Less than two minutes remained in the game and Buchholz had the ball back after forcing a turnover.


A season that began with a ton of potential and hopes of contending for a state championship was about to end for Pace in gut-wrenching fashion.

Almost every Pace fan that made the trip to Gainesville was on the field as Kent Smith talked with his heartbroken football team late Friday night.


Smith took a moment to acknowledge those fans for their support during a year to remember for Pace, which saw its season end in gut-wrenching fashion, a 34-24 Region 1-6A semifinal loss to Buchholz a tough pill to swallow on a chilly evening at Citizens Field.

Kelly Gillis is out as the head coach of the Milton Panthers after three seasons.

Gillis met with his team Thursday to let them know that he was resigning.

Pace’s football team went to Buchholz two years ago and fell just short of a win on the road in the opening round of the playoffs.


The Patriots lost that game 35-34 and are looking for revenge Friday night when they take on Bobcats in an FHSAA Region 1-6A semifinal at Citizens Field. Game time is 7 p.m. EST.

In the first five minutes of the second half of a game against Arnold Wednesday night, Milton’s girls soccer team snagged the momentum.


The Panthers scored twice, and that was the difference in a 2-0 win, their second of the year.

Milton basketball star Treymar Jones grew up playing football and basketball, but he’s ‘always been a hooper at heart.’


And there is no question the senior’s heart is where the hoop is, this game allowing him a chance to leave real life behind.

Emily (Madril) Sams has established herself as one of the nation’s best soccer players.


This past summer, she was in Paris for the 2024 Olympics, winning a gold medal as an alternate on the United States Women’s National Team.

Pace football standout Joeseph Skipworth has flipped his commitment.


Once bound for Kansas, the senior tight end announced over the weekend that he’s committing to Mississippi State instead.

Tylon Lee headlined a list of Pace players who earned spots on the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-District 1 team.

Players hung around after the game ended last Friday night, talking with family and friends on the field. They smiled. They posed for pictures. And yes, they celebrated.


All the while the marching band cranked out the music, including a fitting song in ‘All I Do is Win.’ Fitting because the Patriots won big, crushing Oviedo 49-21 in a Region 1-6A quarterfinal.