MedStar Conducts Helicopter Safety Training At Walnut Hill Fire Station
May 19, 2024
Medstar Air Care 2 recently conducted landing zone and helicopter safety training at the Walnut Hill Volunteer Fire Department. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Wahoos Wait Out Rain, But Biscuits Win 4-3
May 19, 2024
written by Erik Bremmer
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Montgomery Biscuits endured a long mid-game rain delay on Saturday night, but it was the Biscuits who emerged victorious with a 4-3 win to take sole possession of first place.
Each team’s shortstop had a multi-homer game. Pensacola’s Harrison Spohn tied the game twice with a two-run homer in the fifth and a solo homer after the delay in the seventh, but Montgomery’s Carson Williams followed up a solo shot in the first with a go-ahead blast in the bottom of the seventh that proved to be the game-winner.
M.D. Johnson allowed three runs, two earned, over 5.0 innings in his start for the Blue Wahoos. After Williams opened the scoring with his home run in the first, Mason Auer circled the bases on a double, stolen base and obstruction call in the second to give the Biscuits a 2-0 lead.
Spohn’s two-run homer in the top of the fifth was the only blemish for Montgomery starter Ian Seymour, who finished a career-high 6.0 innings while striking out seven. With the game tied 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth, the Biscuits got back-to-back doubles from Dominic Keegan and Kenny Piper to take a 3-2 lead.
The game was halted just before the top of the seventh as severe weather rolled through downtown Montgomery. After waiting 2 hours and 12 minutes, Spohn’s game-tying homer in the seventh off Sean Hunley (W, 4-0) brought the score to 3-3. The tie game would only last a few moments, however, as Williams launched a solo homer of his own against Chandler Jozwiak (L, 1-1) to put the Biscuits up for good. The pair of homers gave Williams seven on the season, putting the Rays prospect atop the Southern League leaderboards just ahead of Spohn.
The Blue Wahoos couldn’t manage a hit in the final two innings, going down quietly against Keyshawn Askew and Austin Vernon (S, 2).
The Blue Wahoos wrap up their series in Montgomery on Sunday afternoon. First pitch from Riverwalk Stadium is scheduled for 3:33.
Record Crowds Attended Northview Regional Softball Game
May 18, 2024
The numbers are now in. A record, or near record, crowd attended Tuesday’s Region 1-1A final in Bratt Tuesday night.
There were 309 tickets sold for the contest, and fans from both sides filled the bleachers and lined the fence to the outfield.
During the game, the Northview Lady Chiefs fell to Holmes County 7-2.
For a game recap and photo gallery, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Tate Class of 2024 Holds Senior Breakfast
May 18, 2024
The Tate High School Class of 2024 had their Senior Breakfast Friday morning.
The seniors enjoyed a Whataburger biscuit, viewed a senior class video, and received their caps and gown.
The Tate High School Class of 2024 will graduate at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, at the Pensacola Bay Center.
Photos by Tate High School Yearbook for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Escambia Westgate School Class of 2024 Graduates (With Photo Gallery)
May 18, 2024
The Escambia Westgate School Class of 2024 graduated Friday.
Escambia Westgate school serves the needs of pre-K, elementary, middle, and high school students with varying exceptionalities.
“They faced challenging circumstances and overcome. The lessons they have learned his at Westgate will serve them well as they are graduates,” Superintendent Keith Leonard said.
“We could not have achieved this milestone without you,” graduate Ta’Javion Omar Johnson told family, friends, and faculty during the ceremony at the school. “We must continue to believe in ourselves and never give up.”
For a photo gallery, click here.
The Escambia Westgate Class of 2024 graduates were:
- Garrett Ryan Bass
- Turner Patrick Cudworth
- Erick Maurice Davidson
- Christian Elijah Douglas
- Marcus Ja’berius Drain
- Emily Rose Easter Forbes
- Joseph Alin Greer
- Colton Jeffery Hillebrand
- Ta’Javion Omar Johnson
- Amaya Gabrielle Katumba
- Angel Gabriel Larios
- Austyn Isiah McDowell
- Jeniah Brenae Whittaker
The class also remembered classmate Antwanyia Edwards who passed away in 2024 at age 18.
