Friday Wins For Tate, Northview, Jay
February 27, 2016
Here’s a look at Friday baseball and softball action from the North Escambia area:
BASEBALL
Tate 6, Milton 2
The Tate High School Aggies beat Milton 6-2 in seven innings Friday night in Cantonment.
Madison Lockman earned the win on the mound for the Aggies, allowing two runs over 4 1/3 innings. He struck out one, walked three and gave up just two hits.
Milton took an early lead 1-0 in the top of the third inning. The Aggies took the lead in the fourth inning, with Tate scoring six runs on a two run double from Reid Halfacre, an error and an RBI single from Logan Blackmon.
Tate hitters – Branden Fryman 1-2, run; Logan Blackmon 2-3, run, RBI; Reid Halfacre 1-3, 2 RBIs, run.
The West Florida Jaguars are up next for Tate (5-0) in an away game at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Northview 3, Freeport 1
The Northview Chiefs defeated the Freeport Bulldogs Friday night by a score of 3-1. The Chiefs scored one run in the second inning and two runs in the fifth inning. The Bulldogs scored their one run in the third inning.
Leading hitters for the Chiefs were Quentin Sampson (1-3), Jared Aliff (1-3, 1 run), Zach Payne (1-3), Josh Neese (1-3). Roquan Wiggins and Seth Killam scored one run each.
Daniel Mascaro pitched 4 1/3 innings, giving up one run on two hits, struck out five batters and walked three. Josh Neese pitched 2 2/3, giving up no runs on one hit, striking out two hitters and walking none to pick up the win and move his record to (2-0).
The Chiefs improve to 3-1 (2-1) and host Pensacola Christian next Friday.
Northview 5, Freeport 1 (JV)
The junior varsity Chiefs defeated Freeport 5-1. Northview scored two runs in the first, one run in the second and two runs in the fourth inning. Freeport scored their one run in the first inning.
Leading hitters for the Chiefs were Cade Allen (2-3, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 run), MJ Jones (1-2, 1 SB, 1 run), John Chivington (1-2, 1 SB), Jackson Moore (1-3), Trevor Singleton (1-2), Wesley Hardin (1-2, 1 RBI), and Alex McMinn (1-3, 1 run). Heath Sheldt scored one run.
Jason Fischer picked up the win, throwing five innings, giving up only one run while striking out eight batters.
The JV Chiefs improve to 4-1 on the season.
SOFTBALL
Northview 3, Freeport 0
The Northview varsity softball team shutout the Freeport bulldogs 3-0 Friday night at Northview.
Kendall Enfinger was 2-4 with an RBI, Daphne Young was 1-3 with a two RBI singles, Jamia Newton went 1-3 with an extra base double and a run, Brittany McLemore was 1-3 with a run, Hannah Ging was 1-4, Laurie Purdy was 1-4 and Lydia Smith also scored a run.
Tori Herrington pitched the win in seven innings with seven strikeouts, no0 walks, no runs and gave up only two hits. She also had two assists defensively.
Defensively Young had nine putouts, Enfinger had five assists, McLemore had three assists and a putout and Newton added two putouts.
The Chiefs’ Chiefs next game will be Monday on the road at South Walton at 6:00.
Jay 14, Baker 4
Jay powered past Baker in girls softball action Friday at Jay. The Lady Royals took a strong 6-0 lead in the first inning, and added one in the third, three in fourth and another four in the fifth inning.
Destiny Herring earned the win for the Royals. She was one the mound for five with two errors, allowing six hits walking two and striking out three.
Leading hitters for Jay — Kolby Bray 3-3 2 R, 4 RBIs, 2B; Destiny Herring 2-4 2 R, 3 RBIs, HR; Harley Taggart 3-4 3 R, 2B; Samantha Steadham 2-3 3R; Avery Jackson 3-4 3 R, 2 RBIs.
Up next for the Jay Royals (4-1, 2-0) is a trip to South Walton Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Pictured: Freeport at Northview. NorthEscambia.com photos by Ramona Preston, click to enlarge.
