Tate Boys Tennis Beats Pace

March 6, 2026

The Tate High School boys tennis team earned another win Thursday, defeating Pace 5-2. The Aggies, now 7-1 overall, will host Escambia at home on Tuesday, March 10.

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Student Athletes Honored At FCA Basketball, Soccer Banquets

March 5, 2026

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes recently presented Above the Rim Awards for basketball and the Beyond the Goal Awards for soccer.

The winners were chosen by their teammates based upon their integrity, dedication, character, and FCA values.

BASKETBALL

Northview — Makayla Plato, Bryson Orso
Tate — Zoe Dailey, Keon Whaley
Central — Tambrey Frady, Keaton Henry
East Hill — Addison Wheeler
Escambia — Chloee Roberson
Gulf Breeze — Kaia Seeley
Milton — Madilyn Hall
Pace — Trace Perkins
PHS — Jatina Brown, Catino Mobley
Pensacola Catholic — Krystiana Chatman, Sam Quebedeaux
Pine Forest — Cymone Mckinney, Jacorie Thomas
Washington — Chamiah Francis, Brody Michael Dykes
West Florida — Solise Beeks, Frank Likely
PSC — Shania Beeks
UWF — Amelia Bell, Christian Valarezo

SOCCER

Tate — Ruth Oaks ,Tyler Clarke
Escambia — Sabrina Corleone
Gulf Breeze — Jaida Gelsinon
Milton — Addison Burne, Nicco Grancagnolo
Navarre — Dominique Acosta
Pace — Lillian Espinosa, AJ BonJorno
PHS — Peyton Chester
Pensacola Catholic — Allison Bennet, Atticus King
Pine Forest — Azharia Knight, Job Friere
Washington — Brooke Stubblefield, Brendan Boyer
West Florida Tech — Laney Jackson, Austin Jackson
Pensacola State College — Alexis Parscal

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Evan Taylor’s Third Home Run Of The Night Gives Tate Walk-Off Win Over Crestview

March 4, 2026

Evan Taylor’s third home run of the night gave the Tate Aggies a 7-6 walk-off win over the Crestview Bulldogs on Tuesday night at Tate.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Aggies were down 6-5 when Taylor hit a two-run homer to right field. His other two home runs came in the fourth and sixth innings.

Taylor went 3-4 overall with four RBIs. Kaden Posta and Griffin Cook added two hits each while Conner Dethlefs and Cooper Halfacre had one each.

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Nathan Conners started on the mound for Tate, giving up three hits and one run in four and one-third innings while striking out four and walking six.

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Tate Lady Aggies Drop Close One To Gulf Breeze (With Gallery)

March 4, 2026

The Tate Lady Aggie dropped a close one to the Gulf Breeze Dolphins on Tuesday night at Tate. The Dolphins came out on top 6-5.

The Aggies took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the third with an inside-the-park home run from Madison Smillie that scored two runs. Smillie, Kaylie Mitchell and Brelynn Morris each had one hit for the Lady Aggies.

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Sarah Mitchell took the loss for Tate in five innings, surrendering five runs and one hit while striking out seven and walking nine. Kaylen Relstab stepped in the circle for two innings of no-hit ball, allowing one unearned run and striking out two.

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Aubrey Hadley’s RBIs Helps Propel Lady Chiefs Over WFHS; NHS Baseball Beats EHS

March 4, 2026

SOFTBALL

Northview 7, West Florida 2

Four RBIs from Aubrey Hadley help lead the Northview Lady Chiefs to a 7-2 win over the West Florida Jaguars on Tuesday night in Pensacola.

Hadley had a three-run triple in the fourth inning as she went 1-2 on the night.

Mikayla McAnally was in the circle first for the Chiefs, giving up one hit and no runs in five innings, walking one and striking out five. Peyton Woman surrendered five hits and two earned runs in two innings, striking out one.

Addysen Bolen, Riley Brooks, and Kylie Langham each added two hits for the Lady Chiefs.

BASEBALL

Northview 3, Escambia 1

The Northview Chiefs beat the Escambia Gators 3-1 on the road Tuesday night.

Bryant Mason earned the win for Northview, allowing no hits and no runs while striking out nine and walking three in five innings. Jack Boutwell was on the mound for two innings, allowing two hits, one unearned run, walking two and striking out one.

At the plate, Mason went 3-4. Jase Portwood, Jackson Bridges, and Kobi Fiorenti each added a hit.

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Tate Boys Tennis Beats Navarre 7-0

March 4, 2026

The Tate Aggies tennis boys team earned another 7-0 win Tuesday, this time over Navarre.

