Northview Lady Chiefs Scalp Walton Braves
April 7, 2009
The Northview Lady Chiefs beat the Walton Braves 7-1 in Walton, adding one to Northview’s district win column.
Miranda Burkett was the winning pitcher for NHS Friday with five strikeouts. Hitters for the Chiefs were Briana Halterman, Shawna Montgomery, Amy Clark, Hayley Simpson, Emily Vickery, Miranda Burkett and Kolby Cobb. Batters earning RBIs were Candice Greenwell with three, Hayley Simpson with one and Kara Hardin with two RBIs.
The game was a makeup for a game previously rained out.
Even though it is Spring Break, the Lady Chiefs will play Catholic this Wednesday to make up another rained out game. The team will travel to Catholic for a 6 p.m. district game.
The game between the Chiefs and Jay will be made up the following Wednesday, April 15 at Northview. In addition to the Jay game, regular scheduled games next week will be played on Tuesday at 5 p.m. against Washington at NHS, and Friday the 17th with NHS traveling to Pine Forest for a 5 p.m. game.
Sandra Greenwell contributed to this report.
Batter Up: Opening Day At Molino Ballpark (With Photo Gallery)
April 5, 2009
Saturday was the official Opening Day at the Molino Ballpark. The park has 18 teams this year, compared to 14 in 2008.
“On behalf of the Molino Recreation Association Board, we would like to thank all the parents, sponsors, volunteers and the community that came out to
make our opening day a success,” said Arty Kleinatland, president of the Molino Recreation Association. “Good weather, good food and good support made
the day the most enjoyable for all.”
For a complete NorthEscambia.com photo gallery with over 100 photos from Opening Day activities and games at the Molino Ballpark, click here.
Pictured above: Watch the ball! Action on Opening Day at the Molino Ballpark Saturday morning. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
NHS Baseball, Softball, Track Canceled Due To Weather
April 2, 2009
(Updated 3:19 p.m.) Thursday’s weather canceled all high school sports in Escambia County, including a baseball, softball and track for the Northview Chiefs.
The varsity and junior varsity baseball game sscheduled Thursday against Pensacola High School has been canceled. The games will be made up on Monday, April 6. There will be three games at PHS that day beginning with a varsity game at 1:00. One JV game will follow that game at approximately 3:30. The varsity will play the last game around 6.
Thursday’s softball game against Jay has been rescheduled for April 15.
The Northview track team was scheduled to take part in the Pace Invitational Meet Thursday afternoon. The Pace Invitational will not be rescheduled.
Friday’s Northview Baseball And Softball Games Canceled
March 27, 2009
Friday afternoon’s Northview High School baseball and softball games were canceled.
The Chiefs were to have been home against Walton in baseball action. The softball team was to have traveled to Catholic in Pensacola.
Lady Chiefs Drop Road Game
March 25, 2009
The Northview Lady Chiefs lost on the road Tuesday afternoon in high school softball action.
The Lady Chiefs were defeated by Washington High School in a close contest pitched by Miranda Burkett.
Washington won by the final score of 4-3.
The Lady Chiefs will take on Catholic in a district game Friday evening in Pensacola.
Lady Chiefs Beat EA Cougars 13-3
March 24, 2009
Northview High School beat the Escambia Academy Monday afternoon on the softball diamond, coming off a heartbreaking 7-6 Friday.
The Chiefs traveled north to Canoe and beat the Cougars 13-3 in six innings.
EA took an early lead, getting the only point of of the first inning. Northview scored the only point of the second, and neither team scored in the third. But the Chiefs hit a hot streak in the fourth, outscoring the Cougars 6-1 in the inning. By the top of the fifth, Northview was up 7-4, and they never looked back — even scoring another four in the fifth.
Sophomores Emily Vickrey and Shawna Montgomery had three RBIs each for the Chiefs. Winning pitcher was sophomore Miranda Burkett, pitching all six.
On Friday, the Lady Chiefs lost a close district game to South Walton, 7-6 in eight innings.
The game was tied 6-6 in the bottom of the seventh, but South Walton picked up the only run of the eighth.
Colby Cobb had a triple in the fourth with three RBIs.
Drew’s Field Dedicated
March 22, 2009
A tragedy that touched a community and turned into a dream became a reality Saturday morning with the dedication of Drew’s Field in Walnut Hill.
Two year old Drew Marlow and his dad Danny Marlow died in a January 2008 accident on Highway 97. Drew’s Field was named is his honor, bringing wee ball to the Northwest Escambia Little League for the first time ever.
