Northview’s Farrow Places In State Weightlifting Finals
April 21, 2012
Northview High School senior Andrew Farrow finished 10th in the state Friday during the Florida High School Athletic Association’s state 1A weightlifting championships in Kissimmee. Farrow’s total lift in the 210 pound weight class was at 575 pounds with a best bench of 305 and a best clean & jerk of 270.
Pictured: Northview High School’s Andrew Farrow lifts during the state 1A weightlifting finals Friday afternoon in Kissimmee, Florida. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate Wins Softball District; Aggies Baseball Falls In Last Regular Season Game
April 21, 2012
The Tate Lady Aggies won the girls District 1-6A district championship Friday night with a 2-1 win over the Escambia Gators. The Lady Aggies will next face Mosley (Lynn Haven) next Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Pitching the win for Tate was Heather Schaff (11-7; 7 IP, 1 R, 9 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 BB).
Tate hitters included: Rachel Dunsford 1-2, RBI; Marina Cobbs 1-3, run; Heather Schaff 1-3, RBI; Kimberly Baker 1-3; Bailey Burk 1-2, run.
BASEBALL
Rutherford 8 — Tate 1
Rutherford defeated the Tate Aggies 8-1 Friday night at Tate. With the loss, the Aggies finished the regular season at 20-4.
Next up for the Aggies is the district tournament next week.
Flomaton Wins Playoff Round One (With Photo Gallery)
April 21, 2012
The Flomaton Hurricanes defeated Zion Chapel in a double header Friday to advance to the second round of the Class 2A playoffs.
The Hurricanes won the first game 6-3. Joseph Parker (8-1) earned the win for the Hurricanes, and Ethan Lott took the loss for Zion Chapel. The Hurricanes won the second game 10-1. Zack Watson (8-2) took the win while Justin Lee took the loss.
In round two, Flomaton will host the winner of Cottage Hill Christian at Samson Friday, April 27 at 4:30 and 7:30 with a Saturday game at noon, if necessary.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery as Flomaton beat Zion Chapel Friday, click here.
Wahoos Open Road Trip With 5-3 Win
April 21, 2012
After a three-run second inning, the Blue Wahoos cruised to victory over the Montgomery Biscuits 5-3 in Montgomery, AL on Friday night to open up the 10-game road trip. Pedro Villarreal (W, 1-1) turned in the longest start by a Blue Wahoos starter this season, and earned his first win of the season after going 6.2 innings.
The Blue Wahoos took advantage of three straight walks to begin the second inning by Biscuits starter Jim Paduch (L, 0-2). After the Blue Wahoos got their first run on double play ball, Mark Fleury doubled down the right field line to score Josh Fellhauer from third, one of two runs he would score in the game. Fleury came home a batter later on a Ryan LaMarre single.
Montgomery pulled within a run when Michael Sheridan hit his first home run of the season, a two-run shot, in the fourth inning. Pensacola created some breathing room with another pair of runs in the sixth inning. Miguel Rojas singled home Fellhauer right before Fleury executed a perfect bunt on a suicide squeeze to plate Cody Puckett from third. The Biscuits added another run in the seventh against Villarreal, but the bullpen held the rest of the way to give the Blue Wahoos the win.
Fellhauer led the way offensively for the Blue Wahoos in his first game back from the disabled list. The right fielder went 3-for-3 with a walk and a pair of runs scored. LaMarre also had a pair of hits in the contest.
Villarreal allowed all three Biscuits runs on five hits, he walked just one and struck out five in the winning effort. Paduch was tagged with the loss after giving up three runs on five hits over four innings. Donnie Joseph recorded the final four outs for the Blue Wahoos to earn his fourth save of the season.
The series continues on Saturday with the Blue Wahoos sending right-hander Curtis Partch (0-1, 6.92) to the mound against Biscuits righty Shane Dyer (1-1, 3.75). First pitch is set for 7:05 from Montgomery’s Riverwalk Stadium.
