Photos: Flomaton JV Beats Baker
September 10, 2009
The Flomaton JV picked up their second win of the season Tuesday night against the Baker Gators. The Hurricanes were coming off a win against JU Blacksher last week.
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Pictured: Action from Flomaton JV versus Baker Tuesday afternoon. Submitted photo by Mike Newton Photography for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Ernest Ward Beats Excel 28-6 In The Eagle’s Season Opener
September 9, 2009
The Ernest Ward Middle School Eagles won their season opener Tuesday night on the road against Excel, 28-6.
J. Miles rushed for two Eagle touchdowns, and B. Freeman passed to J. Parker for another TD. T. Montgomery passed to B. Freeman for the final Eagle touchdown of the night. Freeman picked up a couple of two point conversions for EWMS.
The Eagles will be back on the road on Thursday, September 17 against Monroe County. They will be off on September 24 and will play their first home game on October 1 against W.S. Neal.
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Pictured top: The Ernest Ward Middle School Eagles beat Excel on the road Tuesday night. Pictured inset: Touchdown Eagles! Submitted photos by Sandra Greenwell for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Baker Downs Northview In Tuesday Volleyball Action
September 9, 2009
Tuesday was rough for Northview High School in District 1-2A volleyball, with both varsity and junior varsity Chiefs losing to the Baker Gators.
Baker Defeated Northview – Varsity
17-25 18-25 25-15 12-25
Shawna Montgomery lead the Chiefs with five kills and three aces. The junior also had two digs and a block. Senior Caitlin Hall had five assists, one ace and one block.
Northview is now 2-2 overall, 0-2 in District 1-2A.
Baker Defeated Northview – JV
16 – 25
Junior Trestine Dean had one assist and one ace for the Chiefs. Freshman Morgan Payne had two kills, one ace and one block.
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Pictured: Northview varsity volleyball action from Tuesday. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Pelicans Take 1-0 Series Advantage With 7-6 Win
September 9, 2009
The victory took 11 innings, but the Pelicans topped the Saltdogs 7-6 Tuesday night in game one of the best-of-five American Association Championship Series. Tyler Wilson earned the win, while starter Randy Beam struck out eight batters. Lou Palmisano homered and had the game-winning RBI, while Hunter Davis shut down the Saltdogs to save the game.
The Pelicans nearly had an early lead in the top of the first inning, but fell just short. Francisco Leandro started the game with a single, and advanced to second on a Kevin Reynolds sacrifice. Antoin Gray’s single moved Leandro to third, and when Marshall McDougall flied out to right, Leandro tagged and headed for home. However, Leandro’s former teammate Rafael Alvarez made the catch in right field and gunned him down at home.
Lincoln scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the second, when Argelis Nunez walked and came home on Shawn McGill’s double. However, the Pelicans would match the run and then some in the top of the third.
Adam Darby singled with one out in the top of the third inning. Leandro doubled to drive Darby in, and Reynolds singled to drive Leandro in. Antoin Gray knocked in Reynolds with a base hit, and the Pelicans had a 3-1 lead.
The Saltdogs closed the gap when Brandon Jones scored on an Albenis Machado sacrifice fly in the last of the third. When Gavin Dickey hit a two-out solo homer in the bottom of the fourth, the game was tied at three.
Lou Palmisano hit his own solo shot in the top of the fifth, but the Saltdogs matched the longball with a Nunez dinger in the bottom of the sixth.
Entering the seventh inning the game was tied at four. Pensacola took a two-run advantage when Dallas Christison ripped a single and came home on Adam Darby’s triple. When Leandro reached on an error by the shortstop, Darby came home as well.
The Saltdogs kept pace with the Pelicans by scoring two runs of their own after the stretch. With two outs Josh Burrus, Albenis Machado, and Phil Hawke all waked, and Burrus and Machado scored on a Nunez single. The runs would be Lincoln’s last, as the Pelicans broke the tie in the top of the eleventh.
