Northview’s Johnston Signs With Millsaps College
March 14, 2019
Northview High School’s Keegun Johnston signed Wednesday to play football with Millsaps college in Jackson, MS. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
West Florida Softball Nabs Win Over FWB; Tate Aggie Freshmen Baseball Beats Pace
March 14, 2019
SOFTBALL
West Florida 15, Fort Walton Beach 5
Even though West Florida Jags Varsity gave up three runs in the fifth inning, they still defeated Fort Walton Beach 15-5 on Wednesday. Fort Walton Beach scored its runs on a double by Phillips.
In the first inning, West Florida Jags Varsity got their offense started when MacKenzee Mcbride doubled on a 2-1 count, scoring two runs.
West Florida Jags Varsity tallied five runs in the third inning. The big inning was thanks to singles by Amanda Klemm, Makayla Kent, and Mcbride, a triple by Measia Armstrong, and by Meredith Morgan.
Morgan was credited with the victory for West Florida Jags Varsity. She went five innings, allowing four runs on three hits and striking out five.
Rockwell took the loss for Fort Walton Beach. She allowed 13 hits and 16 runs over four innings, striking out one.
West Florida Jags Varsity tallied 13 hits. MeAsia Armstrong, Makayla Kent, McKenzi Kent, and MacKenzee Mcbride all collected multiple hits for West Florida Jags Varsity. MacKenzee Mcbride, McKenzie Kent, Makayla Kent, and MeAsia Armstrong all had two hits to lead West Florida Jags Varsity.
West Florida Jags Varsity stole 17 bases during the game as five players stole more than one. Kiauna Watson led the way with four.
BASEBALL
Tate 8, Pace 3
The freshmen Tate Aggies beat Pace 8-3 Wednesday night.
Josiah Glodfelter took the win for the Aggies on the mound. In four innings, he allowed on run, four hits and had seven strikeouts. Chase Lombardo and Tucker Griffin closed the game in relief.
Eleven Aggies had hits during the game, including two from Saxon Hill. With one hit each were: Dagan Guy, Paul Whitson, Jaxson Stafford, Cameron Larocca, Glodfelter, Caleb Murph, Luke Gandy, Conner Wright, Griffin and Lombardo. Whitson and Lombardo had doubles.
Pictured: West Florida defeated Fort Walton Beach Wednesday. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate Aggies Blank PHS; Clary Hits A Grand Slam, Tolbert Homers
March 13, 2019
The Tate High Aggies shut out Pensacola High Tuesday night 19-0 in five innings.
Tate’s Will Clary knocked a grand slam in the fifth inning, and Chase Tolbert hit a two-run homer in the fourth.
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Jordan Jarman earned the win for the Aggies. He went four innings with no runs, no walks and striking out five. Ethan George threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen.
Raymond Lafleur, Darrien Mcdowell, Kaden King and Hunter McLean doubled for Tate.
The Aggies will be at Pensacola Catholic on Thursday.
Pictured: Will Clary (top) hit a grand slam for the Tate Aggies Tuesday night against PHS, and Chase Tolbert (below) had a two-run homer. Photos by Crystal Tolbert for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview Beats Jay; Navarre Tops Tate
March 13, 2019
Northview 3, Jay 1
The Northview Chiefs defeated the Jay Royals 3-1 Tuesday in Jay.
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Tori Herrington earned the win for Northview, allowing two hits, walking one and striking out eight in seven innings.
Valen Shelley led the Chiefs at the plate, going 3-3 with 2 RBIs. Also for Northview: Herrington 2-4; Aubree Love 1-4, R; Ashley Ragsdale 1-4.
The Northview Chiefs will be at Freeport on Thursday.
Navarre 4, Tate 1
The Tate High School Lady Aggies fell behind early and could not recover in a 4-1 loss to Navarre on Tuesday.
Navarre took a 2-0 lead in the first with a two-run homer.
Avery Beauchaine homered in the second inning. Hannah Halfacre and Ryleigh Cawby also had hits for Tate. Beauchaine took the loss for Lady Aggies. She surrendered four runs on six hits over five innings, striking out three and walking zero.
The Aggies will be at Escambia on Thursday afternoon. The junior varsity plays at 4:30, and the varsity takes the field at 6:30.
Pictured: Northvew defeats Jay. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Pine Forest Wins 16-3 over defending MS 3A State Champs St Andrews
March 13, 2019
Pine Forest 16, St. Andrews Episcopal (MS)
The Pine Forest Eagles beat defending Mississippi 3A state champion St Andrews Episcopal 16-3 on Tuesday.
Tekoah Roby drive in four on three hits to lead the Eagles. Pine Forest pulled away for good in the second inning with six runs.
Nolan Rigby got the win for Pine Forest Eagles. He lasted three innings, allowing three hits and two runs while striking out one. Jared Riddell and Timmy Williams entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.
Pine Forest had two home runs in the second. Jason Roberts had a solo homer in the second, and Roby drove in a home run.
