At halftime of Milton’s girls basketball game against Gulf Breeze in a District 1-6A quarterfinal, the score was knotted at 18-18.
The second half proved to be a different story for the Panthers, who opened the third quarter on an 11-0 run and went on to win 43-27 Monday night.

It’s almost time for the girls weightlifting state meets. The 3A schools compete are set to compete Feb. 11 while the 1A schools will compete Feb. 13.
Both competitions are at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland and will begin at 10 a.m. EST.

District championships in basketball will be on the line this week as area teams head into their respective tournaments.
Teams get rolling on Monday. Semifinals are Wednesday and championship games are Friday.

Central and Jay both had lifters place in the top six at the Region 1-1A girls weightlfting meet on Friday at North Bay Haven. 
The Jaguars headlined their day with a pair of runner-up finishes in Kelsey Campbell (101) and Natalie Blair (154) while Emily Brown (129) had the top finish for the Royals, placing third in Olympic.

It’s almost time to hoop it up in the district tournament.
Area boys basketball teams getting rolling with tourney play on Tuesday. Semifinals are Thursday and championship games are Saturday.

Presley Hawthorne came off the floor all charged up and gave a high five to head coach Jorey Diamond and a few of her teammates as well.
Hawthorne was thrilled to help play a part in the Jay Royals’ 45-41 hard-fought win over Navarre, a 6A team, Thursday night on the road.

The feeling of being a regional champion never gets old for the Pace Patriot girls weightlifting team.
And on Thursday, the Patriots claimed a title once again, winning Olympic and Traditional in dominating fashion at the Region 1-3A meet at home, completing the next step towards another state crown.

L.E.A.D. Academy’s Senior Night will most likely be remembered as “Noah Hinshaw Night” as fans and players honored their outgoing leader with “MVP” chants, and called out his name all night during the Lions’ 79-58 victory over visiting Pensacola Christian Academy.

The final set of FHSAA regional rankings for the regular season are out and Milton checks in as the highest-rated team in our coverage area.

Pace’s girls soccer sideline was upbeat in the face of defeat Tuesday night.
Yes, the Patriots lost 6-1 to Niceville in a District 1-6A championship game on a bone-chilling evening at the Ashton Brosnaham Complex in Pensacola.