Spring Practice Begins Today For Florida High School Football Teams
April 26, 2021
The Northview Chiefs, Tate Aggies and other teams in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties are gearing up the 2021 football season beginning today.
Monday is the first spring practice date for high school football in Florida.
May 1 is the first day the Florida High School Athletic Association will allow contact at practice.
Last season, the Northview Chiefs lost to the Vernon Yellow Jackets in the 1A regional semifinals.
Pictured: 2020 season action with the Northview Chiefs and Tate Aggies. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Northview Gets Walk-Off Win Over Lighthouse On Jefferson Single; Tate Softball Beats Gulf Breeze 18-3
April 23, 2021
BASEBALL
Northview 6, Lighthouse Christian 5
Jamarkus Jefferson singled on a 3-2 count scoring one run for a 6-5 Northview walk-off win over Lighthouse Christian Academy Thursday night in Bratt.
Jefferson started on the mound for the Chiefs, going three innings, allowing three and two runs while striking out six. Josh Landis and Ethan Collier closed out the game.
At the plate, Kaden Odom led things for Northview, going 2-4 with two runs and striking out six. Jefferson, Josh Landis, Luke Bridges and Wyatt Scruggs each added one hit for the Chiefs.
Northview (14-6, 7-1) begins District 1-1A postseason play next Tuesday, April 27 against Baker (6-12, 4-4) at Jay High School.
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SOFTBALL
Tate 18, Gulf Breeze 3
The Tate Lady Aggies defeated Gulf Breeze 18-3 Thursday night.
Courtney Lundquist earned the victim for the Lady Aggies, going two and a third innings with one run and three hits. Abbie Burks pitched one and two-thirds innings in relief, giving up two hits, two runs and striking out two.
Cam Wolfenden was 4-4 with five RBIs and four runs for Tate. Madison Holland and Michayla Kent were both 3-4. Courtney Adams, Sophia Jones and Christina Mason had two hits each, while Hanna Halfacre and Kennedy Turner added one apiece.
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Jay High’s Jada Lowry Signs With Pensacola State Volleyball
April 23, 2021
Jay High School senior Jada Lowry signed with Pensacola State College volleyball Thursday afternoon. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate High Softball Honors Seniors
April 22, 2021
Tate High School softball honored the Class of 2021 during senior night this week before shutting out Washington 10-0. Tate softball seniors are (pictured L-R) Abbie Burks, Cam Wolfenden, Hannah Halfacre, Taylor Greene, Courtney Adams and Madison Holland. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate Aggies Beat Escambia (With Photo Gallery)
April 22, 2021
The Tate Aggies defeated the Escambia Gators 8-1 Wednesday night.
Tanner Rouchon pitched four innings for Tate, allowing five hits and one run while striking out one and walking three. Riley Lowery and Jadon Fryman closed the game for Tate.
Rouchon went 2-2 with and Dylan Godwin was 2-4 to lead Tate in hits. Zak Licastro, Jordan Jarman and Frankie Randall added one hit each for the Aggies.
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Photos by Laura Glodfelter for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate Baseball Celebrates Senior Night With Win Over Washington, Honors Memory Of Sean Banks
April 21, 2021
The Tate Aggies celebrated Senior Night with a 13-4 win over Washington High Tuesday.
Before the game the Aggies honored the memory of Sean Banks, who was killed in a January 2019 wreck. Banks would have graduated with the Tate Class of 2021. Sean’s mother, Davisa Banks, was presented with flowers as were the other senior moms, and she stood in Sean’s place in a senior player photo.
Other seniors honored Tuesday night were: Dalton Bowen, Jadon Fryman, Dylan Godwin, Jordan Jarman, Zak Licastro, Joseph Pusateri and Tanner Rouchon.
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Pictured above: Tate High School baseball seniors (L-R) Jordan Jarman, Joseph Pusateri, Dalton Bowen, Zak Licastro, Davis Banks honoring the memory of her late son Sean Banks, Dylan Godwin, Jadon Fryman and Tanner Rouchon. Pictured below: Tate defeated Washington Tuesday. NorthEscambia.com photos by Laura Glodfelter, click to enlarge.
