The Pace Patriots wrapped up their spring practice on May 22 with a game against Gulf Breeze.


Head coach Vance Smith is pleased with the way things went for the Patriots this spring, though he also points out there is still work to do.

Milton’s Sayler Melton, Parker McCoy and Brayden Barrow were supposed to play in the Pensacola Sports Association All-Star Game on May 21.


But the three Panther baseball standouts couldn’t because of another big moment in their lives.

Many of the graduates in Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties are high school athletes I have covered over the last four years.


Navarre, Pace, Milton, Central, Jay, Baker and Crestview have all been represented well by those athletes and now it’s time for them to bid farewell and move on to the next chapter of their lives.

Pace head softball coach Lexi Alexander raised her arms in the air as she walked up to receive the championship trophy early Saturday evening.


She then went over to her team and jumped forward, setting off a celebration.

As the rain started to fall in the fifth inning of an FHSAA 6A state softball semifinal against Parrish Community Friday afternoon, the Pace Patriots, down a run, found their groove.


Kennedy Franz doubled, Laila Loomis bunted. Gracie Ueberroth soon tied the score with a clutch hit.

Pace plays in a 6A state semifinal against Parrish Community today at Boombah-Soldiers Creek Park in Longwood.


Here are five things to know about Pace heading into the showdown with the Buls at 1 p.m. EST today.

The Uniiversity of West Florida baseball team dropped the opening game of its NCAA Divisioin II South Super Regional on Thursday.

The University of West Florida’s first FCS schedule has been released.


UWF will kick off its Division I era on Aug. 27 with a game against Southern Illinois at Pen Air Field.

Minivans rolled out of town early Wednesday afternoon bound for the Orlando area, a familiar scene for the Pace Patriot softball team this time of year.


Fans cheered as players waved goodbye from open windows as the Patriots headed back to the state final four for the sixth consecutive year.

Ralph Mims is taking on a new role at L.E.A.D. Academy, taking over as head boys basketball coach.