Lady Chiefs Beat Jay In District Tournament
April 21, 2010
The Northview Lady Chiefs are regional playoff bound after a big 14-3 win in six over the Jay Royals Tuesday night.
The top seed Chiefs (23-3) will play Baker (15-7) at 6 p.m. Thursday for the District 1-2A championship. No. 2 Baker advanced to the finals with a 10-8 win over Freeport Tuesday afternoon.
“We hit the ball, and we hit the ball hard for the most part” Day said. “The defense played well, and pitching did real well.”
Freshman Misty Doran (17-3) took the win on the mound for the Chiefs, with five strike outs and three walks. Day said he was proud of his freshman star Tuesday night.
“I had to go out there and calm Misty down because they hit that line drive and she got mad,” he said with a laugh. “But as soon as I calmed her down, she threw strikes after that…but she was mad.”
For the Lady Chiefs Ashley Digmon was 1-4 with a double; Shawna Montgomery was 2-3 with a triple; Kolbi Cobb was 2-3; Misty Doran was 3-4 with a double; and Haley Simpson was 2-4.
For the Royals, Olivia Wright was 1-3 with a triple.
Northview has beat Baker twice this season, 13-1 and 8-0. The Gators have won the district crown three years running.
With a win Thursday night, the Lady Chiefs will be home for the regionals, a loss would put them on the road..
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the game, click here.
Pictured: The Northview Lady Chiefs beat the Jay Royals Tuesday night to advance to the District 1-2A championship game Thursday night. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Northview Falls To West Florida
April 21, 2010
The Northview Chiefs suffered a tough 7-1 non-district loss to the West Florida Jaguars Tuesday evening in Bratt. West Florida took an early 3-0 lead in the first and added two each during the second and fourth. Trailing 7-0, the Chiefs added one run in the sixth.
For more NorthEscambia.com photos from the game, click here.
Pictured: Action from Northview versus West Florida Tuesday in Bratt. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Jay Picks Up District Tournament Win
April 20, 2010
Jay beat Ponce de Leon Monday afternoon in Bratt to advance in the District 1-2A softball tournament.
The No. 4 seed Lady Royals held an early 8-0 lead over the No. 5 Pirates headed into the third inning, and they held on for a 13-3 win. With the win, the Royals advanced to Game 3 of the tournament Tuesday night against No. 1 seed Northview in the first playoff game for the Chiefs..
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from Monday’s Jay game, click here.
With their perfect record, the Chiefs are the number one seed in the tourney, having beat No. 2 Baker 13-1 in five innings at their last regular season meeting. The Chiefs shut out Baker during another regular season game 8-0.
The District 1-2A tournament schedule is as follows:
- Game 1: No. 4 Jay 13 defeats No. 5 Ponce de Leon,3
- Game 2: No. 2 Baker vs. No. 3 Freeport, 4 p.m. Tuesday
- Game 3: No. 1 Northview vs. Jay, 6 p.m. Tuesday
- Championship: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 6 p.m. Thursday
Pictured: The Jay Royals beat Ponce de Leon 13-3 Monday in Bratt. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Northview Track Team Members Headed To Regionals
April 19, 2010
Four members of the Northview High School Track Team are headed to Regionals at Bay High School in Jacksonville on Friday.
The Northview team took part in the District meet last week, at Bay High School. The following qualified to advance to Regionals:
- Girls 4 X 100 team (Laneicia Gomez, Tierra Floyd, Angel Mitchell, and Ariel Holland), 4th
- Angel Mitchell placed 3rd in the 100 meters
The following Northview track team members also placed at the District meet:
- Laneicia Gomez 6th triple jump 30′11″
- Tierra Floyd 5th 100 hurdles 17.62
- 4 X 800 Team (Georgia Geotter, Tori Reid, Ashley Cunningham, & Charleigh McPherson) 5th
- 4 X 400 Team (Lauren McCall, Tierra Floyd, & Ariel Holland, & Hannah Fiellin) 8th
- Jeremy Jackson 8th 110 HH 19.01
- Edward Dixon 6th 100 meters
- Anthony Pierce 8th Discus
Pictured top: The Northview 4 x 100 team (L-R) Tierra Floyd, Ariel Holland, Laneicia Gomez and Angel Mitchell. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Lady Chiefs End Season At 22-3, Perfect 8-0 In District
April 16, 2010
The Northview High School Lady Chiefs wrapped up their regular season Thursday with a big win over Pensacola High School, 14-3.
The winning pitcher was Amber McMillan with five innings on the mound and five strikeouts..
Leading hitters for Northview were Aimee Clarke, 2-2; Shawna Montgomery, 2-3 with a double; Misty Doran, 2-2; and Haley Simpson, 2-2.
