In Dixie Youth AA action, it was a heated doubleheader Tuesday night with teams in both games giving it 100 percent to come out with the win.

Chipola begins its quest for consecutive state and national championships Friday in Winter Haven

Whitney Ward is the 2008 recipient of the “Jean Williams Award” given out through the Florida Community Colleges Activities Association. 

In Dixie Youth AAA action, the Kiwanis bounced back from their loss last week to take a 13-8 victory over the expansion Zaxby’s squad. 

Sikes K’s 13 in Dixie Majors win

In Marianna Dixie Boys action last week, the Grand Ridge Indians handed the previously undefeated Rahal-Miller a 10-7 loss at Optimist Park.

Friday night at Optimist Park, the Yankees picked up their second win in as many games with a 16-4 win over the Devil Rays in Dixie Youth AA action.

Several teams were in action Thursday at MERE

Yankees, Cubs and Regions also pick up wins

The Tallahassee Lady Eagles defeated Chipola 3-2 in 10 innings at the FCCAA state tournament.

The Marianna Bulldogs held off a late Northview rally for a 6-5 win Tuesday night in the first round of the state 3A playoffs. 

The Malone and Graceville boys were eliminated in first round playoff action Tuesday night. 

The Sneads Lady Pirates’ season came to an end Tuesday night, as the Wewa Lady Gators hit four home runs and controlled the game from start to finish for a 12-0 win in five innings in the 2A Regional Final.

The atmosphere at Optimist Park Friday night could have easily been mistaken for the seventh game of the 2002 World Series between the then Anaheim Angels and the New York Mets.

Dixie Boys action continued at Optimist Park Thursday night with Rahal-Miller taking a 7-5 win over the Grand Ridge Indians in game one. Grand Ridge came back in the second game to defeat Barnes Tire 6-4.

The Sneads Lady Pirates softball team moved one step closer to a trip to the state tournament with a 5-3 win over the Cottondale Lady Hornets Friday night in Sneads.

Action continues in recreational ball across the county with Tuesday night’s Dixie Belles matchup pitting Marianna’s Tommy’s Glass against Ducky Johnson’s Grand Ridge Belles.

The Marianna High School baseball team captured the district championship Thursday night before a packed crowd at Bulldog Field with a 6-5 win over the Chipley Tigers.

The Malone Tigers baseball team used the long ball Thursday night to claim the district championship at the expense of the Graceville Tigers. 

In Dixie Youth Majors action, the Lions defeated Farm Bureau 8-3.

The Grand Ridge Middle School volleyball team can’t escape victory, picking up two road wins yesterday against Walton Middle School.

One day after Chattahoochee exploded offensively in Marianna, they were held to nine runs in two games against Grand Ridge Dixie Boys Tuesday night in Grand Ridge.

The Dixie Youth Majors continued in action Monday night at Optimist Park with the Rotary handing Sneads a 15-2 loss. 

Region’s continued their dominance Monday night at Optimist Park as they handed People’s First a 19-9 loss in Dixie Youth AAA action.

Sneads beats Cottondale for district crown

The Dixie Softball and Ponytails were Angels were in full competition Thursday night at Optimist Park.

Baseball action continued hot and heavy this week in Dixie Youth AA action at Optimist Park.

Two teams were in action at Optimist Park Thursday night with Barnes handing he visiting Chipley Dixie Boys an 11-5 loss behind the pitching of Chris Godwin while Grand Ridge shut out the young Zaxby’s 10-0 with Blake Edenfield on the mound,

The Marianna High School baseball team ended their regular season with a 5-4 win over the visiting Graceville Tigers.

Marianna senior Brandon Gibson inked a basketball scholarship to play for Louisiana Tech University and coach Kerry Rupp Friday at MHS.