Lucky 7: Chiefs Work To Keep Winning Streak Alive
March 17, 2009
The Northview High School varsity baseball team has been on a huge winning streak, winning their last seven.
“Our hitting and run production was not very good at the start of the season. Generally, hitting is ahead of the pitching early,” said Northview Head Coach Sid Wheatley. “Recently though, I feel like we’ve been seeing the ball better and having better swings at the plate. It has helped us to produce more runs. We’ve also been aggressive on the bases and have been able to get some bunts down.”
Four Northview players having batting averages of .333 or better — junior Dakota Stuckey, sophomore Dabney Langhorne and senior Scooter Hamilton.
The Chiefs, now 7-2, are only about two-thirds of the way through the season. Seven straight wins is a good thing, but Wheatley realizes his team has more work to do to keep the wins rolling in.
“I’m pleased at what we’ve done so far, but I also realize we have a lot to work on and improve on. The players realize this, as well. We’re not satisfied with what we’ve done so far, we realize there is much more that we need to improve on,” Wheatley said.
Northview batting averages after nine games:
Dakota Stuckey .348
Dabney Langhorne .333
Scooter Hamilton .333
Austin Reid .310
Austin Arrington .286
Pictured above: Sophomore Austin Arrington at bat for the Chiefs. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
NHS Varsity Wins Seventh Straight; JV Wins Too
March 14, 2009
The varsity Chiefs picked up their seventh straight win Friday against Walton, and the junior varsity team added another to their win column.
The Northview High School varsity baseball team beat South Walton 7-3. The varsity team is now 7-2 on the year.
Austin Reid pitched six innings for the Chiefs, allowing just one run.
Scooter Hamilton had two hits, one run and one RBIs. Brad Lowery had one hit and two RBIs. Brad Lowery had three hits and two runs. Dakota Stuckey had one hit; Austin Lowery had one hit and two RBIs. Patrick McPherson had one hit for the Chiefs.
Northview scored one run in the first inning. The second inning saw the Chiefs adding four more to the board. NHS scored a couple more in the third, and the Chiefs added one more in the fourth. South Walton’s scores came in the third and seventh innings.
The junior varsity Chiefs shutout South Walton 10-0.
For a photo gallery from both the varsity and junior varsity game, click here.
Pictured above: Sophomore Austin Arrington at bat for the Chiefs. Submitted photos by Heather Leonard for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Want To Be A Northview Cheerleader?
March 14, 2009
If you want to be a Northview High School cheerleader for the 2009-2010 school year, there are some important dates you need to know.
An informational meeting will be held Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria. It is important that all candidates and parents attend this meeting.
A clinic will be held March 21 from 8 a.m. to noon. A practice for all cheerleader candidates will be held March 23 until March 31 from 4:00 until 6:00 each weekday.
Tryouts for the 2009-2010 Northview cheerleading squads will be April 1 at 3:00 p.m.
This is the last year the Northview cheerleaders will be chosen by outside judges. Squads for the 2009-2010 school year will be entirely coach selected.
Northview Sweeps Double Header (Updated With Stats)
March 13, 2009
The Northview High School Varsity Baseball team swept a double header from Cottage Hill Academy in Bratt Thursday night. The win was the sixth straight for the Chiefs.
Northview won the first game 6-4. Brad Foster (1-0) was the winning pitcher. He pitched six innings, giving up four runs on four hits. He walked two and struck out seven. Heath Burkett pitched the final inning recording one strikout.
The hitters for Northview included Brad Foster collecting one single. Dabney Langhorne walked four times and scored two runs. Austin Reid has a pair of singles, scored two runs, and had two RBI”s. Austin Lowery was 1 for 3 with a single, and scored a run. Austin Arrington had a double and collected an RBI.
In the second game, Northview won 7-5. Northview scored one in the first, three in the third, two in the fourth, and one in the sixth.
Scooter Hamilton collected singles, scored a run, and had an RBI. Brad Foster had one RBI. Dabney Langhorne had one single, scored two runs, and had one RBI. Dakota Stuckey had a single, double, and had one RBI. Austin Reid had one single and an RBI. Brad Lowery collected two hits, including a double. Austin Arrington had a single and scored two runs. Patrick McPherson had a single and scored a run. Aaron Chancery also picked up a run.
Brad Lowery pitched five innings to pick up the win and move his record to 2-0 on the season. He gave up no runs, on two hits, he walked one, and struck out four.
The chiefs improved their record to 6-2 on the season.
The Chiefs will be at home this afternoon, taking on South Walton in a district game. The junior varsity will hit the field at 4:00, and the varsity game will begin at 6:30.
Click here for more photos from Thursday night’s Northview versus Cottage Hill double header.
Pictured above: Action as Northview beat Cottage Hill Academy Thursday in Bratt.. Submitted photo by Heather Leonard for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview Baseball Announces Hit-A-Thon Winners
March 10, 2009
The Northview Baseball team held their annual Hit-A-Thon Fundraiser Friday night.
Both the junior varsity and varsity players competed.
