Photo Gallery, Results: The 5K Race For The Blueberries
June 13, 2010
About 170 runners and walkers entered the second annual 5K Race for the Blueberries Saturday during the Blueberry Jamboree in Barrineau Park.
For a NorthEscambia.com runner photo gallery, click here.
Winners are listed below by category.
12 & Under, Male
Nathan Andreo, 1st place
David Dobson, 2nd place
Dillon (Last Name Unknown), 3rd place
12 & Under, Female
Allie Nelson, 1st place
Sophia Tucker, 2nd place
Lakelynn Parker, 3rd place
13 to 18, Male
Brandon Nelson, 1st place
Trent Black, 2nd place
Micah Kemp, 3rd place
13 to 18, Female
Karisa Nelson, 1st place
Katie Neslon, 2nd place
Amber Nelson, 3rd place
19 to 35, Male
Neil McDonagh, 1st place
Sean Driffenburg, 2nd place
Matthew Dixon, 3rd place
19 to 35, Female
Leah Daughtery, 1st place
Erin Fergus, 2nd place
Tanya Petty, 3rd place
36 to 54, Male
Matthew Dobson, 1st place
Russell Orr, 2nd place
Scott Nelson, 3rd place
36 to 54, Female
Eva Tucker, 1st place
55 & Over, Male
Roger Dobson, 1st place
Huey Pearson, 2nd place
Ted Hassebrock, 3rd place
55 & Over, Female
Kathy Shealy, 1st place
Tina Tuttle, 2nd place
First Place Walkers
12 & Under, Dylan (Last Name Unknown)
13 to 18, Brittany Flota
19 to 35, Christy Smith
36 to 54, Delbert Tucker
55 & Over, Darryl Rice
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Pelicans Win Thriller Over AirHogs 5-4
June 12, 2010
The Pelicans (11-16) and AirHogs (15-11) both put up a great fight at Quiktrip Park and in the end, Pensacola prevailed for a thrilling 5-4 victory Friday night. The Pelicans have now won three games in a row.
Grand Prairie struck first blood in the bottom of the first inning with an RBI single from Juan Camacho and a two run homerun from Aaron Garza. All these runs came with two outs which gave the AirHogs an early 3-0 advantage.
The Pelicans loaded the bases with one out in the top of the fourth inning. Francisco Leandro would line a single into right field to score Adolfo Gonzalez and Kyle Brown to make it a 3-2 game. Chase Porch would follow with an RBI groundout to bring in Christison to tie the game up at 3. One batter later, Javier Brito would hit a sharp ground ball off the glove of the third baseman Jose Duran which would roll down the left field line scoring Porch to give Pensacola a 4-3 lead. Lou Palmisano would follow with a single up the middle to bring home Gray and make it a 5-3 Pelicans lead.
Grand Prairie scored a run in the fifth inning, but that would end the scoring as Pelican pitching shut them out for the last four innings to seal up the 5-4 victory.
Jared Gothreaux (3-2) gets the win as he battled through eight innings scattering 4 runs off ten hits, but making the big outs when he had too.
Ron Hill pitched a perfect ninth to get his second save of the season.
Ryne Tacker (1-1) takes the loss as he gives up five runs-none earned off five hits through seven innings pitched.
Pelicans Put Out Diablos 5-3
June 11, 2010
The Pelicans (10-16) fought hard and got a big hit late in the game from Javier Brito to help Pensacola beat the Diablos (7-18) 5-3 Thursday night and take their first series of the season.
In the top half of the second, J.D. Reininger belted a ball down the left field line for his fourth homerun of the season. It was a two run shot that gave the Diablos an early 2-0 lead.
Kyle Brown got the Pelicans on the board in the bottom half of the second inning by hitting an infield single to bring in Lou Palmisano from third to make it a 2-1 contest. It was the first professional baseball RBI for Brown.
With the score 3-1, the Pelicans loaded the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the fourth inning. Dallas Christison hit a sacrifice fly to right center field to score Rodriguez to make it a 3-2 game. Francisco Leandro followed with a screaming double down the right field line to bring in Adolfo Gonzalez and tie the game up at 3.
