When the national college football pundits and prognosticators zero in on the squads in this Saturday evening’s Atlantic Coast Conference championship, they may overlook the outsized role that the streets of Apalachicola have on the game. But it’s certainly not being lost on the locals. Two of the key defensive players for both teams, Florida…
Franklin County varsity boys basketball coach Ray Bailey knows he has his work cut out for his team this season.His Seahawks, who made it to Lakeland last season before bowing out against eventual Class 1A champion Williston, have lost three critically important starters from that team to graduation, senior Owen Poloronis, who led the team…
Former Seahawks’ football coach Dirk Strunk, who has returned to Franklin County High School to oversee its alternative learning center, secured a big win last week, but it wasn’t on the gridiron. Rather, he got it on the home soccer field, as the Seahawks, propelled by the leg of senior Gideon Dively, downed Port St….
Franklin County High School junior Josiah Friddle and freshman Addyson Paul will be advancing to regionals, after their strong performances at the Oct. 30 cross country district meet at Port St. Joe. Friddle finished sixth, with a time of 17:52.58 to advance. He was the top runner from the area, finishing behind the first five…
As the Hall of Fame pitcher Satchel Paige used to say “Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter.” Russ Cumbie, of Carrabelle, and Michaelin Watts, of Apalachicola, are living proof of that. The mixed doubles tennis duo last month took a bronze medal in the Huntsman World…
If football is a game of inches, than the Franklin County High School varsity football team gained a yard at last Friday’s homecoming. The game against Rocky Bayou Christian Christian was a far cry from last year’s 42-7 shellacking, as the Seahawks executed well all night, keeping it close all night before succumbing to a…
Despite a loss Friday night following a long road trip to face Jay, Seahawks Coach John Cooper saw last week as a good one. That’s because it was marked by an announcement that two Franklin County underclassmen – one a freshman the other an eighth grader – are looking at offers to eventually play football…
The Franklin County Seahawks came into Friday night’s home opener against Vernon with a healthy squad and a retooled offense. As it turned out they were by no means a day late, as the changes helped them tally a lead going into the locker room at halftime. But in the end, they were four points…
It wasn’t a very inspiring evening Friday at Arnold High School, as the Seahawks fell 42-0 in their season opener against the North Bay Haven Academy Buccaneers. “With a 42-0 loss, to the naked eye nothing good happened,” said coach John Cooper. “And I and my coaching staff bear full responsibility. “The kids are still…
The Franklin County Seahawks traveled to Gainesville Friday night to take on the St. Francis Catholic Wolves, and for the entire first half, it looked like they’d be fowl chewed up by a ravenous pack. But in a remarkable comeback, the Seahawks came out of the locker room at the half trailing 20-0, and then…
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