Northview, Jay Girls Qualify For 1A State Weightlifting Meet
January 28, 2016
Five Northview and Jay high school girls placed at the Region 1A Weightlifting Meet held recently at Choctaw High School.
From Northview: Audriene Odom placed second, Myisha Syria placed fifth and Breanna Campbell placed fifth in her division. Laurie Purdy also competed. Odom qualified for the 1A state meet to be held Friday, February 5 in Kissimmee.
From Jay High School: Michaela Stewart from Jay High School place first at the regional meet, while Haylee Waston placed third. Both advance to the state finals on February 5.
Pictured top: (L-R) Myisha Syria, Audriene Odom and Breanna Campbell from Northview. Pictured below: The Region 1A weightlifting meet at Choctaw High School. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Ball Registration Info: Cantonment, Century, Molino, NWE
January 23, 2016
Registration is underway, or beginning soon, at area ballparks:
Cantonment — Registration is underway for baseball and softball at the Cantonment Sportsplex. In-person registration dates will be every Saturday in January and the first two Saturdays in February from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Teams will be available for ages 3-14. The registration fee will be $85. Online registration is available at www.cantonmentbaseball.org/Register. Donations of new and gently-used equipment will be accepted on registration Saturdays. The Sportsplex is located at 681 Well Line Road in Cantonment.
Century — Little League registration will be held Saturday, February 6 from 9-11:30 a.m.; Thursday, February 11 from 5-7 p.m.; Saturday, February 13 from 9-11 a.m.; and Saturday, February 20 from 9-11:30 a.m. at Showalter Park in Century. Registration fee is $50 for the first child, $45 for each additional sibling. Birth certificate needed at registration. Teams available for ages 3 and up. For more information, contact Terry Levins (251) 656-6044, Nathan Brown (850) 377-0962, Brandy Carter (850) 619-4915 or Charity Miller (850) 501-9663.
Molino — Molino Ballpark registrations will be held Saturday January 23, January 30 and February 6 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Don Sutton ballpark. Registration is $60 for the first child, $55 for the second and $50 for the third. Birth certification needed at registration. Ages 3-17. For more info, call Luman at (850) 698-4396 about t-ball; Karen at (850) 281-4748 about softball; of Tommy at (850) 449-7578 about baseball.
Northwest Escambia – Registration will be Saturday January 30, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m; Friday, February 5, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m and Saturday, February 6, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Teams will be available for ages 4-18. Registration cost for ages 7 years and older is $100 for first child, $85 for second child and $75 for third child. For 5-6 year olds, (T-Ball), registration cost will be $95 for first child; $80 for second child and $70 for third child. Price includes registration fee, $30 for Jersey and hat and $25 concession stand fee. Payment options are available. Bring a copy of your child’s birth certificate to registration. For more information, contact Brad Sullivan at (850) 324-5692 or Sara Knighton at (850) 572-5000.
NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Jay’s Stewart Inks Softball Scholarship With University Of Mobile
January 21, 2016
Jay High School’s Michaela Stewart has signed a softball scholarship with the University of Mobile. Pictured with Stewart are the Rams’ coach and her father, Casey Stewart. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview Lady Chiefs Celebrate Senior Night
January 20, 2016
The Northview Lady Chiefs basketball team celebrated Senior Night Tuesday, honoring seniors (pictured below, L-R) Jada Tucker and Lexy Small.
For more photos of the Lady Chiefs’ game against Milton, click here.
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Century Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr’s Legacy (With Photo Gallery)
January 19, 2016
Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated across the area Monday.
In Century, a “Keep the Dream Alive’ birthday celebration was held at the Century Community Center. Guest speaker Evangelist Letitia Griggs told the crowd to look beyond the dream, look beyond the one man who had a dream and look toward Jesus regardless of race.
For a photo gallery, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Lawmakers Tee Up Debate On High School Sports
January 15, 2016
The battle between lawmakers and the Florida High School Athletic Association started again Thursday, with House and Senate committees approving measures that the organization says would hurt it financially.
