Navarre and Pace finished first and second, respectively, in the overall standings at the Santa Rosa County Swim Meet Thursday at the Pullum YMCA. Milton took fourth.
The meet took place on a chilly and sometimes rainy afternoon, with swimmers huddling up in an effort to stay warm, wearing blankets and jackets, but there was also plenty of energy as they cheered on their teammates in a tightly contested meet.
Pace heads to Cantonment for a big game against Tate Friday that headlines week seven of the high school football season for teams in Santa Rosa County.
The Patriots take on the Aggies in a pivotal District 1-4S showdown. Pace is 1-0 in district play. Tate is 1-1.
Pace’s Josephine Harris didn’t have her best day at the state swim meet a year ago. She finished 23rd overall out of 24 swimmers, recording a time of 1:03.26.
The latest regional rankings are out and Pace and Navarre both remain in the top eight in Region 1-4S while Jay is still holding down a spot in the top four in Region 1-1R.
Craig Damon sits down in a conference room and takes a break from a summer leadership conference he’s hosting at Pine Forest in Pensacola to talk about his role as the Executive Director of the Florida High School Athletic Association.
He’s been in the position a little over a year and the work never stops.
Tatum Hasting’s brother played baseball and she used attend his games. That sparked the Pace standout’s interest in playing sports.
“I started playing sports when I was 11 and softball was the first sport I played,” Hasting said.
It wasn’t an easy night for the Jay Royals facing the top team in their region.
Up against Holmes County, the fifth-ranked 1A team in the state and the Region 1-1R leader, the Royals had no answer in a 55-14 loss to the Blue Devils.
