Wahoos Wrap Regular Season with 2-1 Loss to Shuckers
September 14, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos ended their regular season on Sunday afternoon with a 2-1 loss at the hands of the Biloxi Shuckers.
After splitting a six-game series to wrap the regular season slate, the first half South Division champion Shuckers will meet the second half champion Blue Wahoos in a best-of-three Southern League Division Series starting at Blue Wahoos Stadium on Tuesday. The series will shift to Biloxi for Game Two on Thursday and, if necessary, Game Three on Friday.
The Shuckers manufactured a run in the third inning, as Mike Boeve led off with a single and advanced to third on a hit and a walk against Blue Wahoos starter Jacob Miller (L, 1-6). Alex Williams entered with the bases loaded and retired both batters he faced, but a Jesús Made sacrifice fly scored Boeve and gave Biloxi a 1-0 lead.
Josh Hejka pitched effective relief, turning in 4.0 innings of one-run ball, though a Braylon Payne sacrifice fly in the fifth inning put the Shuckers ahead 2-0 with what proved to be the game-winning run.
After failing to get anything going offensively against Shuckers starter Manuel Rodriguez (W, 13-4), the Blue Wahoos finally broke through in the bottom of the eighth. Dillon Lewis, who had been leading the Southern League in home runs with 17 before suffering a hand injury in late June, laced a solo homer to get the Blue Wahoos on the board. It marked his first home run since June 24, and also gave the Blue Wahoos a share of the Southern League home run lead. Their franchise-record 184 home runs tied the Birmingham Barons for this year’s Southern League lead, and both teams now share the spot for third-most homers in a season in league history.
The Blue Wahoos threatened again in the bottom of the ninth against Garrett Hodges (S, 2), but left two men on base as their rally fell short in a 2-1 final.
The Blue Wahoos end the regular season with a league-leading 79-58 record, their third-best winning percentage in team history.
The Blue Wahoos host the Shuckers in Game One of the best-of-three Division Series on Tuesday.
written by Erik Bremer
Wahoos Find Diamond In the Rough In Blowout Loss to Shuckers
September 13, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos fell 19-1 to the Biloxi Shuckers on Saturday night in their penultimate game of the regular season.
Blue Wahoos pitchers issued 12 walks and 15 hits, dropping a postseason tune-up in which several pitchers got low-leverage work and Ian Lewis Jr. became the club’s first position player to pitch in a game since 2019.
Despite the 18-run loss that now stands as the biggest blowout in team history, the 79-57 Blue Wahoos can still secure their best-ever regular season winning percentage with a victory in their Sunday afternoon finale.
In his Double-A debut, Emmett Olson (L, 0-1) struggled to find the strike zone. The lefty allowed a pair of runs in the first, issuing three walks, a bloop RBI single to Damon Keith, and a sacrifice fly to Eric Bitonti. He ultimately walked seven men over 3.1 innings despite allowing only one hit.
The Shuckers added on in the top of the fourth when Braylon Payne hit a three-run homer off reliever Justin Storm. It would be the first of two homers on the night for Payne, who also hit a solo homer in a five-run sixth against reliever Mason Vinyard.
The Pensacola offense couldn’t solve Shuckers starter Josh Knoth (W, 1-0), who worked 5.0 scoreless innings of four-hit ball to earn his first Double-A win.
Lewis Jr. took the mound in the eighth for his first professional pitching appearance with the score 13-0. He became just the sixth different position player to pitch in a game for the Blue Wahoos, and the first since outfielder Jordan Gore pitched in two games in 2019. The native infielder worked around two hit batsmen in a scoreless, hitless eighth, coaxing a ground ball double play from Dylan O’Rae to end the inning. In the ninth, he served up Andrew Fischer’s MiLB-leading 48th home run and then let in five unearned runs after an infield error extended the inning. Upon fanning Keith on an eephus for his first career strikeout, Lewis Jr. requested to keep the baseball.
The Blue Wahoos were spared from a shutout when Dylan Jasso hit an RBI double in the bottom of the ninth for a 19-1 final. Cristian Hernández was another offensive bright spot, going 2-for-3 with his 29th double of the season to tie a team franchise record set by Josh VanMeter in 2017.
The Blue Wahoos play their regular season finale on Sunday before they take on the Shuckers in the best-of-three Division Series on Tuesday.
written by Erik Bremer
Northview Chiefs Roll To 4-0 With Dominant 35-0 Win Over Port St. Joe
September 12, 2026
The Northview Chiefs made a resounding statement Friday night, proving their shift into Class 1A competition won’t slow down their dominant momentum.
