Tate Tops West Florida 2-1 As 11-Inning Strike Out Cancer Game Raises $31,000
March 26, 2022
The fight against cancer was the big winner Friday night as the Tate Aggies defeated West Florida 2-1 in a long 11 innings..
Organizers said the annual Strike Out Cancer Game raised over $31,000 to benefit the local chapter of American Cancer Society.
Tate’s Courtney Lundquist allowed just three hits and one run over the entire 11 innings while striking out six.
Sydney Scapin lasted a complete game for West Florida, allowing four hits and two runs while striking out 27. (Yes, that’s twenty-seven.)
Lacy Wilson, Kara Wine, Christina Mason and Michayla Kent had one hit each for the Lady Aggies.
Scapin had two hits for the Lady Jaguars, and Madelyn McAnally had one.
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Go Baby Go! Ascend Cares Donates New Wheels For Escambia Westgate Students
March 26, 2022
Ascend Cares donated 11 “Go Baby Go” mobility vehicles to Escambia Westgate School on Friday.
As we first told you on Thursday, “Go Baby Go” is a program that provides modified, ride-on cars to young children with disabilities so they can move around independently. The cars were created for the Westgate’s younger students and will create an opportunity for students to learn and increase independent skills.
“I think this is an amazing idea because it gives these precious children a chance to experience something they may not have been able to otherwise,” said Tiffany Amerson of Bratt. She’s the mother of Andrew, seen sporting around at the top of this page. “To be able to laugh and just have fun. They’re also a great learning tool for these kids.”
Ascend Cares and nearly 30 employees modified 11 of the cars for Escambia Westgate.
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Loads Of Sunshine For The Weekend
March 26, 2022
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tate Tops Navarre At Wahoos Stadium; Northview Beats Central 18-3
March 26, 2022
Tate 12, Navarre 4
The Tate Aggies beat Navarre 12-4 under the big lights by the bay of Wahoos Stadium.
Rilee Lowery went four innings for the Aggies, allowing three runs on five hits, striking out three and walking none. Tucker Griffin worked two innings with no runs, no hits, no errors, no strikeouts and walking one. Colten Swiers pitched two, striking out four.
Frankie Randall led the Aggies at the plate going four for four with three RBIs. Cade Kelly and Kirk Mosley had two hits each. Madox Land, Drew Reaves and Jackson Penton added one each.
The Tate Aggies will be back in action Saturday night at 7:00 against Fort Walton Beach at Wahoos Stadium. Digital ticket information is available at BlueWahoos.com.
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Northview 18, Central 3
Coming off a 13-3 win over Central Thursday night in Bratt, the Northview Chiefs beat Central 18-3 Friday night.
Jamarkus Jefferson earned the win for the Chiefs, allowing no runs on two hits and striking out three in three innings. Josh Landis and Ethan Collier closed in relief.
Rustin Pope and Trent Knighten had three hits for Northview. Landis, Jefferson and Kaden Odom had two hits each. Cason Burkett, Aron Chavira, and Ethan Collier each added one hit.
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Reminder: Blue Jacket Jamboree, 2,000 Easter Egg Drop And Livestock Show Today In Molino
March 26, 2022
The Northview High School FFA Blue Jacket Jamboree, along with the Gulf Coast Agriculture & Natural Resources Youth Organization Annual Spring Livestock Show.
The Blue Jacket Jamboree is a free festival from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. that will feature dozens of arts and craft vendors, food vendors, a car show, local entertainment, kids’ activities, and much more. There will also be an Easter egg drop at noon with the Easter Bunny and about 2,000 eggs including a special section for preschoolers.
Saturday’s schedule for the livestock show is as follows:
- 9 a.m. – Swine
- Noon – Rabbits
- 1 p.m. – Steers
- 2:30 p.m. – Goats and Lambs
- 3:15 p.m. – Preview Steers
- 4 p.m. – Poultry Auction
- 5 p.m. – Steer & Swine Auction
Admission and parking are free for both the Blue Jacket Jamboree and livestock show at the Escambia 4-H Livestock Facility located at 5701 Highway 99 in Molino.
All proceeds will benefit Northview High School FFA students and their scholarship fund.
The Blue Jacket Jamboree is sponsored in part by NorthEscambia.com.
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Pedestrian Killed At Highway 29, Tate School Road
March 25, 2022
A pedestrian was struck and killed on Highway 29 at Tate School Road early Friday morning.
A Chevrolet Silverado was traveling northbound on Highway 29 approaching Tate School Road as a 60-year old female was walking westbound in the center of the intersection. The pedestrian turned and started back eastbound, entering the northbound lane as the pickup truck approached.
