Sports Archive

District championships in basketball will be on the line this week as area teams head into their respective tournaments.


Teams get rolling on Monday. Semifinals are Wednesday and championship games are Friday.

Central and Jay both had lifters place in the top six at the Region 1-1A girls weightlfting meet on Friday at North Bay Haven. 


The Jaguars headlined their day with a pair of runner-up finishes in Kelsey Campbell (101) and Natalie Blair (154) while Emily Brown (129) had the top finish for the Royals, placing third in Olympic.

It’s almost time to hoop it up in the district tournament.


Area boys basketball teams getting rolling with tourney play on Tuesday. Semifinals are Thursday and championship games are Saturday.

Presley Hawthorne came off the floor all charged up and gave a high five to head coach Jorey Diamond and a few of her teammates as well.


Hawthorne was thrilled to help play a part in the Jay Royals’ 45-41 hard-fought win over Navarre, a 6A team, Thursday night on the road.

The feeling of being a regional champion never gets old for the Pace Patriot girls weightlifting team.


And on Thursday, the Patriots claimed a title once again, winning Olympic and Traditional in dominating fashion at the Region 1-3A meet at home, completing the next step towards another state crown.

L.E.A.D. Academy’s Senior Night will most likely be remembered as “Noah Hinshaw Night” as fans and players honored their outgoing leader with “MVP” chants, and called out his name all night during the Lions’ 79-58 victory over visiting Pensacola Christian Academy.

The final set of FHSAA regional rankings for the regular season are out and Milton checks in as the highest-rated team in our coverage area.

Pace’s girls soccer sideline was upbeat in the face of defeat Tuesday night.


Yes, the Patriots lost 6-1 to Niceville in a District 1-6A championship game on a bone-chilling evening at the Ashton Brosnaham Complex in Pensacola.

As far as debut seasons in college softball go, Jayden Heavener’s ranks right up there near the top.


The former Pace standout was one of the top pitchers nationally in year one at LSU.

The final set of regional rankings for the regular season are out and several area teams are in great spot heading into the district tournament.


Navarre, Jay and L.E.A.D. Academy are all going to be top seeds for their respective district tournaments based on their regional ranking.