Come race through history at the 2009 Pensacola Double Bridge Run as the City of Five Flags Celebrates it’s 450th Birthday. The annual 15k run will start in historic downtown Pensacola, hug the waterfront, cross two bridges to the finish line at spectacular Pensacola Beach, the same location Spanish explorer Don Tristan DeLuna landed on August 15, 1559 establishing the first European settlement in America.

Saturday, February 7, 2009, the 15K race will begin at 7:00 a.m. in downtown Pensacola and the 5K race will begin at 8:00 a.m. in Gulf Breeze.

Prize money will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers of the 15K race again this year.

Early registration through December 31st at active.com or doublebridgerun.com.

ALL STAR FOOTBALL DELIVERS

The 2008 PSA High School All-Star Football Game was played Saturday, December 13th at the new Steve Riggs Stadium at Fort Walton Beach High School.

As always, the hard fought contest showcased the best senior athletes from Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties. The East team (Santa Rosa and Okaloosa county schools) was coached by Matt Brunson of Crestview High, while the West team (Escambia county schools) was coached by Jimmy Nichols of Escambia High.

The Derrick Brooks Offensive MVPs of the game were Cameron Domangue (Baker) for the East and Trent Richardson (Escambia) for the West; Derrick Brooks Defensive MVPs were Rashad Smith (Fort Walton Beach) for the East and Curtis Williams (Pensacola High) for the West.

OUR THANKS

The Pensacola Sports Association says goodbye to several members of the Board of Directors this month; past President Blair Crooke, and directors Kramer Litvak, Alan Moore, Gary Summitt and George Talbert have just completed their terms on the Board.

Our thanks to all of them for their service over the past several years.

New Board members have been elected; the 2009 Board is listed on the right of this newsletter.