Northview finished regular season 22-3 and a perfect 8-0 in District 1-2A. Northview will host the district softball tournament beginning April 19 in Bratt.
NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Photo Gallery: Ernest Ward Middle School Track Meet
April 16, 2010
The Ernest Ward Middle School Eagles participated in their first track meet of the season Thursday afternoon at Ferry Pass Middle School in Pensacola.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the event, click here.
Final results from the event were not available Thursday night.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Jay Beats NHS; Royals And Chiefs Tied In District
April 16, 2010
Northview and Jay are now tied for number one spot in District 1-2A after the Royals defeated the Chiefs 12-10 Thursday night in Jay.
Jay started the sixth inning with a 12-6 lead, but the Chiefs rallied with four to close gap to 12-10. But the Chiefs were held scoreless in the seventh by Jay.
Dabney Langhorne was 2-4 for the Chiefs with two doubles; Brandon Sheets and Austin Lowery were both 1-4; and Hunter Black was 3-4 with a double.
For the Royals, Rush Hendricks was 1-2, Kevin Stanton was 1-3 and Dakota Smith was 2-2 with two RBIs.
NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Jay Track Star Breaks Longtime School Record
April 15, 2010
Jay High Track Star Robin Blackman has broken a long-held school record in the 400 meter dash with a time of 61.75 seconds.
Blackman competes in four events, the long jump, the 4×800 meter relay, the 400 meter dash and the 4×400 meter relay. She placed first in all four events and helped to lead the Lady Royals to a first place victory in the 36th Annual Quarterback Club Invitational held at Jay High School recently.
Blackman is a junior and has advanced to state each year since seventh grade. She is the top scorer for the Royals and plans to run at Troy University.
Pictured above: Assistant Coach Stan Blackman, Robin Blackman and Coach Sonya Odom. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Reid Homers As Northview Beats The Baker Gators 17-0
April 14, 2010
The Northview Chiefs shut out the Baker Gators in four Tuesday, 17-0, for a big District 1-2A win. The Chiefs are now 16-6, 8-1 in the district.
The Chiefs held a 6-0 lead at the end of the first, and they were just getting warmed up. Northview dominated the second inning to widen their lead to 16-0. Northview added another in the third. The fourth inning was scoreless as the mercy rule gave Northview the win.
“We put a good emphasis on our offense and hitting the baseball; and it’s good to come out here and see us reap some rewards from what we have been concentrating on,” said Head Coach Sid Wheatley. “It was good to see these guys swing the bats, score the runs — it was just good baseball.”
Senior Austin Reid was 3-4 Tuesday night, with five runs, a double, two runs and an over-the-fence home run.
Reid picked up the win for the Chiefs on the mound, improving his record to 6-2.
Brandon Sheets went 1-3, with one RBI and one double; Brad Lowery was 1-2 with three runs; Dabney Langhorne was 2-3 with 2 RBIs, Austin Arrington was 1-1 with two runs; Austin Llowery was 1-3 with a double and a RBI; Heath Burkett was 1-1 with two runs; Hunter Black went 1-2 with 2 RBIs; and Tyler Brooks was 1-1 for the Chiefs.
The Chiefs will be on the road Thursday night against Jay, their final district game of the year.
“I know they are going to be ready for us,” Wheatley said Tuesday night. “We’ve got to come to work and continue to hit the baseball. This time of the year, especially leading up the district tournament and potential playoffs.”
Tuesday night was Senior Night for the Chiefs as they recognized senior players Austin Reid, Heath Burkett, Brad Lowery, Austin Lowery, Dakota Stuckey, Aaron Chancery and Shakel Holmes.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the game, click here. (Senior Night activities are at the end of the photo gallery.)
Pictured top: Austin Arrington swings for the Chiefs. Pictured inset: Team members congratulate Austin Reid after an over-the-fence homer Tuesday in Bratt. Pictured below: Sliding into third. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
NHS JV Ends Winning Season, Beating Baker 8-2
April 14, 2010
The Northview High School junior varsity team wrapped up a winning season Monday afternoon with a win over Baker.
Northview beat the Gators 8-2, giving the JV Chiefs a 10-6 record for the year.
It was the second game of the year between the Chiefs and the Gators; the Chiefs won that first contest 8-0.
Members of the JV Chiefs are: Tanner Brooks, Logan Brown, Jamie Gafford, Tyler Hester, Chance Jackson, Ty Randolph, Reid Bell, Brandon Carnley, Justin Halteman, Harold Harrison, Trey Johnson, Hunter Rigby, Brian Sanders and Kevin Vaughan.