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Jackie Kasler's phone will start ringing off the hook this week, but she'll have some bad news for all college coaches - her mind's made up. Kasler, a three-time state champion at Gulf Breeze High, verbally committed to Auburn University on June 22. Although a verbal commitment isn't binding, chances are slim Kasler will be swayed. More ... Michala Nowak, a ninetime state meet performer, signed a swimming scholarship with Florida Atlantic University last week. Nowak had drawn a lot of interest from the Boca Raton school, but she wanted to try and walk on at Florida State, where former GBHS teammates Stevi Steinhauer and Jessie Carr swim. But after visiting FSU, Nowak had a change of heart. More ... The Gulf Breeze News learned after the publication of last week's paper the next court date in regards to Policy 6, the schedule reduction rule passed by the Florida High School Athletic Association in April. Attorneys for the FHSAA and Florida Parents for Athletic Equity will be in U.S. More ... The second in our summer-long series Five Questions continues this week with volleyball coach Waynn Sellers. 1. Going back to last year quickly - seemed the one pitfall the 2008 team had was the inability to put tough teams away. More ... Gulf Breeze High rising juniors Alison Milam and Adrian Culpepper, who led the Lady Dolphin softball team to the regional semifinals for the second time ever, were recently named Third Team All State by Miracle Sports. Milam led the Lady Dolphins with a .360 batting average. She also had 27 base hits 18 RBIs and 10 stolen bases, all of which were also team-highs. More ... Macey Hicks and Samatha Carisse from Gulf Breeze were selected to represent the State of Florida at the Region 8 Gymnastic Championships. More ... Rising Gulf Breeze High School senior golfer Ashleigh Ryals is coming off an impressive month of golf, which saw her win three tournaments and finish in the Top 10 in two others. "This is the best I've ever played," Ryals said of her performances in June. More ... The GBHS basketball team split a pair of summer league games at Catholic on June 23. The Dolphins (2-4) lost to Catholic before beating Escambia. Games are two 15-minute, running clock halves, with free throws counting as two points and a bucket after being fouled counting as three points. More ... The West Florida Jaguars got a small measure of revenge last week when they defeated Gulf Breeze 8-6 in a nine-inning, summer league game in Pensacola. The game was the first between the two teams since the Dolphins' 2-1 win at West Florida two months ago in the regional semifinals. More ... Editorial Note: This is the third in a series recapping the GBSA baseball and softball season. It was taken from scorebooks where first and last names for both teams was listed. More ... Florida State junior Lizzy Mabry (GBHS Class of 2007) was one of six members of the Florida State women's track and field team to make the recently released 2008-09 Atlantic Coast Conference's Indoor Track and Field Academic Team. More ... The Gulf Breeze Wave's 11-under team recently took second place at the fifth annual Memorial Day Beach Bash in Panama City. They are (front row, from left): Brett Henry, Xavier Perera, Julian Gordan, Adam Colston, Matthew deMahy and Jace Amberson. Back row (from left): Coach David Yeager, Devan Adams, Harrison Fleming, Jimmy Richardson and Tommy Hegarty. Not shown: Coaches David Rosen and David Keel. Photo courtesy of Kristin Amberson More ... The following is a list of results from local swimmers at the recent Bay Swim and Aquathon: Bay Swim Aquathon results (5K run and 3-Mile Bridge swim) More ... Photo courtesy of Tami Kerr Anna Kerr, 15, caught this 35-pound Jack Cravelle on a recent trip to Destin. More ... The Gulf Breeze Sports Association's 9-under All Stars are off to a strong start at the Dizzy Dean State Tournament at Seminole Park in Largo, winning their first two games. More ... Left: Richie Byrd from Frisco City, Ala., with the help of Ron Wiggins, shows off his winning 52.53 pound king mack he caught at Saturday's King Mackeral and Cobia Tournament at Flounder's Beach. Right: Crestview's Delynn Sigler (center) shows off his 84.1 pound amberjack he caught at Sunday's Gulf Breeze Sertoma Fishing Rodeo. Also pictured are (from left): Andy Seckler and his 15.9 pound red snapper, Devon Lock and his 13.8 pound grouper, Lyle Davis and Nick Bearden and his 15.4 pound amberjack. Look for results from both tournaments in the July 9 issue of the Gulf Breeze News. More ... Jason Thompson/Gulf Breeze News Baseball award winners From left: Corey Downs (Offensive Player), Alex Ball (Top New Pitcher), Ben Lively (Top Pitcher), Stephen Robbins (Offensive Player) and Tyler Boylan (Defensive Player). Not shown: Trey Davis (Most Improved). More ... Jason Thompson/Gulf Breeze News Girls track award winners From left: Kathleen Costers (Most Improved), Samantha Welsh, Kayla Vlachos (Most Improved), Jen Pfeifler and Emily Tryon (Most Valuable Track Athlete). Not shown: Tobie Bass (Most Valuable Field Athlete Award). More ... |
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