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The latest FHSAA regional playoff rankings are out and Pace finds itself still in a position to make the postseason in 2022.

The Patriots are eighth this week and have an opportunity to solidify that ranking when they battle Navarre in a crucial showdown Friday night at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

During the huddle near the end of its District 1-6A semifinal against Navarre last Tuesday night, Pace head coach Cody Trimm took a moment to talk with his team.

The Patriots were on their way to a three-set loss to the Raiders, but they didn’t go down without a fight in a 20-25, 8-25, 18-25 loss.

All season Milton’s volleyball team has battled teams tough, and last Monday’s District 1-6A opener against Tate was no exception.

The Panthers closed the gap several times in the opening set, getting as close as 18-15 late, but Milton could never push itself over the top and went on to fall to the Aggies as their season came to a close.

The University of West Florida men’s soccer team is ranked 15th in this week’s United Soccer Coaches Poll.

The Argos are 8-2-3 overall and 6-0-3 in the Gulf South Conference.

Excitement, energy and races that went down to the wire. It was all bundled into one to set the stage for a highly competitive Santa Rosa County Meet last Thursday afternoon at the Pullum YMCA.

At the end of the meet, Pace earned a runner-up finish in the boys meet while the Patriot girls placed third. Milton was fourth in the boys and girls standings.

Ben Tyner found one opening and then another.

Near midfield, he looked as if he was going to be brought down by a couple of defenders, yet he found a way to stay on his feet, slip past by would-be tacklers and run untouched the rest of the way to the end zone.

Milton was close Friday night. Close to a having a break finally go its way. Close to a victory that would have revived the Panthers’ hopes for a momentum-swinging win.

But turnovers and missed opportunities cost the Panthers in a 34-27 District 1-4S loss to Navarre at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

Ashton Harrelson and Nick Stiles are going back and forth talking about math grades and which of their classes is tougher. Not a typical conversation among a couple of football players.

“This is what it’s like all the time,” Stiles said with a laugh.

Griffin Cerra has been named the Gulf South Conference Special Teams Player of the Week.

It’s the third time this season he has picked up the honor.

Pace is in the top eight of the latest Region 1-4S football rankings.

The Patriots rolled past Pensacola 44-7 last Friday night and now find themselves in the No. 6 spot this week, right behind district foe Navarre.