Sports Archive

Emory Williams is drawing attention from Division I football programs around the country, with schools such as Miami, Indiana and Pittsburgh extending offers to the rising senior quarterback at Milton.

Playing in college has long been a dream for Williams, but he’s taking the attention in stride.

When she was younger, Madelyn Vasquez used to play on a baseball team with her brother. They used to compete with each other, battled to see who could hit the most home runs.

She had a pretty good run this year hitting the ball over the fence, racking up 11 in her first season with the University of West Florida softball team.

The University of West Florida football team is a top 10 team heading into the 2022 campaign.

The Argos check in at No. 10 in the Lindy’s Magazine NCAA Division II preseason poll.

Cara Willis has had a busy schedule as of late.

She played with her Pace teammates in the state tournament two weeks ago and was on the field of her future college home last Thursday for the Pensacola Sports Association All-Star Game at Pensacola State.

Alayna Lowery helped Jay win its first state softball championship in program history a little less than two weeks ago.

Last Thursday night, Lowery was on the field at Pensacola State helping her East team defeat the West in the Pensacola Sports Association All-Star Game.

Hale Wood only wrestled two seasons at Pace, but he made the most of that time, earning an opportunity to continue his career at the next level.

Wood signed a national letter of intent with Nebraska Wesleyan last month and is thrilled about the chance to keep wrestling.

Troy Johnston has been a hitting machine as of late for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.

Johnston had come through with a hit in 12 consecutive games before seeing that impressive streak end Sunday in a loss to the Mississippi Braves.

Several Santa Rosa County baseball and softball standouts will be playing in all-star games Thursday night at Pensacola State.

Among the all-star selections is Milton’s Ahlexus Lackey.

No words can describe the heartbreak the Pace softball players were experiencing Friday after a gut-wrenching end to a special season here in a 6A state semifinal at the Legends Way Ball Fields in Clermont.

They gathered on an empty playing field to listen to their coach, Enrique Eligio, speak during a post game pep talk, and even senior Haylee High, fighting back emotion, spoke for a few minutes about the end of the road for the Patriots in 2022.

It was a great day for Jay.

The Royals were crowned 1A state champions Wednesday afternoon as they defeated Fort White 6-5 at the Legends Way Ball Felds softball complex in Clermont.