Softball has taken a big step forward in the area this year.

One of the local schools in Northwest Florida put out a post a few days ago seeking money for its playoff trip to the Jacksonville area for a best-of-three baseball series.


An athlete asked me to share it on social media in the hopes it would help their cause. I did. I’m always here to help the athletes any way I can.

I know this current generation of high school athletes can sometimes be given a hard time about not being tough enough or focused enough.


But there is a lot of promise and potential for the future.

I often watch runners in distance races at track meets finish well behind those they are running against.

We all know there is some serious strength in the Panhandle when it comes to weightlifting.

By late afternoon on March 27, I’m pretty sure even people on the most remote island in the world knew the University of West Florida was headed to the Division I level for football.

When the Florida legislature passed a bill allowing booster clubs to pay high school coaches extra money, the first thought was that it sounds great on paper.


But when you look at it a little closer, it’s nothing more than an easy win for the legislature.

Spring break for the area high schools was this past week, marking the last real chill period until the end of the school year.

College sports need to be left alone. No changes are required.

As I watched Jay’s girls basketball season end with a 66-49 loss to Williston in the FHSAA Rural state championship game on the final Friday night of February in Jacksonville, the initial thoughts were on how tough it is to lose after coming so far.