Queens Of The NHS Gym Named
June 7, 2015
During National Physical Education and Sports week last month at Northview High School, a competition was held among girls in the weightlifting and conditioning classes for the title of “Queens of the Gym”.
The girls teamed up and participated in variety activities that tested their endurance, speed, agility, strength, and overall athletic ability.
The following teams were winners in the competitions:
- Most Push Ups in a minute- Morgan Ward and Hannah Gibson
- Most Sit-ups in a minute- Andrea Miles and Mrs. Nall
- Farthest Toss -Shnala Banks and Dimionque Brown
- Farthest Jump – Shnala Banks and Dimionque Brown
- Fastest Mile – Morgan Ward and Hannah Gibson
- Strongest Team in bench press- Tied- Ashlynn McCall & Destiny Mathis, and Madison McGhee and Angel Lathan
- Fastest Obstacle Time- Jadlyn Agerton and Peighton Dortch
Overall Team for Northview’s Queens of the Gym 2015
- 3rd Runner up- Kayla Galvan and Tori Smith
- 2nd Runner up -Madison McGhee and Angel Lathan
- Queens for 2015- Morgan Ward and Hannah Gibson
Pictured top: Morgan Ward and Hannah Gibson, Queens of the Gym, at Northview High School. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Pedestrian Killed On Davis Highway
June 7, 2015
A pedestrian was killed Saturday morning in Escambia County as they attempted to cross Davis Highway near Blackwell Lane.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 37-year old Cristi Hayes was traveling northbound on Davis Highway about 12:43 a.m. when 43-year old pedestrian Darren Deffley walked into the path of her 1999 Ford Windstar.
Deffley was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. Hayes received minor injuries.
No charges were filed in the crash.
Wahoo’s Winker Continues Hot Hitting In Loss
June 7, 2015
Southern League pitchers may want to take note, Jesse Winker is getting used to your stuff.
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos outfielder tripled for the team’s only hit and scored the only run in a, 5-1, series opening loss to the Jacksonville Suns Saturday. The game was the 115th sellout at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium since the ballpark opened in April 2012.
Winker is now batting .400 on 8-20 hitting in his last six games with two runs a triple and three RBIs. Winker, who won the Arizona Fall League batting crown this fall, has seen his average rise to .249 on the season.
Winker, the Cincinnati Reds’ No. 2 prospect, lined a triple into the right field corner against reliever Craig Stem to lead off the seventh inning. He then scored on a deep fly ball to left field by first baseman Kyle Waldrop to cut Jacksonville’s lead, 3-1.
“Jess is back to his old form,” said Pensacola manager Pat Kelly. “That’s the Winker I know. He’s a very natural hitter. He can’t have too many swing thoughts. He’s a guy you don’t talk mechanics to. He sees the ball and hits it.”
Kelly said Winker started coming around in the last series against the rival Mobile BayBears. Winker said he’s just trying to be a “tough out.”
“You have to be a tough out,” said Winker, who was chosen in the first round three years ago. “You have to learn to fight even if things are not going your way. Sometimes you’re wishing, ‘Dang, I wish I hit it five feet to the left or right.’”
Meanwhile, Jacksonville left-hander Matt Tomshaw no-hit Pensacola through six innings, allowing just four Blue Wahoos runners to reach base. Tomshaw, who is making his Double-A debut this season, has now started four games for Jacksonville and given up four runs in 21 innings for a 1.71 ERA.
The 26-year-old Tomshaw was getting his fourth spot start this year in place of Kendry Flores, who was recalled to the parent club Miami Marlins earlier this week. Flores made his debut Saturday for Miami and allowed three hits and a walk in 0.2 innings but didn’t allow any runs.
Tomshaw, drafted in the 42nd round out of Jacksonville University by the Minnesota Twins in 2011, said his last no-hitter came in a seven inning game in his sophomore year in high school.
