Century Native Watson Named USA South Athlete Of Week
March 23, 2016
Huntingdon College’s Zack Watson was named an USA South Athlete of the Week on Monday.
The Century native earned Baseball Pitcher of the Week honors for his performance in Game 1 against No. 14 ranked Piedmont College.
Watson threw a complete-game three-hitter in Friday’s 14-1 win over the Lions. Watson improved to 4-2 on the season with the win and struck out seven, walked four and allowed one run in nine innings. After giving up two singles, two walks and a run in the first inning, Watson held Piedmont hitless in seven of the final eight innings.
A senior at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Watson lettered in baseball for Flomaton High School. He is the son of Billy and Dianne Watson and is majoring biochemistry.
Tate Wins The Aggie Classic
March 18, 2016
Tate 5, Milton 0
The Tate Aggies won their own Aggie Classic Thursday night with a 5-0 shutout of Milton.
The Aggies jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a three-run homer over the right-field wall from Cole Halfacre.
Tate hitters — Mason Land 1-3, run; Branden Fryman 3-4, RBI, run; Cole Halfacre 1-3, 3 RBIs, run, HR; Hunter NeSmith 1-3; Jake Davis 2-3, RBI, HR; Hunter McLean 1-2; Josh Kea 1-2, run.
WP – Logan McGuffey (6 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 8 K, 1 BB)
For more photos, click to enlarge.
(Other Thursday scores are below photos, scroll down.)
Pictured: A night of celebrations for the Tate Aggies. Pictured top: Celebrating the Aggie Classic championship. Pictured inset: Cole Halfacres pops a three run home over the fence. Pictured below: Three run homer from Halfacre and a homer from Jake Davis. NorthEscambia.com photos by Jennifer Repine, click to enlarge.
Other scores:
Chiles 19, Edmond North 5
Second Baptist 11, Washington 1
Jenks 7, Next Level 2
Stillwater 5, Gulf Breeze 1
Christ Presby. vs. Union (rainout)
Escambia vs. Shawnee (rainout)
Reno 7, Coweta 5
West Florida 4, Piedmont 3
Leon 5, Pryor 0
Emery 8, Morris 4
Three Northview Lifters Qualify For Regional Weightlifting Meet
March 18, 2016
The Northview high school weightlifting team had three lifters qualify for the FHSAA regional weight meet by placing in the top six a at the district weight meet.
Hunter Edwards placed third in the 139 lbs. weight class.
MJ Jones placed fifth in the 139 lbs. weight class.
Ohijie Elliot placed third in the 154 lbs. weight class.
Athletes from eight different high schools competed at the district meet including Pensacola High, Catholic, Jay, West Florida, Baker, Rocky Bayou and Northview.
Pictured: Northview top lifters MJ Jones, Hunter Edwards and Ohijie Elliot. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate Remains Undefeated In Aggie Classic
March 17, 2016
Tate 8, El Reno (OK) 1
The Tate High School Aggies remained undefeated in the Aggie Classic Wednesday with an 8-1 win over El Reno, OK.
Tate hitters – Branden Fryman 3-4, 2 runs; Reid Halfacre 1-1, triple, 2 runs; Cole Halfacre 3-3; Hunter NeSmith 1-2, 2 RBIs, run; Logan Blackmon 1-2; Josh Kea 1-2. WP – Jake Davis (4 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 4 K, 3 BB).
Other Wednesday Scores
Stillwater (OK) vs. Leon, n
Edmond North (OK) 7, Maryville (TN) 2
West Florida 10, Coweta (OK) 0
Muskogee (OK) 6, Emery/Weiner (TX) 5
Milton 9, Shawnee (OK) 2
Jenks (OK) 6, Christ Presbyterian (TN) 0
Morris (OK) vs. Gulf Breeze, n
Second Baptist (TX) 7, Pryor (OK) 4
Washington (OK) vs. Escambia, n
Next Level Baseball (AL) 5, Piedmont (OK) 2
Union (OK) vs. Chiles, n
Thursday, March 17
At Tate High School
4 p.m. – Gulf Breeze vs. Stillwater
7 p.m. – Tate vs. Milton
At Milton High School
4 p.m. – Washington vs. Second Baptist
7 p.m. – Next Level vs. Jenks
At Gulf Breeze
4 p.m. – Edmond North vs. Chiles
7 p.m. – Maryville vs. Muskogee
At Escambia
4 p.m. – Christ Presby. vs. Union
7 p.m. – Escambia vs. Shawnee
At West Florida High
4 p.m. – El Reno vs. Coweta
7 p.m. – West Florida vs. Piedmont
At Woodham Middle
4 p.m. – Leon vs. Pryor
7 p.m. – Morris vs. Emery
Aggie Classic: Tate Wins Again
March 16, 2016
Tate 6 , Muskogee, OK 0
The Tate Aggies picked up another win in their Aggie Classic Tuesday night with a 6-0 shut out of Muskogee, OK.
