Big night on the diamonds for Seahawks
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Big night on the diamonds for Seahawks

Both the Franklin County High School varsity baseball and softball teams opened the post-season Tuesday night with big wins. After sustaining two regular season losses to the Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks, the Seahawks triumphed at home 9-1, in a must-win game for keeping their tournament hopes alive. In Blountstown, the :Lady Seahawks downed the…

Back-to-back wins lift Seahawks to 13-9
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Back-to-back wins lift Seahawks to 13-9

After sustaining a tough extra-inning game loss to Liberty County two weeks ago, and a defeat by Holmes County, the Seahawk varsity boys baseball team bounced back with back-to-back wins over Wakulla Christian and Rutherford.On April 10 at Liberty County, neither team scored during the seven innings and then in the extra innings, the Seahawks…

Lady Seahawks prep for district semis Tuesday
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Lady Seahawks prep for district semis Tuesday

Following a midweek loss on the road to Wakulla, the Lady Seahawk varsity softball team bounced back with a hard-fought 2-0 win at home Friday night against a Class 5A Lincoln Lady Trojans ballclub. “We played one of our best overall games of the season against Lincoln and overcame several obstacles to get the win,”…

Lady Seahawks rise to sixth in state
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Lady Seahawks rise to sixth in state

A five-game winning streak, and wins in eight of their last nine games, has lifted the Lady Seahawks varsity softball team to a sixth-place ranking in Florida Class 1A. Franklin County improved to 13-5 last week, with victories at North Florida Christian April 4, and at home against Blountstown April 6. In the 7-1 win…

Lady Seahawks win three, move up in rankings
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Lady Seahawks win three, move up in rankings

After winning six of their last seven games, the Franklin County Lady Seahawks softball team is now ranked eighth of the state, one slot behind arch-rival Liberty County in Class 1A.Sophomore Sarah Ham is leading Class 1A with 38 runs batted in, and with 118 strikeouts. Sophomore Ryan Brown is batting .604 for the third…

LaFleur: LeBron, lefties, and ambidexterity
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LaFleur: LeBron, lefties, and ambidexterity

One of the most powerful and dextrous athletes of the 21st century, and some say the greatest basketball player in the history of the game, LeBron James recently surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record to become the NBA’s all-time highest scorer. In the L.A. Lakers’ Feb. 7 game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, LeBron, formerly with our…