Milton’s softball team is headed to the district championship game.
The Panthers broke open a tied game in the sixth inning, scoring five runs in the bottom half of it to put away Gulf Breeze in a District 1-5A semifinal in Milton Monday night.
Central’s softball team didn’t let its 2025 season end without a fight.
The Jaguars battled back from an early deficit before coming up short in an 11-7 loss to Baker in a Rural District 1 quarterfinal Monday night in Paxton.
Quincy Wilson has been a leader at the plate this season for Central’s baseball team.
The senior standout is hitting over .500 and has played a key role for the Jaguars in their run to the regional tournament.
Jay, Pace and Milton wrapped up their regular seasons in softball this past week and are in good shape to make the regional tournament heading into district tourney play.
The Royals and Patriots are atop their respective regions, with Jay No. 1 in Rural Region 1 as well as the state. Reigning state champion Pace is ranked first in Region 1-6A and second in the state while Milton is sixth in Region 1-5A.
Former Pace softball star Jayden Heavener is in the running for National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division I Freshman of the Year.
Heavener is one of two LSU players on the list, which features 25 players. Teammate Tori Edwards is the other.
Pace’s beach volleyball team is headed to the regional tournament for the first time in program history.
The Patriots will be the fifth seed for the Region 1-2A tourney and open play against fourth-seeded Beachside on Tuesday in St. Johns, Florida.
Down only a run after one inning of play, there was hope Milton’s baseball team would stun top-ranked Niceville and force a deciding third game in this Region 1-5A quarterfinal series.
But the Eagles being who they are swayed the momentum in their favor once and for all in the second inning, scoring four times to build a lead the Panthers could not overcome.
