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Jayden Heavener swung her bat and sent the ball over the fence in right, celebrating with her teammates as she crossed home plate and giving Pace an early two-run advantage on rival Milton Tuesday night at home.

She was one of nine to get a hit for the Patriots, who used a balanced offensive attack and another no-hitter by Heavener to take care of business against the Panthers by a 10-0 score in five innings.

Six wins last year. Eleven already this season.

It’s safe to say Milton has turned things around on the softball field in 2022.

Top-seeded Pace rolled through the opening round of the District 1-2A flag football tournament Monday, crushing Escambia 75-0.

Freshman sensation Amaya Pablo threw five touchdowns in the win as the Patriots head on to Wednesday’s semifinal round against county rival Navarre in Pace.

Ayanna Kelker has been playing high school basketball since her eighth grade year at West Florida Baptist Academy.

Along the way she’s scored more than 2,000 points, carving out a place as one of the best athletes in the area while also earning the opportunity to play hoops at the next level.

Aidan Bryan will soon live out his dream of attending the United States Naval Academy, and the Pace standout will do it, thanks in part, to his athletic ability as a wrestler.

Bryan signed a national letter of intent with the academy earlier this month, but he once thought his sport of choice at the college level would be gymnastics.

Emotion swept over Ty Wise after his final lift of the day at the 3A state weightlifting meet in Port St. Joe.

Finally, after adversity had served as a road block for him in the past, the Pace senior was a state champion.

Ty Wise is among the cast of Pace’s qualifiers for Thursday’s 3A state weightlifting meet in Port St. Joe.

Wise is the top seed in the 238-pound weight class for traditional (bench press and clean and jerk) with a 695-pound total.

Six athletes are headed to this week’s 2A state boys weightlifting meet for the Milton Panthers, with five set to compete in both the traditional and snatch events Friday in Port St. Joe.

The Panthers are coming off a top five finish in both at the regional meet last week in Suwanee.

Cara Willis is following in the footsteps of her mom as she has landed an opportunity to play
college softball.

An integral part of Pace’s run to the state final four a year ago, Willis signed a national letter of intent last week to continue her athletic career at nearby Pensacola State.

Ava Wheaton steps in front of a pass and snags the ball, setting up what turns out to be an interception return for a touchdown as Pace begins to pour on the points against Navarre in a game last Wednesday night at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

It’s one of three touchdowns Wheaton scores as the Patriots roll to a 32-6 win, their 12th of the year as well as the 10th time they have scored 30 or more.