Tate And Northview Get Big Opening Night Wins In District Softball Tourneys
May 3, 2022
Tate 11, Crestview 0
Jordan Smith threw a shutout Tuesday night as the Tate Lady Aggies beat Crestview 11-0 in the first game of the 1-6A playoffs.
Smith gave up no runs on two hits in five innings, striking out one and walking none.
Kennedy Turner and Christina Mason both had homeruns for the Lady Aggies and led at the plate with two hits each. Sophia Jones, Courtney Lundquist, Kare Wine, and Aaliyah Jordan each added one hit.
No. 4 Tate will be at No. 1 Pace at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the district semifinal. The winner will face either No. 2 Niceville or No. 4 Navarre in the district championship game Thursday at 6 p.m.
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Northview 14, Laurel Hill 2
The Northview Lady Chiefs earned a big blowout win over Laurel Hill 14-2 Monday night in the 1-1A district quarterfinals.
Aubrey Stuckey pitched a complete game, allowing three hits and two runs over five innings while striking out 10.
Jamison Gilman, Kailyn Watson and Kaitlin Gafford had two hits each for the Chiefs. Alanna Roberson, Payton Gilchrist and Emma Gilmore had one hit each.
No. 2 Paxton will host No. 3 Northview Tuesday at 6:30 in the district semifinal at Paxton. No. 1 Jay and No. 4 Baker will play at 4 p.m., with the winners facing off for the district championship on Thursday.
Pictured: The Tate Lady Aggies beat Crestview Monday. NorthEscambia.com photos by Stephani Pyron, click to enlarge.
Tate Gets Walk-Off Win Over Washington To Move To District Semifinal
May 3, 2022
A walk-off walk gave the No. 2 Tate Aggies a 3-2 win in the bottom of the seventh over No. 7 Washington Monday night in the 1-6A district quarterfinal.
The game was tied at two when Tate’s Cade Kelly drew a walk to scored one run for the dramatic win.
Tate’s other scores came with a run on a sacrifice fly from Drew Reaves that score one run and a Reaves walk scored one.
Ethan McAnally allowed five hits and two runs in three innings on the mound for Tate while striking out two and walking one. Dalton Biggs pitched four innings, allowing no hits, no runs and striking out eight.
Clif Quiggins led the Aggies at the plate, going 3-4. Kirk Mosley. Bray Touchstone and Jackson Penton had one hit each.
The Tate Aggies will play No. 3 Crestview at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Pace High School in the district semifinals. Crestview beat No. 6 Fort Walton Beach 9-6 Monday night.
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NWE Softball Wins 16U Mid-Season Tourney, NWE Legit Finalist In 8U
May 2, 2022
Two Northwest Escambia teams placed in the GCGSA Mid-Season Tournament this past weekend. NWE Legit was the 8U B finalist, and NWE 16U Softball won the 16U A championship. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate High Football Alumnus Shermari Jones Signs With The Cincinnati Bengals (With Gallery)
May 2, 2022
Tate High School football alumnus Shermari Jones has signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Right after the NFL draft, the Bengals moved to sign Jones as an undrafted free agent.
Jones had 1,040 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns during his senior season with Coastal Carolina. He graduated in December 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in recreation and sport management.
In his senior season at Tate in 2017, Jones had 1,076 total rushing yards on 148 carries, averaging 7.3 yards per carry and 119.6 yards per game He had 15 rushing touchdowns.
We reached back into the NorthEscambia.com archives and pulled a collection of photos from Jones’ senior season at Tate. Look for #5 in this gallery.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Jennifer Repine, click to enlarge. (Coastal Carolina image courtesy CCU.)
Photos: Tate Softball Senior Night
May 2, 2022
Last week, Tate High School softball celebrated senior night.
The Aggies honored Sophia Jones, Aaliyah Jordan, Michayla Kent, Courtney Lundquist, Christina Mason and Kennedy Turner.
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During their senior night game, the Tate Lady Aggies beat Washington 18-3.
No 4 Tate softball opens district play Monday night as they host No. 5 Crestview.
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Wahoos Wrap Up Series With Win Over Biloxi
May 2, 2022
Bryan Hoeing turned in yet another dominant outing as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos wrapped up their series against the Biloxi Shuckers with a 4-1 win on Sunday afternoon.
Hoeing (W, 2-1), who entered with a league-best 0.48 earned run average, completed 7.0 scoreless innings of two-hit, eight-strikeout ball to shrink his ERA even further to 0.35. The Blue Wahoos salvaged a series split from their week in Biloxi and improved to 9-12 on the season.
Pensacola scored the first run of the game without a hit, turning an error from pitcher Andy Otero (L, 1-1) and a pair of walks into a run on a Troy Johnston double play ball. Otero left trailing 1-0 in the sixth after issuing a one-out walk, and Griffin Conine made the Shuckers pay with a two-run homer off reliever J.T. Hintzen to make it a 3-0 game. Cobie Fletcher-Vance doubled two batters later, and scored on a Bubba Hollins RBI single to extend the lead to 4-0.
Hoeing hit three batters, but pitched deftly out of Biloxi’s few threats to complete 7.0 innings for the second time this season. He now has two of the Southern League’s four starts of seven or more innings this season, and leads the league with 25.2 innings pitched over four Double-A starts.
Andrew Nardi allowed an unearned run to score in the eighth to break up the shutout bid, but Eli Villalobos (S, 1) worked a tidy ninth to lock down the win.
The Blue Wahoos enjoy an off day on Monday before continuing their road trip on Tuesday against the Mississippi Braves.
by Erik Bremer, Pensacola Blue Wahoos
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
Tate Ends Regular Season With Win Over Gulf Breeze; Playoffs Begin Monday
April 30, 2022
The Tate Lady Aggies defeated Gulf Breeze 4-2 Friday evening.
Jordan Smith went seven innings for Tate, allowing two runs and 10 hits while striking out four.
Sophia Jones, Courtney Lundquist, Kara Wine, Lacy Wilson and Michayla Kent each had one hit for the Lady Aggies.
The No. 4 Lady Aggies (11-13, 3-4) will host No. 5 Crestview (7-16, 0-8) at 6 p.m. Monday as the 1-6A playoffs begin.