Milton’s Matt Anderson has been named the Florida Athletic Coaches Association District 1 Coach of the Year.

As I watched Jay’s girls basketball season end with a 66-49 loss to Williston in the FHSAA Rural state championship game on the final Friday night of February in Jacksonville, the initial thoughts were on how tough it is to lose after coming so far.

Milton’s softball team started feeling the pressure a bit as Choctaw sliced its deficit to two in the top of the sixth inning last Friday night.


But these Panthers have confidence and refused to be rattled.

Pace’s Kiiaana Gavere is a state champion.


The senior standout wrestler for the Patriots won an FHSAA championship Saturday with a 14-7 win over Ennis Coakley of Sunlake in the 140-lbs. weight class.

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos will play a game at Birmingham’s Rickwood Field on May 27.

The University of West Florida men’s basketball team is headed to the Gulf South Conference championship after a 79-72 win over Lee in the semifinal round on Thursday night at the UWF Fieldhouse.

The Pensacola Sports Association All-Star Games are slated for March 12 at Hartsell Arena in Pensacola.


Santa Rosa County will be well represented in the game. Tip-off for the girls contest is 5 p.m. The boys game gets rolling at 7 p.m.

Milton is coming off a turnaround campaign in 2025 and will kick off the 2026 regular season with a Thursday night game against Pensacola Catholic on Aug. 20.

The 2025 state softball runner-up Pace Patriots are unbeaten through their first five games, including three consecutive wins via shutout.

Autumn Boutwell has been named the National Christian College Athletic Association South Region Freshman of the Year.