Massive state district realignment went into effect last season, creating more “super” groupings. District 1-1A was one of these, with an area-high nine teams in the district. Area teams S... Full story
Fall is drawing closer and that means it's almost time for football. Starting this week, PanhandleVarsity.com will begin its 2009 Football Rewind.
Each entry will cover one area district, recapping how last season went for the teams and how the play... Full story
It wasn’t all that long ago that summer workouts for high school athletes meant a mimeographed sheet handed out by the coach in May. On it were a series of calisthenics and running drills to keep the athlete in shape heading into the next schoo... Full story
PANAMA CITY BEACH — It isn’t often that teams playing one-quarter segments in a spring jamboree feel the need to take a knee to solidify their accomplishments during 12 minutes of football.
That was the case for both Bozeman and Bay on F... Full story
Asking Greg Jordan whether he approved of the new Rural Division in high school sports proposed by the Florida High School Athletic Association was like asking a Brazilian if he preferred soccer over Arena Football.
“Blountstown will stand a b... Full story
Most of the legwork and paper shuffling has been completed. All that remains for smaller high schools in the Panhandle to compete in a new “Rural Division” in sports starting with the 2011-2012 school year is getting enough of them to com... Full story
Rising Mosley junior Mark Grant was ranked as the top place-kicker at the Ray Guy/ProKicker.com kicking camp held June 12 and 13 at Tulane University in New Orleans.
He had the top numbers in three of five categories.
Grant’s average kickoff ... Full story
BLOUNTSTOWN - Former Rutherford football coach Ted Cooper will be feted 11:30 a.m. Monday at Parramore’s Too restaurant in Blountstown in a celebration of his 84th birthday. Cooper, who continues to live in Panama City, coached at Blountstown ... Full story
Not surprisingly, some Panhandle high schools strongly support a movement within the Florida High School Athletic Association that would create a “Rural Division” to enhance balanced competition for their sports teams.
The measure, sched... Full story
PORT ST. JOE — The level athletic playing field that many small public high schools in the Panhandle have sought for years may be coming into focus.
On June 15, the Florida High School Athletic Association will vote on moving forward with inve... Full story
DESTIN — An established football program like Vernon provides first-year Rocky Bayou Christian coach Josh Childers a perfect example of where he wants his program to be.
But as evidenced by the two teams’ meeting in their spring game on ... Full story