Tate Aggies Beat West Florida 27-7 (With Photo Gallery)
September 20, 2025
The Tate Aggies celebrated homecoming with a 27-7 win over the West Florida Jaguars Friday night at Pete Gindl Stadium.
Tate head coach Rhett Summerford has led the Aggies since their 2022 season, and notably, he came home to Tate from the head coaching job at West Florida. His brother, Wes Summerford, is in his first season as head coach at West Florida after leaving the Northview Chiefs. The “Summerford Bowl” was split the first two times around back when Wes was at Northview.
Both teams were 3-1 coming into Friday night.
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The game was scoreless in the second quarter when quarterback Miles Delarosa found Noah Calderon for a 68-yard touchdown and a 7-0 Aggie lead. West Florida answered with a short quarterback keeper to tie it up 7-7.
Later, Delarosa found Calderon again for another Tate TD.
In the third quarter, Tanner Clark scored another Tate touchdown, and Clark added another touchdown to make the final score, 27-7.
West Florida dropped to 3-2 and has a bye next week.
The Aggies, now 4-1, will travel to Navarre (0-4) next Friday night at 7:30.
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Holmes County Defeats The Northview Chiefs (With Gallery)
September 20, 2025
The Northview Chiefs lost 25-12 during homecoming night to the Holmes County Blue Devils.
Both teams were 1-3 coming into Friday night’s contest in Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium in Bratt.
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The loss dropped the Chiefs to 1-4 on the season. Up next, they have a bye week to prepare for an October 3 away game against the Baker Gators, who are currently undefeated with a 5-0 record.
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High School Football Scoreboard
September 20, 2025
Here are Friday night high school football scores from across the North Escambia area:
FLORIDA
- Tate 27, West Florida 7 [Story, photos...]
- Holmes County 25, Northview 12 [Story, photos...]
- Chipley 21, Jay 14
- Washington 34, Gulf Breeze 16
- Panama City Mosley 46, Escambia 15
- Pensacola Catholic 35, Jackson Providence 0
- Milton 53, Navarre 27
- Pace 35, Andalusia 0
- Pine Forest – Bye
- Pensacola High – Bye
- Central – Bye
ALABAMA
- Bayside Academy 49, Flomaton 7
- Escambia Academy 45, Coosa Valley 6
- St. Michael Catholic 56, Escambia County (Atmore) 14
- T.R. Miller 35, at Hillcrest (Evergreen) 20
- W.S. Neal 55, Marianna 0
Tate Aggies Varsity, JV Blank PHS In Straight Sets
September 19, 2025
In a clean sweep for the Tate High School volleyball program, both the varsity and junior varsity teams secured strong victories over the Pensacola High Tigers Thursday evening.
Tate 3, PHS 0
The Tate Aggies Varsity volleyball team swept their match in three straight sets over the Pensacola High Tigers
The Aggies took the first set 25-11, the second 25-10, and closed out the match with a 25-12 win in the third set.
Tate 2, PHS 0 (JV)
The Tate High School Aggies Junior Varsity volleyball team also swept their match against the Pensacola High Tigers Thursday evening. The Aggies took a decisive victory in two sets.
The JV Aggies defeated the Tigers with set scores of 25-19 and 25-17, completing a clean sweep for the Tate volleyball program on the road.
Pictured: The Tate Aggies swept the PHS tigers 3-0 in an earlier meeting this season. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
A Clean Sweep: Tate Volleyball Defeats Pine Forest In Straight Sets
September 18, 2025
On a successful Wednesday evening at home, both the Tate varsity and JV volleyball teams secured dominant victories over the Pine Forest Eagles.
Tate 3, Pine Forest 0
The Tate Aggies varsity volleyball team swept the Pine Forest Eagles in three straight sets Wednesday evening at home. The final scores were 25-7, 25-9, and 25-8.
Tate’s strong offense and solid defense controlled the match from the start. The team’s powerful serves and consistent attacks kept Pine Forest on the defensive, preventing them from mounting a comeback.
Tate 2, Pine Forest 0 (JV)
The Tate Aggies JV volleyball team defeated the Pine Forest Eagles in two straight sets on their home court Wednesday evening, with final scores of 25-8 and 25-7.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Northview Chiefs Fall To Baker Gators
September 17, 2025
Northview Chiefs volleyball fell to the Baker Gators Tuesday evening in Bratt.
