Pace softball standouts Jayden Heavener and Shelby McKenzie have earned All-American status.
The senior stars who helped lead the Patriots to their first state championship since 2007 are first-team selections.
Milton alum Manny Kimmons made quite an impression in his first to USA Weightlifting Nationals in Pittsburgh.
The former Panther standout took third nationally in snatch in his weight class (109-plus KG) and was fourth overall in his weight division.
Summer workouts for area girls basketball teams wrapped up last week, with four teams kicking off the week at Pace.
Pace, Milton, Central and West Florida Baptist Academy all competed, each playing two games as they were able to take advantage of facing live competition.
Central head coach Joe Surratt noted how his Jaguar football team got its first real look at varsity football during its spring game against Northview two months ago.
It was one of those eye-opening type of moments but served as fuel for the fire for the players going into summer workouts.
Aidan Gilroy took the junior college route at the start of his college baseball career. That’s never easy to do.
And yet, the Pace grad didn’t let the challenges he faced deter him.
Milton’s Bryson Brown is a national champion.
Brown won his weight division (61 KG) as well as the junior division at the USA Weightlifting Nationals in Pittsburgh this week.
Milton’s girls basketball team didn’t play games at all last summer. The Panthers have been on the court each week this summer, though, and head coach Keith Cone said it’s proven beneficial.
Pace won a state softball championship in one of the toughest classifications (6A) in the state back in May.
So it seems only fitting that the coach of the top-ranked Patriots, Lexi Alexander, and the team’s star pitcher, Jayden Heavener, are considered the best in Florida for 2024.
It was one last opportunity for area baseball players to play the game they love. Seniors from Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties competed in an East vs. West Pensacola Sports Association All-Star Game last Friday night at Pensacola State.
