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 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…

Seahawk long distance runners shine at Bozeman
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Seahawk long distance runners shine at Bozeman

The long distance runners did well for the Franklin County High School track team at the March 23 Bozeman Invitational, led by a first-place finish for sophomore Josiah Friddle in the 3,200-meters. Friddle ran a 11:36.79 in the 3,200, which is roughly two miles. “Josiah had his strongest 3200 yet, hitting a personal best after…

Seahawks slam Godby, Wewahitchka
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Seahawks slam Godby, Wewahitchka

With their pitching staff solid all season, the Seahawk varsity baseball team swung the bats well last week, with big wins over Godby and Wewahitchka. On March 22 at home, Franklin County earned an 11-1 win over Godby, junior Cody Abercrombie and senior Evan Stanley, combining to twirl a one-hitter. As the starter, Abercrombie pitched…

Young runners anchor Seahawk track team
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Young runners anchor Seahawk track team

With a young team, bolstered by a wealth of middle school athletes, the Franklin County High School track team is off and running. “I believe it’s the biggest track team we’ve ever had,” said Coach Anna Bull. We’re off to a pretty good start.” With three meets so far, the team’s schedule changed a bit…