Pace and Navarre remain two of the top flag football teams in Region 1-6A. The Patriots are ranked second in the region this week while the Raiders are seventh.
The two teams have gone head to head once already this season, with Pace prevailing 34-0 on March 3. They are slated to play again on March 24 at Pace.
Nathaniel Lyons Jr. ran across the finish line in his first track meet of the year last month, taking first in the 100.
But the joy of that victory runs much deeper than what shows on the surface for the Pace senior when you consider Lyons was in a hospital bed fighting for his life six months earlier.
Jay and Central are both in the top four in the latest set of the Rural Region baseball rankings while Pace is in the top three of the most recent 6A regional poll. Milton is in the top eight of the 5A rankings.
Two Pace softball players have landed on the Premier Girls Fastpitch Regional Watch List.
Junior Britten Kettler and sophomore Hannah DeMarcus are both on the list.
Milton’s boys weightlifting team held its own at a highly competitive Navarre Invitational last Wednesday while Jay’s Chase Dooley made quite the impression in a fiercely competitive unlimited division.
Pace’s beach volleyball team is in year two, and along with more experience, the Patriots also have their own home courts, and that is something the players love.
The Pace wrestling program remains one of the most consistent and most successful in the area.
This past season was certainly no exception for the Patriots, who produced plenty of highlights, including district titles for the boys and girls teams.
Pace’s girls and boys track teams claimed the titles at the Frank Lay Patriot Invitational Friday in Pace.
Milton, Central and L.E.A.D. Academy also competed at the meet.
Going into its game against Navarre on March 6, the Milton Panther boys lacrosse team was riding a three-game win streak.
But the Panthers had a tough night against Navarre at the Milton Community Center, losing 17-3, suffering their first loss to the Raiders since 2022.
