Jay Playoff Schedule, Map, Driving Directions
May 17, 2010
The Jay Royals will face Shorecrest of St. Petersberg next Monday morning in the the Class 2a baseball semifinals.
The game will be played at 9 a.m. local time (10 a.m. EDT) Monday, May 24 at Digital Domain Park (pictured above, click to enlarge) in St. Lucie, Fla. Admission will be $8. The winner of the Jay versus Shorecrest game will play the winner of the 4 p.m. Westminster Christian of Miami versus Orlando Christian game for the state championship. The state championship game will be played at 3 p.m. local time (4 p.m. EDT) on Tuesday, May 25.
Digital Domain park is the spring training home of the New York Mets. The facility seats 7,347 people.
For recommended hotel accommodations from the Florida High School Athletic Association web site, click here. The Hilton Garden Inn at PGA Village/Port St. Lucie offers a special rate of $79 per night through the link.
The park is 555 miles from Jay, an estimated nine hour road trip. Driving directions, according to Google Maps, are below. Click here to see a map with these directions.
- Head east on 1st Ave W/FL-4 E toward S Alabama St Continue to follow FL-4 E 31.8 mi
- Turn right to stay on FL-4 E 4.6 mi
- Turn left at FL-10 E/US-90 E 17.8 mi
- Turn right at FL-285 S 0.4 mi
- Turn left to merge onto I-10 E 226 mi
- Take exit 296A to merge onto I-75 S toward Tampa 108 mi
- Slight left at Florida’s Turnpike/Ronald Reagan Turnpike (signs for Orlando/Florida Turnpike S) Partial toll road 156 mi
- Take exit 152 to merge onto FL-70 E/Okeechobee Rd Partial toll road 1.2 mi
- Merge onto I-95 S via the ramp to W Palm Beach 7.4 mi
- Take exit 121 for St Lucie W Blvd 0.4 mi
- Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Port St Lucie 269 ft
- Turn left at St Lucie W Blvd 0.7 mi
- Turn left at NW Peacock Blvd Destination will be on the right
Slight Chance Of Rain Tonight, Tuesday
May 17, 2010
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly cloudy, with a high near 87. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. North northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 90. South southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 90.
- Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91.
- Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
- Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89
Sports Association Awards Scholarships To Area Seniors
May 17, 2010
Several North Escambia area seniors were honored at the recent 2010 PSA Senior Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet.
Rush Hendricks of Jay (pictured) was named an overall winner and will receive a cash scholarship to the school of his choice from the Pensacola Sports Association Foundation. Drew Kennedy from Jay was awarded a scholarship from the University of West Florida.
A total of 26 students from were offered scholarships totaling $110,000 by PSA and Pensacola Junior College.
PSA Scholar Athlete winners from the North Escambia area awarded PJC scholarships included:
- Jordan Bray, Jay, cheerleading
- Zach McMulley,, Tate, baseball
- Justin Galagher, Tate, tennis
- Travis Thrash, Tate, weightlifting
- Chelsea Hall, Tate, basketball
Cantonment Airman McCauley Graduates From Basic Training
May 17, 2010
Air Force Airman Travis G. McCauley graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
He is the son of Kevin and Lisa McCauley of Lake Suzanne Drive, Cantonment. McCauley is a 2002 graduate of Tate High School.
AirHogs Beat The Pelicans
May 17, 2010
The AirHogs (3-0) came from behind Sunday for the second time in three games to deal another gut-wrenching loss for the Pelicans (0-3) by a final of 4-3.
One big positive for the Pels was the pitching performance turned in by Aaron Jackson. Jackson was in trouble with men on base in each of the first four innings of the contest. He ended up battling through six innings, giving up only two runs off 2 hits and walking just 4 batters.
Aaron Jackson’s roommate Antoin Gray was a hot rod with the bat as he went 4 for 4 with 4 solid singles on the night.
The Pelicans scored two runs in the first on a pair of Grand Prairie errors, but RBI ground outs by Ben Petralli in the second and Camacho in the third tied the game at 2-2.
It was a pitching duel from both clubs starters and relievers until Francisco Leandro’s RBI single in the top half of the ninth brought home John Alonso to give the Pelicans a 3-2 lead.
However in the bottom of the ninth, it was another nightmare for Ron Hill A.K.A. “The Bear” and the Pelicans. Hogs 3rd baseman Jaun Camacho singled sharply to left which then skipped away from Joey Side and resulted in Camacho hustling all the way to third base on the play. Aaron Garza then roped an RBI double down the left field line tying the game at 3. Robert Perry then would knock home the game-winning RBI with a deep shot off the right field wall and win the game for the AirHogs 4-3.
The Pelicans will be off on Monday and be back at it with Day/Night Double-Header starting Tuesday morning at 10:05am against the Shreveport Bossier Captains. The 2nd game will be at 7:05pm. Chetan Chaudhari will be on the call for both of the games with the pregame starting approximately 10 minutes before each of the scheduled first pitches.
Flood Warning: Central Escambia
May 16, 2010
A Flash Flood Warning remains in effect until 1100 am CDT for
central Escambia County.
At 947 am CDT…National Weather Service Doppler radar continued to
indicate a cluster of thunderstorms over the western Florida
Panhandle from Milton to Pensacola. Although at this time…most of
the organized thunderstorms with heavy rain are just outside the
warning area…there continues to be potential for additional
thunderstorm development and flash flooding over the warned area.
