Patriots gear up for trip to state weightlifting meet
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.
Panthers take aim at strong showing at state
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.
Pace softball standout signs with Pensacola State
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.
Patriots in midst of a special flag football season
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.
Milton softball team has strong desire for success
Rivalries always mean a little more, and for the Milton Panthers, their rivalry battle with Pace on the first Friday of April had a little more meaning to it. Not just for the players, but for the coach as well.
Kirstyn Joiner, after all, played her high school softball at Pace. She’s now the head coach at Milton.
Patriots continue to maintain momentum as season rolls on
Jayden Heavener is closing in on a perfect game as well as her second no-hitter in a span of seven days.
She gets to the seventh inning of rivalry game against Milton on a Friday night in early April needing just three more outs to put the exclamation on the accomplishment.
Milton makes school history in boys weightlifting
Milton’s boys weightlifting team made school history last week, winning a district championship for the first time in program history.
The Panthers, who finished last at the meet a year ago, claimed the title by edging Gulf Breeze by two points Friday afternoon at Choctaw.
Riley Kirby develops into unlikely lacrosse star
Riley Kirby will sometimes go back and look at the lacrosse film that she sent out to Alabama-Huntsville during her senior year at Milton.
It’s not pretty.
Patriots capture district snatch title; finish second in traditional weightlifting meet
Ty Wise Jr. didn’t get a chance to contend for a district title last season. His opportunity was ripped away because of an injury he was still recovering from that he suffered during the football season.
Thursday afternoon at Navarre, the Pace senior finally got his shot to compete, and he made the most of it, wining District 1-3A titles in the snatch and traditional meets.
Milton’s girls lacrosse team learns from experience and continues to make strides
Tied game. Second overtime. It was a pressure-packed situation to say the least for Milton’s girls lacrosse program, which is now in its fourth year as an FHSAA-sanctioned sport.
The Panthers nearly came away with a win last Wednesday night at Hurley Manning Field in Milton, battling West Florida Tech right up until the end.