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Excitement, energy and races that went down to the wire. It was all bundled into one to set the stage for a highly competitive Santa Rosa County Meet last Thursday afternoon at the Pullum YMCA.

At the end of the meet, Pace earned a runner-up finish in the boys meet while the Patriot girls placed third. Milton was fourth in the boys and girls standings.

Ben Tyner found one opening and then another.

Near midfield, he looked as if he was going to be brought down by a couple of defenders, yet he found a way to stay on his feet, slip past by would-be tacklers and run untouched the rest of the way to the end zone.

Milton was close Friday night. Close to a having a break finally go its way. Close to a victory that would have revived the Panthers’ hopes for a momentum-swinging win.

But turnovers and missed opportunities cost the Panthers in a 34-27 District 1-4S loss to Navarre at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

Ashton Harrelson and Nick Stiles are going back and forth talking about math grades and which of their classes is tougher. Not a typical conversation among a couple of football players.

“This is what it’s like all the time,” Stiles said with a laugh.

Griffin Cerra has been named the Gulf South Conference Special Teams Player of the Week.

It’s the third time this season he has picked up the honor.

Pace is in the top eight of the latest Region 1-4S football rankings.

The Patriots rolled past Pensacola 44-7 last Friday night and now find themselves in the No. 6 spot this week, right behind district foe Navarre.

Brackets are set for district tournaments involving Santa Rosa County volleyball teams.

Pace will take on Navarre next Tuesday night in Navarre in a 6 p.m. District 1-6A semifinal match. Milton begins tourney play Monday as it battles Tate in Cantonment in a first-round match.

Pace went into Friday night’s game against Pensacola hoping to snap a two-game losing streak.
The Patriots accomplished their mission.

Behind a ground attack that couldn’t be slowed down and a defense that gave up very little, Pace bulldozed its way past the Tigers by a 44-7 score in its homecoming game.

Jada Savage sat in an airport earlier this summer feeling nervous, but also excited.

For the first time in her life, the Milton hoops standout was headed overseas, selected to play on a basketball team representing the United States. A flight to Philadelphia was up first and then on to Spain.

Milton is coming off its bye week. And while the Panthers haven’t had the easiest time in the first half of the season, they certainly still have goals that can be achieved.

Sitting at 2-4 overall and 1-1 in District 1-4S, Milton is still in the hunt for a district championship if it can run the table from here on out.