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Jayden Heavener is considered one of the top pitchers in the nation.


She lived up to that reputation again Tuesday night, throwing her seventh no-hitter of the season as the Patriots blanked Navarre 13-0 in their final District 1-6A game of the season.

Pace’s flag football team was caught in the grip of a losing streak late in the regular season.


Life is a lot different now for the Patriots. They seem to have hit their stride, clicking on both sides of the ball and making noise in the postseason.

Austin Reed led the University of West Florida to an NCAA Division II national championship in 2019.


Five years later, he could hear his name called in the 2024 NFL Draft this weekend.

Weightlifting is technically an individual sport, but the Pace Patriots have made it a team sport, and that has paid off big time.


Pace won its first boys state championship since 2021 on April 19 at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.

Four years ago, Milton was not on the radar as a legit title contender in boys weightlifting.


Oh, how times have changed.

For three area small school weightlifters, their 2024 season ended on the biggest stage Saturday.


Jay’s Matthew Hendricks and Chase Dooley, along with Central’s Corbin James, competed at the FHSAA 1A state weightlifting meet at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.

Bryson Brown tied for first last year at the FHSAA 3A state weightlifting meet but had to settle for second after weighing more than his opponent.


The junior Milton Panther wasn’t about to be denied a second time Friday at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.

Kendall Ballou hugged several of his weightlifting teammates during Pace’s championship celebration Friday evening at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.


Ballou, a senior, was overcome with emotion as he and the other Patriots savored the thrill of sweeping the FHSAA 3A Olympic and traditional titles.

Riley Kirby is playing one last lacrosse season at Alabama-Huntsville. Kirby, a second-team All-Gulf South Conference defender last season, has started all 16 games for the Chargers this year and has recorded one goal and one assist.

Santa Rosa County did not disappoint at the 3A state boys weightlifting meet Friday afternoon at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.


Pace claimed the Olympic and traditional titles, while Milton was the state runner-up in Olympic and traditional. Navarre earned a share of the traditional title as well.