NWE Girls Slam Shalimar 12-1; Advance To Tourney Finals
July 7, 2009
The Northwest Escambia All-Stars will play for the 11-12 Year Old All-Star District 1 Tournament championship Wednesday night. NWE advanced to the finals after a 12-1 win over Shalimar Monday night in Destin.
Mallory Ryan pitched a no hitter with just two errors. She had struck out five and had a single walk. Ryan also scored two runs for the NWE All-Stars.
Darby Randolph, Madison Arrington and Reagan Bell also scored two for NWE. Cheyenne Schoonover, Courtney Peebles, Kyndall Hall and Danielle Steadham scored one each for the NWE All-Stars.
NWE will play for the 11-12 Year Old All-Star District 1 softball title Wednesday night against the winner of Tuesday night’s Niceville versus Shalimar team. NWE has beat Niceville 7-0 already in the tournament, and downed Shalimar 12-1. In the event NWE should lose Wednesday night, they will play again Thursday night. If they win Wednesday night, they are tournament champions.
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Pictured above and below: Members of the NWE All-Stars after a 12-1 in over Shamilar Monday night in Destin. Submitted photos by Kim Ryan for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Firecracker 5K: Honoring The Memory Of A Local Blind Runner
July 5, 2009
Last year, Angie White of Flomaton was legally blind when she ran the Firecracker 5K in Pensacola for the Fourth of July. Saturday, several area runners ran the race in her memory.
Angie was diagnosed with a brain tumor in September 2007, and was left legally blind. She ran the Firecracker on July 4, 2008, with husband Earnie White and best friend Jo Nolin holding her arms, guiding her across the finish line. It took her just less than an hour, almost 50 minutes behind the leader. Friends cheered and shouted her name as she crossed the finish line at number 732 out of 736 runners.
Angie died in February of this year after her battle with the disease called glioblastoma multiforme. Saturday, several runners from the area — including Earnie White and Jo Nolin — ran this year’s Firecracker 5K without Angie. They ran to honor her memory in the race that benefits those in need served by the Ronald McDonald House.
When doctors discovered the mass in her head, it was the size of a tennis ball. She underwent surgery on September 23, 2007. She stopped breathing. She survived the emergency procedure doctors performed, but her sight did not.
After the surgery, she was left unable to walk, unable to sit up. She credited the Lord for allowing her the strength to finish the race.
White often ran 5K and 10K races and even competed in the triathlon. She was active in her community as well, serving in the Flomaton Quaterback Club and Flomaton Band Boosters. She was a member of the Flomaton Baptist Church.
White died February 11, 2009, at the age of 49. She was survived by her husband, Earnest Ray White and three children.
Pictured top: Angie White (center) was legally blind when she ran last year’s Firecracker 5K on the July 4. She ran with the support of friend Jo Nolin (left) and husband Earnie White. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
North Escambia Area Runners Place In Firecracker 5K, Including Two In Top 10
July 5, 2009
Matt Dobson of Jay and Alan Ash of Atmore finished in the top 10 overall out of over 700 in Saturday’s Firecracker 5K in Pensacola. They were two of many runners from the North Escambia area taking part in the annual Fourth of July event.
Dobson, 39, finished fifth with a time of 16:28.8 to finish first in the male 36-39 age group. Neil McDonagh of Pensacola finished first overall with a time of 14:58.3.
Ash, 18, was sixth overall, first in the 15-19 age group, with a time of 16:34.5. John Nguyen, 16, of Cantonment finished 31 overall, sixth among males 15-19.
Hugh Long of Atmore finished first in the male 70-74 age group with a time of 28:28.1.
Dale Ash of Atmore was the top area walker in the Firecracker 5K, finishing ninth overall and first among females 40-49.
The race raised over $26,000 for the Ronald McDonald House.