The 7-0 win is becoming somewhat of a theme for the boys team—with recent 7-0 wins over Milton, Washington and Escambia. The Aggies are now 6-1 on the season.

The Tate girls lost 7-0.

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Pensacola Sports Honors Local Athletes, From Tate Cheerleaders To Olympians

March 1, 2026

From the Tate High School cheerleaders to a state champion lifter from Jay High School to pro athletes and Olympians, Pensacola Sports honored local athletes this week at its annual banquet.

Special Achievement Winners

– West Fowler - World Trampoline Championship

– Drew Beroset – Gulf Breeze Track 3200m State Champ

– Arman Truitt – West Florida HS Track, Hurdles & Long Jump, State Champ

– Boy Pace Weightlifting Team – State Champions

– Girls Pace Weightlifting Team – State Champions

– Kollin Daniels – Pace Weightlifting Individual State Champion

– Evan Beckham – Pace Weightlifting Individual State Champion

– Grant Wise – Pace Weightlifting Individual State Champion

– Layah Slaughter - Pace Weightlifting Individual State Champion

– Alyssa McMurtie - Pace Weightlifting Individual State Champion

– Shyann Donaldson – Milton Weightlifting Individual State Champion

– Chase Dooley – Jay HS Weightlifting Individual State Champion

– Hannah Demarcus – Pace HS Gatorade Softball Player of the Year

– Gulf Breeze Beach Volleyball – State Champions

– Tate High School Cheerleading – State Champions

– Taylor Clements – West Florida HS Swimming State Champion

– UWF Golf Team – National Champions

– Gianna Guerriero – UWF Softball

– Cooper Tendick – UWF Golf

– Adriana Mieses Sanchez – UWF Swim & Dive

– Olivia Nelson – UWF Swim & Dive

– Shannah Dillman – UWF Swim & Dive

– Alena Rozova – UWF Swim & Dive

– Ja’Kobe Clinton – UWF Football

– Mya Swinton – UWF Soccer

– PSC Men’s Basketball – FCSAA State Champions

– Pete Penna – Coach of State Championship Team

Amateur Athlete of the Year

Chris Rembert

Professional Athlete of the Year

Jeremy Reaves

Special Olympic Athlete of the Year

Samuel Johnson

Hall Of Fame Inductees

Justin Gatlin

Doug Baldwin

David Williams

Peter Dyson

Special Recognition

Devin Witherspoon

Pensacola Sports Volunteer of the Year

Paco Burrell

Sportsman of the year

Tim Bryant, 5 Flags Speedway

Excellence In Sports Tourism

Ray Palmer, who retires from Pensacola Sports this September after 25 years

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Ice Flyers Fall Short To Birmingham Saturday Night

March 1, 2026

The Ice Flyers were unable to find the equalizer Saturday night, falling 2-0 to the Birmingham Bulls on Saturday night at the Hangar.

After a scoreless first period, Birmingham broke through late in the second when Drake Glover opened the scoring to give the Bulls a 1-0 lead heading into the final frame. Pensacola pushed to get back even in the third, but could not solve Birmingham down the stretch.

With the Ice Flyers net empty in the closing moments, Kolten Olynek buried an empty-netter in the final seconds to seal the 2-0 result.

Pensacola will regroup and turn the page as the team prepares for a road trip next weekend to face the top-seeded Peoria Rivermen.

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50th Anniversary Celebrated: Tate Aggies 1976 State Champion Baseball Team

February 28, 2026

Before Friday night’s matchup between the Tate Aggies and Escambia Gators at Blue Wahoos Stadium, 1970s state championship teams from both schools were honored.

Tate was the home team and celebrated the 50th anniversary of its 1976 Class 4A team. Escambia honored its 1972 and 1974 Class 4A championship teams. At the time, 4A was the highest classification in Florida.

Ronnie Stryker, who was a senior on the 1976 state championship Tate Aggie team, threw out the ceremonial first pitch Friday night at Blue Wahoos Stadium.

There were 21 players from the Tate team committed to attend the 50-year anniversary, along with former coaches. One of those former players was a sophomore named Mike Killam, now the longtime metro director of the Northwest Florida chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

It was Killam’s brainchild to honor the 1976 team he played on.

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“I got to thinking, hey, Tate is playing Escambia in this game. Let’s invite former players from Escambia’s 1972 and ’74 championship teams,” said Killam, whose FCA leadership has enabled thousands of area high school kids to get recognized at awards banquets, a golf tournament, and other special events his organization has staged.

“I figured, let’s make this really special,” Killam said. “Let’s just have a big night to celebrate these teams and these schools and all the baseball accomplishments.

“I’m so honored to have the response we’ve had.”

The former players first reunited Friday at the Pensacola Yacht Club with a luncheon event.