Tate Drops Season Opener 4-2 To Crestview
February 20, 2020
The Crestview Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead Wednesday night in a 4-2 win over the Tate Aggies in their regular season opener.
Crestview scored two runs in both the first and second innings in a game that saw the Aggies scoreless until the seventh.
Tate’s Jordan Jarman gave up four runs on three hits in four innings while striking out one. Ethan George tossed a couple of innings, giving up one run and striking out five.
In the top of the seventh, Jadon Fryman smacked a homer for the Aggies, going 1-3 with a RBI. Also for Tate: Jackson Penton 2-3, R; Adam Nisewonger 1-3.
In junior varsity action, the Tate JV Aggies defeated Crestview 11-8 on Wednesday.
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Undefeated Century Heat Tops Atmore Kings For League Championship
February 20, 2020
The undefeated Century Heat beat the Atmore Kings 45-12 to claim their league championship.
The Heat jumped out to a 27-2 lead and never looked back as they went on to the win Tuesday night in Atmore. Jakaveon Jackson led the Century Heat with 26 points. LaMarion Mixon had nine points,Caleb Madison six points, and Christian Madison added four.
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Tate High Tennis Opens Season With Win Over Escambia
February 19, 2020
Tate High boys and girls tennis kicked off their 2020 season with a 7-0 win Tuesday at Escambia High School.
Coach David Bonucchi said it was a good start for a long season ahead.
Their next match is at Pace High School on Thursday.
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Northview Softball And Baseball Scores; Tate And Northview Games Rescheduled
February 19, 2020
Tuesday Results:
Baseball
Northview Chiefs Junior Varsity 10, Navarre 3
*Tate High JV vs. Pace was rained out and rescheduled for March 30, 5:30 p.m. at Tate.
Softball
Northview Chiefs JV 12, T.R. Miller 1
*Northview varsity softball was rained out and rescheduled for 4:30 p.m. Friday at Northview.
U.S. Senate Honors National Champion UWF Argos Football Team
February 17, 2020
The University of West Florida’s national champion football team was recently honored by the U.S. Senate.
Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio submitted the resolution “”Commending the University of West Florida Argonauts football team for its National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II national championship victory”. It passed the senate unanimously.
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District Basketball Championships: Tate, Jay Both Fall Short
February 16, 2020
In FHSAA boy’s basketball District championship action Saturday, both Tate and Jay fell short.
Milton upset top seed Tate 48-47 in a 6A heartbreaker, and Jay lost at Paxton 55-32 in 1A.
Tate Lady Aggies Beat Escambia, Drop To West Florida; Aggie Baseball Beats Catholic
February 14, 2020
SOFTBALL
The Tate Lady Aggies beat Escambia High 5-1 and dropped one to West Florida 1-0 in Thursday preseason softball
Tate 5, Escambia 1
Coming off a three-run fourth inning, Christina Mason (pictured) homered for the Tate Lady Aggies Thursday as they beat Escambia 5-1.
Avery Beauchaine tallied no runs on five hits in four innings while striking out five and walking one. Abby Burks tossed three innings in relief, allowing one run on two hits.
At the plate: Hannah Halfacre 3-4, 2R, RBI; Courtney Adams 1-2; Avery Beauchaine 2-3, RBI; Bri Fulmer 1-2, 2RBI; Cristina Mason 1-2, R, RBI; Sophia Jones 1-3, R; Courtney Lundquist R.
West Florida 1, Tate 0
West Florida topped the Tate Lady Aggies Thursday 1-0.
Burks took the loss for the Aggies, going for three innings while allowing one run on two hits and striking out four. Courtney Lundquist pitched one inning, striking out four.
Lundquist and Courtney Adams each had a hit for the Lady Aggies.
BASEBALL
Tate 8, Catholic 1
The Tate Aggies defeated beat Pensacola Catholic 8-1 Thursday in preseason baseball.
Jadon Fryman went three innings, allowing no hits and no runs while striking out five and walking one.
