Northview Chiefs Varsity And JV Beat Baker
April 7, 2026
Northview 12, Baker 0
The Northview Lady Chiefs shut out the Baker Gators 12-0 on Monday in Baker. Kylee Langham went 3-3 for the Lady Chiefs.
Daviona Randolph and Avery Stuckey each had three RBIs apiece.
Starting in the circle for Northview, Mikayla McAnally surrendered three hits and no runs in three innings while striking out six and walking two. Peyton Womack pitched two innings in relief, giving up one hit, striking out two and walking one.
Up next, the Chiefs will host Jay on Thursday and Destin on Friday.
Northview 8, Baker 7 (JV)
The Northview Chiefs held off the Baker JV for an 8-7 win on Monday.
Brooklynn Allen gave up two hits and four runs in four innings, striking out nine and walking six.
Kinley White went 1-3 with three RBIs, while Presley Davey and Natalia Morales each added two hits for the Chiefs.
Grand Slam: Tate’s Strike Out Cancer Game Nears $300,000 For Charities
April 6, 2026
By the time the Aggies won Friday night, Tate softball’s annual Strike Out Cancer Game was near an incredible $300,000 raised in the fight against cancer over the past 16 years.
“It’s not about y’all,” Wyatt said to the teams Friday night. “We are just providing some entertainment. It’s about all of these survivors that are courageous and have to deal with something that I never want to have to deal with.”
“Back in 2010 we had our first cancer game. We raised a little over $2,500. In 2022, we raised over $30,000. Since then it has gone up and up,” Wyatt said. “That is what amazes me.”
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Friday night was Wyatt’s final Strike Out Cancer Game at Tate High School; she has announced her retirement from coaching at the end of this season.
The West Florida Jaguars have played in the game for years, because “they are not cheap like other schools,” Wyatt quipped. Friday night, they arrived with a $3,512 check.
The umpires not only provided their time for the game, they came with a $5,000 check. And they work for free and give back every single year.
“If the next coach of Tate High School is sitting somewhere in the stands, please don’t let this game go under. Keep it going because these kids and parents and cancer people truly, truly enjoy it.”
“Cancer sucks.”
During Friday night’s game, the Tate Aggies walked off with a 5-4 in over West Florida. For a game action photo gallery, click here.
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Wahoos, Biscuits Postponed Due To Rain; Makeup Scheduled For Late April
April 6, 2026
Sunday’s game between the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Montgomery Biscuits was postponed due to rain.
Because the Blue Wahoos and Biscuits do not play in Pensacola for the remainder of the first half schedule, the game will be made up as part of a doubleheader during an upcoming six-game series in Montgomery April 21-26 at DABOS Park.
Fans planning to attend Sunday’s postponed game can exchange their tickets for a future 2026 regular season home game of equal or lesser value at the Blue Wahoos Stadium ticket office. As stated on tickets, no refunds will be given, according to the Wahoos.
The Blue Wahoos begin a six-game road series against the Biloxi Shuckers on Tuesday, April 7, and return home for a six-game series against the Knoxville Smokies beginning on Tuesday, April 14.
Pictured: Opening night action last Friday night as the Blue Wahoos hosted the Montgomery Biscuits. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Biscuits Blank Blue Wahoos Saturday Night
April 5, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos couldn’t solve Montgomery Biscuits starter Santiago Suarez on Saturday night, managing only three hits in a 9-0 loss.
Suarez (W, 1-0), making his Double-A debut, worked 6.0 scoreless innings while allowing only a Fenwick Trimble single. Tampa Bay’s #8 prospect struck out seven batters and walked only one, sending the Blue Wahoos to an 0-2 start to their 2026 season.
Pensacola starting pitcher Will Schomberg (L, 0-1) worked hitless ball until the third, when a walk and a hit batsman set the stage for a two-out Will Simpson RBI single and a 1-0 Biscuits lead. Brayden Taylor followed by hooking a two-run triple down the right field line, extending the Montgomery lead to 3-0.
In the fourth, Daniel Vellojín doubled off Schomberg and scored on a Ryan Spikes RBI single for a 4-0 Montgomery advantage. Schomberg allowed four runs in 3.2 innings, striking out six and walking two.
Gabe Bierman escaped further trouble in relief of Schomberg in the fourth, but Kade Bragg surrendered two more Montgomery runs in the seventh. A John Diaz homer off Jake Smith in the eighth extended the lead to 7-0, and Livan Reynoso let in two more in the ninth for a 9-0 final.
Trimble was a bright spot for the Blue Wahoos, collecting two of the team’s three hits. Dylan Jasso collected his first Blue Wahoos hit with a single in the ninth inning.
The Blue Wahoos wrap up their series against the Biscuits on Sunday. First pitch from Blue Wahoos Stadium is scheduled for 4:05 p.m.
