Dan Shugart

Pensacola

Sports Director at WEAR-TV (Pensacola, FL)

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Scholar Athlete: Damien Dodson, Crestview High School

Oct 4, 2024 | weartv.com | Dan Shugart

CRESTVIEW, Fla. -- Our Scholar Athlete is a profile in perseverance. That's paying off for the Crestview Bulldogs this year. And it will benefit his clients in the future. Crestview's Damien Dodson was not one of those "can't-miss athletes" to grab a coach's attention as a freshman. But he worked his way onto the starting defense by his emergent junior year. "And that's a testament to him and his character," says Thomas Grant, Crestview's head coach.
Gulf Breeze girl has sights set on future Olympics after rapid rise in gymnastics

Sep 19, 2024 | weartv.com | Dan Shugart

GULF BREEZE, Fla. -- Every Olympic year turns the spotlight on women's gymnastics. For ten days, we hear the stories and marvel at the athletic brilliance that comes from a lifetime commitment. One of the stories may be playing out in a Gulf Breeze gym -- and quite a story it would be. Saylor Ladnier just wanted to see if she'd like gymnastics. She was 3. In a few short years, she was winning everything in sight and on the fast track in the sport.
Scholar Athlete: Carson White, Tate High School

Sep 6, 2024 | weartv.com | Dan Shugart

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Our scholar athletes share the discipline to excel in everything they do. Tate Aggie Carson White takes it to another level. Carson has a lot on his plate. He plays tight end. He wrestles. He carries a 4.77 GPA. And he plays French horn in the Tate wind ensemble. "I'm definitely driven," he said. "I've been doing it so long it doesn't feel as hard as it did my freshman year, with so much on my plate.
Scholar Athlete: Jeremiah Shelby, Pensacola Catholic High School

Aug 30, 2024 | weartv.com | Dan Shugart

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Our Scholar Athlete is complicated. He's on track to be an officer. He's already a gentleman. And he's a terror on the field for the Pensacola Catholic Crusaders. Jeremiah Shelby has played beside some outstanding defensive players at Catholic. But he's already made a name for himself -- named All-Area as a junior. Along the way, he has matured into a leader while being a defensive lineman, using the lessons he learned from older teammates.
Scholar Athlete: Jake Hooten, Gulf Breeze High School

Aug 23, 2024 | weartv.com | Dan Shugart

GULF BREEZE, Fla. -- Our Scholar Athlete has taken over as a team leader when his team needs it most. That's a good foundation for the career he's looking to build. Meet Gulf Breeze receiver Jake Hooten. Hooten enjoyed some big moments over the past two years. But this year, with the graduation of Bryson Roullier and Gavin Quenneville, Hooten is the Dolphins' No. 1 target. And clear leader. It's a responsibility he relishes. "Definitely trying to teach the young guys," says Hooten.
Farewell, and a thank you that can never be enough

Jul 8, 2024 | weartv.com | Dan Shugart

Where to start? The past two weeks have been overwhelming. From the responses to the announcement of my then-imminent retirement, through the weeklong series of send-offs, arduously assembled and presented (perpetrated?) by the friends I've been privileged to call colleagues all these years, through the wonderful tributes by the Blue Wahoos and Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, I fear I may have become "the guest who would never leave." I guess 43 years is as good a time as any to overstay my welcome.
Tate HS grad Darrien McDowell eyes MLB Draft after historic year at UWF

Jun 26, 2024 | weartv.com | Dan Shugart

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- You can make a strong argument for Darrien McDowell as the greatest offensive player in University of West Florida baseball history. The numbers would be your ally. Now, the 2020 Tate High grad is setting his sites on the Major League Baseball draft -- and maybe, a little more Argo baseball history. McDowell didn't exactly come out of nowhere. After a stellar high school career at Tate, he had a productive -- although injury-plagued -- run at Pensacola State College.
After great effort, Pensacola teen swimmer's Olympics bid comes to an end

Jun 19, 2024 | weartv.com | Dan Shugart

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Pensacola Billfish Tournament shifts to Father's Day weekend to boost participation

May 31, 2024 | weartv.com | Dan Shugart

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- There will be some major changes to the Pensacola International Billfish Tournament this summer-- starting with the date. For most of its 52 years, the Pensacola International Billfish Tournament has been a staple of the Fourth of July weekend. Tournament Chairman Robeau Whibbs says that has cost the tournament several fishing teams who spend the fourth with their families.
Pace Patriots softball team heads to state for fourth consecutive year

May 21, 2024 | weartv.com | Dan Shugart

PACE, Fla. -- The Pace Patriots softball team is on the way to state. That sentence has a familiar ring to it. We did this story last year, and the year before, and the year before that. It's the fourth straight year that the Patriots have made the final four. They've played for the state championship the past two years, lost both in last-at-bat heartbreakers. This might be the best Patriots team of the bunch. They're ranked second in the state, 6th in the nation.