Other North Escambia area runners and walkers are listed below, followed by their city, age, age group finish and time:
Top North Escambia area Firecracker 5K Runners:
- 5 Matt Dobson Jay FL 39 1M 35-39 16:28.8
- 6 Alan Ash Atmore AL 18 1M 15·19 16:34.5
- 31 John Nguyen Cantonment FL 16 6 M 15-19 19:28.0
- 45 James Dillard Cantonment FL 5 M35-39 20:31.3
- 64 Deanna Stewart Jay FL 22 1 F 20-24 21:25.2
- 85 Kevin P James Cantonment FL 26 9 M 25-29
- 66 D Rachel Yonke Cantonment FL 24 2 F 20-24 21:33.5
- 87 Matthew Yonke Cantonment FL 28 11 M 26-29 22:31.2
- 92 Matt Ash Atmore AL 20 11 M 20·24 22:45.2
- 107 Mark W. Gibson Cantonment FL 52 10 M 50-54 23:09,5
- 119 Danny Gainey Cantonment FL 42 7 M 40-44 23:46.1
- 124 Thomas Sapp Cantonment FL 43 8 M 40-44 23:54.0
- 173 Chris Dufour Cantonment FL 35 19M 35-39 25:30.1
- 193 James Alan Ash Atmore AL 61 16 M 50-54 25:58.2
- 223 Tom Richardson Cantonment FL 44 11 M 40-44 26:49.5
- 225 Melanie Garrett CantonmElnt FL 32 10 F 30-34 26:52.6
- 240 Brooke RowlllI Cantonment Fl 28 8 F 26-29 27:07.
- 247 Sue l James Cantonment FL 53 2 F 50-54 27:18.3
- 264 Richard Thomas Murray Cantonmant FL 39 24 M 35-39 27:40.5
- 267 Lynn Lambeth Flomaton AL 45 6 F 45-49 27:42.2
- 271 Scott Wilford Cantonment FL 37 25 M35·39 27:45.7
- 276 Keegan Lambeth Flomaton AL 18 30 M 15-19 27:48.8
- 295 Hugh Long Atmore AL 72 1M 70-74 28:28.1
- 320 Earnest White Flomaton AL 54 20M 50-54 29:24.6
- 333 Robert Bath Molino FL 58 11 M 55-59 29:56.9
- 383 Robyn Sapp Cantonment FL 35 9 F 35-39 31:19.1
- 394 Steve Lambeth Flomaton AL 48 32 M 45-49 31:37.9
- 415 Brian K McGill Atmore AL 49 34 M 45·49 32:11.9
- 455 Jo Nolin Flomaton AL 59 4 F 65·59 33:21.4
- 462 Dee Ann Keliy Cantonment FL 35 19 F 35-39 33:29.7
- 477 Mary Nixon Molino FL 55 5 F 55·59 34:14.6
- 504 Victoria Fox Cantonment FL 26 23 F 25-29 35:13.3
- 515 Dawn Thomas Cantonment FL 44 23 F 40-44 35:36.2
- 537 Terry Kelly Atmore AL 45 39 M 45·49 36:31.7
- 538 Kimberly Kelly Atmore AL 41 24 F 40·44 36:33.0
- 539 Katherine S McGill Atmore AL 49 24F 4549 36:33.8
- 560 Amanda Patterson Cantonment FL 37 28 F 35-39 37:09.2
- 562 Erica Bondurant Atmore AL 27 27 F 25-29 37:13.8
- 572 Emily Russell Jay FL 12 5 F 10-14 37:42.8
- 573 Alison Russell Jay FL 14 6 F 10-14 37:44.3
- 575 Terri Dufour Cantonment FL 30 41 F 30-34 37:53.7
- 579 Pamela Clark Cantonment FL 37 31 F 35-39 38:02.0
- 587 Cecily Sauls Cantonment FL 46 27 F 45-49 38:47.9
- 603 Stephanie Boyett Cantonment FL 30 47 F 30-34 40:12.8
- 606 Jill Conner Flomaton AL 32 49 F 30-34 40:17.3
- 636 Nathan Gainey Cantonment FL 9 4M 0·9 41:54.6
- 645 Rai Lopez Cantonment FL 43 36 F 4044 42:34.2
- 650 Juie Russell Jay FL 37 37 F 35-39 43:28.2
- 655 Susan Hendrix Molino FL 45 33 F 45·49 43:35.6
- 662 Cyndi Jolly Cantonment FL 56 14 F 55·59 43:57.2
- 694 Shawna Moore Flomaton AL 23 23 F 20-24 51:02.4
Top North Escambia area Firecracker 5K Walkers:
- 9 Dale Ash Atmore AL 49 1 F 40·49 40:02.1
- 16 Candace R. Gibson Cantonment FL 56 3 F 50-59 41:55.2
- 33 Robyn Klumpp Cantonment FL 34 4 F 30-39 45:44.4
- 34 Phillip Klumpp Cantonment FL 43 2 M 40-49 45:44.9
- 49 Kathy Walker Cantonment FL 36 9F 30-39 48:06.9
- 56 Sandy Russell Cantonment FL 50 13 F 50·59 48:23.8
- 62 Susan Jernigan Cantonment FL 36 10 F 30-39 49:51.3
- 63 Nancy Pelfrey Cantonment FL 54 18 F 50-59 49:51.6
- 70 Brandi Morris Cantonment FL 27 2 F 20-29 50:21.6
- 73 Sherry Cunningham Century FL 55 3 F 60-69 50:59.5
Pictured above: Runners start the Firecracker 5K Saturday morning in Pensacola. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tri-County All-Stars Win 10-11 Year Softball Championship
July 1, 2009
The Tri-County All-Stars picked up the 10-11 year old tournament crown in Defuniak Springs Tuesday with a strong win.
