Rain began to pour down from a cloudy sky over Blue Wahoos Stadium Friday afternoon.
Pace had hoped to get a baseball game against Arnold in before the bad weather rolled through.
Pace’s boys weightlifting team took care of business in impressive fashion at the Navarre Invitational Wednesday.
The Patriots swept the titles at a meet featuring some of the best teams in the state, winning Olympic 59-42 over Choctaw while topping those same Indians 69-41 in traditional.
Kaden French moved up a weight class this year. He had been competing at 199 lbs. and was the state runner-up in traditional and placed third in Olympic.
Now at 219, French feels good about how things are going and the results speak for themselves as the Milton senior won the Olympic and traditional titles at the Navarre Invitational Wednesday afternoon.
Pace’s flag football team suffered its first loss of the year last Monday night, falling 20-13 to rival Navarre. The Patriots led 7-0 at halftime but went into the final quarter tied at 7-7 before Navarre took control.
Milton had a season to remember in boys basketball this year, winning a district title and playing in the 6A regional tournament.
That success did not go unnoticed as the Panthers had a player and coach earn Florida Athletic Coaches Association District 1-6A honors.
A few teams in the area are still undefeated, including Pace’s softball team and Central’s baseball team. Here’s a look at some of the highlights from the week.
This time next year, Jayden Heavener and Shelby McKenzie will be playing major college softball.
Heavener is headed to LSU and McKenzie is bound for Florida State.
