Sports Archive

Pace’s boys soccer team has repeated as FHSAA 6A academic state champions.


The Patriots earned the honor for the second year in a row, sporting a 3.534 team GPA.

The new FHSAA classifications are out for fall sports other than football.

One month remains in the high school softball season and it’s shaping up to be an interesting stretch run for area teams.

Pace’s Kiiaana Gavere had reached a point where the expectations were too high and her identity outside of wrestling was nonexistent.

In the sport since the age of 3, and not to mention pretty good at it, Gavere nearly walked away.

Dax Brooks set the tone for Pace in its 11-1 run-rule win over Claremore (Oklahoma) Tuesday afternoon.


The sophomore sent the 0-1 pitch soaring to left, rounding the bases before crossing home plate and leaping into a celebration with teammates near the dugout.

Pace’s beach volleyball team has won three of its first six matches and head coach Cody Trimm feels good about how things have gone overall so far this season.

Pace is the No. 1 team in the state in 6A and atop the FHSAA Region 1-6A rankings.

Jay and Central are also ranked among the top teams in the region while Navarre and Milton are just outside the top eight in their respective regions.

The first set of regional rankings for baseball are out, and Pace, Jay and Central are among the area teams in the top eight.

Pace is second in Region 1-6A while Jay and Central are first and third, respectively, in Rural Region 1. Navarre and Milton are 12th in their respective regions.

It was a big night for top area boys basketball seniors in the Pensacola Sports All-Star Game on March 12 at Hartsell Arena.

It was one last hurrah for the area’s top senior girls basketball players as the East won 65-29 victory over the West in the Pensacola Sports Association All-Star Game on March 12 at Hartsell Arena.