Tate Baseball Presents Annual Awards Named For Former Aggies
April 28, 2023
Tate High School Baseball has presented three annual awards named for men who have played at Tate and impacted the program and people by showing some combination of moral character, athleticism, excellent work ethic and high academic achievements.
Ethan McAnally received the Travis Fryman Scholarship Award. Brayden Noble received the Chris Moorehead Award, and Drew Reaves received the Trace Penton Award.
Pictured: (L-R) Ethan McAnally, Brayden Nobile and Drew Reaves. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Fitterer Dominates In Debut, Johnston Stays Hot In 5-0 Wahoos Win
April 28, 2023
Evan Fitterer worked 6.0 scoreless, one-hit innings in his Double-A debut and Troy Johnston had a multi-homer game for the second day in a row as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos defeated the Montgomery Biscuits on Thursday by a score of 5-0.
Fitterer (W, 1-0), added to the Blue Wahoos roster on Tuesday, fanned eight batters and coaxed a pair of clutch double plays to keep the Biscuits off the scoreboard. He outdueled Sean Hunley (L, 1-1), who had allowed just one run over his first three starts but came out on the losing end of another strong effort.
Johnston, who hit a pair of home runs and drove in six runs in Wednesday’s blowout win over the Biscuits, hit solo home runs in the second and seventh as part of a 3-for-3 night.
In the ninth, Griffin Conine provided insurance with a bases-loaded, two-run double. Jefry Yan (S, 1) got the final six outs, five via the strikeout, to lock down Pensacola’s second conseucutive win.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Biscuits on Friday evening in Montgomery.
written by Erik Bremer and file photo/Blue Wahoos
Local Firefighter Receives Kidney Transplant After Two-Year Wait
April 27, 2023
After more than two years on the waiting list, a local firefighter has received a kidney transplant.
We first introduced our readers to Cody Green in 2021 as he anxiously awaited a kidney. He finally got the call, underwent transplant surgery last Friday, and is recovering at UAB Hospital in Birmingham.
Cody is a Florida Forest Service wildland firefighter, and he is a volunteer firefighter at the Molino Station of Escambia Fire Rescue.
A GoFundMe account has been established to help Cody and his family while they are out of work during a long and extensive recovery period, according to GoFundMe.
He suffered from focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a serious condition in which scar tissue develops in parts of the kidney, and it can lead to full kidney failure.
After his diagnosis, he was at 40% kidney function, and doctors thought he would be able to live without dialysis or need of transplant until he was older in his 40s or 50s. But by mid July 2021, he was at just 7%.
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NAS Pensacola Open To The Public For Two Long Weekends In May
April 27, 2023
Naval Air Station Pensacola will open to the public for two long weekends in May.
Public access to the air station May 4 through 7 and May 11 through 14 will be available from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m. through the West Gate only, located at the south end of Blue Angel Parkway. Areas of public interest onboard NAS Pensacola include the Pensacola Lighthouse and Maritime Museum, the National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) and Fort Barrancas. Access to Barrancas National Cemetery is always available to anyone with family interred at the cemetery through the Visitor Control Center at the Main Gate.
“We’re thrilled to be able to provide our community with the opportunity to visit the areas of public interest onboard NAS Pensacola while ensuring the safety of our service members, civilian employees and their families,” said Capt. Terry Shashaty, NAS Pensacola commanding officer.
Foreign nationals will not be allowed access. Non-DoD cardholders operating vehicles with trailers will not be allowed to enter. Access will be dependent on available parking at the National Naval Aviation Museum and Pensacola Lighthouse. Once parking is full, public access will be halted until more parking becomes available. Temporary traffic control points will be located on base to prevent public access to other areas of the installation.
The following restrictions will apply to visitors during public access:
- No weapons (firearms/knives) allowed (to include concealed weapon permit holders)
- No backpacks/coolers allowed (diaper bags or medically required bags are acceptable and subject to search)
- No alcoholic beverages allowed
- No drones allowed (countermeasures will be taken)
- Persons with felony convictions are not authorized base access
- All vehicles and personnel are subject to security searches and background checks
- No visitors with boats or boat trailers.
The Department of Defense (DoD) and the Navy require any identification card used for base access to be compliant with the Real ID Act of 2005. Real ID compliant identification cards are marked by a star on the upper right of the card.
1A Northview Falls To 6A Niceville 4-1; Tate Shuts Out Milton
April 27, 2023
Niceville 4, Northview 1
The 1A Northview Chiefs closed their regular season Wednesday night in Bratt with a 4-1 loss to 6A Niceville 4-1.
Northview took a 1-0 lead in the third before Niceville evened the score in the fourth. After a couple of scoreless innings, Niceville took the lead in the top of the seventh.
