PollMilton native and Super Bowl champion Lawrence Tynes was in town last week for the inaugural Santa Rosa Kids House Golf Scramble and Auction Friday at Tiger Point Golf and Country Club. More ... The sixth installment of a summerlong series comes from GBHS girls soccer coach Sharon Kerby. Q. Go back to the day you were hired - how did it feel to be 24 and inherit a program like this? A: Wow, to think back to the day I was hired for the coaching position at GBHS seems so long ago. More ... GBSA volleyball registration under way Registration for the 2008 GBSA volleyball season is going on now until August 22 at the Rec Center. The league is open to girls entering fifth through eighth grade. For more information, log on to gulfbreezerecreationcenter. com or call 934-5140. More ... Most of the high schools in Santa Rosa County will have their schedules drastically changed come August. GBHS, along with Navarre, Pace and Milton High Schools will start at 9:15 a.m. and won't release until almost 4. With this change poses a dilemna for area coaches - when and for how long - do they practice each day. More ... Photos by David Standridge Grappling 101 Rob Hermann (above) demonstrates a take down technique on Demetri Scapin during the recent wrestling camp at Gulf Breeze High last month. More ... Chase Griffin (left), a 2004 GBHS graduate, and GBHS sophomore Hannah Sepulveda handle the ball during the recent GBHS Dolphin Soccer Camp last month behind the high school. The girls soccer team will host a youth soccer camp, starting Monday, at Shoreline Park. More ... Ben Lively, shown here in a 2008 Dolphin baseball game, threw a no-hitter for the Dynamic Elite in a 4-0 win over Hendersonville, Tenn. Friday in a wood bat tournament in Atlanta. He struck out eight in the win. More ... Cameron Smith and Greg Tober were two big reasons the 2006 Dolphin basketball and baseball teams had .500 seasons or better. They both recently decided to continue their athletic careers - Smith at Southeastern University in Lakeland and Tober at Southwest Mississippi Community College in Summit, Miss. More ... Photo by David Standridge Zach Kelly slides in safely for the GBSA nine-year-olds against Perdido at the Dizzy Dean State Tournament June 27 at Shoreline Park. More ... Cole Sheppard (left) caught this 22-inch, 5.5 pound speckled trout off the family pier in the bay on July 9. Also shown is his little brother brother Carter Sheppard. They are the sons of David and Layne Sheppard. More ... Jason Thompson/Gulf Breeze News Rob Smith (center) gets from help from Colin Hendricks and Michael Smith to show off his 33.98 pound cobia, which was good for second place at the the 27th annual Bud Light King Mackerel Cobia Tournament June 22-23 on Pensacola Beach. More ... MEMPHIS - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its preliminary report last week on mid-continent breeding ducks and habitats, based on surveys conducted in May and early June. Total duck populations were estimated at 37.3 million breeding ducks on the surveyed area. More ... The AAU Breeze Basketball 13u team finished third in the recent Mid-American Youth Basketball Tournament in Fort Walton Beach. They won the consolation game 38-28 over the Louisiana Warriors. Jon Jon Burkett led the team with 13 points, followed by Landon Cagle with 11. Marco Pena grabbed 13 rebounds in the win. More ... Navarre High School Principal Bill Emerson displays a $500 check he received for being named 2008 Literary Leader among Florida High Schools. The former Gulf Breeze High School teacher and coach became Principal at Navarre threeplus years ago, and the school recently earned A status for academic performance and improvement. Pam Brannon/Gulf Breeze News More ... |
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