Baseball: Wins For Tate, Jay; Softball: Loss For Jay
March 11, 2011
Here’s a look at baseball and softball action from across the area on Thursday:
Jay 6 Northview 4
The Jay Royals picked up a district win Thursday over the Northview Chiefs, 6-4.
Tyler Prescott took this third win of the season on the mound for the Royals, striking out seven in seven inches, allowing two hits, four runs and double.
Tyler Brooks was 2-3 for the Chiefs, with a double and two RBIs.
Kevin Stanton was 2-4 for the Royals with a double; Todd Laney was 1-2 with a double; Trent Sweeney went 1-4 and Payden Roberts was 1-4.
Thursday game was played in Jay, moved from Northview due to concerns over a wet field at Northview. As a result, an April 15 game between Jay and Northview was also moved — the game will now be played at Northview rather than Jay at 6 p.m.
Tate 7 Pine Forest 2
The Tate Aggies defeated Pine Forest Thursday, 7-2. For the Eagles, it was their seventh straight loss of the season.
SOFTBALL
Milton 2 Jay 2
The Milton Panthers defeated the Jay Royals Thursday, 2-1.
Olivia Wright was 1-3 for the Royals, while Tessa Hendricks went 1-4 with an RBI and Sidney Lowery was 1-3.
Stadium Lights To Be Moved From Old Century High To Century Park
March 9, 2011
Youth football at the Anthony Pleasant Sports Complex has always been a race to beat sunset with no lighting at the Century field.
But now the Escambia County School District will allow the town to remove and utilize the stadium lights currently located at the former Century High School stadium.
Mayor Freddie McCall believes the town will be able to remove the lights from the old high school stadium and move them to the Anthony Pleasant field for $6,000 to $8,000 — he is still working on getting an exact cost.
If the town purchased new lights for the field, it would cost an estimated $70,000, McCall said.
Pictured: The football field at the Anthony Pleasant Sports Complex in Century. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Top Honors For Twirler
March 7, 2011
Colbi Kendall of Flomaton placed first in two categories this weekend in the Alabama State Baton Twirling Championship in Clanton.
Competing against girls from across the state, Kendall placed first in the 1 and 2 Baton categories in the 10-12 year old age category. Her instructor is Melissa Majors of the Santa Rosa and Escambia Twirlers.
Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
District Baseball Win For Northview; Lady Chiefs Win Two In Tourney; Royals Win
March 5, 2011
The Northview Chiefs earned a big district win Friday night, while the JV team ended in a tie and the Lady Chiefs won two in tournament action.
Northview 7 Baker 1
The Northview Chiefs picked up a big district 7-1 win over the Baker Gators Friday night to improve to 2-0 in the district.
Colton Sims was the winning pitcher for the Chiefs, with a complete game on the mound. Sims gave up five hits in seven innings,while holding the Gators to one unearned run and striking out eight batters.
Leading the Chiefs at the plate was Dabney Langhorne with two singles, two runs and one RBI; Austin Arrington with two singles, three runs,and two RBIs; Brandon Sheets with a single, a double, and one RBI; Tyler Brooks, one single and one RBI; Taylor Martin, one single and one run; Kevin Vaughan a single and a run; Zach Barrow a double; and Josh Scott withe one RBI.
The Chiefs will be back in action again at home on March 10th in another district game against Jay. The junior varsity will take the field at 4 p.m.and varsity game will begin at 6:30p.m. On Friday, March 11, the Chiefs will host Ponce de Leon in a varsity only district game at 5 p.m.
Northview 7 Baker 7 (JV)
The junior varsity Northview Chiefs tied the Baker Gators 7-7 Friday afteroon in Bratt. The JV Chiefs will travel to W.S. Neal for doubleheader Monday at 4 and 6 p.m.
Jay 13 Freeport 4
The Jay Royals beat Freeport Friday, 13-4.
Tyler Prescott was the winning pitcher for the Royals, with six innings pitched, giving up eight hits and four runs, and striking out seven. Hunter Brown was 1-3 for Jay with and RBI; Twent Sweeney was 1-3; Toddy Laney went 2-3 with two RBIs; Sammy James was 1-3 with a double.
The Royals will be in action Monday at 5 p.m. on the road at Walton High School.
SOFTBALL
Northview 9 Thomasville 2
Northview 15 Bay Minette 1
The varsity Northview Lady Chiefs are were undefeated Friday during the Gulf Shores (Ala.) Tournament. The Lady Chiefs opened tournament play with a 9-2 win over Thomasville (Ala.), and went on to defeat Bay Minette 15-1. The Lady Chiefs be in action again Saturday in tournament action.
High School Baseball, Softball: NHS, Tate, Jay
March 2, 2011
Here’s a look at high school softball and baseball action from Tuesday:
BASEBALL
Northview 17 Pensacola Christian 0
The Northview Chiefs defeated Pensacola Christian 17-0 in a district baseball game Tuesday at Northview.
