Sports Archive

On Christmas Day, the phone of Corliss Waitman started ringing. It wasn’t a family member or friend wishing him a Merry Christmas, but rather the Pittsburgh Steelers.

They needed a punter for their game in Kansas City that next day. So they turned to Waitman after learning their starter wouldn’t be available because of a personal situation.

Pace football standout Ty Pitts is headed to the Air Force Academy to continue his career.

He chose the school, in part, because of the kind of ball the Falcons play.

Navarre’s girls weightlifting competed in its final dual meet of 2021 last Wednesday.

The Raiders defeated Pace behind six lifters who won their respective weight classes.

Central School’s Girls Volleyball Team, the Lady Jags, left Friday for their first game of the Final Four for the state 1As. They are 1A regional champions. They will play Pierson at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pierson Middle/High School in Pierson, Florida. If they win that, they go to Fort Myers Wednesday to play the finals Thursday.

Their record is currently 17-10 and they are ranked #3 for 1A in the state.