Tate Aggies Beat Gulf Breeze Dolphins
August 23, 2013
The Tate High School Aggies won a tw0-quarter varsity preseason game 25-7 over Gulf Breeze Thursday night.
The Aggies held a 7-0 lead in the first of two quarters of the preseason classic at Pete Gindl Stadium in Cantonment with a 10-yard touchdown run from Tay Samuel.
In the second quarter, the Dolphins tied it up 7-7 on a 12-yard touchdown pass. Tate answered with a 69-yard touchdown run with 8:39 left from quarterback Sawyer Smith, 14-7 Aggies. Then, with 2:47 left on the clock, Samuel was in on a 60-yard interception return for another Aggie touchdown, 22-7. With a field goal late in the game, the Aggies went on to a 25-7 win.
The Tate Aggies will open regular season play under the leadership of new coach Ronnie Douglas in Class 7A on Friday, August 30 at 7:30 as they take on the West Florida High Jaguars at Woodham Middle School.
In a two-quarter junior varsity game, Tate also beat Gulf Breeze 7-0 Thursday.
For more varsity action photos, click here.
For junior varsity and band photos, click here.
Pictured: Tate High School’s preseason opener against Gulf Breeze ended with varsity and JV wins for the Aggies. Top photo: Tate quarterback Sawyer Smith returns an interception for a 60-yard touchdown. Photos by Kristi Smith for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Bad Idea: Passing Notes Before Court
August 23, 2013
Three Escambia County men pleaded guilty to home invasion and robbery after court security deputies discovered a note written by one of the defendants to another.
Joshua Burgess, Chaz West and Marquise Williams,were awaiting trial before Judge Jan Shackelford stemming from a December 25, 2012, incident.
As court security deputies Richie Faunce and Joseph Kastor were taking the inmates to the courtroom, they noticed one of the men digging in his jumpsuit. When questioned, he stated he was missing a letter he had received from his attorney.
Deputy Kastor found a note in the jury box. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the note was from one of the suspects to the other advising on what to say in order to get their stories straight for trial.
After the note was found, all three co-defendants pleaded guilty to the charges rather than going to trial.
West Florida Jaguars Beat The Escambia Gators 35-0
August 23, 2013
The West Florida Jaguars beat the Escambia Gators 35-0 in a preseason classic game Thursday night.
The Jags were first on the scoreboard with a 17-yard touchdown catch by Ty Peasant from QB Joe Baker. The Jags upped their lead to 14-0 on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Baker to Lawrence Lee.
With 2:47 to go in the third quarter Chris Mitchell was in for West Florida with a 25-yard touchdown catch from Baker, 21-0 Jags.
West Florida went on to win with a one-yard quarterback keeper from Baker and a 40-yard touchdown catch by Kevin Lewis.
The West Florida Jaguars will open their regular season on Friday, August 30 as they host the Tate Aggies at Woodham Middle School.
Solari Wins Escambia County Youth Farm Bureau Speech Contest
August 23, 2013
Northview High School senior Courtney Solari won the 2013 Escambia County Youth Farm Bureau Speech contest Thursday afternoon in Molino.
She will present her speech at a Farm Bureau county meeting on September 19 and then move on to the district and state competitions.
Students between 14-18 years old were invited to take part in the contest, delivering a speech about five minutes long on the topic ““Over the past 500 years, how has technology influenced Florida agriculture?”
“Changes in…technology here in Florida have been occurring since the first European settlers introduced Native Americans to new practices and livestock. The Native Americans quickly adapted to these practices, and Florida agriculture has been changing ever since,” Solari said in her speech.
“Technology has helped increase production of many crops, while also diminishing the production of others. These advancements in agriculture are all in an effort for Florida farmers to produce more food while utilizing less land and protecting the environment. No matter how many changes occur though, one thing will remain consistent. Florida agriculture will continue to grow and thrive throughout the future as it has for the last 500 years,” she said.
The 2013 Escambia County Youth Farm Bureau Speech contest was sponsored by the Escambia County Farm Bureau Board of Directors, in collaboration with Escambia County Extension, EscaRosa Young Farmers and Ranchers and the Escambia County Women’s Committee.
Northview Mini, Junior Dance Team Clinics Set For Saturday Morning
August 23, 2013
Saturday morning, The Northview High School Dance Team will hold dance team clinics for elementary and middle school girls.
The Mini Dance Team clinic is for elementary school students, grades K-5. And the Junior Dance Team Clinic is for middle schoolers in grades 6-8.
The clinics will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon in the school gym. A practice may also be held on Wednesday, August 28 from 4-5 p.m. on the track in the Northview stadium. The performance will be at the Northview Chiefs home football game on Friday, August 30.
Registration forms were sent home from area schools and select private dance classes. Or, click here to download and print a registration form.
