Northview Walks Off With Big Win Over J.U. Blacksher (With Photo Gallery)
February 27, 2024
The Northview Chiefs walked off run-rule winners Monday night in Bratt defeating J.U. Blacksher of Uriah, Alabama, 15-4 on Kylee Langham’s game-winning triple in the fifth inning.
Avery Stuckey had a grand slam for the Lady Chiefs in the bottom of the second.
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The Chiefs improved to 2-0 on the young season with the win.
Jamison Gilmon earned the win with five innings in the circle for the Chiefs. She gave up four hits and three unearned runs, striking out five and walking four.
Gilman went 3-4 and Makayla Golson was 2-3 for the Lady Chiefs.
In other Monday action, J.U. Blacksher junior varsity defeated Northview JV 3-22 .
Pictured top: The Northview Lady Chiefs celebrate a grand slam homer by #48 Avery Stuckey. Pictured first below: Stuckey hits her bomb. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Tate Boys Tennis Defeats WFHS
February 27, 2024
The Tate Aggies boys tennis team defeated West Florida 6-1 Monday.
Up next, Tate tennis will host Escambia on Thursday.
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Northview Varsity, Junior Varsity Both Beat Escambia (With Gallery)
February 24, 2024
Northview 7 Escambia 4 (Varsity)
The 1A Northview Chiefs beat the 5A Escambia Gators 7-4 on a cool Friday night in Bratt.
Jackson Bridges earned the win for the Northview Chiefs. In four innings, he gave up three hits and three runs while striking out six and walking three. Jason Portwood threw three in relief for NHS, giving up five hits, one run, one error and striking out one.
Wyatt Scruggs went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead Northview Varsity Chiefs in hits. Jase Portwood batted in three runs, going 1-3 on the night.
Up next, the Northview Chiefs will be at Flomaton on Tuesday, February 27. JV will begin at 4 p.m. followed by varsity at 6:30 p.m.
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Northview 8 Escambia 3 (JV)
The Northview High School Junior Varsity Chiefs beat Escambia 8-3 Friday.
Gage Harrison led for the Northview Junior Varsity Chiefs on the mount. The starting pitcher surrendered four hits and three runs over three innings, while striking out three and walking three. Taylor Curtis threw two innings of relief for the JV Chiefs, allowing no hits while striking out one and walking one.
Kobi Fiorenti, NateJones, and Luke Chavers had one hit each for Northview. K. Riorenit had two RBIs.
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Tate Softball Beats Pine Forest 11-5 Friday Night
February 24, 2024
The Tate Lady Aggies beat the Pine Forest Eagles 11-5 Friday night at Pine Forest.
The Aggies were led by Kara Wine who drove in four runs on four hits. She doubled inthe first to score two, doubled in the second to score one and singled to addd one in the fifth.
Peyton Womack earned the Tat win, giving up two hits and three runs in four innings while striking out seven and walking three. Jordan Smith tossed three in relief, surrendering two runs and two hits will striking out six.
Amber Laird went 2-3 for Tate.
Next Wednesday, February 28, the Lady Aggies will be at Milto
Tate Aggies Grad Christina Mason Named FCSAA DI Softball Player of the Week
February 24, 2024
The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has named 2022 Tate graduate Christina Mason of Cantonment as their DI Softball Player of the Week.
Mason is a Northwest Florida State College sophomore third baseman from Cantonment. This week she batted .842 (16-for-19) with 12 runs scored, five doubles, four home runs and 19 RBIs in six games. She also had six straight multi-hit games, helping the Raiders to a 6-0 week, outscoring opponents 77-5. Mason homered in three straight games vs. Iowa Western (2-for-2, HR, 5 RBI), Lamar State-Port Arthur (3-for-4, 2 HR, 5 RBIs) and Northwest-Shoals (3-for-4, HR, 3 RBIs). She finished the week going 3-for-4 and three RBIs vs. Jones.
Northview Chiefs Beat Pensacola Catholic 12-2 (With Gallery)
February 23, 2024
With eight runs in the third inning, the Northview Chiefs easily defeated the Pensacola Catholic Crusaders 12-2 Tuesday night in Bratt.
Jamison Gilman earned the win for the Lady Chiefs, giving up one hit and two runs in five innings.
Kylie Langham had an over the fence homer for the Chiefs, and Mikayla McAnnally had an in-park home run.
Chloe Ragsdale, Jamison Gilman, Mary Clayton Dawson, and Daviona Randolph each had added a hit for Northview.
The Chiefs had no errors in the field.
Northview will host J.U. Blacksher of Uriah, Alabama, next Monday.
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Tate Lady Aggies Down Navarre 2-1 On 2 RBI Kara Wine Homer
February 23, 2024
The Tate Aggiest defeated Navarre 2-1 in a Thursday night district game.
The Aggies were first on the board at Charlene Varnell Field in Cantonment with a center field home run from Kara Wine, scoring two runs.
Jordan Smith earned the win for Tate, allowing one hit and one run while striking out two and walking one over five innings. Kate Balagbagen threw a couple of innings in relief for the Lady Aggies, allowing no hits and no runs.
Olivea Latner went 2-3 forTate, while Tristen Showalter, Amburleight Laird, and Blakely Campbell had one hit each.
The Lady Aggies will be at Pine Forest on Friday.
Also Thursday night, Tate JV defeated Navarree 15-0.
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With Four-Runs In The Sixth Inning, Tate Beats Fort Walton 6-0
February 22, 2024
With four runs in the sixth inning, the Tate Aggies beat the Fort Walton Beach Vikings 6-0 Wednesday night in Cantonment.
Zane Warrington earned the win for the Tate Aggies, giving up one hit and no runs in four innings while striking out 11. Gabe Patterson opened for Tate, giving up two hits and non runs in three innings, striking out three and walking one.
