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Kickoff Classics are coming up next month and they will give teams a chance to see how they stack up against an opponent ahead of the 2026 season.

Here’s a look at the matchups for the Kickoff Classics, which take place the week of Aug. 14.

Pace head football coach Vance Smith can’t help but smile at the fact that the program’s two-day youth camp was so well-attended earlier this week.

Nearly 180 showed up to learn the game from varsity coaches and players.

Another high school season is approaching, and Senate Bill 538, which was passed earlier this year, will have an impact on it. The bill is aimed at controlling the wild west aspect of high school athletics.

Tucker Ricks remembers the first Gulf South Conference game against Montevallo. He worked six scoreless innings, his best inning up to that point in the season for the University of West Florida baseball team.

A lot of pressure came off the shoulders of the Pace grad that day.

Pensacola Christian College will host the National Christian College Athletic Association Division II men’s and women’s basketball tournaments for the next three years, starting in 2027.

Former Pace standout Reice Griffith is receiving preseason recognition as he gets set for his first year at the University of Toledo.

Central’s girls basketball team is young and doesn’t have a ton of depth.

But head coach Stephani Perritt is pleased with the way summer played out for her group.

Autumn Boutwell made quite the impression in her first season of college basketball.

She was the South Region’s best freshman at Pensacola Christian College and ranked second on the team in 3-pointers made, helping the Eagles punch a ticket to nationals.

Pace softball standout Hannah DeMarcus has been named a MaxPreps All-American.

The junior pitcher earned second-team honors after helping to lead the Patriots to an FHSAA 6A state championship in May.  

Zi Hudson knows he’s expected to be a leader for the Milton Panthers on the basketball court this coming season.

And this summer, he’s shown that he has embraced the opportunity.