The clinic price is $30, including a t-shirt and snack.
NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Preseason Football Thursday Scores
August 23, 2013
Thursday Night Scores
- Tate 25, Gulf Breeze 7 [Read more...]
- West Florida 35, Escambia 0 [Read more...]
- Choctaw 7, Pine Forest 0
- Milton 14, Navarre 7
- W.S. Neal 36, Elba 28
NHS Lady Chiefs Sweep Volleyball Preseason Classic
August 23, 2013
The Northview Chiefs swept a varsity volleyball Preseason Classic at the school in Bratt Thursday evening.
The Chiefs beat Central 25-10, 25-19. Lana Clayton had three aces, eight kills; Tiffani Pritchett had five aces, three kills and two digs.
The Northview Chiefs also beat the Jay Royals 25-16, 8-25, 15-9. Lily Townson had two aces and a dozen assists; Danielle Steadham recorded one ace and six kills.
The Lady Chiefs will open their regular season Monday at 5 p.m. as they host Holmes County.
Pictured top: Members of the varsity Lady Chiefs are: (front, L-R) Hanna Ging (9 Soph), Lily Townson (10 Sr), Tiffani Pritchett (2 Sr), (middle row) Shelby Nielsen (4, Sr), Mallory Wiggins (12, Sr), Rebecca Grim (5, Sr), Penny Banda (13, Jr), (back row) Lana Clayton (6, Sr), E’Layzha Bates (8, Jr), Danielle Steadham (7, Sr), Kyndall Hall (14, Jr). Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Stars Snap Wahoos Winning Streak
August 23, 2013
Hector Gomez scored on a wild pitch in the last of the seventh inning, boosting the Huntsville Stars to a 2-1 win over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos on Thursday night at Joe Davis Stadium in Huntsville, Ala. The setback ended Pensacola’s five-game winning streak and also put the Wahoos four games behind first place Jacksonville with just 10 games left in the season.
Gomez created the game-winning run on his own in the last of the seventh inning. With the game tied 1-1, Gomez singled off Pensacola reliever Loek Van Mil (L, 0-9), advanced to second on sac bunt, moved to third on a fly out to right field before scampering home on a wild pitch with two outs, which proved to be enough for the Stars.
Huntsville jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the third inning against the Wahoos’ Robert Stephenson. Eric Patterson singled to right and advanced to second on an error by Yorman Rodriguez, who mishandled the ball in right field. Jason Rogers then drove Patterson home with a single to put the Stars on top.
Stephenson battled his control throughout his outing, but bounced back to strike out five of the final six batters he faced in the contest, including three straight with the bases loaded in the fourth inning. The Reds top pitching prospect gave up only an unearned run in five innings, striking out eight and walking three.
Brooks Hall was nearly unhittable for Huntsville, limiting Pensacola to three hits over five frames to along with five strikeouts. He was lifted to start the sixth and the Wahoos immediately took advantage as Ryan LaMarre tripled against Eric Marzec and came around to score on a Mike Costanzo single, knotting the game at one.
Arcenio Leon (W, 2-7) faced one batter in the top of the seventh to pick up the win for the Stars. Casey Medlen (S, 12) pitched a perfect ninth to close the door on Pensacola.
The Wahoos now return home for their final homestand of the season, a five-game set with the Birmingham Barons. Carlos Contreras (2-2, 2.81) gets the ball for Pensacola against Birmingham’s Scott Snodgress (11-9, 4.44) with first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday night.
Citizens Insurance Moves Forward With Clearinghouse Plan
August 23, 2013
The board of state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. approved a contract Thursday for a computerized “clearinghouse” aimed at helping Floridians find private insurance coverage.
Bolt Solutions, Inc., will provide a software platform for the clearinghouse, which lawmakers required Citizens to establish. The contract is for five years, with an option for an additional five years and could total as much as $44.9 million over the decade. The clearinghouse is designed to match up homeowners with insurance companies willing to provide coverage.
Consumers, working with their agents, will submit information, and insurance companies then will be able to make coverage offers. State officials hope the clearinghouse will help move homeowners into the private-insurance market instead of getting coverage from Citizens. The clearinghouse is expected to begin operating January 1.
by The News Service of Florida
Bense Named To Board To Oversee Deepwater Horizon Money
August 23, 2013
Former Florida House Speaker Allan Bense, a Panama City Republican, was tapped Thursday to a board charged with overseeing the use of funds raised from fines and settlements stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil-spill disaster.
Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, announced that he would appoint the former lawmaker to the five-member Board of Trustees of Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., which was established by the Legislature during its spring session.
“Allan Bense is a lifelong champion and passionate steward of the natural and human resources of the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast,” Gaetz said in a news release.
by The News Service of Florida