At the plate: Cole Fryan 2-4, 2RBI; Jadon Fryman 1-3, RBI; Chase Tolbert 2-3; Adam Nisewonger 1-4; Drew Reaves 2R; Ethan George 2R; Grant Gill R; Trenton Norton R; Dylan Godwin 1-1, R, 2RBI; Trevor Norton R; Aaron Noack R.
Tate Baseball Opens Preseason With 3-0 Shutout Of West Florida
February 13, 2020
The Tate Aggies opened their 2020 baseball preseason with a 3-0 shutout of West Florida on Wednesday.
Josiah Glodfelter got the start on the mound for the Aggies, allowing one hit, no runs and striking out six over three innings. Tanner Rochon went for two innings, allowing one hit and striking out one. Grant Gill pitched a single inning, striking out three. Ethan George closed with three strikeouts.
At the plate, Jackson Penton led the Aggies, going 2-3.
Also for Tate: Cole Fryman 1-3; Jadon Fryman 1-3, 2R; Jackson Penton 2-3, RBI; Jordan Jarman 1-2, RBI; Josiah Glodfelter, 1-1, BB; Dalton Bowen 0-2; R.
Youth Basketball: Century Gets Several Wins Over Atmore
February 12, 2020
Here are recent youth basketball scores:
Youth Basketball 8-10 years old
- Century Heat 15, Atmore Jazz 12
- Century Magic 33 Atmore Pacers 5
- Century Heat 15, Atmore Jazz 12
- Century Magic 33, Atmore Pacers 5
Youth Basketball 5-7 years old
- Century Heat 32, Atmore Pelicans 12
Blue Wahoos New Batboy Wade Vadakin Elected To Southern League Hall Of Fame
February 10, 2020
Wade Vadakin, the beloved former batboy for the Mobile BayBears, who will work games this season for the Blue Wahoos, has been elected to the Southern League Hall of Fame.
Vadakin, 40, born with congenital brain-stem damage and visual impairment, was voted to the 2020 class through the league’s annual Special Consideration Ballot. He endeared himself to the BayBears and Mobile community as the team’s batboy since their inaugural season in 1997.
On August 11, the Blue Wahoos announced Vadakin will work Blue Wahoos home games as their batboy. Team president Jonathan Griffith presented Vadakin that day with a Blue Wahoos jersey during the final “Bay to Bay” series between the teams in Mobile at Hank Aaron Stadium.
After 22 seasons in Mobile, the BayBears’ Southern League franchise transferred to Huntsville following the 2019 season and will debut as the Rocket City Trash Pandas in April.
“Once we knew Mobile was going to leave (as franchise) and knowing that Wade had been at our ballpark (visiting batboy) along with being at Hank Aaron Stadium since day one, it came up in conversation,” Griffith said.
“We talked about what is Wade going to do without baseball and it became one of those things where we said we wanted to make sure he still has baseball and he’s still around baseball enjoying something he loves.”
Vadakin, who lives in Fairhope with his parents, was elected to the Southern League Hall of Fame for his two decades of dedication and effort with the BayBears. He was given the title of “Director of On-Field Operations.
His signature moves were “Riding the Bull” when he pretended to be on horseback, after picking up a bat whenever the BayBears scored a run.
As he said during the Aug. 11 ceremony, “On one hand, it sucks saying goodbye to Mobile, saying goodbye to Hank Aaron Stadium – a place I called home for 22 years. On the other hand, it’s exciting being part of a new team (Blue Wahoos), being with a new organization, being with new players.”
Vadakin will be formally enshrined as part of the 2020 class in June during the Southern League All-Star game. He will be entering with a star-studded class that includes legendary Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson, who got his start with the former Asheville (N.C.) Orioles when that franchise was member of the Southern League.
Also inducted will be former Seattle Mariners star Edgar Martinez, who was inducted last summer into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. for his decorated career. Martinez played two full seasons with the Chattanooga Lookouts in 1985-86.
Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker, who was manager of the former Greenville Braves, now Mississippi Braves, will be inducted as well.
The fifth member of the class will be former Charlotte O’s general manager Frances Crockett Ringley, who was the first female general manager in professional baseball during a 12-year span.
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