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Brett Watson is one of the best to ever play softball for the Jay Royals, winning a state championship with them in 2022.


Now a coach, Watson typically doesn’t talk with her team about her own personal experiences as a player. But rather she shares advice on what matters most as an athlete.

Best of three? Maybe not for long.


One of the agenda items up for discussion at next week’s FHSAA Board of Directors meeting is centered aroud suspending the best-of-three series format for the high school baseball playoffs.

Hannah DeMarcus is a pretty good softball player.


That statement was backed up again on Thursday as she was named the MaxPreps Florida Player of the Year.

Kelvin Lee’s background in basketball comes with a lot of credibility.


The new head coach of the Pace Patriots boys basketball team has won more than 500 games, including a state championship at Chaminade College Prep in Missouri, and he’s coached NBA players, including Jayson Tatum and Bradley Beal.

Karson Ellis and Emmy Lou Nelson have become quite the success story in the rodeo world.


The two Central students capped off the Alabama Junior High School Rodeo Association season with championship saddles, punching their ticket to nationals in Oklahoma later this month.

Pace’s Hannah DeMarcus is the Florida Dairy Farmers Player of the Year in 6A softball while Lexi Alexander has been named the Coach of the Year.

LSU’s Jayden Heavener is headed into the transfer portal.


The former Pace Patriot softball standout announced her decision on social media Monday.

James Allen, Summer Bowman and Emma Posey represented the Central Jaguars well at the FHSAA 1A state track and field meet earlier this month in Jacksonville.


All three came back with medals.

Pace won its second FHSAA 6A state championship in three years on May 23.


The Patriots defeated Bartow 3-1 to win the title, their first since 2024, and third overall in program history.

A handful of area baseball standouts were selected for the Pensacola Sports Association All-Star Game.


Jax Lowery, Nick Baxley and Landon Golden represented Jay while Emory Allen, Braiden Cheshire, Jackson Wheaton and Caleb Wheeler were selected for the game, which was played May 21 at Pensacola State. Parker McCoy, Sayler Melton and Braydon Barrow represented Milton.