Fort Walton Beach Area News

- Area wrestlers have strong showings in district events
- BRAD MILNER / News Herald Writer
- WEWAHITCHKA — Marianna won the District 1-1A wrestling title on Saturday and Bay County and other area teams had successful tournaments in advancing wrestlers to the next round.
The top four finishers in each weight class advanced to the Regi... Full story

- Basketball: Boys begin district tournaments Tuesday
- PAT MCCANN / News Herald Executive Sports Editor
- Rutherford opens the District 1-5A tournament not only as the host, but the heavy favorite to advance as boys basketball enters the postseason phase this week.
The Rams, 19-4, have lost to only one Panhandle opponent this winter and are hoping a str... Full story

- District 2-6A girls: FWB ends Mosley's season
- BRAD MILNER / News Herald Writer
- LYNN HAVEN — Fort Walton Beach proved to be the better team on Friday, but Mosley coach Steve Canfield looked back at this season as a resounding success.
The Vikings used an early surge in the first quarter and held back the Dolphins 54-43 ... Full story
- Click here for boys regional soccer brackets
- BRAD MILNER / News Herald Writer
- Updated regional boys soccer brackets.... Full story

- News Herald Signing Day Central on Wednesday
- BRAD MILNER / News Herald Writer
- The News Herald is your source for National Signing Day news on Wednesday.
Newsherald.com/sports will have immediate updates on Florida State, Florida and other state and regional team signings with complete lists and ongoing stories. PanhandleV... Full story

- District 2-3A boys: Choctaw blanks Arnold for title
- JASON SHOOT / News Herald Writer
- PANAMA CITY BEACH — If natural selection could be defined by three words, those words could be ‘adapt or die.’
As such, the Choctawhatchee boys soccer team increased its chances of survival in postseason play with a 2-0 victory o... Full story

- District 2-3A boys: Arnold advances, Rutherford ousted
- PAT MCCANN / News Herald Executive Sports Editor
- PANAMA CITY BEACH — It can be argued that Arnold didn’t resemble a team that had won only five games in 20 matches this season.
The flip side was that Choctawhatchee didn’t look much look the squad that had won 17 times in the same... Full story
- Click here for girls regional soccer brackets
- BRAD MILNER / News Herald Writer
- Complete girls regional soccer brackets... Full story
- Panhandle Championship results
- BRAD MILNER / News Herald Writer
- Panhandle Championship results:
Team scores
Wakulla 230, Gulf Breeze 195.5, Suwannee 172, Fort Walton Beach 127, Bozeman 124.5, Marianna 93.5, Milton 89, Arnold 88, Crestview 74, Mosley 74, Pace 72, Tate 67, Choctawhatchee 67, South Walton 61, ... Full story

- District 2-3A: Arnold rebounds for win, title over Choctaw
- JASON SHOOT / News Herald Writer
- PANAMA CITY BEACH — Arnold got its wake-up call, and the Marlins didn’t take kindly to it.
Trailing 3-1 just 30 seconds into the second half, Arnold rallied with three straight goals to stun Choctawhatchee 4-3 in the girls’ Distric... Full story