Wins For Tate, Northview
February 26, 2016
Thursday scores:
Tate 8, Crestview 0
The Tate Aggies beat Crestview Thursday night in Cantonment, 8-0. All eight of Tate’s points came in the second inning.
Jake Davis pitched five innings for Tate, allowing no runs and just three hits and striking out four.
Tate hitters were: josh Kea 1-2, 3 RBI, 2 R; Logan Blackmon 1-2, RBI, R; Hunter NeSmith 1-2, 2 RBI, R; Brandon Fryman 1-4; Mason Land 2-2, RBI, R.
The Tate Aggies will host Milton on Friday at 6 p.m.
Northview 5, Baker 3
Northview 10, Baker 3 (JV)
The Northview Chiefs took two from Baker Thursday, with the varsity winning 5-3 and the JV topping the Gators 10-3.
SOFTBALL
Northview 6, Catholic 1
The Northview Chiefs beat Catholic 6-1 Thursday night. Northview’s Tori Herrington struck out 14 Crusaders for the Northview win. Herrington pitched seven, allowing one hit, no walks and no earned runs. At bat, she was 1-4 with a triple and a run.
Daphne Young went 3-3 with a run. Aubree Love was 1-4 with 2 RBI’s. Laurie Purdy was 1-4 with an RBI. Kendall Enfinger went 1-4 and Lydia Smith was 1-3.
Northview will host Freeport Friday night with the JV playing at 4:00 and varsity at 6:00.
Pictured: Northview beats Baker Thursday night in Baker. NorthEscambia.com photos by Ramona Preston, click to enlarge.
Tate Aggies Release 2016 Football Schedule
February 23, 2016
The 2016 Tate High School football schedule has been released:
NorthEscambia.com file photo by Jennifer Repine, click to enlarge.
Wins For Tate, Northview, Jay
February 19, 2016
Local score roundup:
Tate 10 Washington 0
The Tate High School Aggies shut out Washington 10-0 Thursday night. Madison Lockman pitched the win for the Aggies, allowing no runs, four hits and striking out one n four innings. Hitters for Tate were: Branden Fryman 3-3, 2 RBIs, 2 runs; Mason Land 1-3; Jake Davis 1-3, RBI, run; Cole Halfacre 2-3, HR, 3 RBIs; Josh Kea 1-3; Logan McGuffey 2-3, RBI, run; Madison Lockman 1-2, run; AJ Gordon 1-2, RBI, run.
JV – Northview 9 West Florida 7
The Northview JV baseball team defeated West Florida on Thursday night by a score of 9-7. The Chiefs rallied from a 7-3 deficit with a 5-run 4th inning. The Chiefs added 1 more run in the 5th inning to secure the victory.
Leading the Chiefs at the plate were Jackson Moore (2-2), Devin Stabler (2-4, 2B and 1 run scored), Luke Ward (2-3, 2 runs), Andrew Sharpless (1-1), Trevor Singleton (1-1), M.J. Jones (1-3) and John Chivington (1-4, 1 run). Seth Killiam led the Chiefs with 3 runs scored and Sam Stott added 2 runs.
Killiam started on the mound, striking out five batters on the night. Stabler finished the game and had three strikeouts. The Chiefs improved to 1-1 on the season. They travel, along with the varsity team, to Freeport this Friday. JV starts at 4:00 and varsity at 6:00.
SOFTBALL
Jay 4, Central 3
Destiny Herring got the win pitching five innings allowing six hits, three runs, three errors and striking out nine. Michaela Stewart was 3-4 with an RBI and Samanta Steadham was 1-3 with two runs for Jay. The Lady Royals (3-1) are on the road next Tuesday at Freeport.
Northview 8 Baker 1
Tori Herrington pitched the win for Northview, striking out nine. Hitting for Northview were: Hannah Ging 3-4, Kendall Enfinger 3-4, Laurie Purdy 3-4 and Jamia Newton 3-3. Northview will be at Central on Monday.
Tate 7 Pine Forest 0
Tate blanked Pine Forest 7-0 Thursday.
