Pace’s wrestling team won the District 1-2A Individual Bracketed Tournament Tuesday at Choctaw.
The Patriots racked up 241.5 points, with seven wrestlers placing first or second. Milton took ninth with 68.5 points.
Sergio Robinson got to the basket for a layup with just under a minute to play, cutting the Buchholz lead to two and giving the Milton Panthers hope that a comeback win was possible.
But the Panthers weren’t ever able to take the lead back against the Bobcats as their season ended with a 44-41 loss in a Region 1-6A quarterfinal at home on Saturday night.
L.E.A.D. Academy’s girls basketball team is headed the Sweet 16.
The top-seeded Lions advanced with a 58-15 win over Redeemer Christian Friday night at home in the Region 1-1A tournament.
Kelsey Campbell couldn’t help but be excited and proud after wrapping up her day at the FHSAA 1A state weightlifting meet Friday in Lakeland.
One year after finishing in the top 10 but missing out on a medal, the Central senior lifter smiled while talking about her performance in an interview at the RP Funding Center.
Pace girls soccer coach Nick Williamson told his heartbroken team after its Sweet 16 loss to Bartram Trail Wednesday night that this is the most fun team he has coached.
All season the Patriots played their opponents tough. They won 12 games. And they made the ride an enjoyable one before it ended in a 1-0 loss to the reigning state champs on the road.
You would think the feeling of winning state championships might age a bit, perhaps get a little too old.
But inside the RP Funding Center Wednesday afternoon in Lakeland at the FHSAA 3A state meet, the joy for the athletes on the Pace Patriot girls weightlifting team is still something to admire.
Mateo Robinson has the ability to pour in points on any given night.
And earlier this month, the Milton Panther senior reached the 1,000-point mark in a district tournament game against Crestview.
