Fall gives way to Winter.

As the weather shifts and the leaves begin to turn (as much as they do here in south Alabama) we make the transition from our fall sports season to our winter sports. We move from the cool breezes of the football field to the nice warm gym on a cold winter night.

The varsity football team wrapped up a tremendous season Friday night vs. Straughn. The Admirals showed a lot of heart but fell short in a 14-0 loss. The 2009 season was a tremendous success with Bayside winning its first playoff game and making the Alabama state football playoffs for only the second time in school history. Coach Lazenby and the coaching staff did a great job with the boys this season and they responded by giving the Admirals their best season in the history of the football program. The football team finished the year 7-5.

The cross country team completed another successful season at the state meet in Moulton, Alabama last weekend. The boys finished 5th and the girls 4th in 3A in the state. Senior Stewart Shoemaker won the individual state title with a time of 16:46. Many of the boys and girls set personal bests at the state and sectional meet in Auburn. Congrats to the cross country team for another fantastic year.

The swim team wraps up the fall sports season when they participate in the state meet at Auburn University on December 4th and 5th. Good Luck to Coach McTaggart and all the members of the swim team.

With the fall sports soon to be finished basketball takes center stage. The season tipped off earlier this week with the middle school and varsity teams playing their first games of the season despite the appearance of Hurricane Ida.

The varsity boys opened up with an impressive victory over Alabama School of Math and Science before falling to 5A Faith Academy on Saturday. The boys team returned to action Monday night with hard fought win over Alma Bryant. The boys look to be much improved and should be able to make some noise in the area this season. The team returns to action this Saturday, November 21st in the Flomaton Tournament and takes on Gulf Shores after we return from Thanksgiving on December 1st. Good luck to Coach Watson and all the boys.

The girls varsity basketball team opened up with a big win over Alabama School of Math and Science before falling to Faith Academy on Saturday. This week the girls have traveled north to Fruitdale to take part in their tournament. The girls lost a heart breaker in the opening round to Millry but rebounded to defeat Coffeeville last night. The girls return to action tonight vs. either Citronelle or Fruitdale tonight at 6:00. Next week will be a tough week for the Lady Admirals as they travel across the bay to Mobile to participate in the UMS tournament. Good Luck to Coach Davidson and all the girls!

Middle school basketball returns to action on Monday with a trip to Perdido to take on the Raiders. The 8th grade girls play at 4:30 followed by the 7th grade boys at 5:30 and the 8th grade boys at 6:30. Good Luck to the middle schoolers!


As Always!!!!!!!

GO ADMIRALS!