Photos: Tate Aggies Crimson And Gray
August 10, 2024
The Tate Aggies held their annual Crimson and Gray Game and Fish Fry Friday night in Pete Gindl Stadium.
It’s good food, good friends and good football with inter-squad scrimmages
The football portion of the evening ended quickly due to a thunderstorm with nearby lightning.
Next Friday night, Tate will host a Jamboree game against Pine Forest at 7 p.m.
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Photo Gallery: Northview’s Meet The Chiefs (And The Blackcats, And Eagles)
August 10, 2024
Northview High School held “Meet the Chiefs” before a large crowd on a steamy Friday evening.
Fans were introduced to the Northview Chiefs football team, cheerleaders and Tribal Beat band. The football teams and cheerleaders from the Northwest Escambia Chiefs and Century Blackcats were also introduced, as were the cheerleaders and football players for the Ernest Ward Middle School Eagles.
The event came to a quick end thanks for a heavy downpour.
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Next Friday night, the Northview Chiefs and Ernest Ward will travel to Backer for a Jamboree that begins at 5:30 p.m. Ernest Ward is scheduled to play Baker Middle School at 6 p.m. Northview JV will face Baker JV at 6:30 p.m. The Northview varsity will play Pleasant Home varsity at 7:30 p.m., and Northview varsity to play the Baker varsity at 8 p.m.
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Miller Masterful in 2-1 Wahoos Win Over M-Braves
August 10, 2024
written by Erik Bremer
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos continued a successful road trip on Friday night, putting together a dominant pitching performance in a 2-1 win over the Mississippi Braves.
Jacob Miller (W, 1-0) earned his first Double-A win a day before his 21st birthday, scattering two singles over 5.0 scoreless innings to lead the Pensacola pitching effort. The Blue Wahoos improved to 7-2 on their longest road trip of the year and, at 59-45 overall, are a season-high 14 games above the .500 mark.
Drue Hackenberg (L, 1-2), who delivered a 16-strikeout masterpiece at Blue Wahoos Stadium in July, was nearly as good in his encore performance but fell victim to poor run support. The Blue Wahoos jumped ahead 1-0 in the first, turning a Jakob Marsee walk and stolen base into a run on an RBI single from Graham Pauley, and held the lead the rest of the night.
The Blue Wahoos added another run in the seventh on a Jacob Berry sacrifice fly, and that insurance proved vital as Mississippi’s David McCabe hit a solo homer off Anderson Pilar in the bottom of the inning to cut the Pensacola lead to 2-1.
Matt Pushard contributed a scoreless eighth before Dale Stanavich (S, 2) locked down the win with a 1-2-3 ninth.
The Blue Wahoos kept pace with the first-place Biloxi Shuckers, who beat the Biscuits 11-1 in Montgomery and remain 2.0 games ahead of Pensacola in the South Division with 32 games remaining in the regular season.
The series in Mississippi continues on Saturday. First pitch from Trustmark Park is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT,
Free Women’s College Soccer Match Saturday Evening At Ashton Brosnaham Park
August 9, 2024
Women’s college soccer is coming to Ashton Brosnaham Park Athletic Park Saturday evening, and admission is free.
The Louisiana State University and the University of Southern Mississippi women’s soccer teams will play an exhibition match at 7:30 p.m. on the park’s stadium field.
The 2024 SEC Women’s Soccer Tournament will return to Escambia County November 3-10. The top 12 SEC women’s soccer teams will compete for their championship at the Ashton Brosnaham.
Pictured: The inaugural Western Gate Collegiate Soccer Showdown featured matchups between the Florida Gators, Mississippi State Bulldogs, and LSU Tigers with free admission last April at Ashton Brosnaham Park. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Ninth-Inning Rally Lifts Wahoos To 4-2 Win Over Braves
August 9, 2024
written by Erik Bremer
After being stymied for eight innings against the Mississippi Braves, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos came to life in the ninth inning of Thursday’s game for a comeback 4-2 win.
