Jayden Heavener is California dreaming.

The Pace softball star is headed out West in late July to compete in the Premier Girls Fastpitch Futures All-American Game.

Riley Alcantar is dominating the middle-school aged wrestling scene.

Alcantar, part of the Pace Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy, continues to train in Jiu Jitsu but also has become quite the wrestler, excelling in various tournaments around the region.

Broc Parmer has quite a run as a baseball player this season.

It started with helping guide Pace to the 6A state championship game.

Standout Pace pitcher Walter Ford punctuated his high school baseball resume with one of the top honors in the state.

Ford has been named the Florida Dairy Famers Association 6A Player of the Year after helping the Patriots make a run to the state title game this past spring.

Alexis Hawthorne will experience a new level of softball this week when she takes part in the Triple Crown International Challenge in Colorado.

Nineteen countries will be represented, including Canada, which is who the rising Milton sophomore will play for in the event that is set to take place Friday through Sunday.

Justin Gatlin stood on the infield of the track at Sherman Robinson Stadium in Pensacola on a warm Sunday afternoon in early June signing autographs for the host of athletes on hand for an AAU meet.

He signed medals, shirts and pieces of paper and even posed for photos.

Emory Williams is drawing attention from Division I football programs around the country, with schools such as Miami, Indiana and Pittsburgh extending offers to the rising senior quarterback at Milton.

Playing in college has long been a dream for Williams, but he’s taking the attention in stride.

When she was younger, Madelyn Vasquez used to play on a baseball team with her brother. They used to compete with each other, battled to see who could hit the most home runs.

She had a pretty good run this year hitting the ball over the fence, racking up 11 in her first season with the University of West Florida softball team.

Cara Willis has had a busy schedule as of late.

She played with her Pace teammates in the state tournament two weeks ago and was on the field of her future college home last Thursday for the Pensacola Sports Association All-Star Game at Pensacola State.