Jun 7, 2023
Pace alum Broc Parmer makes impact in first season of college baseball
Broc Parmer wasn’t rattled playing college baseball for the first time in his life.
In fact, in some ways, he was brimming with more confidence than he had even in high school, where he was a standout player at Pace.
Jun 6, 2023
Panthers using summer months to set stage for success
Milton head boys basketball coach Cameron Belden is looking for his team to take big steps forward over the summer.
The Panthers went 6-19 last season and are looking to use this month and the next to set the tone for success this winter.
Jun 6, 2023
Effort point of emphasis for Pace boys basketball team this summer
Houston Ramsay called a timeout during a summer tournament game at Pensacola State in early June. The game against area powerhouse Gulf Breeze was not going well, but the head coach of the Patriots didn’t care as much about the 30-plus point deficit as he did about the body language of his team.
Jun 5, 2023
Wiedner commits to Coastal Carolina
Xakery Wiedner has made his decision when it comes to college football.
The player tabbed a Swiss Army knife because of his versatility, announced Sunday he has committed to NCAA Division I Coastal Carolina.
Jun 5, 2023
Pace’s Brandon Beckham overcomes adversity to land opportunity at next level
Pace defensive lineman Brandon Beckham faced an uncertain future in football. A sharp pain shot through his knee during his sophomore year of weightlifting.
He sought out medical advice hoping to get it figured out.
Jun 2, 2023
Pace alum Cam Bennett is not your average Joe
Cam Bennett made a comment after his latest MMA bout that he doesn’t get paid by the hour.
An hour wasn’t necessary. He took care of business in 45 seconds in a Main Event at Island Fights in the Pensacola Bay Center last month. It was another impressive win for a fighter who might not look intimidating, but put in him the ring and he gets the job done more often than not.
Jun 1, 2023
Central’s Ava Johnson ready for college volleyball
Ava Johnson’s volleyball career didn’t get off to the best start.
The newly minted Central grad started playing the sport in middle school, but battled injuries in those early days. She broke her foot in seventh grade and her arm in eighth grade.
Jun 1, 2023
This day in sports history
Ricky Henderson becomes the fastest to 50 stolen bases in a Major League Baseball season on June 1, 1982. He hit the mark by stealing two bases in Oakland’s 3-2 win over Boston.
Jun 1, 2023
Blue Wahoos rally for win over Biloxi
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos edged Biloxi 3-2 Wednesday in Mississippi.
Down 4-3 in the eighth, Will Banfield put the Blue Wahoos back in business with a game-tying home run. Norel Gonzalez then hit a homer to put Pensacola ahead for good.
Jun 1, 2023
Pace softball team has potential to run it back to state in 2024
Pace nearly won a 6A state softball championship last week, falling 5-1 to Bartow in the championship game.
It was the third consecutive year the Patriots made the state tourney, and their first trip to the final since winning it all in 2007. The good news for Pace is a number of key players will be back in 2024, including one of the nation’s top pitchers in Jayden Heavener, an LSU commit.