Ketch King, Bray Touchstone, Kaleb Posta, and Nate Ozuna had one hit each for Tate with Touchstone driving in two runs and Ozuna with a homer to left field to score two runs.
The Aggies will travel to Milton on Thursday, February 28.
Tate Tennis Boys And Girls Beat Milton
February 22, 2024
Tate High Boys tennie beat Milton Wednesday 7-0 in Cantonment, and the Tate Girls beat Milton 5-0.
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Ice Flyers Get Vital Win Against Quad City To End Weekend
February 19, 2024
by Bill Vilona Ice Flyers correspondent
The Ice Flyers understood the urgency of Sunday’s finale against Quad City.
And they responded with a desired performance.
After scoring the game’s first goal, the Ice Flyers quickly answered an emotional shift in second period, then pulled away in the final 20 minutes for a 4-1 victory on Friends and Family Day – the first Sunday matinee game this season – before a crowd of 4,227 at the Pensacola Bay Center.
Ice Flyers’ goaltender Stephen Mundinger was a standout for the team again, earning No. 3 star in post-game recognition after stopping 26 shots. This includes a flurry of big saves in the second period with the game 1-0.
Sunday concluded a three-game series at the Bay Center against the team ahead of the Ice Flyers in sixth place in the SPHL standings. Quad City won the games Friday and Saturday, putting the focus on Sunday as a game to salvage the weekend, get two points and leave with a good feeling before a road trip.
The Ice Flyers will now prepare for a trip to Knoxville, Tennessee where they will face the Knoxville Ice Bears on Friday and Saturday. The Ice Bears are in ninth place in league standings, trailing the Evansville Thunderbolts by five points for the eighth place and final playoff spot.
The game recap:
FIRST PERIOD
The Ice Flyers finally got some good fortune and their first lead of the weekend against Quad City when Joseph Widmar scored with a side net shot.
This wrister caromed off the leg of Quad Cities goalie Brent Moran, whose left leg was inside the goal pipe and the puck banked its way into the net. Garrett Milan was credited with an assist.
It was Widmar’s 10th goal this season and fourth since joining the Ice Flyers in an early January, multi-player trade with the Peoria Rivermen. Widmar is sixth overall in the SPHL in scoring with 42 points and his 32 assists are by far the most of any player in the league.
The Ice Flyers finished the period with a 15-8 edge in shots on goal. There were no penalties in the period, which was played in a speedy 35 minutes.
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SECOND PERIOD
There were no penalties whistled at this point in the game until 6:39 remained in the second period.
And then three were called at once. And two goals ensued.
The Storm’s Tommy Tsicos was called for a cross check. In the brief scrum that ensued, the Storm’s Nicola Levesque and the Ice Flyers’ Reggie Millette were given delay of game penalties.
With the Ice Flyers on a power play, the Storm’s Cole Golka pounced on a passing turnover inside the Quad City blue line and broke free with Widmar back on defense. Using Widmar as a screen, Golka’s wrist shot got past Mundinger to tie the game.
But less than a minute later, Widmar got the lead back. Just as Tsicos exited the penalty box, Widmar got off a shot between the faceoff circles into the net for the 2-1 lead.
Both teams entered the intermission with 21 shots a piece in the game.
THIRD PERIOD
The Ice Flyers may have produced their best period of the weekend to seal this win. They outshot Quad City 15-6, allowed only a couple of scoring chances and scored twice to enable a smooth, happy ending to the game.
The Ice Flyers finished killing off a penalty to begin the period. They missed on a power play chance five minutes into the period. But with 12:06 remaining, Sean Gulka followed a close-range, quality shot by Ivan Bondarenko, pounced on the rebound and set the puck into the net. Gulka was named the game’s No. 2 star.
The No. 3 star, Bondarenko, finished a stellar game by scoring the game’s final goal with 6:20 remaining that essentially put a bow on the win.
For the first time in three days, the Ice Flyers post-game salute to the fans and the music in the arena was in a celebratory style.
NOTABLES – Both the Canadian and U.S. National Anthem was performed Sunday by the Haze Gray Quartet, a group of four retired U.S. Navy servicemen.
The “Scout Shootout” was held at first intermission between a group of area Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts with each youth taking shots from the blue line at the net.
The Ice Flyers’ three games with big crowds put them atop the SPHL in total attendance with 115,885 and ahead of everyone in percentage capacity at 98.4-percent. The Ice Flyers are averaging 5,517 in 21 home games so far this season.
QUOTABLES – Ice Flyers Coach Gary Graham:
“From the goaltender (Mundinger) on out, I thought everybody really brought their A-game and that’s what we needed to see. I’ve said it until I’ve been blue in the face, we need our top guys to be our top guys night in and night out. This is the time in a season when the cream will start rising to the top from team to team. To see Joe and Garrett (combine for first goal) was huge for us, but every line contributed. I was happy to see for Gulks (Gulka).. he hasn’t scored in a while… he’s had some injuries this year and has been dealing with different things, but I thought that goal for him was really good for his confidence as well.
“Disappointed giving up a shorthanded goal. That’s probably the only negative I can say from the night. I thought Preston Kugler (added Sunday) did a really good job jumping in on the back end. We made some moves with our roster that maybe should get some attention from the group, which is the point of it, and the guys in the lineup made the most of their opportunities.”
Ice Flyers Center Joesph Widmar:
“It was definitely a big win for the team. Unfortunately, I thought we played some good hockey the first two games and couldn’t bury our chances, but it definitely was a great sign to see in a must win situation that the team stepped up and had a great game.”
NEXT FACEOFF
WHO: Ice Flyers vs. Knoxville Ice Bears
WHEN: Friday-Saturday (Feb. 23-24), 6:35 p.m.