“He loved to play ball with his dad,” Jessica Cloud, one of the people instrumental in making the field a reality, said Saturday morning. “He would hit the ball off the palm of Danny’s hand and take off running. Oh how he loved to run!”
The first three attempt at in vitro conception were unsuccessful for Danny and his wife Cyndi. But on the third try, they were successful. The embryo was rated as on a “3″, when typically only those rated as a four or five survive. Drew beat the odds and was born a happy healthy child. For that reason, Danny wanted his little boy to wear jersey number “3″ during his first game.
Saturday morning, Drew’s number 3 jersey was at Bradberry Park, in a glass case on a memorial board surrounded by tiles written by loved ones in his memory. As Drew’s Dream Team prepped to play their first wee ball game on the field, Cyndi Marlow Wendt stood alone behind the field looking quietly at that number 3 jersey in the glass box.
“It is Cyndi’s prayer that that you cherish every moment spent watching your child play on Drew’s Field as it represents her dream of seeing her little boy play ball,” Cloud said at the dedication ceremony.
For a photo gallery form the first-ever wee ball game at Drew’s Field, click here.
To read our story about Drew’s Field from last week, click here.
The Drew’s Field organizers offered their thanks to many local people and organizations for making the field a reality:
- NWE Board of Directors - for agreeing to build Drew’s field
- Ruritan Club – for their donation and support of the project
- Buddy Bartlett – clearing, leveling, and erosion control
- William Wendt, Jason Ging, and Larry Cook – layout of field and laying sod
- Saye Erosion Control and Sod – donating sod
- Richard Beck and Andrews Sod – discount on labor to lay sod
- Solutia – monetary donation
- Poarch Creek Indians – donation of fence
- Century Dept. of Corrections – labor for fence installation
- Bondurant Ace Hardware in Century – discount on materials
- Drew’s PaPaw (Richard Marlow) – spreading topsoil and clay
- Drew’s Pa (Danny Wilson) for help with materials during fencing
- Academy Sports – gift card for equipment
- Bratt Elementary PTA — bleachers
- Ronnie Cloud aka BBQ Man - preparing fund raiser sandwiches and those who purchased
- Everyone who contributed to the yard sale, or donations at the bank
- Volunteers that worked a a yard sale
- NorthEscambia.com for their continued coverage
- Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union for bank account
- Pensacola Pelicans for donating auction items
- All family and friends for their love and support.
- Michelle and Alan Purvis for building shadowbox frame
- Preferred Materials for donating concrete for dugouts
- Archer Western for pouring concrete
- Sandy Brown for hours of volunteer work
- Pam Brown for assistance with labor crews
- and “most of all Jessica Cloud for organizing everything”
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Photo Galleries: NWE Opening Day, First Day Games, Wee Ball
March 22, 2009
Saturday was opening day for the Northwest Escambia Little League.
For a complete photo gallery from opening ceremonies, click here.
For a complete photo gallery from opening morning games, click here.
For a photo gallery form the first-ever wee ball game at Drew’s Field, click here.
Pictured top: Opening Day ceremonies for the Northwest Escambia Little League. Pictured middle: Pitcher Mallory Ryan winds up for the Northwest Escambia Sandy Sansing team. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
NHS Winning Streak Comes To An End With Loss To Catholic
March 21, 2009
An eight game winning streak came to an end for the Northview Chiefs Friday night with a painful district loss to Catholic High School.
The Crusaders downed Northview 13-3 Friday night in Bratt.
The Chiefs are now 8-3 on the season. They were scheduled to play two on the road in Mobile Saturday, but their afternoon game has been canceled.
Northview will travel to St. Paul’s in Mobile Saturday for a single game starting against St. Paul at 11 a.m.
The Chiefs were originally scheduled to play Washington County, Ala., at 1:30, but that afternoon game has been canceled.
Click here for more photos from Friday night’s game. Submitted photos by Heather Leonard.
Pictured above: Senior Patrick McPherson at bat for the Northview Chiefs Friday night in Bratt. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
One Of Two Saturday Games For The Chiefs Canceled
March 21, 2009
One of two Northview High baseball games scheduled for Saturday has been canceled.
Northview will travel to St. Paul’s in Mobile Saturday for a single game starting against St. Paul at 11 a.m.
The Chiefs were originally scheduled to play Washington County, Ala., at 1:30, but that afternoon game has been canceled.
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