Registration Closes Monday For Molino Ballpark Flag Football Summer League
May 24, 2026
There’s still time to register for the Molino Ballpark Summer Flag Football League. The seven-week season will run on Friday nights from June 12 through July 31.
The co-ed league is open to ages 5–6, while separate boys’ and girls’ leagues are available for ages 7–14. Depending on the final registration numbers, some divisions may become co-ed.
The division formats and game times are structured as follows:
- Ages 5–8 (5v5): 30 minutes of practice followed by a 30-minute game.
- Ages 8–10 (5v5 or 6v6): 45 minutes of practice followed by a 30-minute game.
- Ages 11–14 (5v5 or 6v6): 45 minutes of practice followed by a 30-minute game.
The registration fee is $110 per player and includes a team jersey and a mouthguard. The final deadline to sign up is Monday May 25. Parents can register their children online by visiting www.molinoballpark.com. For more information, click here.
Milbrandt Fans 12, Extends Scoreless Streak In Dominant Blue Wahoos Win
May 24, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos beat the Columbus Clingstones 4-0 on Saturday night behind another overpowering start from their ace, Karson Milbrandt.
Milbrandt (W, 4-1), the reigning Southern League Pitcher of the Week, struck out a career-high 12 Columbus batters over 6.0 scoreless innings. He extended his scoreless innings streak to 23.0 innings, tied for the second-longest for a starting pitcher in Blue Wahoos franchise history, and lowered his league-leading ERA to a miniscule 1.06 that is the best in all of Minor League Baseball. It marked his fifth consecutive start of 6.0 innings, and got the Blue Wahoos back to the .500 mark at 22-22.
Cristian Hernández gave the Blue Wahoos an early 1-0 lead with a solo homer in the first inning off Clingstones starter Lucas Braun (L, 0-2). Fenwick Trimble added an RBI single in the third inning, and Ian Lewis Jr. doubled home a pair in the sixth for a 4-0 lead.
That would be more than enough for Milbrandt, the team’s top prospect and #9 prospect in the Marlins organization per MLB Pipeline. One week after tying a career high with 11 strikeouts in a win over Chattanooga, he bested his own mark with a dozen strikeouts to give him a league-leading 63 in 42.1 innings on the season.
Milbrandt’s 23.0 consecutive scoreless innings dating back to the second inning of his May 2 start now tie him with Deck McGuire for the fourth-longest scoreless streak in Blue Wahoos history, and another scoreless inning in his next appearance would surpass Tony Cingrani for the franchise record among starting pitchers. Reliever Lee Hyde, who worked 31.0 consecutive scoreless innings across 27 appearances in 2013, holds the all-time franchise record.
Jack Sellinger (S, 1) worked the final 3.0 innings to earn his first Double-A save, finish off the four-hit shutout and secure a series split for the Blue Wahoos, with a chance to win the series outright in Sunday’s finale.
The Blue Wahoos wrap up their series against the Clingstones on Sunday afternoon.
written by Erik Bremer
Tate High School Names 2026 Valedictorian, Salutatorian And Top 10% Graduates
May 23, 2026
Tate High School has named its Class of 2026 valedictorian, salutatorian, and Top 10% graduates.
They are valedictorian Willow Beachner and salutatorian Lawson Killingsworth.
The 485 members of the Tate High School Class of 2026 will graduate on Wednesday, May 27 at 9 a.m. at the Pensacola Bay Center.
The Top 10% graduates, in order of rank, are:
- Willow Beachner
- Lawson Killingsworth
- Lauren Armstrong
- James Treick
- Lena Litton
- Kaylie Mitchell
- Carson Hindsman
- Nicholas Kontek
- Carter Hayden
- Caidyn Medeiros
- Emily Dunlap
- Rieslin Colvin
- Nathan Nichols
- Rubing Wu
- Sara Shannon
- Ava Jacobi
- Conner Bignell
- Alyssa Hullett
- Tre Wells
- Sean Cassidy
- Elijah Agcaoili
- Emma Kendrick
- Brylin Bussey
- Collin Scott
- Walker Culver
- Jane Ruggerio
- Carly Gray
- Taylor Anderson
- Jasmine Dillard
- Linh Tran
- Peyton Elliott
- Amber Coleman
- Christian Price
- Rhiannon Harpe
- Aubree Gorum
- Luke Estes
- Soraya Calkins
- Jasmyne Hicks
- Claire Kersey
- Maegan Coleman
- Alysen Garske
- Dakota Vann
- Stephen Schubert
- Claire Keene
- Brooklyn Iversen
- Garrett Groff
- Tristan Crumm
- Tatianna Yahle
Two People Displaced By Velor Road Residential Fire
May 23, 2026
Two people were displaced by a residential structure fire Friday evening near McDavid.
The fire was reported about 6:30 p.m. in the 2800 block of Velor Road, about a mile south of Lambert Bridge Road.
There was no immediate word on the cause of the fire, and no injuries reported.
An adult male and adult female were provided temporary assistance by the American Red Cross.
