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Willie Jordan set a school record for an interception return and the University of West Florida offense also continued to roll in a 49-10 win over Southwest Baptist Saturday night in Missouri.

Jordan ran a pick back 99 yards for a score while seventh-ranked UWF racked up 400 yards of offense as they improved to 2-0 on the season.

Addison Gevo pumped her fist, shouted and smiled, sending an added jolt of energy through the Pace volleyball team as it moved one step closer to victory against West Florida Tech last Thursday night.

Gevo had just recorded another kill, drilling the ball hard enough to where the Jaguars were unable to defend it. That play, combined with everything else that seemed to work for the Patriots, helped propel them to a three-set victory (25-22, 25-17 and 25-19) and their fourth consecutive win.

Katie Jimenez could have played volleyball in college, but she wanted to be a Division I athlete, and softball was her path to achieving that goal.

Now, she finds her back in the gym around the other sport she loves a great deal, coaching volleyball at her alma mater.

Alexis Parker and Gavin Schulte had the top times for the Pace Patriots at Saturday’s Patriot Invitational.

Parker placed 19th overall in a time of 22:47.70 in the girls race while Gavin Schulte earned a top 10 finish at the meet, taking seventh overall in a time of 17:20.70.

A strong running game and a salty defense helped the Pace Patriots overcome an early deficit in a 38-18 win over the St. Martin Yellow Jackets on Friday in Pace.

The visitors from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, kept the Patriots’ defense off balance on their opening possession. The Yellow Jackets marched 80 yards on 10 plays to take 6-0 lead with 6:29 left in the opening quarter.

Raymond Cottrell emerged from the Milton locker room late Thursday night disappointed by a loss to Catholic but confident the experience will serve the Panthers well going forward.

For the second consecutive week, the Panthers were on the cusp of grabbing a victory only to see missed opportunities and mistakes cost them in a 26-14 loss to the Crusaders on a humid September evening at Howard Hanna Stadium.

Less than five minutes. That’s how long it took for Byron Jarrett to throw the first of his four touchdown passes on the night.

He found Caden Leggett on a 40-yard scoring strike at the 11:12 mark of the opening quarter and the route was on as the University of West Florida football team rolled past Warner 52-3 in its season opener Saturday night at Pen Air Field.

Jayden Heavener had no shortage of options when it came to deciding where to play college softball.

One of the nation’s best softball pitchers, the Pace standout was flooded with attention from coaches as soon as recruiting opened up on Sept. 1 for players in the class of 2024.

A picture-perfect November afternoon that began with hope and excitement ended in disappointment and disbelief as the University of West Florida football team saw its dream of a title run dashed in a 33-30 overtime loss to Newberry to end the 2021 season.

Wide receiver David Durden hasn’t forgotten that NCAA Division II playoff setback. But he also knows a new year brings new hope.