Matheus, Belgrave Lead Blue Wahoos To Wild Extra-Inning Win
June 12, 2026
In a game filled with ups, downs, and three ejections, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos beat the Columbus Clingstones 6-5 in 11 innings on Thursday night.
Juan Matheus was the offensive star for Pensacola, blasting a three-run homer in the fourth inning against rehabbing major leaguer Hurston Waldrep and delivering a go-ahead RBI double in the top of the 10th inning.
The night began as a pitcher’s duel between Waldrep and Eliazar Dishmey, the reigning Southern League Pitcher of the Week making his third career start for the Blue Wahoos. Archer Brookman took Dishmey deep with a solo homer in the second inning, but that would be the only hit allowed by the young righty over 5.0 solid innings.
After a perfect first trip through the order, Waldrep ran into trouble in the fourth. Ryan Ignoffo brought home Aiva Arquette with a game-tying RBI single, and Matheus followed with a three-run homer to put the Blue Wahoos ahead 4-1.
The Clingstones chipped away against the Pensacola bullpen, as Patrick Clohisy hit a solo homer off Jake Christianson in the sixth and David McCabe hit a game-tying RBI single in the eighth against Jack Sellinger.
Kade Bragg left the bases loaded in the eighth and worked a scoreless ninth despite an unusual sequence in which Blue Wahoos defensive coach Cam Vega was ejected by home plate umpire Pedro Torres for arguing balls and strikes.
In the top of the 10th, Matheus delivered again with an RBI double to give the Blue Wahoos a 5-4 lead. Matheus was stranded at third by Brett Sears, who allowed just an unearned run over 6.0 innings of long relief for the Clingstones, giving Pensacola’s Nigel Belgrave (W, 2-4) little margin for error in the bottom half of the inning. Belgrave retired all three men he faced, but uncorked a wild pitch to score Keshawn Ogans and force an 11th inning.
The Blue Wahoos didn’t get the big hit they were looking for in the 11th against Tyler LaPorte (L, 0-2), but Emaarion Boyd sprinted home from third base on a two-out passed ball from Brookman behind the plate to put Pensacola ahead 6-5.
Belgrave came back out for the bottom of the 11th once again trying to protect a one-run lead, and executed both on the mound and by fielding his position. He foiled a Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. sacrifice bunt attempt, firing to third base to throw out Brookman, and then one batter later lobbed a perfect toss to Dylan Jasso to retire Drew Compton on a dribbler up the first base line. With Kilpatrick at third as the tying run, Belgrave struck out Ambioris Tavarez on a check swing to end a hard-fought Blue Wahoos win.
Blue Wahoos manager Nelson Prada and catcher Ryan Ignoffo were both ejected by third base umpire Warren Eubanks arguing a Kilpatrick stolen base in the 11th. Combined with Vega’s ninth-inning dismissal, they marked the first three ejections handed to the Blue Wahoos this season.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Clingstones on Friday night.
written by Erik Bremer
NHC Monitoring First Disturbance Of The Season; No Threat To Florida
June 11, 2026
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring the first Atlantic tropical disturbance of the 2026 hurricane season, and it poses no threat to Northwest Florida.
Forecasters said a broad area of low pressure is likely to form over the Bay of Campeche on Friday from a westward-moving tropical wave currently located over the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
Conditions are forecast to be only a 10% chance for development before the system moves inland over eastern Mexico late Saturday or Sunday.
State Fire Marshal Investigating Wednesday Night Combine Fire
June 11, 2026
The state fire marshal is investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a combine on Wednesday night just south of Century.
The fire was reported in a field about 200 feet off North Century Boulevard on Thompson Road just before 10 p.m.
Firefighters brought the equipment fire and a resulting oat field fire under control in about 20 minutes. The Florida State Fire Marshal was called to investigate the cause of the blaze.
The combine was not in operation at the time of the fire and had not been operated for several hours.
The Century and McDavid stations of Escambia County Fire Rescue and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded.
Photos by Kyle Baumann for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Three Former Tate Aggies Coaching In The College World Series
June 11, 2026
Three former Tate High Aggies will be coaching on college baseball’s biggest stage during the College World Series in Omaha.
They are Logan Blackmon and Jesse Sherrill of the Troy Trojans and Nolan Cain at Texas.
Logan Blackmon. Troy
Blackmon was elevated to director of Catching & Assistant Player Development ahead of the 2026 season, following three seasons on the Troy coaching staff as a graduate assistant. During his time with the Trojans, Troy has won 37-plus games for three straight seasons for the first time since 1996-98, including an NCAA Regional appearance in 2023.
The 2017 Tate graduate played his sophomore through senior season for the varsity Aggies. He played two seasons at Pensacola State (2018-19), earning All-Panhandle Conference honors as a sophomore. Blackmon was a catcher at Troy in 2021 before kickstarting his coaching career as a student assistant in 2022.
Jesse Sherrill, Troy
Former All-Sun Belt second baseman Jesse Sherrill joined the Troy coaching staff as a graduate assistant prior to the 2025 season. Sherrill assists with the development of Troy’s hitters and infielders.