Adam Deleo started the top of the eleventh by reaching on an error by the shortstop. Deleo moved up to second when Dallas Christison dropped down his second sacrifice bunt of the game. Lou Palmisano went big with a double to right center that brought Deleo in, and the 7-6 Pelicans’ lead would hold.
Randy Beam put up eight strikeouts in five innings of work, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks. Bubba Nelson pitched an inning and a third, yielding just one hit, but three runs scored due to two walks. Nelson had two strikeouts in the process. Francisco Butto pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, striking out two and allowing a hit and a walk. Tyler Wilson earned the win with a scoreless tenth inning, walking one and giving up a hit, but all three outs came via strikeout. Hunter Davis tossed a 1-2-3 eleventh inning to earn the save and preserve the victory.
With the win, Pensacola needs two more victories to claim the American Association title. Kieran Mattison will start for the Pelicans in game two against Lincoln’s Jim Paduch. First pitch for Wednesday’s contest is set for 7:05 p.m. Fans can listen to game on NewsRadio 1620, or online via SportsJuice.com.
Flomaton Speedway Results
September 9, 2009
The Flomaton Speedway held its annual Labor Day race Monday night, with plenty of high-speed action with four classes racing for the big money in their feature races.
Steve Fretwell of Milton took the checkered flag in the Bomber feature race, followed by Jamie Young, Tally Warrick, Doc McDaniel, Johnny Baxley, Chad Jordon, Rusty Peacock, Micheal Emmons, Richard Johnson, Sr., Terry Mayhair and Joe Chiles.
In the Street Stock feature race, first place went to Joey Settle of Brewton, followed by Bobby Resmondo, Evan Folmar, Wayne Hawthorne, Adam Ellison, Jarrod Johns, Chandler Burgess, Gary Dunsford, Adam Purvis, Todd Purvis and Dakota Gregory.
In the Crate Late Model race, Steven Brantley took the checkered flag, followed by Josh Huss, Kevin Maher, Steve Turner and Bo Odom, Seth Gransberry, David Odom, Kenny Townson, Gary Maher and Micah Mccall.
In the big car Stinger feature race, first place and the $500 purse went to Aaron Kiaunis, followed by Harry Beatty, Johnny Jackson, Damon Osborn, Dylan Barfield, Billy Walker, Bradley Haveard, James Hardin, Cody Burroughs, Holly Walker, Jeffery Hagen, Ken Osborne, Al Woods, Logan Lindsey, Casey Spears, Jimmy Boyington, Richard Johnson, Hunter Baker and Joe Kittrell.
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Pictured top: Bomber feature winner Steven Fretwell (#24) has the lead as Doc McDaniel (#27S) tries to pass on the outside. Pictured inset: Steven Brantley won the Crate Late Model feature Labor Day race at the Flomaton Speedway. Submitted photos by Mike Newton Photography for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Celebration: Pensacola Pelicans Win South Division with 7-6 Triumph
September 8, 2009
After six lead changes, the Pensacola Pelicans topped the Fort Worth Cats 7-6 Saturday night to clinch the South Division of the American Association of Independent Baseball. For the first time since 2002, the Pelicans will compete for the championship. The Pelicans matched every attack that the Cats threw their way, with Hunter Davis earning his twenty-third save in the ninth inning.
Against Pelicans’ starter Aaron Jackson, Fort Worth took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Cameron Blair hit a solo home run. Pensacola earned the run right back in the bottom frame, however, when Kevin Reynolds doubled and scored on a Marshall McDougall base hit.
Pensacola took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second inning when Marcos Rodriguez grazed the plate. After a leadoff single by Rodriguez, Dallas Christison dropped a sacrifice bunt down, and Lou Palmisano knocked Rodriguez in with a single. The score would hold until the fifth inning, when both teams picked up three runs aided by errors.
Isa Garcia walked with one out in the top of the fifth inning. After a groundout to the second baseman, Brian Fryer hit a routine groundball to the shortstop. The throw to first went wide however, and Fryer reached on the error by the shortstop. Cameron Blair took advantage of the situation by driving in Garcia with a base knock. After Ron Hill replaced Aaron Jackson as the Pelicans’ pitcher, Pat O’Sullivan recorded his first hit of the playoffs, a single that scored both Fryer and Blair; 4-2 Cats.