Behind a relentless, multi-touchdown performance on the ground from sophomore Tyson Phifer, explosive downfield strikes from junior quarterback Caleb Levins, and a brick-wall defensive effort, the Chiefs blanked the visiting Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks 35-0 to remain undefeated on the season.
Northview set the tone midway through the opening quarter With 7:20 on tje clock, Phifer powered his way into the end zone to draw first blood and put the Chiefs up 7-0. The sophomore sensation wasn’t finished, showcasing his field vision and speed midway through the second quarter. At the 7:44 mark, Phifer reversed field from 45 yards out, weaving through defenders to wide open space for a highlight-reel touchdown to stretch the advantage to 14-0 heading into halftime.
For a game action photo gallery, click here.
Look for a gallery with cheerleaders, Tribal Beat band, and fans by Monday.
While the Chiefs took a comfortable two-score lead into the break, they broke the game wide open midway through the third quarter. Levins dropped back and launched to senior wideout JJ Jacobs, who broke free for a 75-yard touchdown sprint at the 7:32 mark.
Up 21-0, the Chiefs refused to let off the gas. Just seconds into the final quarter, Phifer delivered the dagger, bursting through the defense for a 32-yard rushing touchdown at 11:52 to make it 28-0.
A little over three minutes later, Northview’s aerial attack struck again. Levins connected with Christian Fountain on a 32-yard touchdown strike with 8:35 remaining. The score triggered Florida’s continuous running clock under the 35-point mercy rule, sealing the shutout victory.
The win moves Northview to a pristine 4-0 on the year. Having jumped to the newly formatted Class 1A from the former rural division, the Chiefs have looked every bit like district frontrunners, outscoring their opponents by a combined total of 167-25 through the first month of action.
Northview will look to keep their perfect streak intact next week as they cross state lines into Monroe County, Alabama, to take on the winless Monroe County High Tigers (0-3). Kickoff in Monroeville is set for 7 p.m. Friday.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Aggies Rebound in Crestview, Roll to 28-7 District Win
September 12, 2026
The Tate Aggies improved to 3-1 with a strong 28-7 road win over the Crestview Bulldogs on Friday night.
The Aggies were coming off a low-scoring 6-3 home loss last week to the Escambia Gators.
The Bulldogs bit first to take a 7-0 lead, but you can’t keep the Aggies down for long.
Milton transfer Cade Pierce found Efidarius Bryant for the touchdown to tie it at 7. After a big interception from Kaden Poston, Pierce scrambled on a keeper for the TD to make it 14-7. Pierce then found Bryant in the end zone for another score to make it 21-7, putting Tate firmly in control on their way to a 28-7 Class 5A District 1 win.
Next week, it’s the annual “Summerford Bowl” as Coach Rhett Summerford’s Tate Aggies head across town to take on brother Wes Summerford’s West Florida Jaguars at 7 p.m. The Jaguars (1-3) are coming off a Thursday night loss to Bay, 54-20.
Pictured: Tate fell to Escambia last week NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
High School Football Scoreboard
September 12, 2026
Here is Friday night’s North Escambia area high school football schedule, along with a few scores from Thursday night games.
FLORIDA
Friday
- Tate 28, Crestview 4 [Recap story...]
- Northview 35, Port St. Joe 0 [Photos, recap story...]
- Choctawhatchee at Escambia (postponed until 10/1 – field conditions)
- Pensacola at South Walton 31, Pensacola High 12
- Pensacola Catholic 45, Carver Collegiate 0
- Pace 37, Wakulla 29
- Niceville 28, Navarre 23
- Fort Walton Beach 28, Milton, 0
- Jay – Open
- Central – Open
Thursday
- Washington 56, Gulf Breeze 0
- Bay 54, West Florida 19
- Williamson 19, Pine Forest 18
ALABAMA
- T.R. Miller 28, Flomaton 14
- Escambia County (Atmore) 52, Wilcox Central 6
- Escambia Academy 49, Munroe (Quincy, FL) 20
- W.S. Neal 61, Excel 24
Pictured: The Northview Chiefs beat the Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks on Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Wahoos Whack 3 Homers, Arquette Extends Hitting Streak in 8-4 Win
September 12, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos kept their foot on the gas on Friday night with an 8-4 win over their future playoff opponent Biloxi Shuckers.
