Jackson County Sports

Sneads High School senior LaRay Gibbs will be kicking in the beach sand at the next level come August. Last week, before teammates, family, friends, faculty and staff Gibbs signed to continue playing the game she loves, beach volleyball.

Marianna Middle School’s A-Team baseball squad has opened the season with a 3-6 record, showing steady improvement and strong individual performances throughout their recent stretch of games.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – how many times have you heard that!

The Sneads Pirates baseball team is off to a red‑hot start this season, winning six of their first seven contests, including an impressive five straight.

The Grand Ridge softball teams hosted the Marianna Bullpups last week, but it was the visitors who enjoyed the ride home.

Basketball has come and gone for the 2025-26 and America’s sport is heating up and it’s still February

The Grand Ridge Indians made the most of their home field last week, sweeping the Altha Wildcats in a doubleheader. The B team opened the night with an 11-0 shutout, and the A team followed with a commanding 20-3 win.

Marianna High School has hired veteran coach Kevin Pettis as its new head football coach and athletic director, bringing more than three decades of experience and an extensive record of success to the program.

Players, coaches, family members, and friends filled the Sneads High School auditorium last Friday afternoon to celebrate a milestone moment for two Pirate standouts.

It was a tale of two very different games last week when the Cottondale Middle School baseball teams hosted Bonifay.

The Malone Lady Tigers have battled through adversity all season, and now they are exactly where they set out to be.

The Grand Ridge Indians hosted the Holmes County Blue Devils’ A and B teams on the diamond last week, splitting the matchup.

Florida has passed a new law aimed at improving the safety of high school athletes by identifying hidden heart conditions before they become life-threatening.

The Midget League is just one step away from the Juniors level, and at ages 9 and 10, these players are already showing plenty of promise.

The Pee Wee League was more than ready to hit the court last week as Optimist Park rec basketball officially tipped off its season.

This Cupboard is going all over the place and I tell you that up front so you can’t say you were surprised.

The Marianna High School girls basketball team wrapped up its season with plenty to be proud of, finishing the regular season at 15-7, a strong showing by any measure.

The Cottondale Hornets’ basketball season came to a close last week, wrapping up what was an impressive 19-5 campaign.

The Malone Tigers finished the regular season with a 12-12 record before heading into districts.

America’s favorite pastime is here and the sounds of bats swinging and oohs and ahs over every pitch can be heard. Jackson County survived tryouts and teams being chosen without a ton of negativity.

America’s pastime is back on the diamond in Jackson County, and the Cottondale Hornets Middle School baseball program officially opened its 2026 season last week with a three-game stretch that offered plenty of learning moments, flashes of promise, and valuable early-season experience.

It had been building for weeks. The Sneads Pirates felt a win coming, and a road trip to Panama City to face the Bozeman Bucks turned out to be the right setting.

The Jackson County Times staff  met with Marianna Recreation Director Jeff Faircloth last week for an update on the status of the work at Jenings Field.

With baseball and softball around the corner, let me just rant for a bit.

The MHS Lady Bulldogs are having a phenomenal season.

Monday afternoon, city and county officials, contractors, members of the public gathered in blistering temperatures for the ground-breaking of a resiliency hub.

By: Shelia Mader

The 2026 Grand Ridge basketball rec league is underway and proving after one night to be full of excitement.