There will be no shortage of local talent at the Pensacola Sports Association Softball and Baseball All-Star Games next Friday at Pensacola State.
Among the all-stars are Ethan McDonald and Wyatt Peaden from 1A state baseball champion Jay and Juliana Anderson and Shelby Crooks from 6A state softball champ Pace.
Joey Nieves is having fun watching his team play ball on a Friday night at the end of May. His Milton Panthers are in action during a summer tournament at Pensacola State and the Panthers are looking like they haven’t missed much of a beat from last year.
Central’s boys basketball team is locked in on making the most of its time this summer on the court.
The Jaguars jumpstarted summer the weekend of June 1 at a tournament at Pensacola State.
A door has been opened for high school athletes in Florida to benefit off their name, image and likeness (NIL).
The FHSAA Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve a proposal at its meeting Tuesday after a lengthy discussion.
The University of West Florida has secured a partnership with Influxer to provide student-athletes at the school with the opportunity to monetize their name, image and likeness (NIL) with personalized merchandise.
Last summer, Risen Savior Lutheran Church held a youth soccer camp to help children in kindergarten through sixth grade hone their athletic skills while also teaching them about the gospel of Jesus Christ. The multi-day event was such a success that Pastor Craig Born and the church have decided to bring it back for 2024.
Central’s football team will make its varsity program debut Aug. 30 when it hits the road for a game in Uriah, Alabama, where it will face J.U. Blacksher.
The Jaguars currently have eight games on their 2024 schedule. Five of those are on the road.
Cadence Wermers is one of those athletes who wasn’t always in the spotlight during her high school career at Pace.
But what she did do was embrace her role no matter what sport it was and made an impact.
Jayden Heavener is the MaxPreps Florida Player of the Year in softball.
That isn’t a surprise considering how good the future LSU Tiger was during her prep career at Pace, especially last week in Clermont when the senior star helped lead the Patriots to a 6A state championship.
It may only be a matter of time now before NIL is reality in high school athletics in Florida.
The FHSAA’s Board of Directors is scheduled to vote on it next Tuesday during its meeting, according to FHSAA Executive Director Craig Damon.