Tate Aggies Girls Tennis Takes Runner-Up Spot At Districts, Advances To Regionals
April 20, 2021
Tate Aggies Girls Tennis is the District 1-3A runner-up spot Monday and advance to regionals on Tuesday. Big wins from Kingsley Cline and seniors Ana Sanchez and Gwen Ward helped secure the victory for Tate. Photos for NorthEscambia.com,
Tate Baseball Beats Niceville, Escambia Tops Northview; Tate Softball Shuts Out Milton
April 20, 2021
BASEBALL
Tate 5, Niceville 4
The Tate Aggies defeated Niceville 5-4 Monday night.
Ethan McAnally led on mound for Tate, lasting two innings, allowing two hits and one run while striking out two and walking one. Tucker Griffin, Riley Lowery, Jackson Penton and Jadon Fryman also pitched, allowing a combined total of three runs, seven hits while walking two and striking out six.
Zak Licastro went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI to lead the Aggies at the plate. Fryman, Drew Reaves, Jordan Jarman, Penton and Frankie Randall had one hit each.
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Escambia 6, Northview 5
The Escambia Gators defeated the Northview Chiefs 6-5 Monday night in Pensacola.
SOFTBALL
Tate 10, Milton 0
The Tate Lady Aggies shut out the Milton Panthers 10-0 Monday night.
Abbie Burks pitched a complete five inning game, allowing four hits, no runs, no walks and striking out four.
Hannah Halfacre led the Lady Aggies at bat, going 2-4 with one run and three RBIs. Taylor Greene, Cam Wolfenden, Madison Holland, Sophia Jones and Courtney Lundquist each had one hit for Tate.
Pictured: Tate defeated Niceville 5-4 in Niceville Monday night. NorthEscambia.com photos by Laura Glodfelter, click to enlarge.
Legendary Football Coach Carl Madison Selected For FHSAA Hall Of Fame
April 17, 2021
Legendary football coach Carl Madison has been selected for induction into the Florida High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame.
The football field at Tate High School was recently remained “Carl Madison Field” in honor of the legendary coach that led the Aggies to a 1980 state championship and is one of the all-time winningest high school coaches in the nation.
Madison, who turned 90 in January, sits at number two on Florida’s all-time football coaching victories list with a 326-129-7 record.
In addition to winning a state title at Tate, he took the Pine Forest Eagles to two state championships in 1987 and 1988. The 1988 Eagle team was named as national champions by USA Today, and Madison earned the title of the National High School Football Coach of the Year. All in all, he coached at five different Florida High Schools including Ernest Ward, plus three out of state schools.
His football days began early at Escambia County High School in Atmore where he played tailback under Coach Herbert Barnes from 1945 to 1947, making him one of Atmore’s semifamous “Barnes Boys” with 30 straight wins. After a stint in the Army, from 1950 to 1952, Madison played college ball for Texas Tech and Troy State Teachers College in the mid-1950s.
Fresh out of college, Madison coached for four years beginning in 1957 at Ernest Ward High School in Walnut Hill. He moved to Milton High in 1961, coaching them to a state championship and 34 straight victories. He then took a coaching job at a Georgia High School, losing a state championship game in 1968.
Madison joined the coaching staff at Tate in 1971 on his way to winning that 1980 state championship. He left Tate in 1983, heading to Pensacola High for a couple of years. Then it was off to Pine Forest and those back-to-back state championships. He coached at an Albany, Georgia, school, another 10 years at Milton High and another short period at PHS during the period from 1989 until 2002.
In 2002, he took the head coach job at the small Jackson Academy in Alabama. The then 71-year old took over a team that had gone 0-10 prior to his arrival. He lost his first two games at Jackson, but he went on to win the state championship. The following year, Jackson was undefeated and won another state championship.
In 2009, Madison briefly came out of retirement to once again take to the field at Tate, this time as an offensive consultant.
Tate High Boys Tennis Headed To Regionals For The First Time Ever
April 17, 2021
Tate High School boys tennis is headed to regionals for the first time in school history.
The Tate boys team is runner-up in District 1-3A.With finals wins at the #3 singles and #2 doubles, the Aggies pulled through the three day tournament. The Aggies boys top five are:
- Prosser Crow
- Evan Hered
- Barry Harberson
- Alex Grace
- Payton Herrington
The Tate High girls tennis team is tied for second with Washington and will continue play on Monday.
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