By Tommy Thrall
Lady Royals Claim District Title
April 20, 2012
The Jay Lady Royals won the FHSAA Class 1A District 2 softball championship Thursday night with a 5-1 win over Bonifay.
Pitcher Sydney Lowery (16-3) allowed just six hits, had five strikeouts and hammered in a run during seven innings on the mound for the Lady Royals (18-3)
Jay: Samantha Steadham 2-3, 1 RBI, 2 BB; Becca Calloway 1-1, 2R, 2W; Tessa Hendricks 1-4, 1 3B, 1 R; Lowery 1-2, 1 RBI, Ashlynn Geck 1-3.
The Lady Royals had advanced to Thursday night’s championship game with a 11-6 win over Chipley.
Pictured: The 2012 District Champion Jay Lady Royals celebrate their victory Thursday night. Submitted photo by Kaprena Kelley for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Softball, Baseball: Tate, Northview, West Florida (Photo Gallery)
April 20, 2012
Here is a look at baseball and softball action from across the area Thursday night:
Pensacola High 7 — Northview 6
The Pensacola High School Tigers slipped past the Northview Chiefs 7-6 Thursday night at PHS to end the regular season. The district tournament begins next week at Bonifay.
For a photo gallery from Northview at Pensacola High, click here.
Tate 7 — West Florida 3
The Tate Aggies improved to 20-3 on the season with a 7-3 win over West Florida High School Thursday night. The Aggies will host Rutherford at home at 6 p.m. Friday.
SOFTBALL
Jay 5 — Laurel Hill 1
For details and photos from this game, click here.
Tate 3 — Navarre 1
The Tate Lady Aggies beat Navaree 3-1 Thursday night. Marina Cobbs was 2-4, while Rachel Dunsford went 1-4 with a RBI. Other Tate hitters: Bailey Burke RBI; Kat Tucker R, RBI; Heather Schaff 1-4, R.
West Florida 10 — Arnold 3
West Florida High School earned a district title Thursday night with a 10-3 win over Arnold. The Jags will host Live Oak Suwannee Wednesday in the Region 1-5A quarterfinals.
Pictured: The Northview Chiefs traveled to Pensacola High School Thursday. NorthEscambia.com photos by Taylor Rigby, click to enlarge.
Molino 16U Green Hornets Take Second In Pace Tourney (With Gallery)
April 20, 2012
The Molino 16U Green Hornets finished second Thursday night in the Mid Season Softball Tourney in Pace.
For a photo gallery with the Molino 16U Green Hornets from earlier in the tournament, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Gary Carnley, click to enlarge.
Blue Wahoos Drop To Jacksonville Before Capacity Crowd
April 20, 2012
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos fell to the Jacksonville Suns 4-3 Thursday night before a capacity crowd of 5,038 — the seventh full house this year out of 10 home contests.
The large crowd almost certainly guarantees the Blue Wahoos will continue to lead the Southern League in attendance, as they came into tonight’s contest best in that category, averaging 4,799 fans per contest.
Jacksonville won the series 4-1 after winning each of the final four games after dropping the first contest to Pensacola 2-1.
The Suns got out to an early 2-0 lead in the first, but the Blue Wahoos tied it at 2-2 after a sacrifice fly from 3B Henry Rodriguez, while 2B Brodie Greene led off the second with a single and subsequently scored on RF Yordanys Perez’s RBI double. Jacksonville however, made it 4-2 after solo home runs from C Kyle Skipworth and LF Ryan Patterson. The Blue Wahoos narrowed the margin to one from C Mark Fleury brought home Guzman but were held scoreless after that point.
SS Didi Gregorius (2-3, 1 R, 1 SO) extended his hit streak to eight games with his fifth multi-hit effort of the year, while CF Ryan LaMarre (2-4, 1 BB, 1 SO) and 1B Joel Guzman (2-4, 1 R) also collected two hits.