The winner in the varsity division was senior Brad Foster. Second place went to junior Heath Burkett, and third place went to Brett Hanks, a senior.
The winner in the junior varsity division was freshman Cole Commander. The runner-up was Taylor Martin, a sophomore.
Chiefs Coach Sid Wheatly pitched seven hits to each player, pitching for nearly two hours straight.
Winners received gift cards from area businesses.
Lady Chiefs Pickup Softball Win
March 10, 2009
The Northview Lady Chiefs beat West Florida High 10-0 in five innings Monday afternoon.
Shawna Montgomery had one RBI; Candice Greenwell had three. Aimiee Clark had 2 RBIs; and Miranda Burkett had one RBI.
Burkett pitched five innings for the Chiefs allowing two hits and no runs.
The Lady Chiefs are now 4-6 on the season, 0-1 in the district.
Northview Chiefs Beat Central Christian To Improve To 4-2
March 7, 2009
Northview beat Central Christian 12-2 in five innings.
Northview scored four in the second, two in the third, two in the fourth and four in the fifth. The Chiefs held Central Christian to just one point in the first and one in the fourth Thursday night in Bratt.
The leading hitters for Northview were Austin Reid, who collected two singles and scored a run. Dakota Stuckey had two singles, scored a run, and added an RBI.
Austin Lowery was one for two at the plate with a two-run homerun. Brad Lowery collected a single, and scored a run. Brad Foster had a triple with three RBI’s. Dabney Langhorne collected a single for the chiefs.
Austin Reid picked up the win on the mound. He pitched four innings, gave up two runs, both unearned. He gave up three hits, walked four, and struck out seven. This brings his record to 2-1 on the season.
The Northview Chiefs are now 4-2 on the year.
Northview Holds First Home Track Meet In Years
March 7, 2009
Northview High School competed in their first home track meet in many years this week on their newly resurfaced track.
Many NHS track team members placed in the meeting, and the girl’s team placed first with 55 points
The results from the meet are below:
Molino Ball Teams Formed, Still Need A Few Players
March 5, 2009
The Molino Recreation Association needs more players for several teams to complete their rosters.
“We have had a great response to the registration at the park,” Arty Kleinatland, Molino Recreation Association president, said. But a few teams are short of the needed number of players.
The need is as follows:
Baseball
WeeBall (3-4 yrs)- 2 teams, need 2 players
T-Ball (5-7 yrs) – 5 teams, need 4 players
Coach Pitch (8-9 yrs) – 1 team, need 2 players
Minor (10 yrs)- 2 teams, need 2 players
Major – 1 team
Softball
8U – 1 team, need 2 players
10U – 2 teams, need 3 players
12U – 1 team
16U – 3 teams, need 3 players
The Molino Recreation Association is also forming a team for juniors (13-15 yrs), six players are needed to form team.
To register, visit the ballpark any weeknight except Wednesday and see any board member or ask for information at the concession stand. Slots are available on a first come, first serve basis.
For more information, call Arty at (850) 516-2674.
Northview Reclassifed By FHSAA; Number Of Games May Be Reduced
March 4, 2009
Northview High School has dropped one class under reclassifications released Tuesday by the Florida High School Athletic Association, joining Jay in Class 2A. And another big change is coming to non-football sports in Florida, with new limitations on the number of games that can be played proposed by the FHSAA.
In boys and girls basketball, Northview will be in Class 2A District 1 with Jay, Baker, Freeport, Pensacola Christian and Ponce De Leon. The same class for girls volleyball will include the same schools, minus Ponce De Leon.
Under the reclassification originally proposed by the FHSAA, Northview was in Class 3A, a class that includes schools with a 2008 fall population of 522-1305 . Northview had 544 students during the October week used by the FHSAA to determine the new classifications, but schools in the lower 10% of the population breakdown of each classification have the option of playing down one classification if it is deemed more suitable for district travel reasons.
Class 1A is for schools with 521 or fewer students, plus those that “play down” like Northview.
In preliminary district alignments released in December for football, Northview remained in District 1-2B. Under the “play down” rule, the Chiefs requested a move down one district to District 1-1A, also the same district as the Jay Royals.
Contest Limits
The FHSAA has proposed reducing the number of games in a number of Florida high school sports. (See graphic at bottom of page.)
Under the proposed rules, the number of proposed varsity boys and girls basketball games would drop from the current 25 to 20. For junior varsity teams, that number would drop to 15.
The same drop would be imposed for high school baseball and softball in Florida. Instead of the current 25 games, varsity teams would play 20 baseball games and junior varsity teams would play 15.
Volleyball would face the same major cuts, from the current 25 games to 20 for varisty and 15 for junior varsity teams.
Junior varsity football would drop from eight games per season to six.
The contest limits would be dropped under the proposal for other sports as well. For cross country teams, the current allowed 13 meets would drop to 11 for varsity and 8 for JV.
Golf would decrease from 14 matches per year to 13 for varsity and nine for junior varsity.
Pictured below: This graphic shows the changes proposed by the Florida High School Athletic Association.