Cason Burkett threw six and a third innings for the Chiefs, allowing three runs and six hits while striking out eight. Kaden Odom closed on the mound for Northview, allowing two hits and one run in the final two-thirds of an inning.
Odom, Josh Landis and Trent Knighten both had a hit for Northview.
The Chiefs move into the district tournament next week at the No. 1 seed.
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Tate 10, Milton 0
Tate Aggies pitchers Rilee Lowery and Colton Swiers combined to throw a 10-0 shutout of Milton Wednesday night in Santa Rosa County.
Lowery was on the mound for four innings, striking out five while allowing no runs on three hits. Swiers threw one inning in relief with no runs and three strikeouts.
Clifton Quiggins, James Davis, Cade Kelly and Kaleb Posta had two hits each. Frank Randall and Ethan McAnally had one hit each.
Up next, the Aggies move into the district playoffs next week at the No. 3 seed.
Pictured: Niceville slipped past Northview Wednesday night. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Residents Receive License, Registration Services In Century On ‘FLOW’ Bus
April 27, 2023
The Florida Licensing On Wheels (FLOW) mobile office was back in Century on Tuesday.
According to the Escambia County Tax Collector Office, the FLOW unit had 29 total visitors and completed 11 vehicle registrations, five identification cards, three driver’s license renewals, and two license reinstatements.
The event was a partnership between Tax Collector Scott Lunsford and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles at the Billy G. Ward Courthouse on North Century Boulevard.
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Northview Downs W.S. Neal 12-8 (With Gallery)
April 27, 2023
The Northview Chiefs beat the W.S. Neal Eagles 12-8 Wednesday night in Bratt.
The Chiefs took a commanding lead with a seven-run second inning.
Aubrey Stuckey went for four innings, striking out four while giving up six runs and seven hits. Emma Gilmore was in the circle for three, giving up two runs and four hits while striking out four.
Gilmore went 3-4 to lead Northview at the plate. Kendall Alvarée went 2-3 and Stuckey was 2-4. Jamison Gilman, Mary-Clayton Dawson, Allison Flowers and Makayla Golson added one hit each.
Northview will travel to Crestview Friday to end their regular season before the district tournament begins next week.
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Johnston Has Two Homers, Six Runs As Wahoos Beat The Biscuits
April 27, 2023
Troy Johnston tied a Blue Wahoos franchise record with two homers and six runs batted in as Pensacola defeated the Montgomery Biscuits 9-2 on Wednesday afternoon.
In front of a lively Education Day crowd at Riverwalk Stadium, Johnston teed off for his first two homers of the year – a two-run blast in the third and a three-run shot in the fourth – to accomplish just the third six-RBI game in franchise history, and first since Brandon Dixon achieved the feat in 2016.
Eury Pérez (W, 2-1) took the run support and ran with it, cruising through 6.0 innings of two-hit, one-run ball. The 20-year-old top prospect fanned five, securing the third quality start of his professional career.
Cody Morissette went deep on the heels of Johnston’s third-inning homer, giving the infielder his first Double-A hit and homer in his second game with the Blue Wahoos. That marked the end of the day for Biscuits starter Anthony Molina (L, 0-2), who allowed six runs while recording only six outs.
Joe Rizzo was 3-for-5 with a two-run double to open the scoring in the first before Johnston and Morissette contributed the remainder of the run-scoring hits.
Austin Roberts and Sean Reynolds completed the game for the Pensacola bullpen.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Biscuits on Thursday evening in Montgomery.
by Erik Bremer, Pensacola Blue Wahoos, photo courtesy
Man Struck By Ammo While Burning Trash, ECSO Says
April 26, 2023
A Cantonment man was hit by exploding ammunition while burning trash midday Wednesday in Cantonment.
The accident happened at a home on Goldenrod Road about 11:45 a.m. Escambia County EMS responded and transported the victim to a local hospital.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the incident by the hospital about 2 p.m., according to spokesperson Morgan Lewis. She said the man did not know that there was ammunition in the trash he was burning.
“It popped off and hit him in the hand,” Lewis said. His injuries were not considered life threatening.
Escambia Man Gets 30 For Threatening To ‘Shoot Up’ High School
April 26, 2023
An Escambia County man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for making threats against a high school.
Freeman Quyva Lindsey was convicted of two counts of electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, conduct a mass shooting, or conduct an act of terrorism.
The charges stem from texts, and both public posts and private messages on Facebook where Lindsey threatened to “shoot Washington High School up” in February of 2022, according to prosecutors.
Lindsey was designated a habitual felony offender by Judge Jenny Kinsey, and his 30 year sentence on this case is to run consecutive to any other sentence he is currently serving.