Sports Archive

Pace was supposed to play a volleyball match last Wednesday night, but Fort Walton Beach had to cancel because of a schedule conflict.

So the Patriots used the night to run a practice and use the time to get a little bit better in a season that has been all about improvement.

Troy Johnston has been named the Double-A MVP of the Miami Marlins organization.

The standout hitter played in 85 games with the Blue Wahoos in 2022, hitting .292.

In front of an energized homecoming crowd, including a student section filled to the brim, the Milton Panther football team came away with a 21-7 win over Tate Friday night in a District 1-4S game at Howard Hanna Stadium.

After a fast 3-0 start to the season, the Pace Patriots dropped their second heart-breaker in a row, falling 35-28 to the visiting Gulf Breeze Dolphins Friday night.

Despite the setback, Pace Head Coach Kent Smith still has faith in his Patriots, who were coming off a bye week after losing 29-21 to Crestview two weeks ago.

Griffin Cerra’s heroics on the football field were rewarded Monday as he was named the Gulf South Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time this season.

Ella Nelson never holds back in sports. Be it volleyball or softball. Or even in school.

For the Jay junior standout, all-out effort mode is all she knows. 

Jacob Delgado is a basketball player. Always has been. 

But it turns out he isn’t too bad at running cross-country either.

Anyaliz Rodriguez knew little about volleyball prior to going into high school at Milton.
Soon enough, it became a sport she grew to love and now plays collegiately at Pensacola State.

“I didn’t even really know what volleyball was until eighth grade, and then my high school coach said I should give it a try. I played freshman year and then said, ‘you know what, I kind of like this.’”

Noah Day makes swimming look easy as he pushes through the water at a recent meet against Pace. 

The Milton senior wins the 50-yard freestyle easily, finishing in under 23 seconds (22.75). It’s the latest win in a season that has been a strong one so far for one of the area’s best swimmers.

Jordan Stull cruises to a win in the 50 Freestyle on a hot Wednesday afternoon in Milton.

It’s business as usual for the Pace junior here at the Gospels Project Pool, with Stull further establishing herself as one of the top swimmers in the area and is pleased with where things stand with a little over a month left in the season.