“I was able to work off my fastball—show it in and then throw my sinker away,” said Tomshaw, who improved to 2-4. “That led to a lot of ground balls. Our defense was outstanding.”
Jacksonville finally opened up the game on Peralta in the fifth inning. He had pitched out of a bases loaded jam in the fourth, allowing one run. But in the fifth catcher Chadd Krist earned a walk and scored on a single by center fielder Kenny Wilson to go ahead, 2-0. Wilson then scored when right fielder Carlos Lopez hit a hard grounder back through the box to centerfield for a 3-0 lead.
Jacksonville added two more insurance runs in the ninth on a solo home run that left fielder Matt Juengel crushed over the left field wall for his ninth of the season. It then went ahead, 5-1, on a score by Terrance Dayleg on a Wilson single.
Early Morning Fire Destroys Cantonment Barn
June 6, 2015
An early morning fire destroyed a barn or storage building in Cantonment.
The fire was reported about 1:45 a.m. Saturday in the 2600 block of Sandicrest Drive, just off Highway 297A. The structure had already burned to the ground when the first firefighters arrived on scene a few moments later.
There were no injuries reported. The cause of the blaze was not known.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Authorities Warn Of Police Impersonator
June 6, 2015
Area law enforcement is on high alert after reports of an alleged police impersonator in Atmore.
The Atmore Police Department said Friday that they’ve received reports of a person driving a white Ford Crown Victoria in the Atmore area that has already initiated a traffic stop on one vehicle and has driven through city with emergency lights activated. Police say they don’t know who the suspected police impersonator may be.
The vehicle is described as having a red light bar and blue interior lights. The vehicle has no tag and the only markings are a small circular sticker on the back window. The driver was described as a white male with blond hair, possibly in his 20’s. He may be wearing a blue uniform with a sewn-on badge. He was not wearing a traditional police-type “duty belt”.
The vehicle was last seen Thursday entering Atmore with lights activated on Highway 31 and turning onto Presley Street.
Atmore Police advises drivers that if a traffic stop is initiated in their city and their are no identifying markings on the patrol vehicle, call 911 or their department at (251) 368-9141. The operator will verify that the traffic stop is legitimate.
Anyone with information on the vehicle or driver is asked to call the Atmore Police Department at (251) 368-9141 or their local law enforcement agency.
Pictured: This photo supplied by the Atmore Police Department shows the vehicle being used by an alleged police impersonator.
Four Florida License Free Fishing Dates In June
June 6, 2015
There are four license-free fishing day in Florida for residents and visitors. They are:
Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, saltwater recreational fishing license requirement will be waived.
Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14, freshwater recreational fishing license requirement will be waived.
Governor Scott said, “This summer, we’re excited to make it easier for families to enjoy the world class fishing our state has to offer. Florida is the fishing capital of the world and one of the many reasons we welcomed a record 98.9 million visitors to the Sunshine State last year. I look forward to fishing with my grandsons this summer, and I hope everyone takes advantage of license-free fishing this month.”
The four days in June are a part of the eight total license-free fishing days the FWC offers each year. All bag limits, seasons and size restrictions apply on these dates.
Teachers Learn From Project Learning Tree
June 6, 2015
Numerous Escambia and Santa Rosa county educators spent their Friday learning about Project Learning Tree at the Roy Hyatt Environmental Center in Cantonment.
Project Learning Tree is an award-winning environmental education program designed for formal and non-formal educators working with students in pre-kindergarten through high school. PLT uses trees and forests as the context to help young people gain an awareness and knowledge of natural and built environments. PLT stimulates students’ critical and creative thinking, develops students’ ability to make informed decisions on environmental issues and instills a commitment of responsible action on behalf of the environment.
PLT can be used in both rural and urban environments, whether there is a forest or a single tree and teaches students how to think, not what to think about our complex environment.