The House Education Committee unanimously approved one version (HB 31), clearing the way for that bill to move to the House floor. In what was arguably a bigger defeat for the association, the Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee overwhelmingly approved the Senate counterpart (SB 1026) on a 9-1 vote.
The Senate’s bill still has two committee stops to go, and a fiercer fight over the legislation is expected to take place. The FHSAA did not address the bill before the House committee.
“It appears as if the efforts are being focused on the Senate side,” said House sponsor Ross Spano, R-Dover.
The proposals would allow schools to join the FHSAA on a per-sport basis and limit how much can be charged for some association-sponsored competitions. Currently, a school that joins the FHSAA in any sport has to be a member in every sport.
“The practical effect of (the association’s rule) is that smaller schools who just can’t field competitive teams for the larger sports end up suffering,” Spano said.
The legislation would allow those schools to “have a choice of where their kids belong,” in the words of Stuart Weiss, president of the Sunshine State Athletic Conference. Schools in Weiss’ organization play football separately from the FHSAA, but still have to be members and have to honor the larger association’s rules.
“We believe that schools should have choice and control of their sports,” Weiss said.
But Roger Dearing, executive director of the FHSAA, said the proposal could undermine the association financially. Much like college athletics, high-school sports use revenues from major programs like football and basketball to offset losses in less popular sports.
“Our concern is, it’s the revenues from those postseason games that go to pay for all the sports,” Dearing told the Senate committee. “So if they’re not going to contribute any money on the postseason games but still expect us to oversee the expenses for tennis and golf and soccer and all those, that’s where that part comes in.”
The association is going along for now with a separate Senate bill (SB 684), by Sens. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, and Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, that has a per-sport membership provision for private schools. An amendment approved by the Senate panel on Thursday removed language from Gaetz and Stargel’s bill that would have allowed that provision to apply to public schools as well.
That measure would ease some restrictions on student-athletes who transfer while strengthening penalties for recruiting, which is banned under FHSAA guidelines. It was approved unanimously by the Senate committee.
by Brandon Larrabee, The News Service of Florida
Northview Chiefs Celebrate Senior Night
January 13, 2016
The Baker Gators defeated the Northview Chiefs 63-40 Tuesday night in Bratt.
It was Senior Night for the Chiefs as they honored Bradley Van Pelt, the only senior on the varsity Northview team. It was also the last home game of the regular season for the Chiefs. They are on the road January 14 at Freeport, January 15 at Jay and January 21 at W.S. Neal. The district tournament begins February 1 in Freeport.
For a photo gallery, click here.
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Lady Gators Down NHS
January 13, 2016
The Baker Lady Gators defeated Northview 60-43 Tuesday night in Bratt.
The Lady Chiefs are next on the road against Freeport on January 14 followed by Jay on January 15.
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Three Tate Aggies Named To All-State Football Team
January 9, 2016
Three Tate High School Aggies were named to the All-State Football Team. Dallas Ditto was named first team, Jake Henry was named second team and Sawyer Smith was name third team. Pictured are (L-R) Tate Principal Rick Shackle, Jake Henry and Dallas Ditto. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Bill Would Shield Personal Hunting, Fishing License Info
January 6, 2016
Raising concerns about identity theft, Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, is seeking a public-records exemption for information that people submit to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission when applying for such things as hunting and fishing licenses. Hays’ proposal (SB 1364), filed Tuesday, will be considered during the legislative session that starts next week.
It would shield from disclosure information such as names, dates of birth, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, driver’s license numbers and Social Security numbers.
The exemption would apply to information submitted for such things as hunting licenses, fishing licenses, hunter-safety certifications and boating-safety certifications.
“Under current law, personal information that applicants must provide to the commission in order to apply for such licenses, permits, or certifications is a public record available for any purpose,” the bill says. “Such information can be obtained and used to perpetrate identity theft and other invasive contacts.
The public availability of this personal information needlessly increases the risk of identity theft and invasive contacts with those applying to the commission for such licenses, permits, or certifications.”
by The News Service of Florida