Ronnie Cottrell is coaching football at the college level again.
Cottrell, a former recruiting coordinator at Florida State and Alabama, is the new head coach of Lighthouse Christian College, a first-year program that begins play this fall.
Week two of the football season is upon us. Pace, Milton and Jay all play their second games of the season while Central makes its varsity football debut Friday night.
Here’s a quick look at each team ahead of their next games.
Pace Patriot standout Lana Gonzales will play softball at the college level.
Gonzales announced on social media this week that she is committing to NCAA Division III Huntingdon.
It’s business as usual for the University of West Florida football team as they get ready to kick off another season.
The Argos open next Thursday night (Sept. 5) against McKendree at PenAir Field in Pensacola, and the lead up to the season has gone well.
Navarre’s swim team is holding an open water swim as a fundraising event Sept. 15.
The Raiders will host the event from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. off the beach at Juana’s Pagodas.
Milton and Pace competed at the Choctaw Freestyle Invitational Aug. 24, taking third and fourth, respectively, in the overall team standings. A total of eight teams competed at the meet.
Friday night was nothing new for Pace, which survived nail-biter in overtime, prevailing 17-14 over Mary G Montgomery in a tightly contested season opener.
The Patriots won the game over one of the best teams in Alabama on the strength of a game-winning field goal by Caleb Nelson.
Jay hit the road Friday to kick off the 2024 season against Vernon and dominated Yellowjackets 34-0.
The defense set the tone early, intercepting a Vernon pass on the first drive of the game.
It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish, and that was certainly the story of Milton’s season opener against Crestview.
The Panthers marched right down the field on their opening drive, but that was the lone highlight during a rough night.
Austin Reed might be an undrafted free agent with the Chicago Bears, but he showed Thursday night against the reigning Super Bowl champions that he can play quarterback in the NFL.
