Sports Archive

This week should have marked the final week of the regular season for high school football teams in Santa Rosa County.

Instead, some teams are using this week to make up district games that were lost due to Hurricane Isaias in early October.

Darby Godwin raised her arms in the air. Lanie Stephens slapped the floor. Carey Locklin immediately started hugging every player she could.

Those moments highlighted the pure joy the No. 1 ranked Jay Royals experienced Tuesday night after they punched their ticket to state, beating Baker in four sets to win the Rural Region 1 crown.

Pace and Jay remain in playoff contention in high school football based on the final MaxPreps rankings of October.

The Aggie Invitational at the Ashton Brosnaham Complex in Pensacola marked the end of the regular season for area cross-country teams.

Central, Jay, Milton and Pace all had runners compete at the meet on Tuesday morning.

Central and Jay competed in the District 1-1A boys golf tournament Monday at Eagle Springs.

The Jaguars took fourth (335) and the Royals finished sixth (371).

Girls and boys golf teams from Santa Rosa County played in the District 1-3A tournament on Monday at Stonebrook in Pace.

Pace’s Gianna Dettling would have loved to shoot a better score if she could have at the District 1-3A girls golf tournament on Monday at Stonebrook in Pace.

But considering the conditions, including the fast greens and the wind, she couldn’t complain about an 83 on a sun-splashed day.

Aubreigh Nelson and her Jay teammates walked off the floor early Saturday evening after a low-key celebration.

They smiled and cheered. There was even a quick celebratory huddle after the Royals swept Chipley in convincing fashion, winning this Rural Region 1 semifinal in three sets.

Pace’s football team stayed on track for a third consecutive district title by beating Tate 29-12 Friday night at Pete Gindl Stadium in Cantonment.

In their first game in almost a month, the Jay Royals made the long journey to Liberty County to play the Bulldogs.

In an overtime thriller, the Royals came up short for the first time this season, losing 29-28.