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NWE football, cheer registration set

By   /  May 22, 2013  /  Community, Sports  /  No Comments

The Northwest Escambia (NWE) Youth Football and Cheerleading 2013 registration will be held every Saturday during the summer from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., beginning June 1 and ending July 27, with practice beginning August 1. The registration will be located at Ernest Ward Middle School football field and in Century, at Century Roadside Park [...]

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Brantley places in state golf tourney

By   /  May 15, 2013  /  Sports  /  Comments Off

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Escambia Academy student Scott Brantley finished third in the AISA (Alabama Independent School Association) State Golf Tournament held April 29 and 30 in Selma. He was named to the AISA All Tournament Golf Team. Scott is the son of John and Janet Brantley.

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The rings of champions (with photo gallery)

By   /  May 1, 2013  /  Sports  /  Comments Off

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The Northview High School Chiefs won the 2012 Class 1A Florida State Championship, and Monday, April 29, the team got the rings to prove it. On hand were Escambia County, Fla., County Commissioner Steve Berry, Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas, principal Gayle Weaver and head football coach Sid Wheatley. Click here for more photos

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EA JV runs to victory

By   /  April 17, 2013  /  Sports  /  Comments Off

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Coach David Walker and the Escambia Academy Junior Varsity Track Team took home top honors at the Alabama Independent School Association (AISA) state track meet Saturday, April 13. The meet was held at EA. The EA boys’ team won first place, with the girls’ team finishing second. Two EA athletes were named the Most Valuable [...]

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ECHS’s season ends one game early

By   /  March 6, 2013  /  Sports  /  Comments Off

The Escambia County High School boys basketball team had a great season, especially the second half, finishing 21 and 8. It all ended Thursday, February 28, in Birmingham at the state championship Final Four, the second year the Blue Devils have advanced this far. This year, in the first round, ECHS played Madison County which [...]

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Two NHS players sign

By   /  March 6, 2013  /  Sports  /  Comments Off

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Two members of the Northview High School Chiefs state championship football team signed scholarships Monday, March 4, with Northeast Mississippi Community College, Booneville, Miss. Players signing are, seated, Roderick Woods, left, and LaMikal Kyles. Standing are, from left, Woods’ grandmother and mother, Annie Davis and Velvet Burt, and NHS head football coach Sid Wheatley.  

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ECHS headed to Final

By   /  February 27, 2013  /  Featured, Sports  /  Comments Off

The Escambia County High School boys basketball team is headed back to Birmingham for the Final Four play-off again! Last year ECHS went to the Final Four only to lose in the first round, but it was the first time the Blue Devils had made it to the Final Four in recent history. This year [...]

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ECHS wins!

By   /  February 21, 2013  /  Featured, Sports  /  Comments Off

The Escambia County Blue Devil basketball team defeated Charles Henderson High School by a score of 50 – 44 in regional playoffs at Dothan on Thursday.  ECHS will travel to Dothan again on Saturday to face Wilcox Central in the regional championship game at 2 p.m.

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ECHS advances, next game in Dothan

By   /  February 20, 2013  /  Sports  /  Comments Off

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A huge crowd watched a whale of a basketball game here Friday night. Escambia County High School and Monroe County High School played a hard fought sub-regional game with the winner advancing to the regionals that will be played in Dothan. The game was very close up until the start of the fourth quarter. ECHS [...]

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Results for War IV event at PCI

By   /  February 20, 2013  /  Sports  /  Comments Off

Following are results for the Warrior Promotions War IV mixed martial arts events held at the Poarch Creek Indian Wellness Center on February 9. 1. 135 lbs. – Jarred McConell (The Academy / Doghouse MMA) vs. Josh Crumpton (Force One MMA). Crumpton wins via submission due to Choke 31 seconds into Round 2. 2. 145 lbs. – [...]

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