The sixth-seeded Port St. Joe Lady Tiger Sharks, with a lackluster regular season record of 8-15, proved to be the surprise of last week’s District 4 tournament in Class 1A FHSAA girls softball in Eastpoint, as they downed both Wewa and Franklin County But a bases-loaded single to left field in the bottom of the…
Franklin County played host this week, from April 30 through May 2, to the District 4 tournament in Class 1A FHSAA girls softball. Liberty County (16-6) is the op seed, with Franklin County (15-10) as the #2 seed, Wewahitchka (12-11) #3, Blountstown (17-7) #4, Port St. Joe 97-15) #5 and Bozeman (9-11) #6. On Monday…
The Lady Seahawk fastpitch team won two out of three games last week and improved their record to 14-9. The team is currently ranked ninth in the Class 1A FHSAA power rankings, and will host the District 4 tournament as the #2 seed from April 30 through May 2. Liberty County is the top seed,…
Two straight wins last week have evened the Franklin County Seahawks’ record at 7-7, as they won at home against Freeport April 6 7-5, and then a day later 5-1 in an away game at Seminole County (Georgia). Seniors Logan Bentley and Cody Abercrombie, and freshman Chase Martina together struck out six, giving up just…
The Apalachicola Bay Sailing Club invites all sailors in Franklin or Gulf counties to bring their sailboats to Apalachicola on Sunday, April 21, for a day of sailing on the bay. “We are looking to assemble as many sailboats as possible and to sail around a short course in mid bay where the water is…
The long-simmering rivalry between the Wewahitchka and Franklin County softball teams moved off the back burner last week, as the two teams met for the second time this season, this time in Eastpoint. Franklin County had a better record, 10-4, going into the contest, and had won the teams’ first outing this season, a 5-0…
The Franklin County Lady Seahawks went to Alabama over spring break with their softball bats on their knees, and came back with a pretty darn good showing. And none was happier than junior Charity Larkin, a longtime journeyman member of the team who managed to blast her first varsity home run in the team’s opener…
Once again the Red Pepper Run 5K, held the first Saturday in March on St. George Island, drew an enormous field, making it among the most popular running events in Franklin County. Under the expert direction of Shelley Shepard, 158 runners ran the 5K on Saturday, March 2, the morning of the annual St. George…
It doesn’t get much better than last week’s first varsity baseball matchup this season between Franklin County and Port St. Joe. Twelve strikeouts in just under seven innings by the Seahawk starter, clutch hitting that saw the Tiger Sharks come back from a four-run deficit, and a walk-off win in the bottom of the eighth…
A pair of Franklin County High School soccer stars will be playing college soccer. At a signing ceremony last week in the media center, senior midfielder and striker Gideon Dively and senior left winger Esteban Bernabe inked a deal to play for the Southern Union State Community College Bisons in Wadley, Alabama. On hand was…
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