By Steve Barnes Brandon Silvers has traded the Emerald Coast for the Emerald City. The Pensacola-born, former Troy University quarterback started for the Seattle Dragons in the inaugural game of the XFL…
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Varona tells employees good bye and thank you
Note: Steve Barnes sends in articles occasionally for this blog. His focus has been sports, but he sent me this on Robert de Varona’s final meeting with his employees. Robert de Varona…
Baseball game demonstrated strong Pensacola-Troy connection
By Steve Barnes Tuesday, Troy’s baseball team had the first at-bat, but that was a mistake. It should have been the home team. The Trojans and Alabama met Tuesday at the home…
Meet Pete Shinnick, first UWF football coach
A glance at Pete Shinnick’s resume documents the talents one would expect to find – coach, educator, mentor. Perhaps another term should be added: architect. In 1999, Shinnick laid the foundation for…