Tri-County won the 10-11 Year Old Florida District 1 Softball Championship with a 16-0 shutout over Defuniak Springs. Tri-County was led by Michaela Stewart on the mound. Samantha Steadham had an in-park home run, and a triple from Dana Blackmon helped seal the strong win.
Tri-County will advance to the sectional tournament on July 18 at Defuniak Springs.
Pictured above and below: Thee 10-11 Year Old Tri-County All-Stars won the District 1 Championship Tuesday night in Defuniak Springs. Photos by Ricky Tagert for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
NWE Wins In 11-12 Softball, Tri-County Falls To Niceville
July 1, 2009
(Updated With More Photos) In Tuesday night All-Star games, NWE beat Niceville in 11-12 year old play in Destin; and Tri-County lost in Jay.
NWE Advances In 11-12 Softball Tournament
Northwest Escambia shutout Niceville 7-0 Tuesday night in the 11-12 Year Old All-Star District 1 Tournament in Destin to advance to the next round Thursday night.
Mallory Ryan pitched six innings for NWE with seven strikeouts and no walks. Scoring for NWE were Ryan, Kendall Cobb, Kyndall Hall (2), Madison Arrington, Danielle Steadham and Reagan Bell.
Tri-County Falls in 11-12 Baseball Tournament
In the 11-12 year old All-Star Tournament in Jay Tuesday night, Niceville-National downed Tri-County 13-0 and RL Turner beat Defuniak Springs 16-10.
Pictured above: The Northwest Escambia 11-12 Year Old All-Stars Tuesday night in Destin. Submitted photo by Kim Ryan for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Special thanks to Kim Ryan and Tony deGraaf for their assistance with this story.
Almost Time: NWE Football Registration In July
June 28, 2009
Football is just around the corner, and registration for the 2009 season of Northwest Escambia Football begins in July.
Football registration begins July 11, and continues July 18 and July 25 at the Ernest Ward football field.
Charles Williams, NWE president, said that it is important for all age groups to register before August.
“With all the preparation involved for the upcoming season, we must know how many kids to provide equipment and uniforms for prior to August 6th,” Williams said. “NWE will being playing games earlier this year.”
The first NWE Football practice will be August 3. The Jamboree is August 22, and the first game is August 29.
For more information about NWE Football, call Charles Williams at 327-4603.
Pictured above: Chase Gifford dives for a touchdown for the NWE Mini-Mite Eagles with 1.2 seconds to go in their game against East Milton last season. Pictured below: Andrew Edward scores for the NWE Eagles in Mite action against East Milton last year. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Manager: Proud Of Tri-County All-Stars
June 20, 2009
The Tri-County All-Stars were eliminated from the District 1 Little League 8-9 Year Old All Stars Tournament in Walnut Hill Thursday night, and the team’s manager is proud of how his team played.
“These boys and coaches gave it all they had and played their hearts out. Everybody did their part for the team and courageously did all that was asked of them. We kept battling back and never quit. I’m real proud of them and couldn’t have asked for more,” said Manager Gary Killam.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the game, click here.
Defuniak Springs downed Tri-County 21-20 in seven innings Thursday night. Here are the stats from the game:
Triples: Niekel Robinson, Reid Kelly
Doubles: Seth Killam, Logan (2)
Singles: Neikel(1), Seth (2), Nolin Hawthorne (1), Reid,(1), Zack Wright (1)
Scored Runs: Niekel (2), Seth (5), Logan (2), Brent Groover (2), Dutch Burkhead (2), Reid (2),”MJ”Jones (1), Zach Wright (2)
Pitchers: Seth , MJ, Dutch , Zach Wright, Kevin Arant, Compiled total of 5 K’s
Note: Tri-Co’s team only struck out 3 times and De Funiak only 5 times. Game lasted about 3 1/2 hours.
