Today's Sports

As sometimes the case with an East Gadsden football game the action is more exciting than the outcome.
Last Friday night, the Jaguars journeyed to the next time zone to face a tough Niceville High School in a very loud hostile environment.
Niceville, a regional powerhouse, is known for attracting big crowds that jam their sunken bowl stadium. The place was packed and the school's large marching band blared constantly from the sidelines.

The 13 and Under AAU traveling basketball team, Gadsden County Ballerz, returned home with fourth place honor last week from the national competition in Kissimme. The team, coached by Barry Corker, Sr., is made up of young men 13 years of age and younger and in seventh grade. Ballerzs defeated teams from Atlanta, Jacksonville, Louisiana, and Puerto Rico in the games which lasted from July 24-31.

In the central neighborhoods of Quincy, there is a range of hills infamous throughout the Florida Panhandle for their steeply sloped streets and ear-popping elevations.

While this is not exactly true, it certainly seemed so last Saturday during the second annual Run With the Moose 5K race. They were the kind of hills where you would expect to find Sherpa villages and yaks, instead of lawnmowers and dogs. To a wannabe runner, these hills were really steep.

And there were a lot more uphills than down.

The West Gadsden Panthers boy's and girls track teams placed 3rd overall at the Class 1A District 3 track meet at Maclay School in Tallahassee on April 14.
Marquis Foreman won 1st place in the high jump. Teron Fitzgerald won 1st place in the 300 hurdles.
Antwan Chaires won 1st place in the shot put.
These three, as well as Zachqur Beard (400), Dionte Jackson and Fitzgerald (110 hurdles), Keldrick Peoples (100 and  200), the 4x100, 4x400, and 4x800 relay teams have advanced to the regional meet held Thursday, April 21 at Maclay School.