Jessa Watts was just a 10-year-old pitcher when she began to tinker with a drop-ball, and early results from the experiment weren’t promising.
Time after time, Watts’ attempts ended mostl... Full story
PENSACOLA – For those who have wondered how powerful a collection of softball standouts from the area could be, Tuesday’s Pensacola Sports Association High School All-Star Softball Game provided a glimpse.
And it only took one inning.
P... Full story
CLERMONT — After a remarkably successful season, the Niceville softball team ran into a perfect storm of misfortune in the Class 5A state championship game against East Bay.
In front of a large and decidedly pro-East Bay crowd, every bounce th... Full story
CLERMONT — A couple of hits, a stolen base and a whale of a pitching performance have the Niceville softball team one win away from the school’s first state softball championship.
Both Niceville and East Lake (Tarpon Springs) got stellar... Full story
NICEVILLE — In 2004, first-year Niceville softball Coach Danny Hensley won a region championship and earned a spot in the Class 5A final four. After the early success, he thought making it back would be a breeze.
Six years later, an older and ... Full story
NICEVILLE —Given the cyclical nature of high school sports, success and failure is often tied closely to the experience of a team’s players. If a team has experience, they find success. If they don’t, the road can be long and r... Full story
NICEVILLE —During last Wednesday’s practice, the Niceville softball field was a hub of diving fielders, popping mitts and lively chatter. The Eagles were practicing defense, and they were getting after it.
For a team with such a powerful... Full story
NICEVILLE - A good softball lineup provides no respite for a weary pitcher. It is an unrelenting gauntlet from the leadoff hitter to the No. 9 spot, with every hitter capable of wreaking havoc.
Niceville’s lineup is very, very good.
From its ... Full story
NICEVILLE — To a player, the Niceville softball team would have admitted that anything less than a final four berth this season would have been a colossal disappointment and forever posed the question, “What might have been?”
Right... Full story
From staff reports
The Niceville softball team closed out the Kissimmee Klassic in grand fashion on Saturday, defeating Clearwater Countryside 3-1 before routing Florida Christian 11-1 in six innings.
Jessa Watts recorded the win in each game while... Full story
By TRAVIS DOWNEY
Northwest Florida Daily News315-4476 | travisd@nwfdailynews.com
FORT WALTON BEACH - It was shortly after her team had fallen behind for the very first time that Fort Walton Beach softball coach Andrea Gore offered the Vikings a rem... Full story