Pictured above: “MJ”Jones gets a hit Thursday night against Defuniak Springs. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Tri-County Falls To Defuniak
June 19, 2009
It was a heartbreaking loss for the Tri-County All-Stars Thursday night as they fell to Defuniak Springs in seven innings.
Defuniak beat Tri-County 21-20 to advance in the District 1 Little League 8-9 Year Old All Stars Tournament at Bradberry Park in Walnut Hill. Defuniak Springs squeezed out the win on walks in the extra inning.
Defuniak Springs will face Destin Friday evening at 6. The winner of that game will play Niceville-National Saturday evening at 6.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the game, click here.
Pictured above: In this play, Seth Killam turned to avoid being hit by a bad pitch. He was not hit, but the end of the bat was hit by the ball. The umpire called the play a valid hit since the ball hit the bat. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Tri-County Downs NWE To Advance In 8-9 Year Old Tournament
June 18, 2009
The Tri-County All-Stars have advanced in tournament play by defeating the Northwest Escambia All-Stars Wednesday night.
With their 19-10 win over NWE, Tri-County remains alive in the District 1 Little League 8-9 Year Old All Stars Tournament at Bradberry Park in Walnut Hill. Tri-County will play Defuniak Springs Thursday at 6 p.m.
Northwest Escambia
Jacob McCullough, catcher, and Brannon Whitehead, third baseman, both went 2 for 4 at the plate, scoring twice, in the first and fourth.
Trey Holder, first baseman, hit a double in the first to score two runs.
Dawson Brown, Trey Holder, Jason Fischer, Preston Milstead, Logan Calloway and Chase Gifford each scored a run.
Jason Fischer was the starting pitcher for NWE. He pitched two complete innings. He threw only five pitches the first inning. Jason had three strike-outs and walked two, allowing only two runs in 39 pitches. Chase Gifford, Logan Calloway, and Levi Wagner also pitched.
Tri-County
Dutch Burkhead started the game as pitcher, allowing four runs. Neikel Robinson came in to explode on the mound striking out seven on 60 pitches in 3 1/2 innings. Brent Groover also pitched and Seth Killiam closed.
Zach Wright , Niekel Robinson, Brent Groover, and Seth Killam each had one single, while Reid Kelly hit three singles. Nolin Hawthorne went 3-4 with singles. Dutch Burkhead and Seth Killam each had a double and Logan Dobson hit two triples.
Niceville-National 18 Destin 8
Also Wednesday night, Niceville-National beat Destin 18-8.
Pictured above and below: NWE versus Tri-County action from Wednesday night at Walnut Hill’s Bradberry Park. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Tri-County Beats Shalimar 15-3, Advances To Play NWE
June 17, 2009
Tri-County eliminated Shalimar from the District 1 Little League 8-9 Year Old All Stars tournament at Bradberry Park in Walnut Hill.
The Tri-Count All-Stars dominated Shalimar 15-3 in six innings.
Michael “MJ” Jones, Logan Dobson, and Neikel Robinson had two hits each, with Robinson and Dobson each ripping triples. Dutch Burkhead, Seth Killam, Reid Kelly and Brent Groover each delivered singles to advance Tri-County in tournament play.
Lefty Logan Dobson was the winning pitcher for Tri-County, which is made up of players from Century, Jay, Fidelis and Chumuckla. Middle relief pitching was provided by Reid Kelly and Dutch Burkhead, leaving Seth Killam to close out the powerful pitching tag-team.
“The victory was a team effort with every all-star contributing to the win,” said Team Manager Gary Killam. The teach celebrated with a traditional free ice-cold Coke to end a hot, humid game.
Tri-County advances to the next round of play Wednesday at 5:30 against the host Northwest Escambia All-Stars.
In other Tuesday night action, Defuniak beat Niceville American 9-8.
Pictured above: Tri-County scores Tuesday afternoon against Shalimar in tournament play in Walnut Hill. Pictured below: Tri-County steals another run as a Shalimar player holds out his glove awaiting the arrival of the ball (pictured mid-air in front of the standing Tri-County player). NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
