Bluff Springs, Cotton Lake and Williams Lake Recreation Sites Have Reopened
May 1, 2022
The Northwest Florida Water Management District reopened three recreation sites in the Escambia River Wildlife Management Area that had been closed due to flooding.
The Bluff Springs, Cotton Lake and Williams Lake sites are now open.
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Santa Rosa Single Motorcycle Crash Claims One Life
May 1, 2022
A single motorcycle crash claimed a life Saturday in Santa Rosa County.
A 72-year old Jamestown, Tennessee, man was on his motorcycle traveling east on Nichols Lake Road when he attempted to make a left turn onto Farm Life Road. The rider lost control, and the motorcycle left the roadway before overturning.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating.
Scattered Showers For Sunday
May 1, 2022
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Otherwise partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Molino Dirt Road Divas Win GCGSA 8U Mid-Season Tournament
May 1, 2022
The Molino Dirt Road Divas won the GCGSA 8U Mid-Season Tournament on Saturday.
Paycen Cutler was named the Tournament MVP.
Pictured: The Molino Dirt Road Divas, (front, L-R) Lily Gray, Kingsley Alvare, Caroline Peters, Kinsley Worley, Hadley Cook, Paycen Cutler, Skylar Dupree, June Kilgore, (back) Haley Miller and Hadley Weaver. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Walters Double Medals As Tate Weightlifters Compete At State
May 1, 2022
Members of the Tate High School weightlifting team recently competed in the state championship.
Kevin Walters medaled in traditional with a 4th place finish. Walters also medaled in snatch with a 5th place finish.
Conner Engle finished 18th in snatch, Lyle Jackson was 12th in traditional, and Ethan Harper finish 8th in traditional.
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Johnston Homers In Wahoos 9-1 Loss To Shuckers
May 1, 2022
Troy Johnston hit his first Double-A home run, but the Pensacola Blue Wahoos suffered their most lopsided loss of the season on Saturday night with a 9-1 defeat to the Biloxi Shuckers.
The game was within reach until Biloxi scored six runs in the sixth inning, turning a 3-1 game into a 9-1 affair. Pensacola ends the month of April with a 8-12 record, and will need to win Sunday’s finale to secure a series split against the Shuckers.
Johnston went to the opposite field for his first home run of the season, putting the Blue Wahoos ahead 1-0 in the second against starter Carlos Luna. Zach McCambley (L, 0-2) allowed an unearned run in the third on an infield error and a sacrifice fly, then served up a two-run homer to Cam Devanney in the fifth inning to put the Shuckers ahead 3-1.
Robbie Hitt (W, 1-1) allowed the Blue Wahoos to load the bases with one out in the top of the sixth, but Matt Hardy came in to escape the jam and preserve the Biloxi lead. The Shuckers roughed up Jefry Yan in the bottom of the inning, scoring six runs, four earned, to break the game open. A Devanney RBI single and Joey Wiemer two-run double highlighted the inning for Biloxi.
Parker Bugg and Dylan Bice pitched the rest of the way for the Blue Wahoos, with Bice making his 2022 debut after beginning the season on the injured list. Griffin Conine had three singles and a walk in a 3-for-3 night.
The Blue Wahoos wrap up their series against the Biloxi Shuckers on Sunday afternoon.
by Erik Bremer, Pensacola Blue Wahoos