Pictured top: The Northview Lady Chiefs celebrate a win over Baker, 8-1, Thursday night. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview Chiefs Pound Laurel Hill 18-0 In Just 3 Innings
February 13, 2016
The hits just kept on coming Friday night in Bratt from the Northview Chiefs as they defeated the Laurel Hill Hobos 18-0 in a game that was called after just three innings.
The winning pitcher for Northview was Thomas Moore. He threw three innings, gave up no runs, no hits and struck out all 9 batters he faced. His record is 1-0.
Leading hitters for the Chiefs were Zach Payne, 3-3, including a triple, two runs scored, one RBI and two stolen bases. Jared Aliff went 1-3, with a three-run double. Quentin Sampson went 1-2 with four runs scored and two stolen bases. Also scoring runs for the Chiefs were Roman Manning (2 runs), Luke Ward (2 runs), Jacob Dunsford (1 run), Zach Holland (1 run), John Shivington (1 run), Josh Neese (1 run), Michael Jones (1 run), Chandler Lowery (1 run) and Daniel Mascaro (2 runs).
The Chiefs (1-0) will host the West Florida Jaguars on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Ramona Preston, click to enlarge.
Softball: Northview Chiefs Beat Central
February 12, 2016
The Northview Lady Chiefs rallied in the bottom of the seventh to beat the Central Jaguars 6-5 Thursday night in Bratt. The Chiefs and Jags were tied 3-3 at the end of six.
The Chiefs’ Tori Herrington had 13 strikeouts while going three for three at the plate. Aubree Love and Kendall Enfinger were two for three, while Laurie Purdy had the scoring base hit for Northview.
The Lady Chiefs will host the Jay Royals Friday. The JV plays at 4:00, the varsity at 6:00.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Area Schools Receive NFL Golden Footballs To Honor Local Super Bowl Players
February 11, 2016
Three North Escambia area high schools — Tate, Northview and Escambia County (Atmore) — were surprised with golden footballs from the NFL to commemorate Super Bowl 50.
High schools across the country, and around the globe, were given a Wilson Golden Football for every player or head coach who graduated from the school and was on an active Super Bowl roster.
The NFL Foundation will also provide the schools with a new character education curriculum and the opportunity to apply for grants of up to $5,000 to help support and grow their football programs. The NFL Foundation has invested $1 million towards the campaign.
Super Bowl High School Honor Roll is an initiative developed by the NFL to recognize schools and communities that contributed to Super Bowl history and positively impacted the game of football.
The three North Escambia area schoold receiving the golden footballs and their Super Bowl connections were:
- Century/Northview — Anthony Pleasant, Super Bowl XXXVI (2002) and Super Bowl XXXVIII (2004), New England Patriots
- Tate High – Fred Robbins, Super Bowl XLII (2008), New York Giants; Graham Gano, Super Bowl 50 (2016), Carolina Panthers (Gano was not part of the golden ball distribution)
- Escambia County High School (Atmore) — Don McNeal, Super Bowls XVII (1983), XIX (1985), Miami Dolphins; Ron Middleton, Super Bowl XXVI (1992), Washington Redskins
Other Escambia and Santa Rosa County schools with connections to the Super Bowl are list below. Those taking part in Super Bowl 50 were not included in the football distribution (as it was planned before the game):
- Catholic — Josh Sitton, Super Bowl XLV (2011), Green Bay Packers
- Escambia — Emmitt Smith, Super Bowl XXVII (1993), Super Bowl XXVIII (1994), Super Bowl XXX (1996), Dallas Cowboys.
- Washington — Derrick Brooks, Super Bowl XXXVII (2003); Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Horace Jones, Super Bowl XI (1977), Oakland Raiders
- Woodham — Tyronne Green, Super Bowl 50 (2016), Carolina Panthers
- Gulf Breeze — Doug Baldwin, Super Bowl XLVIII (2014), Super Bowl XLIX (2015), Seattle Seahawks; Jason McKie, Super Bowl XLI (2007), Chicago Bears
- Milton — Lawrence Tynes, Super Bowl XLII (2008), New York Giants; Elijah Williams, Super Bowl XXXIII (1999), Atlanta Falcons; Courtland Finnegan, Super Bowl 50 (2016), Carolina Panthers.
