It’s never easy to beat a top 10 team in the state, regardless of classification. But somehow, some way, the Pace Patriots got it done on Oct. 4, showing plenty of grit and fight in the process.

The University of West Florida football team jumps back into Gulf South Conference play this week.


Stuck in the grip of a two-game losing streak, the Argos will try to bounce back Saturday when they host Mississippi College at PenAir Field. Kickoff is 4 p.m.

The Jay and Central rivalry runs deep in athletics, and a new edition was added to it Thursday night when the Royals took on the Jaguars in varsity football for the first time.

Nate Simmons wasn’t sure he’d ever get back to playing college football again.


After being away from the game for more than a year, the Pace grad has found a home at Lighthouse Christian College, a first-year program.

Jay avenged a four-set loss to reigning state champion Baker with a win over the Gators  Tuesday night.


In a battle of top 10 teams, Jay prevailed in a hard-fought road match that went back and forth as expected.

Pace and Jay are still among the top teams in their respective regions while Navarre, Crestview and Baker are outside the top eight.

Navarre and Pace remain among the top eight in one of the toughest regions in high school volleyball while Jay and Baker are among the top four in the Rural region.

Rarely do you see excitement from college students over rising and shining bright and early Saturday morning.


But the description fits the reaction of the Pensacola State women’s soccer players in a post-practice huddle after head coach Mark Yepshin gave them the green light to show up at the weight room for a 6 a.m. workout session.

With just under nine minutes to play in the opening half of a Sept. 30 homecoming game against Mosley, the Milton Panthers had new life.


Cade Pierce found Bryson Brown in the end zone. Brown, a state champion weightlifter and big time playmaker, came down with the ball, helping Milton slice the Dolphins’ lead to 14-7.

Pace senior Belle McNally said she was ‘trying not to cry’ as she talked about Amy Wolfenden, the former Patriot boys swim coach who passed away in May at the age of 50 while competing in a triathlon.


McNally met Wolfenden at a young age and couldn’t say enough good about how meaningful it was to see the Pace Patriot Invitational get rededicated as the Wolfenden Memorial Invitational on Sept. 28.