Pace’s girls and boys swim teams placed third at the Patriot Invitational Saturday at the UWF Natatorium.

Josephine Harris won two events for Pace, taking first in the 100 Butterfly (1:04.96) and 500 Freestyle (5:44.63) while Belle McNally won the 100 Breaststroke (1:17.11).

Jay’s volleyball team won only six matches a year ago. But there is a turnaround unfolding here for the Royals as they have already surpassed last season’s victory total.

Through the first nine games, Jay is 7-2 and feeling good about where it’s at as a team despite a tough, five-set loss to Milton last week.

Milton has spent a lot of time on the road the first half of the volleyball season, and the Panthers have run into their share of up and down moments.

But they found a way to survive a non-league battle with Jay last Tuesday night, grinding out a five-set victory over the Royals in a back-and-forth match.

A tough early-season football schedule didn’t get any easier for Milton Friday night.

The Panthers had a tough night against Gulf Breeze on the road in the District 1-4S opener for both teams and lost 35-21.

Pace’s unbeaten start to the season came to a halt Friday night as Pace fell 29-21 to Crestview at Jack Foster Stadium.

The Patriots led 21-15 at the half but the Bulldogs did not allow another score after halftime. Two Crestview touchdowns in the second half proved to be the difference.

Gavin Schulte needed a few minutes before doing a post-race interview with a reporter after the Patriot Invitational a couple of weeks ago.

The allergies had gotten the best of the Pace senior because of the grass and pollen, and he went to get his inhaler moments after crossing the finish line in seventh place with a time of 17:20.70.

On Friday night, the Pace Patriots continued their winning streak, improving to 3-0 with a 42-14 win over the West Florida Jaguars after a rain delay of almost two hours.

The Patriots started out strong with Nick Simmons slipping through the holes in West Florida’s defense for a 7-0 lead. 

Milton head coach Kelly Gillis walked off Hurley Manning Field hugging and exchanging words with coaches, fans and players. You could see the smile on his face from a mile away.  

For the first time this season, the Panthers found the win column, beating Washington 47-31 Saturday night.  

Hudson Trammel won the 100 Butterfly and finished fourth in the 200 IM at Saturday’s Panama City Beach Invitational.

The meet was delayed by rain and eventually called because of the weather.

Willie Jordan set a school record for an interception return and the University of West Florida offense also continued to roll in a 49-10 win over Southwest Baptist Saturday night in Missouri.

Jordan ran a pick back 99 yards for a score while seventh-ranked UWF racked up 400 yards of offense as they improved to 2-0 on the season.