Lucy Gongwer fell in love with flag football before she went on to become a standout in the sport for the Pace Patriots.
It was during her eighth-grade year that her passion for the sport was forged. She watched a practice one day and eventually attended a camp that the team held.
Ashten Dickerson has been around football her entire life. Not a surprise, really, considering her dad is a football coach at the University of West Florida.
So it’s only fitting that Dickerson decided to play flag football in high school for the Pace Patriots, and it’s only fitting that she’ll now continue her career at Florida Gateway College.
Winning isn’t the only thing, but it seems to be a regular thing for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
Especially when it comes to championships. The reigning Southern League champs clinched the first-half South Division crown Wednesday night in Tennessee, beating the Smokies 3-1.
Maddie Motes started thinking about playing college soccer near the end of her senior season at Pace.
With the Patriots having success on the field, finishing as the district runner-up, and going to the regional for the first time in nearly a decade, she wanted to stay in the sport.
Two drives. Two touchdowns.
There’s no question Milton came out clicking on all cylinders from the jump as Ethan Diamond connected with Rayvon Cottrell and Bryson Brown on scoring strikes that put the Panthers in a great spot against Pensacola in a 7-on-7 tournament game Thursday night.
The Florida Gators are headed to the finals of the College World Series after dispatching of TCU 3-2 Wednesday afternoon in Omaha.
Pace alum Brandon Sproat is part of the pitching staff for the Gators, who will play in the final round for the fourth time in program history and are seeking their first title since 2017.
Tristan Watson spent his high school basketball career at Jay as one of the top players in the area.
He’ll get a chance to continue building on what he’s already accomplished when he takes his talents to Reid State this coming season.
CJ McKinley has the ability to score points. But it’s not something he has to do every night ot be effective and impose his will on a game.
His knack for distributing the ball or playing defense are skills he can lean on as well when it comes to the game of basketball. The scouting reports on him also note his high basketball IQ.
A best-of-three playoff format could be in the future for high school baseball in Florida.
The idea of it is being tossed around and has already been presented to the FHSAA’s Baseball Advisory Committee.
Pace baseball standout Alex McCranie was named the MVP of the North in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Baseball Game in Lakeland on Tuesday.
McCranie, bound for Northwest Florida State to continue his career, racked up four hits, including a double, and also stole three bases to fuel his MVP performance.
