PollThey had the longest trips, but they made it worth their while. Livingston Academy and Ooltewah High Schools - both from Tennessee - advanced to the championship game of the inaugural Alec Kessler Memorial Invitational Foundation Invitational Basketball Tournament on New Year's Eve at Gulf Breeze High, with LA winning 59-39. More ... The inaugural Alec Kessler Memorial Basketball Tournament came to a close just hours before the start of the new year. The tournament was a rousing success, as auction items raised more than $2,100 for the Kessler Foundation and Pillars for Promise. More ... GBHS seniors Tobie Bass (far left) and Daniel Shull (second from right) won two of the four scholarships from the Andrews Institute at a dinner Dec. 29 at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Also shown are (from left): Northview's Lucas Killam, Rhea Kessler and Washington's Angelina Malamo. More ... Jan. 9 Girls, boys soccer at Navarre (5:30, 7:30 p.m.) Girls BKB vs. Milton (Ninth grade 4:30, JV 6, Var. 7:30) Jan. 10 Wrestling at Bay Invitational, TBA Boys soccer vs. Chiles (JV 10 a.m., Var. noon) Boys basketball vs. More ... The Gulf Breeze Sports Association kicked off its 2008- 09 basketball season on Dec. 13 in seven different leagues. After a two week hiatus, the action resumes Saturday at the Rec Center. More ... The Breeze U-13 All Stars pose with their championship trophy after the Ballers Holiday Classic. They are (front row, from left): Mark Duntz, Brandon Aydelott, Cole Brown and Brian Garbell. More ... The Breeze Basketball U-13 boys team ended 2008 with a pair of tournament wins - the Ballers Holiday Classic on Dec. 13 at the Starr Athletics Holiday Hoops Classic on New Year's Eve. Breeze won the 10-team Starr Athletics Tournament, beating the Grover Robinson All Stars 30-37, avenging a buzzer-beating loss to them earlier in the tournament. More ... The Lady Dolphin basketball team bounced back from an opening round loss to win its last two and take third place at the Cottage Hill Holiday Invitational Tournament on New Year's Eve in Mobile. More ... The Gulf Breeze Dolphins had an up and down week at a tournament in Tampa over the Christmas break. Among their results were a win in regulation, a loss in regulation, a win in penalty kicks and a loss in penalty kicks. But the worst loss of all is midfielder Jack Begley, who broke four bones below his eye going in for a header. More ... GBSA baseball, softball lacrosse registration underway underway Registration for the upcoming GBSA baseball, softball and lacrosse seasons is now until Jan. 15 for lacrosse and Jan. 31 for baseball and softball. Ages for baseball are 4-15, softball 6-16 and lacrosse 8-17. Cost for the baseball and softball is $75 and lacrosse is $85. More ... The GBHS wrestling team competed in the Valdosta (Ga.) Invitational Friday. They are (front, from left): R.C. Ramirez, Chris Gary, Jack Hoehn, Stephen Houser, Mike Reitz and Kyle Mckissack. Back (from left): Taylor Retherford, Ben Sweet, John Stanley, Jesse Parsons, Kyle Magnes, Tanner Eagley and Chris Barretta. More ... Meredeth Chavers broke three school records for the GBHS girls weightlifting team in a fourteam meet at Pace on Dec. 17. Chavers set records for her weight class in the bench press (110 lbs.), clean and jerk (105) and total weight lifted (215). Chavers won her weight class, as did Brittany Wheeler. More ... Several members of the Lady Dolphin soccer team kept in shape over the holiday break by playing for their respective club teams in the Disney Soccer Showcase, sponsored by the Chelsea Soccer Club. The U-18 Pensacola Futbol Club's Lady Wolves went 1-2 in their pool. More ... |
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