Jason Thompson

For 46 and a half of minutes of football last Friday, the Gulf Breeze Dolphin football team went back-and-forth, toe-to-toe with the Fort Walton Beach Vikings. Problem for Gulf Breeze was, games are 48 minutes. The Vikings took a 7-0 lead 20 seconds into the game, then added an insurance touchdown with 1:05 left that secured a 35-21 win ­Friday […]

The Soundside Hurricanes’ offense did it early and the defense did it late to combine for their second win of the season, a 14-8 win at Baker. “I’m proud of our kids going on the road for four quarters and compete,” coach Jay Walls said. The Canes, who hosted West Florida Tech ­Monday (after the News’ deadline), scored both of […]

For the first time in 10 years, the Gulf Breeze Dolphin golf team has won the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Tournament. The Dolphins won the 20- team tournament with a team score of 293, besting runner up Tate by four shots and third place Catholic by six. “It was the lowest team score there in at least the past 19 […]

BRENTWOOD, TENN. — I grew up in a small rural Church of Christ that sang “O Why Not Tonight?” on Sunday mornings.

Gulf Breeze and Soundside High both hosted athletic events on Wednesday, Oct. 7-but that was it for the rest of the week due to Hurricane Isaias. All athletic events from Oct. 8-10 were canceled last Wednesday, with school getting canceled on Thursday as well the night of Oct. 8. Among the games that were cancelled/postponed due to Isaias were the […]

The Gulf Breeze Dolphins and Soundside Hurricane junior varsity football team hosted games on Oct. 5 and 6 respectively, with both suffering losses. The Dolphins lost 22-0 to Escambia, while Soundside lost 34-7 to Pace. Escambia JV 22, Dolphins 0 (Oct. 5): The Gators scored one in the first quarter and two in the second as they beat GBHS in […]

Gulf Breeze High School hosted several schools, including Soundside, in a Developmental Meet on Oct. 7. Before the high schoolers ran, area middle schoolers took the track, which went around the baseball and softball fields, as well as the track inside Dolphin Stadium. Results of GBHS, Soundside, Gulf Breeze and Woodlawn Beach Middle students were as follows: Dolphin Developmental Meet […]

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A change in the weather also brought a change in champions as eighth-ranked Niceville ended sixth-ranked Gulf Breeze’s seven-year-long district champion reign, beating the Lady Dolphins 25-23, 22-25, 25-20, 25-16 Saturday in Gulf Breeze. The loss forced the Lady Dolphins (18-5) to start regional tournament play on the road for the first time in nine years. Gulf Breeze, seeded fifth, […]

Several members of the Lady Dolphins’ 2023 state championship soccer team are still making waves at the college ranks. Ava Matherne, who had a hat trick three years ago in the state championship game, is in her second season at South Alabama after spending two seasons at East Tennessee State. Matherne, a senior, has played in 12 matches so far […]