Former Escambia Coach Willie Spears Named As 1A Vernon Coach
March 27, 2015
The District 2 Class 1A Vernon Yellow Jackets have a new head football coach — Willie Spears, former Escambia High School head coach.
The Northview Chiefs’ dreams of a second state championship were stopped cold in round one of the playoffs last November in Vernon. The Yellow Jackets beat the Chiefs 36-19 in the Region 1-1A football semifinal.
The Chiefs are in District 1, Class 1A with Baker and Jay. Vernon is in District 2 with Cottondale, Graceville, Holmes County, Sneads and Wewahitchka. In the state playoff series, the two districts meet in a regional semifinal game.
Tate Aggies Release Football Schedule
March 25, 2015
The Tate High School Aggies have released a tentative 2015 football schedule. Game times will be announced at a later date:
JV Win For Tate; JV Loss For NHS; Catholic Over NHS In Nine
March 24, 2015
West Florida 4, Northview 3 (JV)
The West Florida Jaguars defeated the Northview Chiefs in junior varsity action Monday afternoon. The Chiefs will travel to Holmes County on Tuesday; the junior varsity plays at 4:00, followed by the varsity at 6:30.
Tate 11, Sheffield 1 (JV)
Tate 12, Sheffield 1 (JV)
The Tate Aggies junior varsity took both games of a double header against Sheffield Monday night. Tate’s 9th grade team hosts Navarre tonight at 6:00.
SOFTBALL
Catholic 12, Northview 11 (9 innings)
Catholic got past Northview Monday in Pensacola 12-11 in nine innings. Hitters for Northview included Hannah Ging who was 3-3 and Penny Banda who was 3-4. The Chiefs will host Jay on Thursday; junior varsity at 4:00, varsity at 6:00.
Pictured: Northview’s junior varsity at West Florida. NorthEscambia.com photos by Ramona Preston, click to enlarge.
Play Ball! Opening Day For Molino Ballpark (With Photo Gallery)
March 22, 2015
Saturday was Opening Day for Molino Recreation Association and the Molino Ballpark.
For more photos from select games, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Strike Out Cancer Game Raises Over $11.5K, Tate Tops WFHS; NHS Splits With Chipley
March 21, 2015
STRIKE OUT CANCER
Cancer research was the real winner Friday night as the Tate Aggies hosted the West Florida Jaguars. It was the 6th annual Strike Out Cancer Charity Softball Game, with both sides wearing pink jerseys.
Together, the teams raised over $11,500 for the American Cancer Society. The Lady Jags came prepared with their own $5,000 donation that they raised, mostly on a GoFundMe website.
On the scoreboard, the Lady Aggies were the winners, 4-1 over West Florida.
BASEBALL
Northview 9, Chipley 5
Chipley 14, Northview 4 (JV)
Pictured: Northview at Chipley. NorthEscambia.com photos by Ramona Preston, click to enlarge.
EA’s Brooks Signs With Huntingdon College
March 21, 2015
Escambia Academy senior running back Gordon Brooks, Jr. signed Friday morning with Huntingdon College in Montgomery. Brooks was a member of the 2014 Escambia Academy AISA state champion team, the first in the school’s history. Photos by Ditto Gorme for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Highland Baptist Hosting Wild Game Dinner, Fish Fry
March 20, 2015
Highland Baptist Church in Molino will host its Wild Game Dinner and Fish Fry this Saturday night.
Guest speaker will be Tim Pernie, a retired Marine and avid outdoosrman.
The menu will include a variety of venison dishes and fried fish, plus sides of baked beans, coleslaw and desserts. Trophy mounts will be on display during the event.
The dinners takes place at 5 p.m., with doors opening at 4:30 p.m., at the Highland Baptist fellowship hall at 6240Highway 95A in Molino. Admission is free, but there is a suggested $5 donation. For more information, call the church office at (850) 587-5174.
Second Baptist Of Texas Takes Top Spot In Aggies Classic
March 20, 2015
The Second Baptist Eagles from Texas won the 22nd Annual Aggie Classic Thursday night as they topped No. 1 seed Tate High School. The 6-5 loss was the first of the season for the Aggies (13-1)
FINAL SCORES:
At Tate High School
- Christ Presbyterian 12, Edmond North 3
- Second Baptist 6, Tate 5
At West Florida High
- West Florida 3, Shawnee 0
At Escambia
- Pryor 9, Escambia 3
At Gulf Breeze
- Milton 8, Union 2
- Gulf Breeze 8, Davidson 5
At Washington
- Washington (OK) 6, Knoxville Cath. 5
- Goodpasture 4, Washington 3
Wins For Northview Softball, Junior Varsity Baseball
March 20, 2015
Northview 10, W.S. Neal 2
Northview 5, W.S. Neal 2
Northview High School’s junior varsity beat W.S. Neal in a baseball double header Thursday night in Bratt. Northview topped Neal 10-2 in the first game and 5-2 in the second. The Chiefs travel to Chipley Friday, with the JV plaing at 4:00 and the varsity in a district matchup at 6:30.
Northview 6, Flomaton 5
The Northview Lady Chiefs beat Flomaton Thursday night 6-5. The Lady Chiefs will be on the road Friday night at Baker. The junior varsity plays at 4:00, the varsity at 6:00
Pictured: Northview’s JV swept a double header against W.S. Neal. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Undefeated Tate To Play For Aggie Classic Championship
March 19, 2015
The Tate Aggies beat Tulsa Union, OK, 5-3 in the Aggie Classic Wednesday night. The Aggies advance to the championship of their 22nd annual tourney.
The Aggies will face Second Baptist of Texas at 7 p.m. at Tate High School. Tate and Second Baptist were the only undefeated teams in tournament action this week. All Tate students wearing school colors will be admitted for just $1.
Wednesday Scores
Tate 5, Union, OK 3
West Florida 6 vs. Edmond North, OK 2
Gulf Breeze 12, Knoxville Catholic, TN 5
Washington FL 7 L vs. Pryor, OK 3
Davidson Academy, TN 4, Milton, 1
Second Baptist, TX 5, Claremore, OK 4
Christ Presbyterian, TN 11, Skiatook, OK
Brentwood Academy, TN 12, Escambia 6
Goodpasture, TN 9,Washington OK 2
Shawnee, OK 11, Brentwood, TN 4
Thursday Games
At Tate High School
#3 Christ Presbyterian vs. #4 Edmond North, 4 p.m..
#1 Tate vs. #2 Second Baptist, 7 p.m.
At West Florida High
Brentwood Acad. vs. Skiatook, 4 p.m.
West Florida vs. Shawnee, 7 p.m.
At Escambia
Claremore vs. Brentwood, 4 p.m.
Escambia vs. Pryor, 7 p.m.
At Gulf Breeze
Milton vs. Union, 4 p.m.
Gulf Breeze vs. Davidson, 7 p.m.
At Washington
Knoxville Catholic vs. Washington (Okla), 4 p.m.
Washington vs. Goodpasture, 7 p.m.