The event was sponsored by the Florida Forest Service, Santa Rosa UF/IFAS Extension, Escambia County Roy Hyatt Environmental Center and the Project Learning Tree Steering Committee.
Educators that took part in the event received a free activity guide and had a chance to learn about the program with hands-on activities.
Pictured top: Educators take part in a Project Learning Tree food web activity Friday at the Roy Hyatt Environmental Center in Cantonment. Pictured below: Florida Forest Service Supervisor Craig Iverson explains a portion of the program. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Man Sentenced Under 10-20-Life Law
June 6, 2015
An Escambia County man has been sentenced to prison under Florida’s 10-20-Life law.
Kamarccus Webster was sentenced by Circuit Judge Edward P. Nickinson, III to 25 years state prison for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and 20 years state prison for each of two counts of aggravated assault. The sentences must be served as a mandatory minimum and must be served consecutively for a total of 65 years in state prison.
Webster previously was convicted by an Escambia County jury on January 30, 2015.
The charges stem from a shooting that occurred on August 27, 2013, in the area of Strong and D Streets. Two victims were shot by Webster when a fight broke out following a basketball game. Both victims were struck in the shoulder by bullets; neither injury was life-threatening. One of the victims was sitting in his vehicle when he was shot; the other was struck while running away. Webster began shooting into a crowd of approximately 20 people.
At the crime scene, law enforcement located 13 9mm shell casings. There were four witnesses that identified Kamarccus Webster as the shooter. Webster remained as a fugitive until he was arrested on March 3, 2014.
Two Sex Offenders Sentenced
June 6, 2015
Two Escambia County sex offenders have been sentenced in unrelated cases.
Jeremy Lordall Hubert, 29, was sentenced Friday to three years state prison and designated as a sexual offender during a sentencing proceeding in Escambia County Circuit Court, the Judge Edward Nickinson presiding. Hubert had previously entered a plea of no contest in May to lewd and lascivious act with a disabled person, a second degree felony.
Hubert was convicted for having sexual contact with a disabled woman passenger while he was employed as a bus driver for an agency working with disabled adults in April, 2014.
Josalien Profete, 33, was sentenced by Escambia County Circuit Court Judge Michael Jones to 45 years in state prison followed by 15 years of sexual offender probation. On April 23, 2015, an Escambia County jury convicted Profete of multiple sex offenses, including three counts of sexual battery of a minor while in a position of familial authority, one count of lewd or lascivious molestation, one count of lewd or lascivious exhibition, and one count of exposing a child to obscenity.
Profete was designated a sexual offender and will be required to register as a sexual offender and comply with all statutory requirements.
The case involved a year-long pattern of sexual abuse by Profete on a young family member. Profete had previously served a 10 year state prison term for armed robbery and kidnapping.
Register Now For Football, Cheer At NWE And Cantonment
June 6, 2015
Registration is underway for the 2015 football and cheerleading seasons for Northwest Escambia and the Cantonment Cowboys.
Registration for the 2015 Cantonment Cowboys football and cheer will be held each Saturday until August 1 from 9 a.m. until noon in the board room at the Cantonment football field. Registration is $135 for football or cheer. For more information, contact Heather Lowery at (850) 380-1505 or visit the Cowboys’ Facebook page. Registration also available online anytime at www.cantonmentcowboys.org or Facebook.
NWE Football and Cheer 2015 registration will be held June 6, June 13 and June 20, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Gilley’s Country Store in Bratt. Football age divisions (age as of August 1, 2015) and costs are as follows: freshmen (5/6) $55; sophomore (7/8) $65; juniors (9/10) $75; seniors (11/12) $85. Cheerleading age divisions (age as of August 1, 2015) and costs are $15 plus cost of uniform: freshmen (5/6); sophomore (7/8); juniors (9/10); seniors (11/12). For more information about football registration contact Greg Gibson at (251) 234-4716. For more information about cheerleading registration contact Kim Lambert at (850) 380-4716.