Down to their final two outs and trailing 1-0 in the ninth inning, the Blue Wahoos got the tying run aboard when Graham Pauley grounded a single up the middle against Jake McSteen (L, 1-5). Joe Mack blasted a double deep to right-center, putting two runners in scoring position. Reliever Elison Joseph, who had earned a one-out save on Wednesday, surrendered a game-tying RBI single to Nathan Martorella before issuing a bases-loaded walk to Harrison Spohn and a run-scoring hit-by-pitch to Andrew Pintar that proved to be the difference.
The game was a low-scoring affair until the ninth. Braves starter Lucas Braun held the Blue Wahoos to five hits over a career-high 7.2 scoreless innings, while Evan Fitterer allowed only an unearned run over 5.0 solid innings in his return performance from Triple-A Jacksonville.
After scoreless relief from Tyler Eckberg and Justin King (W, 2-0) kept the game within reach, the Blue Wahoos rallied for their four runs in the top of the ninth inning. Woo-Suk Go (S, 1) allowed an unearned run in the bottom of the ninth thanks to a pair of infield errors, but held on to earn his first Blue Wahoos save and lock down a 4-2 win.
The Blue Wahoos gained a game on the first-place Biloxi Shuckers, who fell 10-3 in Montgomery and are now 2.0 games ahead of Pensacola in the South Division with 33 games remaining in the regular season.
The series in Mississippi continues on Friday. First pitch from Trustmark Park is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. CT.
Late Drama Leaves Wahoos Wanting In 5-4 Loss To Braves
August 8, 2024
written by Erik Bremer
Pearl, Miss. – The Pensacola Blue Wahoos fell 5-4 to the Mississippi Braves on Wednesday night, charging back to tie the game once but coming up short in another ninth-inning rally.
Tied 3-3 in the bottom of the eighth, the Braves scored two runs against Nigel Belgrave (L, 0-1) as Bryson Horne hit a go-ahead RBI double and Bryson Worrell followed with an RBI groundout.
Down to their final out in the ninth, the Blue Wahoos rallied with three straight baserunners and drew to within a run on an Andrew Pintar RBI single before Elison Joseph (S, 2) closed things out for a 5-4 final.
Mississippi initially jumped ahead in the third with a two-out rally of their own against Blue Wahoos starter Luis Palacios, stringing together a walk and RBI singles from Cal Conley and Tyler Tolve to take a 3-0 lead.
The Blue Wahoos chipped away in the middle innings, scoring their first run against Braves starter Darius Vines in the fifth on a Graham Pauley sacrifice fly and adding another in the sixth on a Jacob Berry RBI single.
In the seventh, the Blue Wahoos manufactured a rare run against Landon Harper (W, 2-0), who had not allowed an earned run since late May. Shane Sasaki led off with a single, stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a Jakob Marsee RBI single to tie the game 3-3.
Mississippi answered back with their two eighth-inning runs to even up the series one game apiece.
The Blue Wahoos kept pace behind the first-place Biloxi Shuckers, who fell 1-0 in Montgomery to maintain a 3.0-game lead in the South Division with 34 games remaining in the regular season.
The series in Mississippi continues on Thursday. First pitch from Trustmark Park is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. CT.
Friday Night: Meet The Chiefs; Tate Crimson And Gray Football & Fish Fry
August 7, 2024
High school football is returning, with special events this Friday night at both Northview at Tate high schools.
Tate High School
It’s good food, good friends and good football with the Tate Aggies Crimson and Gray game and fish fry is this Friday at 6:30 p.m.
It’s $15 for a fish plate with all the fixing and admission; $10 for a fish plate only, $7 for admission with no fish plate, or $3 for a student entrance only ticket.
Tickets can be purchased through EventBrite for this event only by clicking here. Regular season game tickets will once again be sold on GoFan.
Northview High School
The annual Northview High School will be at 6 p.m. Friday in Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium. It’s free admission to meet the Northview Chiefs football players, coaches, cheerleaders, and band. Local youth football players and cheerleaders will also be introduced.
Admission is free.
Wahoos Beat M-Braves 7-3
August 7, 2024
written by Erik Bremer
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos picked up right where they left off on Tuesday night, following last week’s offensive outburst in Chattanooga with a 7-3 win over the Mississippi Braves in the opener of a six-game series.
