On the brink of victory, Milton’s girls basketball team needed one more play to seal the deal in the opening round of the District 1-6A tournament last Tuesday night.
Navarre was looking to inbound the ball in the hopes of getting a desperation shot off with 1.7 seconds to go, but the pass was tipped and Alexis Hawthorne ended up with the ball in her hands to help the Panthers secure a 34-32 win on the road over the reigning district champion Raiders.
Kevin Randel is back as the manager of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
It will be his third season with the Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins and he’ll look to lead Pensacola to a second consecutive Southern League title run.
Scoreless after one half of a District 1-6A girls soccer final on a foggy evening here Tuesday at Bennett C. Russell Stadium in Navarre, the window of belief remained open for Pace that it could pull off an upset of state-ranked Gulf Breeze.
Chances were few and far between against the No. 3 Dolphins, but that didn’t stop the Patriots from battling for any opportunity they could muster.
Quentin Randolph is back in the Indoor Football League, and this time he’ll play in a city that fits his big-time personality.
Randolph, a former Navarre and University of West Florida star, is taking his talents to Las Vegas to play for the Knight Hawks, a second-year team in the IFL.
Tristan Watson can beat you on the court in a lot of different ways.
The 6-foot-7 senior standout for Jay can throw down a dunk, score off a layup or step outside and knock down a 3-pointer. In fact, he once made a school-record 10 long-distance shots in a game.
Dana Tolleson battles in the paint during a JV basketball game against Navarre. She’s steadily improved throughout the year, working her way into Milton’s starting lineup.
Her athletic ability doesn’t end on the court, however, as the sophomore is also having another impressive season in the weight room.
Autumn Boutwell made it look easy. The same way she has the previous hundred-plus times she’s launched up a 3-point shot in a game.
In Central’s dominating 61-21 win over Northview on Jan. 19, the sophomore star took the assist from a teammate and knocked down an open shot from beyond the arc to break the record for 3-pointers in a season at the school.
The only thing left to be decided for Pace late Friday night here at Bennett C. Russell Stadium in Navarre was where the team was going to have its post-game meal.
In some ways, the real appetite had already been satisfied for the Patriots, who finally secured a long-awaited postseason win over the rival Raiders, holding off Navarre 1-0 in a hard-fought, back-and-forth, physical District 1-6A tournament semifinal on a chilly evening in late January.
