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May 27, 2023

Championship dream slips away for Pace

They received their runner-up medals and trophy, fought back tears, and did their best to deal with the pain of having a state championship dream ripped away. Here in Clermont on the final Saturday of May, the Pace Patriots chasing the program’s first softball title in nearly two decades, a storybook ending wasn’t in the cards for a team that made it its mission to finish the year on top of the 6A softball world.

May 26, 2023

Moving on! Pace advances to state softball final

Shelby McKenzie took a breath. Locked in. And swung her bat. What resulted was a three-run home run to center that, while not the official ‘game over’ moment for Pace, it was the turning point for the Patriots in their 6A state semifinal showdown with Land O’ Lakes Friday at the Legends Way Ball Fields in Clermont.

May 26, 2023

This date in sports history

On May 26, 1988, the Edmonton Oilers completed a sweep of the Boston Bruins with a 6-3 win, securing the Stanley Cup.

May 25, 2023

State semifinal preview: Pace softball team gears up for battle with Gators

Pace is back in the state final four for the third consecutive year and aims to move one step closer to winning its first championship in nearly two decades. The Patriots take on Land O’ Lakes Friday at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time in a 6A semifinal at the Legends Way Ball Fields in Clermont.

May 25, 2023

This date in sports history

On May 25, 1981, Carl Yastrzemski became the fourth player in Major League history to play in 3,000 games.

May 25, 2023

Blue Wahoos lose in extra innings

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos lost 2-1 in extra innings to the Mississippi Braves Wednesday night on the road.

May 25, 2023

Take a look at how area athletes fared at state track meet

Ava Grace Wheaton was hoping to be a state champion again in the javelin. She nearly pulled it off May 20 at the University of North Florida’s Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville. In the end, it didn’t happen, and yet, finishing as the runner-up wasn’t a bad way to close out a high school track career for the Pace standout.

May 24, 2023

Pace’s stellar season extra special for father-daughter coaching duo

Lexi (Worrell) Alexander and her dad, Danny Worrell, sit in their chairs inside the Pace dugout and watch the action unfold on the field. The top-ranked Patriots are taking on Hagerty in a 6A softball regional final on a Friday night in late May. The two coaches are encouraging the players throughout the game to be at their best.

May 24, 2023

The Jay way leads to success in softball

There is a banner on the outfield fence that highlights the state championship Jay won a year ago in softball. There are also banners that note the district, regional and state final four trips the Royals have made over the years, but no three-year stretch has been more impressive program then the one that ended last week.

May 22, 2023

Reign as state champs ends for Royals

The dream of a repeat as state champions for Jay’s softball team came to an end early Monday afternoon in Clermont. A scoreless battle most of the way, Branford scored twice in the sixth and held off a seventh-inning rally attempt by the Royals to secure a 2-1 win in a 1A state semifinal at the Legends Way Ball Fields.


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