Austin Arrington was the winning pitcher for Northview striking out 10 and giving up one hit. Zach Barrow closed out the game striking out three and allowing only one hit. Tyler Brooks had a double for the Chiefs, and Kaleb Purvis added a single as the Chiefs faced four different PCA pitchers, who walked eight and hit six Chief batters. Ten different Chiefs scored runs for the winning team.
Northview 4 Pensacola Christian 2 (JV)
The Northview JV defeated PCA 4-2 as Tristin Montgomery and Brandon Freeman stuckout 15 batters in six innings for the Chiefs. Hitters for the Chiefs were Pizzolatto and Snyder with a double each, and Freeman, Montgomery and Harrison with a single each.
Northview will be back in action Friday afternoon against the Baker Gators. JV plays at 4:00 and Varsity at 6:30.
SOFTBALL
Washington 5 Northview 3
The Washington Wildcats defeated the Northview Lady Chiefs Tuesday, 5-3.
Misty Doran pitched six for the Chiefs, walking five and striking out 11. Ashley Digmon was 2-3 for Northview with a triple and a double. The Lady Chiefs are scheduled to take part in a weekend tournament in Gulf Shores.
Navarre 4 Tate 3
The Navarre Raiders defeated the Tate Lady Aggies 4-3 Tuesday. Tate’s Heather Schaff was 1-3 with a homerun and three RBI. Allison Pettigrew took the win for hte Aggies, pitching seven.
Jay 12 Freeport 2 / Jay 12 Freeport 1
The Jay Lady Royals took a double header from Freeport Tuesday, 12-2 and 12-1. Camille Driver had five runs on four hits. Tessa Hendricks was 4-2 in the second game, with a triple, scoring four and driving in a run. Ashley Stokes was 2-4 with four RBI.
The Lady Royals will be in action again Friday against T.R. Miller as a weekend tournament gets underway in Brewton.
Ernest Ward Middle Names 2011-2012 Cheerleaders
March 1, 2011
The Ernest Ward Middle School Cheerleaders have named their 2011-2012 squad. Members are:
- Kaitlyn Abbott
- Jadlyn Agerton
- Autumn Albritton
- Sanala Banks
- Jalyn Bodiford
- Peighton Dortch
- Denise Floyd
- Mallory Gibson
- Dariane Guy
- Lorri Harrell
- Raegan Harrell
- Bailee Hinote
- Anna Nelson
- Hannah Nelson
- Jamia Newton
- Danielle Robinson
- Brittany Ward
- Chelsea Waters
- Tatyanna White
- Hadley Woodfin
- Brandy Wooten
Major New Boat Ramp Could Come To Perdido River
March 1, 2011
A new major boat ramp could be coming to the Perdido River in the Beulah area.
Thursday night, the Escambia County Commission will consider the purchase of 4.31 acres for $888,500 for the first major public boat ramp site on the Perdido River. The two lots located at 11800 and 10860 will be purchased from Gregory and Linda English, if approved.
Two appraisals were obtained on the property — one by the county, which placed a total value of $665,000 for both parcels; and one by Gregory and Linda English, which placed a total value of $1,112,000 for both parcels. The Gregorys and the county agreed to meet in the middle at the $888,500 price tag.
The purchase will be funded by Local Options Sales Tax (LOST) monies and from vessel registration fees.
Tryouts Thursday For Century Baseball, Softball
March 1, 2011
It’s time to play ball in Century.
Century Little League will hold tryouts for t-ball, major and minor league baseball and softball at Showalter Park on Thursday, March 3rd at 5 p.m. Registration may also be completed at this time.
Lady Chiefs Beat Freeport
February 26, 2011
Both the varsity and junior varsity Northview Lady Chiefs picked up a big wins on the road over Freeport Friday.
The varsity Lady Chiefs downed Freeport 10-1, while the JV Lady Chiefs beat the Bulldogs 18-3.
The JV Lady Chiefs will be in action again next Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 and the varsity Lady Chiefs at 6:00 in Pensacola against Washington High School. Their next home game won’t come until March 10 against the Baker Gators, with the JV at 4:00 and the varsity at 6:00.
Escambia County High Out Of State Tourney By Two
February 26, 2011
The Escambia County High School Blue Devils’ state title dreams came to an end Friday afternoon with a loss to Andalusia.
The Andalusia Bulldogs defeated Escambia County High School of Atmore, 59-57, in the South Region semifinals at the USA Mitchell Center in Mobile.
The Bulldogs managed to stop a Blue Devil rally in the final period. The Blue Devils were down by just one — 56-55 — with 18 seconds to go in the game. But a foul sets up Andalusia to make two free throws and expand their lead to 58-55. Atmore closed the gap to 58-57 with just 2.3 seconds left on the clock. The Andy Bulldogs hit one of two from the line for the 59-57 final.
ECHS was led by Cedric Pierce with 16 points, while Dalvin Craft added 11.
The Blue Devils finished their season at 23-8.