Kaden French moved up a weight class this year. He had been competing at 199 lbs. and was the state runner-up in traditional and placed third in Olympic.
Now at 219, French feels good about how things are going and the results speak for themselves as the Milton senior won the Olympic and traditional titles at the Navarre Invitational Wednesday afternoon.
Pace’s flag football team suffered its first loss of the year last Monday night, falling 20-13 to rival Navarre. The Patriots led 7-0 at halftime but went into the final quarter tied at 7-7 before Navarre took control.
Milton had a season to remember in boys basketball this year, winning a district title and playing in the 6A regional tournament.
That success did not go unnoticed as the Panthers had a player and coach earn Florida Athletic Coaches Association District 1-6A honors.
A few teams in the area are still undefeated, including Pace’s softball team and Central’s baseball team. Here’s a look at some of the highlights from the week.
This time next year, Jayden Heavener and Shelby McKenzie will be playing major college softball.
Heavener is headed to LSU and McKenzie is bound for Florida State.
Milton’s baseball team gave itself a chance to beat Tate Wednesday night. Ultimately, the Panthers fell 3-2 in a tightly contested game against one of the best teams in the area.
Afterwards, head coach Keith Little couldn’t say enough about his team’s effort.
With two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, Milton’s softball team still had an opportunity to steal a big win against District 1-6A opponent Tate Wednesday night.
There is only one court for now and no home games are on tap for Pace in its first season of beach volleyball.
What there is no shortage of, however, is excitement for the sport, something impossible to not take notice of during a practice after school.
