James Allen, Summer Bowman and Emma Posey represented the Central Jaguars well at the FHSAA 1A state track and field meet earlier this month in Jacksonville.


All three came back with medals.

Pace won its second FHSAA 6A state championship in three years on May 23.


The Patriots defeated Bartow 3-1 to win the title, their first since 2024, and third overall in program history.

Members of Pace High’s Class of 2026 punctuated their academic careers Friday with their graduation at the Bay Center in Pensacola.

A handful of area baseball standouts were selected for the Pensacola Sports Association All-Star Game.


Jax Lowery, Nick Baxley and Landon Golden represented Jay while Emory Allen, Braiden Cheshire, Jackson Wheaton and Caleb Wheeler were selected for the game, which was played May 21 at Pensacola State. Parker McCoy, Sayler Melton and Braydon Barrow represented Milton.

Several area softball players were named Pensacola Sports Association All-Stars last month.


Natalie Blair represented Central while Faith Cain and Emma Messer were selected from Milton’s team. Mylee Frazier, Cadee Carroll and Kaylee Gilbreath all represented Jay.

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.