As was the case with the first two games of this series, the Shuckers loaded the bases and scored in the top of the first inning. Gabe Bierman got himself into trouble quickly, throwing 12 straight out of the zone to begin the game. Through a pop out and a couple of ground outs, Bierman was able to limit the damage to just the one run.
With two outs in the bottom of the first, Max Williams let the good times roll with a solo shot out to left field, his 6th bomb in 7 games. The 1-1 tie did not last long, however, as Biloxi regained the lead in the second with an RBI single from Dylan O’Rae.
The Wahoos opened up the bottom of the third with back-to-back doubles from Jay Beshears and Cristian Hernández, once again evening the score at 2-2. Hernández proceeded to steal third and eventually came home on a sac fly off the bat of Max Williams. The double from Hernández was his 28th of the season, tying him for second in the Southern League and putting him alone in second for doubles in a single season by a Blue Wahoo.
An inning later, Payton Green kept his hot-hitting ways going with an RBI knock, extending the lead to 4-2. Tristan Stevens took over for Bierman in the 4th inning and the Shuckers got to him in the 5th, with Damon Keith slamming a game-tying two-run job out to left field, his 6th against the Wahoos this season.
With Stiven Cruz (L, 4-3) on the mound for the Shuckers, Cristian Hernández hit a ball 112.1 mph 406 feet over the center field wall, putting Pensacola ahead 5-4. The seventh inning saw a two-run bomb from Colby Shade and the eighth bore witness to an RBI single from Aiva Arquette, who extended his hit streak to 12 games with the knock.
Following 1.2 scoreless innings from Jaydenn Estanista (W, 3-1), Jack Sellinger (S, 9) got the final 8 outs of the ballgame, wrapping up the 8-4 win for the ‘Hoos. They now sit at 79-56 overall and 43-23 in the second half. The 23 games above .500 is a season high for Pensacola. The Shuckers fell to 64-68 and 29-38.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Biloxi Shuckers on Saturday night.
written by Charlie Hobert
Northview Dominates Pine Forest In Clean Sweep; Tate Falls To Catholic
September 11, 2026
Northview Chiefs Sweep Pine Forest
The Northview Chiefs dominated on their home court Thursday night in Bratt, rolling past the Pine Forest Eagles in straight sets.
Northview took control of the varsity match early and never let up. The Chiefs kept the Eagles off balance at the net, setting the pace to claim the first two sets by identical 25-14 scores. Pine Forest looked to mount a rally in the third, but Northview shut the door with a 25-13 win to finish off the sweep (25-14, 25-14, 25-13).
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The junior varsity Chiefs set the tone for the night with a sweep of their own.
Northview’s JV squad pulled away for a 25-16 win in the opening set, then blew things wide open in set two. The Chiefs strung together several big service runs to run away with a 25-8 victory, capping off an unbeaten night for the program.
The Northview Chiefs dominated on their home court Thursday night in Bratt, rolling past the Pine Forest Eagles in straight sets.
Northview took control of the varsity match early and never let up. The Chiefs kept the Eagles off balance at the net, setting the pace to claim the first two sets by identical 25-14 scores. Pine Forest looked to mount a rally in the third, but Northview shut the door with a 25-13 win to finish off the sweep (25-14, 25-14, 25-13).
The junior varsity Chiefs set the tone for the night with a sweep of their own.
Northview’s JV squad pulled away for a 25-16 win in the opening set, then blew things wide open in set two. The Chiefs strung together several big service runs to run away with a 25-8 victory, capping off an unbeaten night for the program.
Next week, Northview will travel to Laurel Hill on Monday, host Central on Tuesday, and be at W.S. Neal on Thursday.
Pensacola Catholic Sweeps Tate
The Pensacola Catholic Crusaders swept a trio of volleyball matches from the Tate Aggies on Thursday in Cantonment.
In varsity action, Catholic took a 3-0 victory over the Aggies.
Pictred: The Northview Chiefs varsity beat Pine Forest 3-0 on Thursday. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Wahoos Win 7-2 Over Biloxi; Arquette, Williams Homer
September 11, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos bounced back with a win on Thursday night over the Biloxi Shuckers. Led by a stellar start from Luis Moreno and bombs from Aiva Arquette and Max Williams, the Wahoos ended on top 7-2.
