Sports Archive

Pace head girls basketball coach Greg Gill considers himself an eternal optimist.

Though his team is playing summer basketball without two of its best players, not all is lost for the Patriots.

Ranked as one of the top kickers in the nation, Pace’s Reice Griffith never stops working to maintain that standing.

He’s already attracted Division I offers, including from Army and Air Force, and he’s always working on his craft, whether it’s in kicking workouts locally or attending camps on various college campuses.

Gracie Bonds started pitching when she was 9 years old.

It turned out to be a love at first pitch kind of deal for the Milton ace.

Tyler Marion Strain played in four games last season for Illinois, and the former Pace defensive back will be the first to tell you it was quite a jump from high school football to the Big Ten.

“It was eye-opening,” Strain said. “It was a big adjustment for me. It took time to get used to it.”

Jayden Heavener is California dreaming.

The Pace softball star is headed out West in late July to compete in the Premier Girls Fastpitch Futures All-American Game.

Riley Alcantar is dominating the middle-school aged wrestling scene.

Alcantar, part of the Pace Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy, continues to train in Jiu Jitsu but also has become quite the wrestler, excelling in various tournaments around the region.

The wait is over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.

After missing out twice on a chance to clinch the first-half Southern League South Division title, the Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins got the job done Thursday  night with a 10-6 win over Biloxi.

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos are still within striking distance of clinching the first-half Southern League South Division title.

But their hopes of claiming the crown will have to wait after a 5-3 loss to Biloxi Tuesday night in Mississippi.

Broc Parmer has quite a run as a baseball player this season.

It started with helping guide Pace to the 6A state championship game.

Standout Pace pitcher Walter Ford punctuated his high school baseball resume with one of the top honors in the state.

Ford has been named the Florida Dairy Famers Association 6A Player of the Year after helping the Patriots make a run to the state title game this past spring.