Images for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Alabama Proposes Shortening Deer Season By Five Days
May 18, 2024
The Alabama Conservation Advisory Board has proposed reducing the length of the 2024/25 White-Tailed Deer hunting season by 5 days, due to “calendar change.”
This change would apply to all zones in Alabama.
Under the proposal, this year’s gun/stalk season would open on November 23, the Saturday before Thanksgiving. That’s five days later than the 2023 opening date on November 18.
The closing date would remain February 10, 2025.
The advisory board will consider the proposal at an upcoming meeting
Photo: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Escambia Deputies Find Wanted Man Hiding Inside Clothes Dryer
May 18, 2024
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a 31-year-old man Friday after finding him hidden inside a clothes dryer.
David Jerome Jackson had been wanted since March for charges of shooting into a dwelling, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, damage to property, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Friday, deputies received a tip that Jackson was inside a home off Edgewater Drive. With the assistance of our warrants unit, deputies entered the home and began to search for Jackson.
“After an extensive search, deputies proceeded to the laundry room, where they finally discovered Jackson, folded, not so neatly inside a remarkably small dryer drum. The look on his face, a combination of guilt, embarrassment, and warm hosiery,” ECSO said. “He was pulled from the dryer one limb at a time, as he clung to his tumble-ready hideout. Outside the dryer, deputies removed three dryer sheets, two mismatched socks, and a crumpled-up tissue from his surprisingly wrinkled Star Wars shirt.”
Jackson was booked into the Escambia County Jail with bond at $120,000.
Photos courtesy ECSO for NortEscambai.com, click to enlarge.
Baccalaureate Ceremonies Sunday For Tate And Northview
May 18, 2024
Baccalaureate ceremonies have been schedule for Tate and Northview high schools.
The Tate High School Class of 2024 Baccalaureate Ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19 at Hillcrest Baptist Church at 800 East Nine Mile Road.
The Northview High School Baccalaureate Ceremony will be held Sunday, May 19 at 5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Atmore.
Tate Aggies Hold Send-Off For Track And Field Athletes Headed To State
May 18, 2024
Tate High School sent the Aggies Track and Field team to state in style Friday.
Seniors Ward O’Brien (javelin) and Latrell Dukes (400m hurdles) and junior Tina Lett (shot put) are representing Tate at the FHSAA Class 4A Track & Field State Championship on Saturday, May 18th in Jacksonville at the University of North Florida.
Photos by Tate High School Yearbook for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Wahoos Battered by Biscuits In 18-1 Loss
May 18, 2024
written by Erik Bremmer
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos lost in lopsided fashion to the Montgomery Biscuits on Friday night, dropping game four of their series 18-1 and falling back into a tie for first place.
The loss tied for the widest margin of defeat in team history, and Montgomery’s 21 hits marked the most allowed by the Blue Wahoos in a single game since the team’s inception in 2012.
After a 39-minute pregame delay to help the field recover from afternoon thunderstorms, the Biscuits jumped ahead immediately. Pensacola starter Evan Fitterer (L, 3-2) saw his scoreless inning streak of 20.1 frames come to an end with a Dominic Keegan sacrifice fly in the first inning. Mason Auer added a two-out, two-run triple to extend the Montgomery lead to 3-0, beginning a 4-for-5 night for the Biscuits center fielder.
Montgomery added another run in the second on a Carson Williams RBI double, and then broke the game open in the fourth with a two-out, two-run single from Bob Seymour. Fitterer allowed a season-high six runs on nine hits over 4.0 innings before turning things over to the Pensacola bullpen.
Fitterer’s mound opponent, Adam Leverett (W, 3-0), turned in a career-high 7.0 innings in the best performance of his career. The righty allowed only two hits while striking out five without walking a batter. The only Pensacola run scored on a Jakob Marsee RBI groundout in the third inning, after which the Blue Wahoos were held hitless.
The Blue Wahoos bullpen struggled as the game got away late, surrendering a run in the fifth, four runs in the sixth, six runs in the seventh and one more in the eighth. The lone bright spot was lefthander Patrick Murphy, who got the final four outs in the blowout to mark his return to the mound after a yearlong stay on the injured list.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series in Montgomery on Saturday night. First pitch from Riverwalk Stadium is scheduled for 6:05