For the first time in the series, the Blue Wahoos struck first. After Jaron DeBerry (L, 8-9) set down the first five Wahoos in order, Ethan O’Donnell wore a hit-by-pitch with two outs in the second inning. Payton Green followed that with a run-scoring double into left field. One pitch later, Emaarion Boyd singled into right field, plating Green and putting Pensacola up 2-0.
In the bottom of the third, Aiva Arquette had a rude greeting for DeBerry by launching his 10th bomb of the year into Pensacola Bay. It was not the first time Arquette had taken DeBerry deep, he hit a solo bomb off of him back on August 11th as well. Arquette now has six hits in nine at bats against the Biloxi starter in his career.
With a 3-0 lead, Luis Moreno (W, 7-7) blinked in the 4th. Matthew Wood sent a solo home run halfway up the scoreboard in right field to make it a 3-1 game. The only other blemish for Moreno came in the 6th inning when Andrew Fischer obliterated his 47th home run of the season into right. The home run marked a milestone, giving Fischer the most homers by a minor leaguer since Ryan Howard hit 46 in 2004.
Before Fischer could etch his name in history though, Max Williams continued his hot streak with a 439 foot two-run blast in the 5th. The homer was his 5th in 6 games with Pensacola.
A 5-2 lead wasn’t enough for the Wahoo offense, so they added two more runs in the bottom of the 8th. With Cristian Hernández on second and Payton Green on first, they both took off stealing. The throw was to second base, but ended up in center field allowing Hernández to score. Dylan Jasso dinked a single off the glove of third baseman, bringing Green home and putting the Wahoos up 7-2.
Nigel Belgrave entered in the 7th inning and put all nine batters he faced away in order, sealing his team-leading 10th save of the year. The Wahoos improved their record to 78-56 overall and 42-23 in the second half. Biloxi fell to 64-67 and 29-37. If Pensacola can win two of their final three games, they’ll finish their regular season with the best record in franchise history.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Biloxi Shuckers on Friday night.
written by Charlie Hobert
Tate Aggies Fall To Visiting Toros In Straight Sets
September 10, 2026
The Tate High School Aggies fell to the Spanish Fort Toros in straight sets Wednesday evening in Cantonment.
Spanish Fort, visiting from Alabama, took the match 25-14, 25-20, 25-14.
The loss comes just one day after Tate picked up a 3-1 victory over Booker T. Washington on Tuesday.
With the result, the Aggies moved to 8-2 on the season, while the Toros improved to 21-1.
Next up, Tate remains at home Thursday to host Pensacola Catholic (9-3).
Wahoos On The Wrong End Of Blowout In 9-2 Loss
September 10, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos fell to the Biloxi Shuckers 9-2 on Wednesday night. It was the first time the Shuckers bested the Wahoos since July 19th.
For the second straight night, the Shuckers scored in the top of the first. And, for the second straight night, it was a sacrifice fly off the bat of Eric Bitonti with the bases loaded. The 1-0 lead didn’t hold long however, with Connor Caskenette blooping an RBI single into left field scoring Aiva Arquette.
Starters Alex Williams and Bishop Letson (W, 7-6) both locked it down for the remainder of their respective outings. Williams completed 3.0 innings and allowed just an unearned run on one hit and 5 Ks. Letson put together one of his best starts of the season, going 6.1 innings and allowing just four hits (one past the first inning) and one run on 9 Ks.
Biloxi managed to get to the Pensacola bullpen, putting up four runs off of Justin Storm (L, 2-1) and Mason Vinyard. All four runs came via the longball with Braylon Payne hitting an opposite-field solo shot in the 5th and Mike Boeve smashing a three-run tater in the 6th. With a 5-1 lead and Letson out of the game, the Wahoos got a run back in the 8th from a run-scoring single off the bat of Ethan O’Donnell.
The Shuckers put up four more runs in the top of the 9th off of the reigning Southern League Pitcher of the Week Juan Reynoso. Jesús Made, Josh Adamczewski, Eric Bitonti, and Jheremy Vargas all drove in a run on four base hits. Reynoso was unable to finish the inning, with Jack Sellinger entering to put out the fire by getting Darrien Miller to fly out to right.
Travis Smith and Ryan Birchard combined to get the final 8 outs and sink the Wahoos. The Shuckers improved to 64-66 overall and 29-36 in the second half while Pensacola fell to 77-56 and 41-23.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Biloxi Shuckers on Thursday night.
written by Charlie Hobert