Walk-Off Win: Banks Leads Tate Aggies Past West Florida in Strike Out Cancer Game
April 4, 2026
Tate 5, West Florida 4
The Tate Aggies walked off with a 5-4 win over West Florida in Friday night’s Strike Out Cancer game at Tate.
In the bottom of the seventh, the game was tied at four when Tate’s Jordyn Banks doubled to score one run.
Sarah Mitchell pitched a complete game seven innings for Tate, allowing seven hits and four runs (two earned) while striking out nine and walking two. For the Jags, Abby Cogdill went four innings, surrendering three hits and one earned run with three walks and one strikeout.
For a game action photo gallery, click here.
For more from the Strike Out Cancer game festivities, click here.
Next week, the Lady Aggies will have a three-game homestand with Navarre on Tuesday, South Warren on Wednesday, and Niceville on Thursday. West Florida will also have a busy week at home, with a Tuesday game against Niceville, North Bay Haven on Thursday, and Gulf Breeze on Friday.
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Tate Aggies Take Down Robertsdale; Posta Homers in Win
April 4, 2026
Tate 6, Robertsdale 3
The Tate Aggies beat the Robertsdale Golden Bears 6-3 on Friday night in Cantonment.
Hunter Clayton earned the win on the mound for the Aggies, allowing three runs (two earned) and three hits in six innings, striking out five and walking two. Aiden Bramblett was in for one inning and the save.
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Evan Taylor led the Aggies at the plate with two RBIs as he went 1-3 for the night. Kaden Posta hit a solo home run to left field in the bottom of the third, and the Aggies also had one hit each from Nathan Connors and Kannon Ham.
The Aggies will round out the regular season next week — at Escambia on Tuesday and at home against the Washington Wildcats on Thursday for Senior Night.
Tate 6, Robertsdale 2 (JV)
Tate Boys Tennis Beats Pace 6-1
April 4, 2026
The Tate High School boys tennis team defeated Pace 6-1 Thursday night.
The Aggies girls tea, fell 5-2 to the Patriots.
With the win, the team improved to 6-1. Up next, the Aggies will host Gulf Breeze on Wednesday.
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Timely Hits Elude Blue Wahoos In 2-1 Opening Night Loss To Biscuits
April 4, 2026
The Blue Wahoos got a balmy night, a filled ballpark and superlative pitching and defense in their 2026 season-opener.
The lacking element, however, was timely hits.
In a game where the Blue Wahoos produced 10 hits, the Montgomery Biscuits took advantage of an eighth-inning opportunity for a 2-1 victory before a crowd of 5,038 Friday at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
The difference was the Blue Wahoos left a runner on third base in three innings and stranded four others in scoring position.
Blue Wahoos starting pitcher Karson Milbrandt, the team’s highest-rated prospect at No. 10, displayed the same array of quality pitches he showed in two starts last year in Pensacola. He finished 4.2 innings with six strikeouts, two walks and four hits.
He left trailing 1-0, but the Blue Wahoos tied the score in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Jay Beshears led off with a double and scored on a Brendan Jones single. It was part of a big night for Jones, who had three hits and two stolen bases, showing off the same speed that made him the stolen base leader in the New York Yankees minor league system last year.
Jones and Blue Wahoos centerfielder Dillon Lewis, who had a hit in his Double-A debut, were part of the four players the Miami Marlins gained from the Yankees in an off-season trade for Marlins starter Ryan Weathers.
Catcher Ryan Ignoffo had a one-out triple for the Blue Wahoos in the sixth inning, but was thrown out at the plate on a grounder to second. That play became a defining one.
The Biscuits’ Austin Overn led off the eighth with an infield single, stole second, moved to third on a sacrifice and scored on a two-out single.
Montgomery’s bullpen had three relievers combine for four scoreless innings and no walks.
The teams will play the second game of this opening weekend series on Saturday at 6:05 p.m. in the first fireworks night of the season.
GAME NOTABLES
— The Blue Wahoos had a pair of highlight plays in the first two innings that will stand for the season. Shortstop Christian Hernandez made a spectacular throw deep in the hole on a first-inning grounder for an out. In the second inning, right fielder Fenwick Trimble robbed Biscuits third baseman Brayden Taylor of a home run with his leaping catch over the wall.
— The first 1,000 fans through the gates Friday received a Blue Wahoos 2026 magnetic schedule.
— The opening game also brought the first night of fans being able to ride the Blue Wahoos train around the stadium. The train in team colors was acquired in December for the Blue Wahoos’ Christmas lights show and will now be used each home game to provide free rides to ticketed fans.
— The loss dropped the Blue Wahoos to 9-5 all time in openers. It was their fifth straight season-opener at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
WANT TO GO?
WHAT: Blue Wahoos Season-Opening Homestand
WHO: Montgomery Biscuits vs. Blue Wahoos
WHERE: Blue Wahoos Stadium
WHEN: Saturday, 6:05 p.m.; Sunday, 4:05 p.m.