Javier Brito untied the game in the seventh inning with a towering two run homerun over the left field fence to give the Pelicans a 5-3 lead. It was the second homer of the year for Brito and it was a clutch shot late in the game.
Jason Franzblau (1-0) got the win as he pitched three scoreless innings only giving up one hit on the evening.
Tyler Wilson pitched a perfect ninth striking out two to get his first save of the season.
Noel Baca (0-2) takes the loss as he gives up the two run homerun to Javier Brito in the seventh inning.
The Pelicans will hit the road and start a three game series tomorrow night against the Grand Prairie AirHogs
Football: Northview Assistant Coach Headed To Escambia County Atmore
June 11, 2010
A Northview High School assistant football coach was hired Thursday at Escambia County High School in Atmore.
Karl Smith was hired by the Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education as a special education teacher at Escambia County High to replace Christopher Hill.
Smith taught for six years at Northview High School, according to the school website, teaching ESE math and career education. He was the defensive line and tight ends coach for the Chiefs, and also served as the head track and weightlifting coach.
Former Tate Star Selected By Mets In MLB Draft
June 9, 2010
Former Tate High School baseball player Brandon Brown of Cantonment was selected by the New York Mets in the 22nd round of the Major League Baseball draft. He was the the 662th draft pick overall.
As a senior at South Alabama this past season, Brown, 22, started all 59 of the Jaguar’s games at shortstop. He batted .265, had three home runs, 30 RBI and three home runs for the Jags. As a junior at USA, he hit .319 with one home run, five doubles, 10 RBI and scored nine runs over 20 games – 13 of which were starts.
At Tate High School, Brown pitched and played third base for coach Todd Boyd. He helped Tate to the 2005 state championship, playing alongside fellow Jag David Doss. Brown was named a 2006 Puma All-American and ranked as the No 1. Top Prospect by Baseball Factory.
Brown was selected in 47th round of 2006 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Brown is the son of Terry and Jan Brown. His older brother Bo played four seasons for the Atlanta Braves organization.
5K Race For The Blueberries Returns At Saturday’s Blueberry Jamboree
June 8, 2010
The Escambia County Neighborhoods and Community Services Bureau invites runners, walkers, and wheelchair racers to join the 5K Race for the Blueberries.
The event will be Saturday, June 12, beginning at 8 a.m. with a staggered start. The race will be one of the many fun activities offered at the Blueberry Jamboree, to be held at Barrineau Park Community Center and Historical Society, 6055 Barrineau Park School Road in Molino.
Pre-registration is $15. Registration forms can be found by clicking here or by calling (850) 475-5220. Registration is $20 on the day of the event. T-shirts will be given to all registrants and prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place winners.
For more information, please contact the Recreation Division, 475-5220, e-mail recreation@co.escambia.fl.us, or visit www.blueberryjamboree.com.
The Blueberry Jamboree is sponsored by several local organizations, including NorthEscambia.com.
Cats Hold Off Pelicans 4-2; Sweep Double Header
June 7, 2010
The Fort Worth Cats (10-12) danced in and out of danger from the Pelicans (8-15) offense who loaded the bases three times, but were unable to cash in with the big hit. The Cats did enough offensively and pitched well to hold off the Pelicans for a 4-2 win Sunday.
The Cats led off the second inning with a double hit down the right field line by Rob Recuenco. Stantrel Smith followed with an RBI single to left field to give the Cats an early 1-0 lead.
The game was knotted at one when John Allen broke up the tie in the top of the fourth inning with a two-run double to deep right centerfield to score Nick McCoola and Brian Fryer. Those two runs made it a 3-1 lead for the Cats.
Fort Worth added an insurance run in the seventh inning when Rico Santana hit a swinging bunt for an RBI to score Rob Recuenco from third base and make it 4-1.