Sherrill played his junior and senior years on the Aggies varsity before graduating in 2018. During his college career, he starred at Gordon State College (2019-20), Kennesaw State (2021) and Georgia Southern (2022-23). Sherrill was named to the All-Atlantic Sun Second Team in 2021 before landing on the All-Sun Belt First Team during both of his seasons at Georgia Southern. As a senior, Sherrill took home the Sun Belt batting title with a .409 batting average.
Nolan Cain, Texas
An accomplished recruiter and national-champion player, Nolan Cain begins his second season as the associate head coach at Texas in 2026. He serves as the Longhorns’ recruiting coordinator, third-base coach and mentors the catchers.
Over his nine seasons as a recruiting coordinator at LSU (2017-21), Texas A&M (2022-24) and Texas (2025-Present), Cain has inked eight top-10 classes, including six slotted in the top five nationally. In his first cycle on The Forty Acres, he signed the No. 1 class, according to both Baseball America and Perfect Game.
A four-year letterwinner at LSU (2006-09), Cain was a member of the 2009 national championship squad that defeated Texas in the CWS finals.
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Expect Construction Delays Friday On Quintette Road In Santa Rosa County
June 11, 2026
Drivers can expect delays on Quintette Road in Santa Rosa County on Friday, June 12. Beginning at 7 a.m., crews will be resurfacing Quintette Road at Puppy Love Road
According to Santa Rosa County, work should be completed by the end of the day on Friday.
Drivers should expect delays and follow the directions of flaggers. Only one lane will be paved at a time; there will be uneven pavement until the work is complete.
Puppy Love Road is about 2.5 miles east of the Santa Rosa Shooting Center.
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Arrest Made In Double Shooting That Left One Dead
June 11, 2026
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in a double shooting on Wednesday that left one man dead and another injured.
Ke’Shawn Marcellus Warren, 23, was booked into the Escambia County Jail just after 2 a.m. on Thursday on charges of homicide and attempted homicide. He is being held without bond.
The shootings occurred just before 11:00 a.m. inside a room at the Hotel Del Sol on Pensacola Boulevard near Kenmore Road.
One man who ran from the hotel after being shot collapsed nearby and was later pronounced dead. A second victim was taken to the hospital by private vehicle, where he was treated for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds to the legs, according to deputies.
“All three individuals were in the room at the time of the shooting, and no motive has been established at this time,” ECSO said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the ECSO at (850) 436-9620 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
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Florida Strengthens And Extends Screwworm Emergency Rule
June 11, 2026
Following additional detections of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Texas and New Mexico, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced Wednesday that the department will be further strengthening Florida’s already aggressive efforts to prevent the reintroduction of the destructive pest into the state by implementing an emergency rule.
The updated emergency rule expands restrictions on animal imports from affected areas, prohibits the importation of rescue and shelter dogs and cats from states with confirmed NWS detections, revises the definition of “infested zones” to any county with a confirmed NWS detection and its surrounding counties, and extends Florida’s temporary moratorium on the importation of warm-blooded animals from affected areas through June 12, 2026.
“New World Screwworm remains an ever-changing situation, and Florida’s response will continue to evolve as the facts on the ground evolve,” said Simpson. “We will respond based on facts, not fear. But we will also continue to be the most aggressive state in the nation when it comes to protecting our livestock, pets, wildlife, people, and agricultural economy from this threat. As additional detections have been confirmed in Texas and New Mexico, we are strengthening what are already some of the strongest protections in the country to keep Florida prepared and protected.”
The updated emergency rule imposes the following temporary restrictions:
High-Risk Areas
- All warm-blooded animals originating from a high-risk area and entering Florida must be accompanied by an Official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (OCVI), valid for five days from the date of inspection, documenting that all animals listed have been inspected and found free of contagious and infectious diseases and pests, including NWS.
- No alternative movement documents will be accepted in lieu of an OCVI.
- The OCVI must include the statement: “All animals listed on the OCVI have been inspected and are free from screwworm larvae infestation.”
Counties with Confirmed NWS Detections and Surrounding Counties
- No imports of warm-blooded animals originating from a county with a confirmed NWS detection or any surrounding county until June 12, 2026.
- Following June 12, all warm-blooded animals originating from a county with a confirmed NWS detection or any surrounding county and entering Florida must receive an FDACS Certificate of Animal Movement with a prior permission number obtained at least two days before arrival.
- The FDACS Certificate of Animal Movement will require:
- An Official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (OCVI); and
- Documentation that all animals have been treated with an effective prevention/treatment for NWS.
Rescue and Shelter Animals
- Rescue dogs, rescue cats, shelter dogs, and shelter cats originating from states with confirmed NWS detections are prohibited from entering Florida until further notice.
Although there have been no detections of New World Screwworm in Florida, FDACS continues to coordinate closely with the United States Department of Agriculture, state animal health officials, veterinarians, livestock producers, and wildlife partners to monitor developments and respond as needed.
