By ADAM PRUIETT Florida Freedom Newspapers(850) 315-4484 | adam@nwfdailynews.com NICEVILLE - Joe Nedoroscik was observing from the tower of the Niceville Softball Complex when he first laid eyes on Danny Collins, then an 11-year-old playing...
By ADAM PRUIETT adamp@nwfdailynews.com NICEVILLE - There wasn't supposed to be any doubt where Anna Carr would attend college. One of her brothers graduated from Auburn University, another is currently a student there and her family owns property...
By ADAM PRUIETT adamp@nwfdailynews.com SANTA ROSA BEACH - When it came to where he'd settle at college, each side of JuWayne Tanner's family had a rooting interest. His mom, Sheila, has several members of her family with military backgrounds,...
By ADAM PRUIETT adamp@nwfdailynews.com FORT WALTON BEACH - There were plenty of reasons why John Barnes wanted to begin his collegiate basketball career at Okaloosa-Walton College. But when Division I Jacksonville State University entered the...
By ADAM PRUIETT adamp@nwfdailynews.com Ask Odie Delaney about wrestling, and the South Walton standout is likely to steer the conversation toward his influences. There's Marty Chouinard, who's been Delaney's mentor since his sophomore year...
By ADAM PRUIETT adamp@nwfdailynews.com FORT WALTON BEACH - Ever since middle school, LeEra Lewis and Tandria Milton had talked about one day playing basketball together at the same college. That dream became a reality when Lewis signed her...
By TRAVIS DOWNEY travisd@nwfdailynews.com The conference room at Niceville High was packed. Inside the crowded room, Ryan Howard sat behind a table as cameras flashed and friends took part in some good-natured ribbing at his expense. Howard...
By JARED MACARIN jaredm@nwfdailynews.com Cagney Valloch has been a mainstay for the Niceville girls soccer team in goal the past few seasons. Now, the senior goalie will take her talents to the next level at Mercer. Valloch will sign her national...
By RANDY DICKSON Florida Freedom Newspapers PANAMA CITY - A pair of local basketball players got their first feel of their future college court on Saturday during the fourth annual Freedom All-Star Classic. Baker's Chelsea Combest and Laurel...
By ADAM PRUIETT adamp@nwfdailynews.com Niceville's Ashley Calhoun tries to cover long distances in a short time, while Navarre's Joey Torres wants to put as much distance as possible between himself and the discus. Both the Eagles' senior and...