Northview High School Principal Gayle Weaver said the school hopes to hold an assembly at a future date with Anthony Pleasant. Defensive end Pleasant, who was born in Century, was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third round fof the 1990 NFL Draft. He earned his Super Bowl rings in 2002 and 2004 with the New England Patriots. He graduated from Century High School n 1986, before Century and Ernest Ward High School were later consolidated into Northview High School.
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Northview Girls Weightlifting Team Presents Season Awards
February 10, 2016
The Northview High School girls weightlifting team celebrated their season with their annual awards banquet.
The following awards were presented:
MVL (Most Valuable Lifters) — Audriene Odom, Myisha Syria, Laurie Purdy, Breanna Campbell
Coach’s Award Winners — Katie Born, Bethany Reynolds, Laurie Purdy
Pensacola Sports Association Winner– Haley Weaver
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Senate Backs Bill To Shield Personal Hunting, Fishing License Info
February 10, 2016
The Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee on Tuesday backed a measure (SB 1364) that would create a public-records exemption to shield personal information — such as names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses and telephone numbers — of people getting hunting, fishing and boating licenses and certificates from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Sen. Alan Hays, a Umatilla Republican who sponsored the proposal, said the intent of the proposed exemption is to protect gun owners.
“It’s a good gun-control measure, to tell you the truth, without interfering with Second Amendment rights,” Hays said.
“The current situation is that if any person who wants to know where weapons are located, all they’d have to do is do a public-records request to the Fish and Game Commission to send a list of everybody who has a hunting license,” Hays continued. “And you know good and well most of those homes, where the owner or the occupant has a hunting license, are going to have a weapon.”
When asked about how components of the bill, such as fishing licenses, fit within protecting gun ownership, Hays said such parts can be removed when the bill goes before another committee.
Barbara Petersen, president of the First Amendment Foundation, questioned Hays’ stance in an email Tuesday.
“Have there been any reported incidents of people using hunting licenses to track down hunters to steal their guns? Isn’t that the definition of stupid criminal? And why include fishing licenses? Boating safety records? He’s blowing smoke,” Petersen said in the email. “This is clearly a reaction to the bear hunting license snafu and the fact that a reporter from the Orlando Sentinel got (rock star) Ted Nugent’s telephone number and called him up.”
(Disclosure: The News Service of Florida is a member of the First Amendment Foundation.)
Hays said after the meeting that the controversial bear hunt didn’t factor into his decision to file the bill, which, if approved, would become law July 1.
The commission held a bear hunt in October, the first in the state in more than two decades. The state sold 3,778 permits for the hunt, and among the people buying permits were Nugent, House members Frank Artiles of Miami, Jay Trumbull of Panama City and Tom Goodson of Titusville, and Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Aliese Priddy.
The commission halted the potential seven-day hunt after two days, as the number of bears killed quickly approached the quota of 320. Commission officials acknowledged they “underestimated the hunter success for the first day.”
The commission has not decided if a bear hunt will be conducted this year. Spokeswoman Susan Smith said the agency is “still reviewing information from the 2015 hunt.”
The Senate bill must get approved by the Rules Committee before it could go to the full Senate.
A similar House bill (HB 1153) was unanimously supported by the Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee last month and must clear the State Affairs Committee before it could go to the House floor.
by The News Service of Florida
Tate Wrestling Wins Third Tournament
February 8, 2016
The Tate High School wrestling team won the recent Tate Invitational tournament. Gulf Breeze placed second, and Niceville High came in third. For the Aggies, this was their third tournament win in the past month.
During the Tate Invitational, nine Aggie wrestlers won medals:
106: Jacob Cochran and Matthew Blalock
120: Scott Houston
126: Tanner Wood
138: Daniel Pigg
152: Logan Womack
170: Heath Herndon
195: Jacob Neales
220: Gaven McAnally
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