The Gators swept the Chiefs’ varsity team 3-0, while the Northview junior varsity team lost 2-1.
For a photo gallery, click here.
On Thursday, Northview will travel to Uriah, Alabama, to take on J.U. Blacksher.
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Tate Aggies Sweep Washington
September 17, 2025
The Tate Aggies volleyball program swept the Washington Wildcats on Tuesday night at Washington.
Tate 3, Washington 1 (Varsity)
The Tate Aggies varsity volleyball team secured a powerful comeback win against the Washington Wildcats.. After a tough first set loss of 15-25, the Aggies rallied with three consecutive dominant wins. They took the next sets with scores of 25-15, 25-7, and a decisive 25-20 in the final set to seal the victory.
Up next, the Tate Aggies will host the Pine Forest Eagles on Wednesday night.
Tate 2, Washington 0 (JV)
The Tate Aggies junior varsity team showcased their dominance by defeating the Washington Wildcats in two straight sets. The Aggies controlled the game from the start, winning the first set 25-16 and closing out the match with a 25-19 victory in the second set.
Tate 2, Washington 1 (Freshmen)
The Tate High School freshmen volleyball team defeated the Washington Wildcats in a three-set thriller. After winning the first set 25-22 and dropping the second 14-25, the Aggies rallied to win the deciding third set 15-7, showcasing impressive resilience and teamwork.
Wahoos Finish Season with Flourish, Crush Clingstones 12-1
September 15, 2025
written by Bill Vilona
The Blue Wahoos missed out on the playoffs this year, but still managed to end their season Sunday with a pair of impressive feats.
In a lineup full of recently-added players, many of whom are likely to return in 2026, the Blue Wahoos produced an emphatic 12-1 victory against the Columbus Clingstones in the season-finale at Blue Wahoos Stadium, thus extending an impressive streak of nine years without a losing season.
They did it by winning the final three games, taking the series (4-2) against Columbus and ending with a winning second-half record of 35-34 and 69-69 overall.
The significance gets ramped up when considering Pensacola has attained this many consecutive, non-losing seasons, across three different affiliations – the past five years with the Miami Marlins.
Also, the Blue Wahoos went through 66 different players this season. Only four players on Sunday’s roster began the season with the ballclub in April.
“We’ve been talking to the guys about playing for something every day,” said Blue Wahoos manager Nelson Prada, who completed his first year as a Double-A level manager. “I told the guys (earlier in week) we have goals to reach…200 stolen bases, play for .500 (overall record), win this series.
“For me, the whole year was great, because we’ve kept the guys ready to play every day.”
The Blue Wahoos also reached an ambitious goal of 200 stolen bases this season when shortstop Payton Green took second in the first inning. That mark blew past the team’s previous stolen base record of 168, set in 2022.
Green’s steal followed a 3-run homer by second baseman Jay Beshears in the first inning.
What a day this became for Beshears, who joined the team on Sept. 1 from the Beloit Sky Carp, the Marlins’ High-A affiliate in Beloit, Wisc.
He had his best game with the Blue Wahoos, going 4-for-5 at the plate with five RBI. He just missed hitting for the cycle when his deep drive in the left-center gap to lead off the seventh inning was snared on a terrific catch by the Clingstones’ centerfielder Patrick Clohisy.
After getting eliminated from playoff contention more than a week ago, the Blue Wahoos played their final series like a team on a mission.
They won the first game Tuesday, dropped the next two in one-run decisions, then swept the three weekend games against Columbus by a combined 22-4 score.
The Clingstones, the Atlanta Braves’ new affiliate, finished 58-77 overall. The Braves moved from being the Mississippi Braves in Pearl, Miss., their location for the previous 20 years.
The Blue Wahoos blew open Sunday’s game by scoring three more runs in the fourth inning, then producing six runs in the seventh and eighth.
In the fourth, catcher Sam Praytor singled and later scored on a wild pitch. Eric Rataczak finished the rally with a 2-run single.
In the seventh, Emaarion Boyd hit a 2-run homer, his first with the Blue Wahoos. Beshears followed in the eighth inning with a 2-run double and Green capped off the day with a 2-run homer.
Most of the among the crowd of 3,200 stayed until the final out was recorded. A large group of children ran the bases as part of the customary Family Sunday promotion. Families then tossed soft baseballs in left field as Marcus Pointe Baptist Church held an open-to-all baptism ceremony behind home plate.