The McDavid, Walnut Hill, Molino, and Cantonment stations of Escambia County Fire Rescue responded, along with the Atmore Fire Department.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Downtown Pensacola’s Palafox Street Reopens After $10 Million Overhaul
May 23, 2026
Downtown Pensacola’s Palafox Street is officially back open to pedestrians following a five-month, nearly $10 million infrastructure overhaul.
Dubbed the “New Palafox” project, the massive undertaking wrapped up early and under budget, making it the largest and quickest street project in the city’s history. Over the course of 139 days, crews transformed five city blocks to feature brand-new, ADA-accessible sidewalks and major upgrades to the downtown stormwater infrastructure. Because the city beat its completion deadline, the project qualifies for a 10% bonus incentive.
Mayor D.C. Reeves celebrated the milestone Friday afternoon alongside local small business owners at a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony.
While pedestrians and cyclists have already begun flooding the expanded sidewalks, vehicular traffic will not be permitted back on Palafox Street until June 1. Meanwhile, the next phase of downtown construction is set to shift to nearby side streets, including Romana, Intendencia, and Zaragoza.
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Oh, The Places You’ll Go: Molino Park Elementary Holds Senior Walk
May 23, 2026
Molino Park Elementary School held its annual Senior Walk on Friday for former Eagles.
Several seniors also enjoyed storytime in the library with “Oh, The Places You’ll Go” by Dr. Seuss.
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Kingsfield Elementary School Holds First Senior Walk
May 23, 2026
Kingsfield Elementary School held its first-ever Senior Walk, inviting back former Cubs to walk the halls one more time.
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Beulah Regional Park Splash Pad Closed May 26 And 27 For Maintenance
May 23, 2026
The splash pad at Beulah Regional Park will be closed Tuesday, May 26 and Wednesday, May 27, for routine maintenance. The splash pad will reopen with normal hours Thursday, May 28.
The splash pad will remain open during Memorial Day weekend.
Beulah Regional Park and all other park amenities, will remain open during this time.
Beulah Regional Park is located at 7820 Mobile Highway. The park is open daily from sunrise to sunset, and the splash pad is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Late Lead Slips Away As Blue Wahoos Fall To Columbus Clingstones
May 23, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos fell to the Columbus Clingstones by a final score of 6-5 on Friday night, allowing four late runs to spoil what had been a dominant pitching performance.
With the loss, the series between the Wahoos (21-22) and Clingstones (21-21) is even at 2-2, following Columbus’ 4-3 win on Thursday night. The Wahoos fell to third place in the South Division standings of the Southern League.
Pensacola scored five runs on 11 hits while drawing five walks, while Columbus plated six runs on five hits and collected eight walks – despite having only one hit through the first seven innings. Notable on the night was Pensacola’s Gage Miller, who went 3-for-3 with a run driven in. Emaarion Boyd, Garret Forrester and Fenwick Trimble contributed two hits each and plated four of the team’s five runs.
In his third start of the year, Luis Palacios offered 3.2 strong innings in his longest outing in May at the Double-A level. He gave up no hits while allowing one earned run and four free bases, collecting five strikeouts. As a whole, the Wahoos pitching staff generated 14 strikeouts against the Clingstones offense.
Boyd got the scoring started in the bottom of the second, ripping a single through the right side to drive in Forrester. The Wahoos kept up the pressure just an inning later, with Trimble and Dillon Lewis getting aboard on back-to-back singles and advancing on an overthrow by the Clingstones’ right fielder. Forrester delivered, pushing a two-out single into right field to extend Pensacola’s lead to 3-0.
Columbus answered back in the top of the fourth with an RBI groundout to Payton Green at shortstop. With two outs and runners on the corners, Forrester prevented any further damage by throwing out the runner at second base.
Yet, the Clingstones stayed persistent. Another groundout by Columbus’ Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. drove in another run in the fifth, cutting the Wahoos’ lead in half at 4-2.
Pensacola’s pitching staff held off Columbus in the following innings, sitting down the batters in order in the sixth and seventh. The Blue Wahoos extended their lead in the bottom of the seventh as Gage Miller powered a single up the middle to score Forrester from second base.
However, it seemed the Clingstones’ bats warmed up at just the wrong time. With the bases loaded in the top of the eighth, reliever Colby Martin let up an Archer Brookman single into right field to score two runners and bring the lead within one, 5-4. Pitcher Owen Hackman (W, 1-1) walked away with the win, giving up a double but inducing two groundouts and a flyout from the Wahoos in the bottom of the eighth.
Columbus would tie the game in the top of the ninth against Nigel Belgrave (L, 1-4) with a Patrick Clohisy RBI double into right, and Lizandro Espinosa followed with a go-ahead RBI single. Pensacola went down in order to Columbus’ Luis Vargas (S, 1) in the following half inning to cement the loss, 6-5.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Clingstones on Saturday.
written Maddy Branning
ECSO: No Charges To Be Filed In Accidental Cantonment Double Shooting
May 22, 2026
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says no charges will be filed in an accidental double shooting early Friday morning in Cantonment.
The incident occurred around 3:40 a.m. in the 2600 block of Pleasant Valley Drive off Highway 297A.
Deputies said a man was holding a gun when it accidentally went off, hitting him and the woman sitting next to him. Both were transported to the hospital with injuries that were not considered to be life-threatening.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.