Francisco Leandro walked to start the Pelicans’ fifth inning. After stealing second base, Leandro moved to third on a single by Antoin Gray. Chase Burch connected for a hit to drive in Leandro and cut the Cats’ lead to one. After Gary Lee replaced Cats’ starter Lee Gwaltney, Rodriguez walked. Dallas Christison batted next and popped the ball up halfway down the first base line. The Cats’ catcher was under the ball standing about a foot into fair territory when the ball caromed of his chest protector and fell into foul ground. The fair ball allowed Christison to reach on the error, and Gray and Burch scored to put the Pelicans ahead 5-4.
Fort Worth’s O’Sullivan reached on a fielder’s choice in the top of the seventh and scored when John Allen hit a homer to left. Heading into the seventh-inning stretch the Cats led 6-5.
Pensacola retrieved the runs in the bottom of the inning when new pitcher Scott Vander Weg walked Burch and Rodriguez. Christison plated Burch with a base hit to tie the game, and the Cats brought in Ryan Trytten to pitch. Lou Palmisano collected his second hit of the night and drove in Rodriguez in the process, giving the Pelicans a 7-6 advantage. The score would hold as Francisco Butto shut down the Cats in the eighth and Hunter Davis kept them off the board in the ninth.
Jackson pitched 4.2 innings, allowing four runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks, notching a strikeout. Ron Hill pitched for six outs, yielding two runs (earned) on five hits and a walk, picking up two strikeouts. Francisco Butto earned the win for his scoreless inning and a third, blanking the Cats and striking out one. Hunter Davis earned the save, allowing a one-out hit, but then inducing a game-winning double play.
Gray, McDougall, Burch, and Palmisano all had two hits, with Burch slamming a double and Palmisano driving in two runs. Every Pelican had at least one hit except for Leandro, who walked, stole a base, and scored.
With the win, Pensacola won the best-of-five South Division Championship Series 3-1. The Pelicans will play in the Championship Series for the first time since 2002. First-year field manager Talmadge Nunnari was on the roster of that 2002 Pelicans team as a ballplayer. The Wichita Wingnuts and Lincoln Saltdogs will play the deciding game five on Sunday at 5:05 p.m. to determine the North Division winner. Pensacola will face that team starting Tuesday in a best-of-five championship series. Fans can hear all the action on NewsRadio 1620, or online via SportsJuice.com. Game three (and four and five, if necessary) will be played in Pensacola. Tickets are available online at www.pensacolapelicans.com, via phone at (850) 934-8444, or in person at the Pelicans Box Office, located on the campus of the University of West Florida.
Northview Football: Watch Video, Listen To Game, See All The Photos
September 8, 2009
NorthEscambia.com is the official media of Northview High School football, and we had complete coverage over the long holiday weekend.
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Online Audio: Listen To Entire Northview Vs. Graceville Game
September 6, 2009
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Photo Gallery: Flomaton Flattens Red Level
September 6, 2009
Flomaton High School flattened Red Level Friday night at Hurricane Field.
The Cane’s Neiko Robinson threw a touchdown pass and ran 16 yards for another TD Friday night in Flomaton’s 38-16 win over Red Level. His touchdown pass to Civonta Mitchell was 40 yards.
Another touchdown pass, a 32-yarder, came from Jacob Newton to Da’tavis Ellis. Newton had another touchdown pass for 15 yards to A.J. Odom. Also for the Cane’s Odom had a 16-yard touchdown run, and Ryheem Dixon had a six yard score.
Flomaton is now 2-0, 1-0. The Canes are on the road next week against Southern Choctaw.
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Pictured above: Action as Flomaton beat Red Level Friday night on a very wet Hurricane Field. Submitted photo by Mike Newton Photography for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
HD Video: Northview Chiefs
September 6, 2009
This exclusive NorthEscambia.com HD video includes some of the most exciting plays, the cheerleaders, mini-cheerleaders, the band, and an exclusive interview with Chief Head Coach Sid Wheatley.
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