The front left corner of the pickup collided with the pedestrian at 4:38 a.m.
The woman was pronounced deceased at the scene. The 44-year old male driver of the pickup truck was not injured.
FHP no longer releases the names of traffic crash victims.
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Man Charged With Kicking, Holding Girlfriend Against Her Will
March 25, 2022
A Flomaton man has been charged with kicking his girlfriend and holding her against her will in Cantonment.
Jorge Escobedo Saldana was charged with battery and false imprisonment.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrived at a disturbance call on Pinebrook Circle off Highway 297A.
The victim told deputies that she was ending the relationship with Saldana, her boyfriend. She said they have a child together.
As they drove onto Pinebrook Circle, they were involved in a verbal altercation. When she tried to exit the vehicle, Saldana grabbed her by the throat and told her that she was not going anywhere, according to an arrest report.
She ran, but fell. Saldana then kicked her in her side, the report continues. She was able to run away and hide under a vehicle.
He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $3,000 bond.
Dedication Held For FPL Cotton Creek Solar Energy Center In North Escambia (With Photo Gallery)
March 25, 2022
A commissioning ceremony was held Thursday for the Florida Power & Light Cotton Creek Solar Energy Center in North Escambia.
The first solar energy center of its kind in Escambia County generates up to about 75 megawatts. There are about 270,000 solar panels on the 358 acre site on Bogia Road, in the community of Bogia which is just south of McDavid.
“Today, we’re commissioning a brand new solar facility that powers over 15,000 homes and covers over 350 acres out here in Bogia,” Eric Silagy, FPL chairman and CEO, told NorthEscambia.com at the event. “We are really, really proud that this, one of 50 facilities across the state that are powering FPL homes and businesses.”
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“We’re only halfway on our initial goal of 30 million panels by 2030. Solar is great, in many ways because you’re able to generate electricity using the sun and not burning fuel,” he said.
The First City Solar Energy Center, the second FPL solar site to be built in North Escambia, off Holland, Cox and Roach roads in McDavid is in the early stages of the construction process. It will be just over five miles to the north of the Cotton Creek facility. And, as first reported by NorthEscambia.com in February, FPL intends to build a third solar farm in North Escambia on hundreds of acres in Molino.
The Sparkleberry Solar Energy Center is planned for 555 acres south of the end of Pilgrim Trail and should be online by 2024.
“I want the communities where we are located and proud to have us,” Silagy said. “We’re absolutely working to be good neighbors. We can’t do this without community support. We can’t get the permission that we need without the community support, and we live here, we raise our families here like everybody else. We want to be good stewards of the community because we’re here for a long time.”
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Pictured top: Eric Silagy, FPL chairman and CEO, during a commissioning ceremony for the Cotton Creek Solar Energy Ceremony in North Escambia on Thursday. Pictured below: A group of brothers from Bogia pose in front of just a few of 270,000 solar panels on the site. Pictured inset: Guests talk as live drone video of the facility plays on a monitor behind them. NorthEscambia.com photos by William Reynolds, click to enlarge.
Friday Night Low In The 40s
March 25, 2022
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 50. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Gilmore Knocks Grand Slam As Northview Beats The Escambia Gators 14-2; Tate Splits With Milton
March 25, 2022
Northview 14, Escambia 2
Emma Gilmore hit a grand slam for the Northview Lady Chiefs Thursday night as they powered past the Escambia Gators 14-2 in Bratt.
Gilmore’s grand slam to center field scored Chloe Ragsdale, Jamison Gilman and Payton Gilchrist.
Ragsdale, Gilchrist, Makayla Golson and Aubrie Stuckey had two hits each for the Lady Chiefs. Gilmore, Alana Roberson, Gilman and Gracie Godwin had one hit each.
Stuckey pitched four and two-thirds innings for Northview, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out five. Alexis Barnhill closed in relief.
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Northview 6, Escambia 4 (JV)
The junior varsity Northview Chiefs also defeated Escambia 6-4 Thursday in Bratt.
Milton 8, Tate 7
Milton topped the Tate Aggies 8-7 Thursday night.
Courtney Lundquist went seven innings, allow 11 eights and eight runs while striking out three.
Kennedy Turner had a home run for the Lady Aggies in the third inning.
Sophia Jones led at the plate for the Aggies, going 3-4.
Tate 6, Milton 3 (JV)
The junior varsity Tate Aggies beat Milton 6-3 Thursday.
Pictured top: Northview’s Emma Gilmore hit a grand slam against the Escambia Gators Thursday night. Also pictured: More game action. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
