Ashten Dickerson and Lucy Gongwer had a chance to be part of history earlier this year.
The former Pace stars and close friends were on the Florida Gateway College flag football team that claimed back-to-back NJCAA championships in Atlanta in May. It was the first year on the team for both athletes.
Ethan McDonald is staying close to home when it comes to playing college basketball.
The Jay standout is headed to Pensacola State this fall to continue his career.
CJ McKinley was overlooked on the recruiting trail, but it didn’t deter him. The Milton grad still found a home for college basketball.
McKinley will play for NCAA Division III LaGrange this coming season.
Saturday afternoons in the fall are usually reserved for college football.
If anyone is up for baseball, however, Blue Wahoos Stadium is the place to be Oct. 12 as Florida State will take on Auburn in a showcase doubleheader starting at Noon.
Broc Parmer didn’t need a lot of time to adjust to Division I college baseball after spending a season at the junior college level with Gulf Coast State.
In fact, Parmer adapted pretty well, finishing his first season with the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners as one of their top hitters.
Darrien McDowell is the highest drafted player in University of West Florida baseball history.
McDowell was taken 180th overall, going in the six round to the San Diego Padres on Monday.
Two former Central baseball players will compete at the next level in the spring of 2025.
Justin Smarr and Dylen Houk both signed with colleges earlier this spring.
The Panhandle Elite 12U baseball team made quite an impression at the Cal Ripken Jr. Heartland tournament in Kentucky last month.
The squad out of Pace won all seven of its games in convincing fashion, dominating the opposition to bring home a championship trophy.