Roby, Roberts, Pinette, Rhett Hardy, and Christian Munoz each had multiple hits for Pine Forest Eagles
Tate Aggie Freshmen Beat Navarre
March 12, 2019
The Tate Aggies and Navarre played to a 5-5 tie Monday night in Navarre.
Warren Henke, Saxon Hill and Dagan Guy each had two hits for the Aggies. Paul Whitson, Kirk Mosley, Wiley Griffin and Tucker Griffin had one hit. Tucker Griffin, Saxon Hill, Kirk Mosley, Wiley Griffin each had a double.
Beulah Academy of Science Bobcats Win District Volleyball Championship
March 11, 2019
The Beulah Academy of Science Bobcats volleyball team won the district championship and finished their season with a perfect 15-0 record.
Team captains are Cadence Peacock and Cassandra Jackson. Other team members are eighth graders Abigail McGlamery, Alyse Hayes, Alahna Erd, Avery Wilson, Jennifer Maher and Shiya Bhagat; and seventh graders Autumn Jenks and Hayley Holland.
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Play Ball! Opening Day For Molino Ballpark (With Photo Gallery)
March 10, 2019
Saturday was Opening Day for Molino Recreation Association and the Molino Ballpark.
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Northview High School Runners Place In Recent Track Meet
March 10, 2019
Results for Northview High School track last week at T.R. Miller:
Girls:
100 meter hurdles-4th Karlee Criswell
100 meter dash-4th Nene Findley
4×100-3rd, Nene Findley, Crystal Douglas, Lexi Broadhead, Karelis Morales
300 meter hurdles-4th Karlee Criswell
800 meters-2nd Karlee Criswell
200 meters-3rd Crystal Douglas
4×400-3rd Nene Findley, Taylor Lashley, Marissa Rothrock, Crystal Douglas
High Jump-1st Karlee Criswell
Boys:
4×800-4th place John Bashore, David Lamb, Garret Bodiker, Colby Morris
4×100 1st place Jarius Moorer, Keyshawn Breedlove, Daniel Merrit, Quay Thomas
800 meters-4th place Colby Morris
200 meters-2nd place Daniel Merrit
Triple Jump-4th place Chris Nordman
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Self Wins ARCA Pensacola 200 At Five Flags
March 10, 2019
After a short night in the season opener at Daytona, Michael Self (No. 25 Sinclair Lubricants Toyota) rebounded in the second race of the ARCA Menards Series season with a dominant win in the ARCA Pensacola 200 at Five Flags Speedway.
Self led 39 laps midway through the race and retook the lead from Kaden Honeycutt (No. 38 Kaden Honeycutt Racing Ford) with 29 laps remaining to score his fourth career series win and his first ever series short track victory.
“This is a big deal for me,” Self said. “A short track in ARCA has eluded me. Even though I don’t think I am a great short track racer, I have had some success in the K&N Series on short tracks. For some reason is just hasn’t translated over here. Maybe this will kick start it.
“I had a lot of confidence in our car. The Venturini Motorsports team as a whole is really good. Whenever we go to one of these short tracks the rest of the year we should be in good shape. I wouldn’t want to be racing against them right now because I am not sure I would be able to beat them.”
Self finished ahead of Ty Gibbs (No. 18 Monster Energy/ORCA Coolers/Advance Auto Parts Toyota), who finished second in his ARCA Menards Series debut. He passed Christian Eckes (No. 15 JBL Audio Toyota) for the second position in the final turn of the final lap.
“I am really happy with finishing second in my first race, but I really think we had the car to beat,” Gibbs said. “I let the car roll off the jack a little on the last stop and it cost us a little time on pit road. I think that cost us the race, but we learned a lot and I am ready to get to the next race at Salem.”
Eckes held on for third, albeit with damage to the nose of his racecar.
“It happened early in the race and I didn’t think it really effected the way the car ran then, but looking at it now I am not so sure,” Eckes said. “It would have been nice to hold Ty off for second but we’ll take third. I think we come out of here with the points lead so it’s a great night for the Venturini team.”
Chandler Smith (No. 20 Craftsman/828 Logistics Toyota) led the first 38 laps after starting from the General Tire Pole. He crossed the line in fourth, just in front of Corey Heim (No. 22 Speedway Children’s Charities Ford) who finished fifth in his series debut.
The race was only slowed twice by caution flags, each for debris. The race took just one hour, 12 minutes, and 23 seconds and was completed at an average speed of 82.802 miles per hour, a record pace for a 200-lap race at Five Flags. The previous record, 75.205 miles per hour, was set by Gary Bradberry in 1994.
Self’s official margin of victory was 1.506 seconds over Gibbs.
Unoffically, Eckes leads the ARCA Menards Series championship standings with 435 points. Travis Braden (No. 27 MatrixCare/Consonus Healthcare/Liberty Village Ford), who finished tenth, sits second at 370, sixth place finisher Bret Holmes (No. 23 Holmes II Excavation/Southern States Bank Chevrolet) is third with 340, Self is fourth with 315, and eleventh-place finisher Joe Graf, Jr. (No. 77 EatSleepRace.com Ford) is fifth with 300.
The next race for the ARCA Menards Series is the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 at Salem Speedway on April 14.