Storms were moving north northeast at 10 to 15 mph.
Locations in the warning include but are not limited to Gonzalez…
Ensley…Cottage Hill…Cantonment and Beulah
Precautionary/preparedness actions…
Most flood deaths occur in automobiles. Never drive your vehicle into
areas where the water covers the roadway. Flood waters are usually
deeper than they appear. Just one foot of flowing water is powerful
enough to sweep vehicles off the Road. When encountering flooded
roads make the smart choice…turn around…dont drown.
Pelicans Fall To Air Hogs
May 16, 2010
The Pensacola Pelicans fell to the Grand Prairie Air Hogs Saturday 7-6 in 13 innings.
Pelicans (0-1) starter Jason Jones was solid all night long as he scattered 9 hits and only gave up 1 run in 6 2/3 innings pitched. Grand Prairie (0-1) starter James Paxton lasted only 3 innings, giving up three runs on six hits. The Pelicans tallied their first run of the night off Paxton in the top of the second off an RBI single to right by John Alonso.
The AirHogs tied it back up in the bottom of the third on a wild pitch from Pensacola starter Jason Jones skipped away from catcher Lou Palmisano scoring Ben Petralli.
Paxton would get the hook after giving up three singles in a row leading to the Pelicans second run. A sacrifice fly would bring in the remainder of Paxton’s property, giving the Pelicans a 3-1 lead.
Pensacola would tack on one more in the sixth on a base hit, but would be held scoreless for the rest of the regulation nine innings.
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, AirHogs third baseman Juan Camacho hit a towering pop fly that was dropped by Pensacola third baseman John Alonso, allowing two runs to score and tying the game at four.
Pensacola took the runs back in the top of the 12th inning. The first run came across on a wild pitch from AirHogs pitcher Mike Bille, moving a runner to third. A base hit would drive in the sixth run.
A triple by AirHogs catcher Flint Wipke scored two runs in the bottom of the 12th tying the game and sending it to be continued Saturday night.
The game would come to an end in the bottom of the 13th innings with Higs runners on first and second with 2 outs as Robert Perry drove in Greg Porter with a blooping single to center. Air Hogs beat the Pelicans 7-6.
Lightning Sparks Morning Barn Fire, Possibly Hits School
May 16, 2010
A lightning strike was believed to have sparked a barn fire Sunday morning in Molino, and lightning may have struck a North Escambia middle school.
The fire in the 4400 block of Crabtree Church Road was reported about 5:45 a.m. A resident reported that they believed lightning hit the barn. The fire was quickly extinguished.
Just before 6:00 a.m. Sunday, fire units responded to Ransom Middle School in Cantonment after a possible lightning strike activated the facility’s fire alarm. No damage was reported.
County Set To Cut Back North Escambia’s Only ECAT Bus Route
May 16, 2010
The only Escambia County Area Transit route that serves North Escambia will be cut back if proposed changes in the county’s public transportation routes are made following a Thursday public hearing.
The Saturday transit bus that serves Century, Molino and Cantonment would be eliminated due to low ridership if the plan presented to the Escambia County by ECAT is approved. The route would also no longer service the “Park-n-Ride” lot at the old Winn Dixie in Cantonment.
The Escambia County Commission is set to hold a public hearing on the proposed changes at 5:32 Thursday afternoon and then vote on the proposal.
The “Route 60″ bus makes three weekday trips with stops between Century and the ECAT transfer center where it allows riders to connect to the rest of the ECAT network. It currently makes the run twice on Saturdays.
Most of the proposed changes across the county are simple route changes or service additions, with just a few routes seeking service cuts. For information on all route changes, click here.
According to an ECAT memo from General Manager Kenneth Gordon, the route changes in the county are designed to improve safety, improve on-time performance, improve connectivity between routes, provide service to under-served areas, reduce complaints and improve operating efficiencies.
ECAT is required to present proposed route changes to the Board of County Commissioners for discussion and public input. After the board discusses the plans on March 11, a 30 day period for public comment will be allowed and then then plan will go back to the commission.
The North Escambia to Pensacola Route 60 bus in the most expensive bus per hour in the entire public transportation system in the county.
The bus costs $11.15 per passenger to operate, according to ECAT numbers from the last fiscal year — a decrease from $16.27 the previous year. That’s the most expensive cost per passenger by far over any other bus in the system, with every other route falling below $8 per person (except for a free tourist route). The next most expensive route per person is a crosstown/airport route that costs ECAT $7.82 per person. The Century and Molino to Pensacola bus is also the most expensive per hour to operate in the ECAT system, at $60.67, down from $78.29 per hour the previous year.
A total of 9 ,430 riders took the Route 60 bus over a one year period, up from 7,819 the previous year. That compares to 162,403 on a Davis Highway area bus.
Pictured above: The current “Route 60″ Century and Molino to Pensacola ECAT route map. Pictured below: A current timetable for the bus. Click to enlarge.
More Rain Possible Tonight
May 16, 2010
There is still a chance of more rain tonight, and there is a slight chance of rain will continue for Monday. The rest of next week, Tuesday-Friday, looks to be warm and humid with a slight chance of afternoon storms each day.
- Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy dense fog after 1am. Low around 67. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
- Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. West wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southwest between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 90.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
- Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 88.
- Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88.