's Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. Kyle Cormier (class of '04), swimming in the first of his three events, improved his personal best in the 200 meter freestyle by almost a second and a half. His time of 1:51.06 was 37th best out of 87 participants - he was 71st entering the competition. More ... While the Major League Baseball's All Star Game is special in the sense that fans had a say, it's also like picking the Homecoming Queen. Usually, it's the prettiest girl (or in this case, the most popular players) get the nods, and they aren't always the most deserving. More ... The Pensacola Beach Volleyball Club's 15-under team, "Barracudas," got off to a slow start last week, but won their final two matches to win their flight at the 2008 Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships in Dallas. One of 48 teams in the 15 National field, PBVC went 0-5 in the first round of pool play. More ... Southern Legacy, a Gulf Breeze based 17-under travel softball team, hosted the Southern Legacy Classic June June 14-15 at Shoreline Park. Southern Legacy had the battle its way through the losers bracket and had to beat the Andalusia Bruisers twice to win the title. More ... From left: Emily Retherford (cocaptain), Brianna Beyers, Alayna Hayes, (co-captain), Emily Craven, Lacey Webb and Meredeth Chavers. Not shown - Alexa Shows. Photo by David Standridge More ... The Lady Dolphins' journey back to respectability began last week when they played three games in Mobile against Alabama-based schools. Gulf Breeze, under the tutulage of Sean Tomey for the second time in four years, beat Murphy 8-4 in their first game before losing their next two to Excel and Baker. More ... Award winners from the 2008 GBHS Baseball Awards Banquet were (front, from left): Dane Monnin (Most Improved), Brandon Scott (Top Offensive Player), Mark Waghalter (Top Pitcher), Shane Dorlag (Hustle Award) and Kolton Hanke (Academic Award). Back (from left): Kameron Brunty (Top RBI Award), Kyle Schnackenberg (Academic), Spencer Wiley (Academic), Greg Shows (Academic), Thomas Dorsey (Academic), T.J. Jordan (Top Defensive Player), Kris Matsoukas (Rookie Award/Academic), Shane Pascoe (Coaches Award) and Luke Crooke (Academic). More ... Above, left: Catherine Lewis and Rachel Viglione were the senior and sophomore Academic Award winners at the 2008 GBHS Softball Awards Banquet. Not shown: Junior award winner Lyndsey Wright. Right: Liz Femeyer was named the program's Most Improved Player. More ... To me, the best part about hunting is not harvesting game - but spending quality time in the outdoors with good friends and family. One of the best ways to do just that is through dove hunting. And, with that in mind, it's easy to see why great dove hunts are in such high demand but often difficult to find. More ... |
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