FDACS said New World Screwworms do not infest meat, fruits, vegetables, or other food sources, and thus pose no risk to the food supply.
The New World Screwworm is a destructive parasitic fly whose larvae feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals. While eradicated from the United States decades ago, recent detections in Mexico and the southern United States have prompted heightened vigilance and preventive measures.
FDACS encourages veterinarians, livestock owners, animal shelters, rescue organizations, and animal health professionals to remain vigilant and immediately report suspected cases.
FDACS is also emphasizing the importance of early detection and reporting. FDACS has created resources to help animal owners and the veterinarian community identify signs of screwworm infestation, which typically appear as slow-healing wounds containing larvae. Prompt reporting is critical to protect both animal health and the state’s agricultural economy.
Anyone who suspects the presence of New World Screwworm should contact FDACS at (850) 410-0900 during business hours or 1-800-342-5869 after hours, email RAD@FDACS.gov, or visit FDACS.gov/NWS for additional information and reporting resources.
To report sick or injured wildlife, including a suspected screwworm infestation, call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at 1-888-404-FWCC (3922) or email the Wildlife Health Team at WildlifeHealthTeam@MyFWC.com.
Blue Wahoos Split Doubleheader In Columbus
June 11, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos took one of two games played on Wednesday against the Columbus Clingstones. Pensacola took game one by a score of 6-3 and lost game two by a score of 2-1.
Through the first 5 innings of game one, both offenses were quiet. That all changed in the top of the 6th though, when 7 of the first 8 Wahoos would reach. Cam Cannarella got things started with a leadoff double, followed by an Aiva Arquette single that pushed Cannarella to third. Fenwick Trimble proceeded to drive in Cannarella with a single and Dillon Lewis would walk to load the bases with nobody out and the Wahoos leading 1-0.
With the pillows packed, Ryan Ignoffo knocked a single up the middle to extend the lead to 3-0, which was immediately expanded upon on a Juan Matheus run scoring single. Following a fly out and a wild pitch, Ian Lewis Jr. brought two more home on the 5th single and 6th hit of the innings, bringing the Pensacola lead to 6-0.
That lead would hold, thanks to a stellar outing from Blue Wahoos starter Alex Williams (W, 3-5). Despite allowing a run in the 6th and two more in the 7th, Williams would set a season high and match a career high with 7.0 innings of work and throwing the first complete game for the Wahoos since Jeff Lindgren did it back in 2022. Clingstones reliever Jacob Wallace (L, 1-1) would be charged with the loss after allowing all 6 runs in just 0.1 innings.
The Wahoos would be unable to garner the same result in game two, losing 2-1 despite a great start from typical reliever Gabe Bierman (L, 0-1).
The Wahoos struck first when Cam Cannarella scored on a wild pitch from Clingstones starter Drue Hackenberg (W, 2-0) following singles from Cannarella and Fenwick Trimble. But Columbus would answer in the bottom of the first when a one out walk to Luke Waddell would be brought in on David McCabe’s Southern League leading 14th home run of the season, giving the Clingstones a 2-1 lead.
Both offenses would put up zeroes after the first frame, with Bierman going 4.0 innings with just Waddell’s walk and McCabe’s homer being the only blemishes on his start. Relievers Luis Vargas (H, 4) and Blane Abeyta (S, 4) would tackle the 6th and 7th innings to close out the win for the Clingstones and secure a doubleheader split.
Cannarella and Trimble each had three hits across both games, and Pensacola relievers Holt Jones and Colby Martin would each throw scoreless innings in game two.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Clingstones on Thursday night.
written by Charlie Hobert
One Dead, One Injured In Pensacola Boulevard Hotel Shooting
June 10, 2026
One person is dead following a shooting Wednesday at the Hotel Del Sol on Pensacola Boulevard near Kenmore Road.
One other person was injured, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
The ECSO said the investigation is ongoing, and asked the public to stay clear of the area.
No other details have been released.
This developing story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Pictured: Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons and investigators at a shooting at the Hotel Del Sol on Pensacola Boulevard. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
FDLE Arrests Cantonment Man On 20 Child Porn Charges
June 10, 2026
A 76-year-old Cantonment man has been arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on child pornorgrapy charges.
William Dale Harris was charged with 20 counts of possession of child sexual abuse materials and one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device. He remains in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $85,000.
The investigation began when agents received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), reporting that an unknown user uploaded over 120 files containing images depicting the sexual abuse of children to a Google account. Agents traced the associated IP address to Harris’s residence.
Agents conducted a residential search warrant at Harris’ address on Eden Lane and seized multiple electronic devices for forensic review. Initial review of the account confirmed Harris as the owner, and identified files of child sexual abuse material that were downloaded from a social media platform, according to FDLE.
“William Harris admitted he had downloaded chiid pomography In the past. William Harris stated that he downloaded the child pornography off Instagram Thread,” the FDLE report states, adding that he admitted ownership of the Gmail account associated with the allegations.
The Office of Agriculture Law Enforcement assisted with the search warrant.
The investigation remains active.