Northview Falls To West Florida; Tate To Gulf Breeze
April 3, 2026
West Florida 7, Northview 1
The Northview Chiefs fell to the West Florida Jaguars 7-1 on Thursday night in Bratt.
Harrison Vernier led things on the mound first for West Florida, giving up four hits and one run in seven innings, striking out four and walking none. Jackson Bridges opened for Northview, giving up six hits and six runs (four earned) in four innings, striking out three and walking three.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Keelan Boyd and Hayden Huntsinger had two hits each for the Jags, including a home run over the centerfield Wall for Huntsinger. Bryant Mason went 2-3 at bat for the Chiefs with a solo home run to left field in the bottom of the sixth inning.
This wrapped the home season for Northview; the Chiefs will travel to Baker on April 6 and Pensacola Catholic on April 9. West Florida will be at home on April 7 against Washington.
Gulf Breeze 5, Tate 3
The Tate Aggies out-hit the Gulf Breeze Dolphins 8 to 4, but they still fell to the Dolphins 5-3 on Thursday night.
Connor Dethlefs had two hits for the Aggies. Kaden Posta, Evan Taylor, Griffin Cook, Kannon Ham, Cal Foxworth, and Brody White each added one hit.
Lance Brady took the loss on the mound for Tate, giving up two hits and four runs (three earned) while striking out seven and walking three over three and two-thirds innings.
Next up, Tate will host Robertsdale on Friday night.
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UWF Announces Move To NCAA Division I Athletics
April 2, 2026
The University of West Florida announced in a press conference on Thursday morning that it will be transitioning its athletics programs to the NCAA Division I level. Beginning in Fall 2026, UWF will compete in the Atlantic Sun Conference as a full multi-sport member and the United Athletic Conference as a football-playing member.
“Our transition to Division I marks a historic step forward for UWF and reflects the momentum, ambition and excellence that define our community,” said UWF President Manny Diaz Jr. “This milestone is about more than athletics — it represents expanded opportunities for our students, greater national visibility, and a continued commitment to providing an outstanding educational experience. I am proud of the work that has brought us to this moment and excited for the future we are building together.”
The Argonauts Athletics program has a proven record of excellence competing at the NCAA Division II level, leading the Gulf South Conference in all-time championships and all-sports trophies. The University’s 15 varsity programs have earned 11 national and 136 conference championships while competing at the NCAA Division II level. Beyond athletic success, the program fosters leadership and academic achievement, with a cumulative Spring 2025 student-athlete GPA of 3.37.
“This transition represents the next chapter in the evolution of our athletics program and a testament to the dedication of our student-athletes, coaches, staff and supporters,” said Dave Scott, UWF Athletic Director. “As we prepare for Division I competition, we remain focused on building champions for life. We look forward to growing our tradition of success and welcoming our fans and partners to be part of this exciting journey.”
The Atlantic Sun Conference was founded in 1978 and is an NCAA Division I conference composed of eight institutions across the southeastern United States, including universities like Florida Gulf Coast University, University of North Florida and Lipscomb University.
The United Athletic Conference was established in 2023 as a single-sport football conference through a partnership between the ASUN and the Western Athletic Conference, which will expand to a full multi-sport conference and rebrand as the UAC on July 1, 2026.
The ASUN and the WAC (UAC) announced the formation of a strategic consortium beginning July 1, 2026. The alliance will support collaborative scheduling, shared operational efficiencies and expanded competition opportunities while maintaining independent conference structures and automatic qualification to NCAA Championships.
“This addition not only strengthens both conferences, but represents yet another growth milestone for the alliance between these two leagues,” said consortium Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bacon. “Since announcing our plans nearly a year ago, the excitement around what we will unveil on July 1 has been overwhelming, and with UWF on board, we have added significant fuel to the fire. Thank you to President Diaz and Director Scott for their tireless work to bring this moment to fruition. I am honored to welcome them to The Destination!”
During the three-year NCAA reclassification process, UWF athletics teams will compete at the Division I level but will not be eligible for NCAA postseason tournaments. However, they will be eligible to compete for ASUN and UAC conference championships. Full NCAA postseason eligibility will begin once the transition process is complete in 2029.
The transition to Division I aligns with the University’s continued growth in enrollment, research activity and regional engagement. The move will increase the institution’s visibility and expand opportunities for student recruitment while contributing to the overall campus experience.
By fiscal year 2027-2028, with the new Darrell Gooden Stadium fully operational and Division I competition underway, UWF Athletics is expected to see increases in game day attendance and expanded operational needs, including staffing, security, concessions and event management. According to an analysis conducted by the UWF Haas Center, UWF Athletics is projected to generate approximately $42 million in economic impact and support an estimated 280 jobs across the region.