It’s time for the second varsity softball season, as both Franklin and Gulf counties will have a chance to advance to state play beginning with the district tourney opening Monday in Liberty County. Both top seed, Liberty County (17-3), and second seed Franklin County (16-6) drew a bye in the April 28 opener. Third-seeded Port…
With lifters from all three high schools qualifying to the state boys weightlifting meet April 11 and 12 in Polk County, the Forgotten Coast showed they have muscles to compete in the Class 1A ranks. As expected, Wewahitchka’s program showed the best results, as they finished 16th in the Olympic competition, and 33rd in the…
Take a breath and take a week off, because on Monday evening, April 28 on the Port St. Joe High School baseball diamond will begin the opening round of a newly-introduced best two-out-of-three series to decide who will advance to the regional title game, and a shot at the state title, in the Rural state…
As the Franklin County Seahawks varsity baseball team enters the district tournament this week as the second seed, they complete the regular season at 16-7, winning six of their last eight games, married only by losses to rival Port St. Joe. The Seahawks were slated to face third-seeded Blountstown on Tuesday. On March 24 at…
When Dirk Strunk succeeded Scott Collins as coach of the Franklin County Lady Seahawks softball team, fans wondered how he would fare. Based on the team’s performance so far, undefeated in district play and 11-4 on the season, it seems pretty clear he and his squad are a force to be reckoned with. “I was…
For a while Franklin County didn’t even have a boys weightlifting team, let alone district champs, but times they are a changin’ under Coach John Cooper. At last month’s district weightlifting meet,the Seahawks outscored both Port St. Joe and Wewahitchka in Traditional, and posted two district champs. In the Olympic category, which does not include…
As the Franklin County Seahawks varsity baseball team nears a Friday evening showdown at home against Port St. Joe, they’ve been playing at a little better than a .500 clip, winning four of their last seven games. The month started with a loss at Blountstown March 4, as the Seahawks fell 8-5 to the Tigers….
A six-game win streak, highlighted by a win at home over Port St. Joe, has propelled the Franklin County Lady Seahawks softball team to a 7-2 record. On Friday at home, Coach Dirk Strunk saw the win streak snapped in a 12-4 loss to Bratt Northview, despite home runs by junior catcher Alexis Webb and…
Three straight home wins have lifted the Franklin County Seahawks varsity baseball team to a 6-2 record, as they head to the crucial March month of their 2025 season. Under the direction of Coach Brock Johnson and assistant Lloyd Alford, the Seahawks closed out February by defeating Crossroads Academy 22-1 in four innings Friday night,…
Under the direction of a new coach, the Franklin County Lady Seahawks softball team opened with a shutout over Lincoln, followed by a loss to Wakulla. Senior pitcher Sarah Ham allowed just one hit on the night, a single by the Lady Trojans’ Kayleigh Eikeland, and struck out five over four innings in the away…
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