The Blue Wahoos used five pitchers in the finale, led by starter Alex Williams who earned the win and finished 5-4 this season. Following the game, many of the players loaded their cars and began to travel to their hometowns.
WHAT’S NEXT?
WHAT: Blue Wahoos 2026 Season Opener.
WHO: Montgomery Biscuits vs. Blue Wahoos.
WHEN: April 3, 2026, 6:05 p.m.
WHERE: Blue Wahoos Stadium.
Trimble, Wahoos Run Wild in 4-3 Win
September 14, 2025
written by Bill Vilona
Back in spring training, the Blue Wahoos made stolen bases a point of emphasis in 2025, along with the entire Miami Marlins organization.
On a record setting night for steals, they got a signature season win because of it.
Led by outfielder Fenwick Trimble, who tied Billy Hamilton’s 2012 team record with four steals in a game, the Blue Wahoos set a team record with seven thefts in a single game, which became pivotal in a 4-3 victory Saturday against the Columbus Clingstones before a capacity crowd of 5,038 at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
“You gotta get on, first, so that was cool to get on (base) a couple times and our coaches do a great job teaching us fundamentals, so you try to stick with that,” said Trimble who reached on a walk and single, scoring both times.
Three of the four runs were delivered from stolen bases, including a double-steal that forced a throwing error to score a run.
The Blue Wahoos have now stolen 199 bases this season, blowing past the previous team record of 168 set In 2022. An ambitious preseason goal of 200 steals can be attained in Sunday’s season-finale against Columbus.
This year-ender game also presents opportunity for the Blue Wahoos (68-79 overall, 34-34 second half) to produce a winning second-half mark and extend a streak of non-losing season records to nine consecutive years.
“Finish strong, have fun and play all the way to the end,” said Trimble on the team’s approach to wrapping up six months and 138 baseball games.
Saturday’s performance led into the final fireworks show of the season and kept the crowd at the ballpark roaring with approval after the show’s grand finale in the sky ended.
The night also featured the famed Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy’s world renowned Flight Demonstration Squadron, attending a game in their hometown community on a rare weekend off.
All of this led to a crowd-pleasing night as the Blue Wahoos wrap up their 13th season as a franchise.
The Clingstones starting pitcher was Ian Anderson, a star of the Atlanta Braves 2021 World Series run, when he won two games in postseason, including Game 3 of the World Series against Houston.
Anderson is now trying to make another run toward being part of the Braves again. He was solid on Saturday, going 5.2 innings, allowing four hits, one earned run, one walk and five strikeouts. But he absorbed the loss after exiting in the sixth inning when the Blue Wahoos took a 2-1 lead.
Trimble got a two-out single off Anderson before he was replaced. Trimble then stole second. After Tony Bullard walked, the Blue Wahoos pulled off a double-steal that led to Trimble scoring on a throwing error by Columbus catcher Adam Zebrowski.
In the eighth inning, the Blue Wahoos extended the lead, scoring two runs on one hit. Gage Miller led off with a walk, then went to third on Emaarion Boyd’s single and scored on Cam Clayton’s sacrifice fly. Boyd had stolen second, advanced to third on that play and throw home, then Boyd scored on a two-out wild pitch.
Columbus loaded the bases and scored a pair of runs in the eighth against reliever Jack Sellinger, but Jesse Bergin followed and thwarted the tying run from scoring.
Bergin then retired the Clingstones in order in the ninth, striking out the final two batters.
WANT TO GO?
WHAT: Blue Wahoos 2025 Final Game
WHO: Columbus Clingstones vs. Blue Wahoos.
WHERE: Blue Wahoos Stadium.
WHEN Sunday, 1:05 p.m. (Special start time as final game).
Northview Beats Central 46-8 (With Gallery)
September 13, 2025
Northview brought home a big win from Santa Rosa County on Friday night as the Chiefs beat Central 46-8.
Northview was first on the board with a Nate Duffy touchdown and a good two-point conversion to make it 8-0. In the second quarter, Easten Odom added another TD for the Chiefs as they rolled on to spoil senior night for the Jaguars.
It was the first win for Doug Vickery as Northview’s head coach as they improved to 1-3; Central fell to 0-4.
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*Look for fan, cheerleaders, and other bonus photos by Monday.
Next week, Central will look for their first “W” as they host Rocky Bayou. Northview will welcome Holmes County to Bratt for homecoming.
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