The University of West Florida football team is picked to be the runner-up in the Gulf South Conference this season.
The Argos received one first-place vote and 42 total points, four points behind league favorite Valdosta State, which received five first-place votes.
Pace head girls basketball coach Greg Gill learned a lot about his team this summer. Including the fact that the Patriots will have options when it comes to shouldering the scoring load in the wake of losing star Aisley Shields to graduation.
New Breed made its mark in Nashville, claiming a 7-on-7 national flag football championship over the weekend.
The local team made up of top area high school flag football standouts went 4-0 in the tournament to win a title in just its second year of existence.
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.
