Swimmers from Santa Rosa County had a strong showing at a stacked District 1-3A meet Wednesday at the University of West Florida Aquatic Center in Pensacola.
And now several of them are headed to Tuesday’s Region 1-3A meet at the FAST Center in Gainesville.
Kinsley Hines remembers last year when Pace’s volleyball season ended in Navarre’s gym. The Patriots lost a heartbreaker in five in the district tournament.
This time the two teams met in the opening round of the Region 1-6A tournament in the very same gym.
Navarre, Pace and Jay have all earned at-large berths to their respective regional volleyball tournaments. And now, it’s win or go home time as the road to a state title begins.
Pace quarterback Ben Tyner summarized the Patriots’ 29-6 win over the Pine Forest Eagles at home in a few words Thursday night.
“It was not pretty, but we got the job done,” Tyner said.
There was a chill in the air, the water was cool, but it didn’t take long for the competition to heat up at the Santa Rosa County meet last Thursday at the Pullum YMCA in Navarre.
It was 6-6 in the third set and Jay was hoping for perhaps a shot of momentum to carry it to a win and avoid a sweep at the hands of Baker in Rural District 1 championship match.
But a comeback wasn’t in the cards Thursday night.