Blue Wahoos starter J.C. Sulbaran (6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 11 SO) suffered the loss despite fanning a team season-high 11 batters, allowing three earned runs on six hits in six frames. Suns RHP Omar Poveda (5.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO) earned the win after giving up three earned runs on eight hits in five innings, while reliever A.J. Ramos (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 SO) notched his first save of the season after allowing a scoreless ninth inning.
Pensacola now heads on the road for a ten-game road trip, with stops in Montgomery and Jacksonville. The Blue Wahoos will begin their five-game series in Montgomery with the Biscuits on Friday night at 7:05 pm, with the Blue Wahoos expected to send RHP Pedro Villarreal to the mound. The Biscuits have yet to announce who will oppose Villarreal in tonight’s contest.
Jacksonville Edges The Pensacola Blue Wahoos
April 19, 2012
Jacksonville right fielder Kyle Jensen and catcher Kyle Skipworth both homered, while the Suns thwarted a Pensacola comeback attempt led by a trio of longballs and shortstop Didi Gregorius’ four hits to top the Blue Wahoos 8-7. With the win, the Suns clinched a series victory on Wednesday night at Pensascola’s bayfront stadium.
Jensen led off the second with his longball, while Skipworth left the yard in the following frame to help push the Suns to an early 4-0 advantage. Pensacola brought the contest to within one run when second baseman Brodie Greene deposited a 2-0 pitch over the left field wall with two men on for his first roundtripper of the season.
After the Suns plated two runs in the sixth, the Blue Wahoos roared back with a three-run seventh to draw the contest even. Center fielder Ryan LaMarre began the inning with a solo home run to right center, while first baseman Joel Guzman went deep later in the frame with a two-run blast to even the score.
Jacksonville again answered with a pair of tallies in the eighth to grab back the lead at 8-6, but Pensacola did not go down quietly in the final frame. Gregorius singled and moved to third on third baseman Henry Rodriguez’s single, before he was brought home on Guzman’s sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to one. Greene then singled to place the tying run in scoring position for pinch hitter Mark Fleury, who fought hard in an eight pitch at bat but was called out on strikes to end the contest.
Suns reliever Joshua Schmidt (0.2 IP, 1 SO) earned his first victory of the season, while Blue Wahoos RHP Drew Hayes (1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB) suffered the loss to fall to 0-2 on the year. Jacksonville closer Evan Reed (2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 SO) pitched the final two frames to notch the save, his fourth of the year.
Gregorius’ (4-5, 3 R) four-hit game was his second of the season after accomplishing that feat less than a week earlier, while LaMarre (2-5, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 HR, 1 RBI), Rodriguez (2-5, 1 R, 1 2B), Greene (2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI) and right fielder P.J. Phillips (2-4) all collected multi-hit efforts in the loss. Jacksonville shortstop Chris Gutierrez (2-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB) was the lone Suns hitter to tally a multi-hit contest, adding two runs and two RBI.
Pensacola and Jacksonville will meet Thursday night in the final game of the five-game series, with first pitch set for 7:00 pm. The Blue Wahoos are slated to send RHP J.C. Sulbaran to the hill, while the Suns are expected to hand the ball to RHP Omar Poveda.
Thursday night’s contest will be the first Thirsty Thursday of the season, with domestic drafts on sale for $2 dollars, while 12 ounce canned sodas will be $1 dollar. The Fur Circus, featuring three circus-themed mascots, will also be on hand for the second night in a row to perform before and during the game.
By Andrew Green
Pictured: Shortstop Didi Gregorius had four hits in Pensacola’s 8-7 loss to the Suns Wednesday night. Photo by Chris Nelson for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Photos: Ernest Ward, Ransom Middle Schools Track
April 18, 2012
Ernest Ward Middle and Ransom Middle school boys and girls recently competed in a track meet at Bellview Middle School in Pensacola.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Results from the meet were not provided by the host school.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
