Autumn Boutwell sat at a table in the lobby of the gymnasium at Central where so many big shots and life-long memories have been made over the course of her high school career.
Here on a Wednesday afternoon in late March, it was finally signing day for Boutwell, who is taking her basketball talents to Pensacola Christian College.
Pace and Navarre continue to stay on track for a postseason berth in flag football.
The Patriots are ranked second in Region 1-3A this week while the Raiders are seventh. The top eight teams make the playoffs, with district champs securing automatic berths.
Joey Nieves made a big impact in his two seasons as the head coach of the Milton Panthers boys basketball team.
But he made a tough decision Tuesday to step down from his position after an impressive run with the Panthers.
Pace, Navarre and Jay are all top five teams in the state in the first set of FHSAA regional rankings.
The reigning state champion Patriots are atop Region 1-6A while the Raiders are second in the region. The two teams are second and fourth-respectively, in the state. Jay is second in the state and atop the Rural Region.
Milton’s boys weightlifting team began its postseason Monday afternoon, competing at the FHSAA District 1-3A meet at Pace.
The Panthers finished in the top five in Olympic and traditional, with Bryson Brown leading the way despite moving up a weight class for the postseason.
It’s the first step on the road to a state title repeat as Pace’s boys weightlifting team dominated the FHSAA District 1-3A meet Monday at home, winning the Olympic and traditional crowns.
Evan Beckham walked into the gym where his season ended a year ago. It was here in Navarre at a 3A regional that the Pace lifter scratched out in the clean and jerk and watched his dream of going to state for weightlifting slip away.
Navarre, Pace and Milton are set to compete in the District 1-3A weightlifting meet Monday afternoon in Pace.
The start time is 3:30 p.m. and lifters from those schools will be vying for a shot to move on to the regional.
Pace’s beach volleyball team is ranked in the top eight of the FHSAA Region 1-2A rankings.
The Patriots check in at No. 7 this week. The top eight teams qualify for the regional tournament.