The Pelicans wouldn’t go down without a fight in their half of the seventh inning when the Pelicans loaded the bases with two outs and John Alonso got hit by a ball in the back. That hit on the back brought in Dallas Christison from third to make it 4-2. The bases remained loaded with Marcos Rodriguez at the plate. Cats closer Dustin Cameron would strike out Rodriguez to end the threat and game. Cameron gets his sixth save of the season.
Jason Fernandez (1-3) gets the win as he pitched five and two thirds, giving up no runs off four hits while striking out three.
Dane Devalk (0-4) takes the loss as he gives up three runs off six hits while striking out two.
Pensacola Pelicans Offense Lights Up in 11-4 Win Over Cats
June 5, 2010
John Alonso and Francisco Leandro both homered and combined for five RBI’s to lead the way for a Pelicans (8-13) win over the Cats (8-12) Friday night in Pensacola.
Antoin Gray picked up where he left off last night in the first inning when he doubled into left center which scored Joey Side from second base to give the Pels an early 1-0 lead.
With the score tied 1-1 in the bottom of the second inning, John Alonso led if off with hitting a ball to deep centerfield and over the fence for his second homerun of the year. The homer gave the Pels a 2-1 lead. Later in the inning with Adolfo Gonzalez on second with two outs, Francisco Leandro ripped an RBI single right back up the middle to give Pensacola a 3-1 advantage.
Pensacola added two more runs in the fourth inning with back to back two out RBI singles from Lou Palmisano and John Alonso to open the Pels lead to 6-1.
The Pels were up 7-1 when John Allen ripped a two- run double into left centerfield to drive in two runs for Fort Worth and make it 7-3.
The Pels led 8-4 in the eighth inning when Francisco Leandro belted a two run shot to right for his first homer of the year which gave Pensacola a 10-4 lead. Gray added an RBI single in the inning to make it 11-4.
Newest Pelican Randy Keisler (1-1) gets the win as he pitches six innings and gives up one run off eight hits while striking out six batters.
Joel Kirsten (1-2) takes the loss as he gives up six runs off eight hits in just four innings of work.
Molino 16U Lady Astros Are Tourney Runner-Ups
June 4, 2010
The Molino 16U Lady Astros softball team started their season as runner-ups in a recent USFA qualifier tournament in Daphne, Alabama.
The Astros lost in the elimination round to Voo Doo of New Orleans, only to face them again and beat them 4-3 in the semi-finals to advance to the championships. The Lady Astros came up short, losing 3-1 to Crossfire of Gulfport.
Pitching for the Lady Astros were Jami Ujvair, Tristen Faircloth and Heather Schaff. Molino had team batting average of over 400 for the tournament and only two errors in the championship game.
Pictured: The Molino 16U Lady Astros softball team. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Pelicans Win Thriller Over Saints 5-4
June 4, 2010
The Pensacola Pelicans snapped a four game losing streak Thursday night. Antoin Gray singled in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth to send the Pelicans (7-13) to an exciting 5-4 win over the Saints (9-10).
The Saints would get a run in the second inning when Brandon Carter hit a sacrifice fly to centerfield to score Brent Krause and give St. Paul an early 1-0 lead.
Pensacola would answer back in a big way in the bottom half of the second inning when Chase Porch hit an RBI infield single with the bases loaded to score Lou Palmisano and tie the game up at 1. Dallas Christison would follow with a two run single to left field to bring in Joey Side and John Alonso to give the Pels a 3-1 lead.
With the score 3-2, Chase Porch hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Joey Side and make it a 4-2 lead for Pensacola.
St. Paul would get that run back in the seventh inning as Brandon Carter lined a double down the third base line to bring in Gerard Haran and make it 4-3.
The Saints would tie it up in the eighth inning when Haran lined a single infront of Porch in left field to bring in Jason Cooper and even up the score at 4.
In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Pelicans loaded the bases with nobody out. Antoin Gray followed as he dropped in a single to left field to score Dallas Christison and win the game for the Pelicans 5-4.
The win goes to Ron Hill (1-1) as he got the last out in the top half of the ninth inning.
The loss goes to Joe DAlessandro (0-1) as he gives up the RBI hit from Gray in the bottom of the ninth to end the game.