Going through a losing season is never easy. Frustration builds. The ball rarely bounces your way.
But that’s all history for the Milton Panthers, who were 0-10 last season but have no intentions of being the same kind of team in 2025.
There are always differences between year one and year two within a program.
Central head coach Joe Surratt points one of the more obvious ones as he stands near the Jaguars’ field before the start of practice on a hot and humid August afternoon.
Harley Messer had a tough time on the recruiting trail, but ultimately, the process and patience paid off as the 2025 Milton grad has committed to play baseball at Spring Hill College.
Lighthouse Christian College begins year two of its football program this fall, with Dave Wilson taking the helm of the program.
Wilson is excited about the year ahead.
A new spark of hope has been provided for fireworks at Pace football games in 2025.
While the Santa Rosa County School District is keeping its ban on fireworks on school property, a request will be made to use county owned property near the Pace library for the launch point of the display.
Torrie Weber and Jazzy Foster have spent a ton of energy and effort during a training session with Team USA here on the state of the art outdoor inline track at Weber’s Skate World in Milton.
The heat is brutal. So is the humidity. But the work has to get done as the team trains in preparation for the World Championships in China next month.
Reice Griffith enters the 2025 college football season as one of the nation’s best kickers.
A former Pace standout who is now kicking at Mercer, Griffith is one of 35 on the Fred Mitchell Award preseason watch list.
Pace’s flag football team had six players land a spot on the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-State team, including first-team selections Amaya Pablo and Emily Good.
Kenna Pacitti, Maci McGinnis and Josie Arthur all earned second-team honors while Meagan Taylor was an honorable mention pick.
Ethan McDonald couldn’t have asked for a better first season of college basketball, playing for a Pensacola State men’s basketball team that made nationals at the junior college level.
The former Jay Royal shared his thoughts on that experience earlier this summer.
Mike Turk has roamed the sideline at Huntingdon College for more than 20 years as the head football coach, winning games and impacting lives at one of the nation’s more successful NCAA Division III programs.
Consistent success has been a big part of his story.
