Jay remains the No. 1 team in Rural Region 1 while Pace, winners of seven in a row, has moved into the top eight in the Region 1-6A volleyball rankings.

Pace’s defense wanted a shutout victory and earned one in a big way last Friday.
In a chippy, penalty-marred game, the host Patriots swarmed to the ball all night. The offense did the rest behind its running game for a 35-0 win over Andalusia.

KD Hall has never forgotten having the football punched out of his hands near the goal line on a potential game-winning touchdown run against Navarre a year ago.
“Oh yeah, I was thinking about that one the whole game. Every time I touched it (the ball), I had to make up for that one,” Hall said.

Check out the current area football stat leaders.

Pace swimmers continued their winning ways recently, winning a head-to-head matchup with Milton on the Panthers’ Senior Day last Thursday.

Jay and Central warmed up on the court as music played ahead of a highly anticipated volleyball match between two rivals Thursday night.
The potential excitement of the evening soon fizzled out as the second official never showed up, forcing the cancelation of the match.

The midway point of the high school football season is here.
And three big games are on the slate tonight as Milton hosts Navarre, Pace welcomes Andalusia to town and Jay travels to Chipley.

Two of the area’s best volleyball teams faced off in a match last Tuesday night as Pace took on Pensacola Catholic.
It turned out to be a competitive match, as expected, before the Patriots held on for a 16-25, 25-20, 14-25, 25-21, 15-7 win.

Ashley Pickard has made her college softball decision. The senior Pace Patriot standout committed to the University of Mobile on Saturday.

The latest FHSAA regional rankings are out for volleyball.
Jay is atop Rural Region 1 and is the No. 1 team in the state. Baker is fourth in the region.