Braves knuckleballer David Fletcher (L, 1-4) wasn’t fooling anyone in his fourth start against the Blue Wahoos in the span of two months. The converted position player surrendered 14 hits and six runs over 5.0 innings while striking out only one batter.
14 of Pensacola’s 16 hits on the night were singles. One notable exception was Jacob Berry’s two-run homer in the second inning, giving the Blue Wahoos a quick 3-0 lead.
Additional RBI singles from Graham Pauley, Cody Morissette and Joe Mack helped provide cushion for Patrick Monteverde (W, 2-2), who allowed three runs, two earned, over 5.1 innings while striking out eight batters.
Mississippi’s only damage came in the second, as an infield error opened the door for an RBI double from Keshawn Ogans and two-run single from Bryson Horne. Monteverde ran into more trouble in the sixth, but Adam Laskey stranded two runners and contributed 2.2 scoreless innings of relief before Matt Pushard shut the door in the ninth.
The Blue Wahoos kept pace behind the first-place Biloxi Shuckers, who won 6-3 in Montgomery to maintain a 3.0-game lead in the South Division with 35 games remaining in the regular season.
The series in Mississippi continues on Wednesday. First pitch from Trustmark Park is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. CT
NWE Football Needs More Players Ages 5 Or 6; Registration Is Free
August 6, 2024
NWE Football in Walnut Hill needs a few more football players ages 5 or 6.
NWE is offering free registration for the five who want to play.
For more information, contact NWE Football on Facebook.
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Blue Wahoos Sweep Sunday Pair At Chattanooga
August 5, 2024
written by Carter Bainbridge
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos (56-44) finished off a rain-marred week in Chattanooga versus the Lookouts (31-69) with a pair of wins on Sunday to close out an abbreviated five-game series.
In the day’s first game, the Wahoos completed a victory in a game that began Friday, continued Saturday, and concluded on Sunday. The action picked up with two outs in the top of the fifth and the Wahoos leading 6-4. Three combined fifth-inning RBIs from center fielder Andrew Pintar and first baseman Nathan Martorella (collected before Saturday’s weather postponement) proved to be the difference in the game. On Sunday, neither team scored throughout the game’s remaining innings. Pensacola lefthander Justin King (W, 2-0) pitched the fifth and sixth en route to a winning decision, while lefthander Dale Stanavich (SV, 1) finished out the ninth for his first professional Double-A save in a 6-4 Wahoos win.
Game 2 proved to be similarly hard-fought. New Pensacola lefthander Robby Snelling took the mound for his Blue Wahoos debut following his recent arrival via trade and impressed (5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 7 K), but ultimately took a no-decision. The Wahoos broke through in the second inning on a solo home run from designated hitter Nathan Martorella, but the Lookouts tied the game 1-1 in the third on an RBI infield single from designated hitter Francisco Urbaez that deflected off of Snelling.
The game stayed tied 1-1 into the sixth when Pensacola jumped back ahead. With the bases loaded and two outs, left fielder Jakob Marsee hit a check-swing ground ball that snuck into left field for a base hit, scoring center fielder Andrew Pintar and Martorella. In the bottom of the sixth, the Lookouts struck back against Wahoos lefthander Chandler Jozwiak, who allowed a two-run, game-tying home run to Chattanooga third baseman Nick Northcut.
Neither team scored in the seventh, sending the game to extra innings. In the top of the eighth and two outs, Pensacola shortstop Jared Serna stood in against Lookouts righthander Patrick Weigel (L, 0-1) with a runner at second and capped an extraordinary first week in Double-A (10-for-21, .476 AVG, five doubles, eight RBIs) with an RBI go-ahead double that put the Wahoos ahead 4-3. In the bottom of the eighth, righthander Tyler Eckberg (SV, 1) closed out the game and series without issue, notching his first career Double-A save. Recently-promoted Pensacola righthander Nigel Belgrave (W, 1-0) earned the victory after a scoreless seventh inning. The win gave the Wahoos four victories in five games over Chattanooga on the week.
The Wahoos continue their two-week road trip when they travel to Pearl, Mississippi to begin a six-game set against the Mississippi Braves. First pitch on Tuesday, August 6 from Trustmark Park is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. CT.