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The GBHS Lady Dolphin volleyball team had a strong showing at a tournament in Gulf Shores last week, going undefeated in eight matches and winning 14 of its 16 games. "My main concern was how we'd play together, since most of them hadn't played together in club this year or hadn't played together since high school together," coach Waynn Sellers said. More ... Clyde Shugart, the last surviving member of the Washington Redskins' 1942 NFL championship team, passed away in Gulf Breeze on July 2. He was 92. Shugart, originally from Ames, Iowa, played football at Iowa State, where the 6-1, 230- pounder, speedy for his size, was an All-Big Six tackle and an All-American in his senior year in 1938. More ... The fourth in our summer-long series Five Questions continues this week with boys basketball coach Von deKozan. 1. You had been out of high school coaching for a few years. What brought you back last year? I was asked. More ... By the time this is being read, the Florida High School Athletic Association could have rescinded a policy that's caused them a lot of headaches in recent weeks. Back in April, the FHSAA voted to reduce sports schedules by 20 percent, but left varsity football untouched, prompting a lawsuit being filed in federal court in Jacksonville. More ... Kyle Brown (GBHS Class of 2006) is spending part of his summer in Dawson Springs, Ky. playing for the Tradewater Pirates of the KIT League (Kitty League). Batting second, playing second base, Brown went 2- for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored in the Pirates' 8-4 win over the Marion Bobcats Friday. More ... Photo courtesy of April Crooke Camping with the Noles Several members of Breeze Basketball's 13-14 year old team recently attended the FSU Basketball Camp. They are (kneeling, from left): Connor Crooke, Brandon Aydelott, Blake Myers and Brian Garbell. Standing (from left): Ryan Stersic, Matt Ryan, Kale Jarvis, Jack Joyner, Tristen Hicks, FSU basketball player Chris Singleton, Nick Morgan, Nick Dugger, Mark Duntz and Robbie McLin. More ... Editorial Note: This is the last in a series recapping the Tiger Point softball season. It was taken from scorebooks where first and last names for both teams was listed. More ... GBHS rising senior Ashleigh Ryals will be one of 22 young ladies from across the country to compete in the The Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach over Labor Day weekend. Ryals, along with fellow GBHS golfer Sarah Hicks (a junior) were two of 39 girls at the Wentworth By The Sea Country Club in Rye, New Hampshire July 7- 11 competing for those 22 spots. More ... Football fields will soon be filled with the sounds of coaches' whistles and the popping of football pads. Behind the scenes, players are working hard to get stronger and faster to improve their standing in the eyes of college coaches and recruiters. More ... Jason Thompson/Gulf Breeze News GBHS boys track award winners The following Gulf Breeze High male track and field athletes won awards at the team's end of the year awards banquet (from left): Francis Gelormini (freshman academic award), Justin Clements (Most Valuable Field Athlete), Davis Thomas (Most Valuable Track Athlete) and Alejandro Gonzalez (Dolphin Award). More ... The GBHS wrestling team held its awards banquet recently at the Domino's on Pensacola Beach. They are (front row, from left): Scott Behrens, John Stanley and Coach Burk Wellborn. Standing (from left): Coach David Courtney, Taylor Retherford, Coaches Alby Lindon and Al Glienicki, Jesse Parsons and Kyle Magness. More ... Jason Thompson/Gulf Breeze News GBHS softball academic award winners The following GBHS softball players earned Academic Awards at their recent awards banquet, held at the Rec Center. From left: freshman Lauren Harvey, sophomore Coral Molina, junior Rachel Viglione and senior Lyndsey Wright. More ... PRA Inaugurates New Run to Celebrate Americans With Disabilities Act The Pensacola Runners Association has added a new race to its annual calendar to be held July 18th at 7:30 on Pensacola Beach. More ... Photos by Joe Culpepper/Gulf Breeze News Pensacola Pelicans base runner Francisco Leandro slams his face onto the ground and tumbles over backwards after sliding head-first and beating a throw to first base during the Pel's 7-5 defeat against the El Paso Diablos last Thursday. More ... The GBHS Varsity Dance team won first place for their camp dance at the University of Alabama's Dance Camp June 29-July 2. The dance was choreographed by Miranda Coley and Sarah Cook. They completed against seven other varsity teams. More ... Jason Thompson/Gulf Breeze News Jay Monzingo, Betty Eddins and Tony Eddins show off their 4.1 lb. speckled trout, 1.55 lb. flounder and 5.93 lb. redfish from the recent King Mackeral and Cobia Tournament. More ... The Gulf Breeze Lady Dolphin softball team played Tate three times last week, winning one of three in summer league action. Tate 12, Lady Dolphins 5 The Lady Aggies broke a 1- 1 tie with five in the second and six in the third to win game one July 6. More ... Sydney Ezelle hit a three-run homer, while Courtney Zak went 3-for-3 and scored three times as the Tiger Point Stealers edged Gulf Breeze Watts 15-11 in recent 12-under softball action at Tiger Point Park. Megan Benoit and Ronni Cerbone both singled and scored twice, while Kalee Bogan had two hits and scored once. More ... The renowned Famous Chicken appeared at the Pensacola Pelicans' game Thursday, July 9 and entertained a crowd of more than 1,800. Ted Giannoulas has been performing as the world's most recognizable mascot since the late 1970s. His routines have been enjoyed by millions in virtually every professional ballpark in the country. More ... |
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