WP – Jared Hatch (5 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 3 K)
Tate hitters – Mason Land 2-3, run; Branden Fryman 2-3, RBI, run; Jake Davis 2-4, double, 2 RBIs; Hunter NeSmith 1-4, RBI; Kolby Sprague 1-1; Hunter McLean 1-3; AJ Gordon 1-1
OTHER TUESDAY AGGIE CLASSIC SCORES
Shawnee, OK 3, Christ Presbyterian, TN 2
Stillwater, OK 4, Maryville, TN 1
Piedmont, OK 11, Leon, FL 1
Washington, OK 11, West Florida 2
Union, OK 3, Second Baptist, TX 2
El Reno, OK 2, Gulf Breeze 7
Next Level, AL 8, Morris, OK 6 (11 innings)
Milton 10, Coweta, OK 0
Chiles, FL 11, Jenks, OK 6
SCHEDULE
Wednesday, March 16
At Tate High School
4 p.m. – Stillwater (OK) vs. Leon
7 p.m. – El Reno (OK) vs. Tate
At Milton High School
4 p.m. – Muskogee (OK) vs. Emery/Weiner (TX)
7 p.m. – Shawnee (OK) vs. Milton
At Gulf Breeze
4 p.m. – Jenks (OK) vs. Christ Presbyterian (TN)
7 p.m. – Morris (OK) vs. Gulf Breeze
At Escambia
4 p.m. – Pryor (OK) vs. Second Baptist (TX)
7 p.m. – Washington (OK) vs. Escambia
At West Florida High
4 p.m. – Edmond North (OK) vs. Maryville (TN)
7 p.m. – Coweta (OK) vs. West Florida
At Woodham Middle
4 p.m. – Piedmont (OK) vs. Next Level Baseball (AL)
7 p.m. – Union (OK) vs. Chiles
Thursday, March 17
At Tate High School
4 p.m. – Seed 3 vs. Seed 4
7 p.m. – Seed 1 vs. Seed 2
At Milton High School
4 p.m. – Seed 17 vs. Seed 18
7 p.m. – Seed 7 vs. Seed 8
At Gulf Breeze
4 p.m. – Seed 19 vs. Seed 20
7 p.m. – Seed 9 vs. Seed 10
At Escambia
4 p.m. – Seed 21 vs. Seed 22
7 p.m. – Seed 11 vs. Seed 12
At West Florida High
4 p.m. – Seed 15 vs. Seed 16
7 p.m. – Seed 5 vs. Seed 6
At Woodham Middle
4 p.m. – Seed 23 vs. Seed 24
7 p.m. – Seed 13 vs. Seed 14
Baseball And Softball Recap: Northview, Tate, Jay
March 16, 2016
BASEBALL
Baker 4, Northview 3
The Bakers Gators defeated Northview Tuesday night 4-3.
Baker score one run in the first; two in the fifth and one in the seventh for the win. Northview’s three runs cam in the final inning.
Northview hitters: Quentin Sampson 1-1, R; Seth Killam 1-3, RBI; Neese 1-3.
The Chiefs will travel to Chipley on Friday with the JV playing at 4:30 followed by the varsity at 6:30.
Baker 8, Northview 3 (JV)
SOFTBALL
Northview 5, Monroe County 1
The Northview Chiefs defeated the Monroe County Tigers Tuesday night at Northview 5-1. Tori Herrington pitched the win for the Chiefs in 7 innings striking out 10 while only allowing 1 earned run on 2 hits by the Tigers.
Northview hitters – Laurie Purdy 2-4, 1R, 2RBI. Aubree Love: 2-4, 1R, 1RBI. Alana Brown: 1-2, 1R. Daphne Young: 1-2, 1BB. Jamia Newton: 0-2, Sac Bunt, 1RBI. Kendall Enfinger: 1-3, 1R, 1BB. Tori Herrington: 0-2, 1R, 2BB.
The Chiefs travel to Chipley Wednesday for a double header due to rescheduling. First game will be at 4:00 with the second at 6:00.
Tate 18, Washington 1
The Tate Aggies beat Washington 18-1 Tuesday night.
The Aggies scored four in the first, one in the second, four in the third, six in the fourth and three more in the fifth for the win. Hannah Brown struck out 10 batters, allowing four hits and one run, while going 4-4 at the plate with a couple of triples, three RBIs and four runs.
Tate hitters – Hannah Brown 4-4, 2 triples, 3 RBIs, 4 runs; Syndi Solliday 3-3, double, RBI, 2 runs; Savannah Rowell 4-5, double, 3 RBIs, 2 runs; Savannah Ullrich 3-5, double, 2 triples, 3 RBIs, run
Jay 8, W.S. Neal 0
The Jay Royals rolled past W.S. Neal 8-0 in Brewton Tuesday night.
Jay hitters: Samantha Steadham 4-5 1R, 2B, 2 RBI; Michaela Stewart 1-3 2 R, 3 RBI Avery Jackson 1-3 1R… Mattie Holt 1-1 RBI.
WP — Harley Tagert 7 IP 0 R, 4 H, 3 K, 0 BB.
Pictured top: Northview JV at Baker. Photo by Ramona Preston for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
High School Cheerleaders Honored At FCA Banquet
March 15, 2016
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes Spirit of Champions awards were presented Monday night at a banquet hosted by the First Baptist Church of Pensacola. Cheerleaders and dance team members from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties recognized were:
Pensacola High Cheerleading – Ya’China Dixon
Jay High Cheerleading – Leslie Kinder
Catholic High Cheerldeading – Serena Bruder
Catholic School Dance – Macy Calvasina
Milton High Cheerleading – Amy Fulmer
Northview High Cheerleading – Hannah Nelson
Pine Forest High Cheerleading – Kamryn McGinty
West Florida School Cheerleading– Charlyn Murdy
East Hill Christian Cheerleading - Sara Dominey
Escambia High High Cheerleading – Ricora Jones
Gulf Breeze High Cheerleading – Pepper Rice
Picture top: Fellowship of Christian Athletes Spirit of Champions award winners Monday night at the First baptist Church of Pensacola. (Note: Photo was submitted in black and white.) Pictured inset: Hanna Nelson, FCA winner from Northview High School. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate Wins Their First Game Of The Annual Aggie Classic
March 15, 2016
The annual Aggie Classic is underway with 24 teams from five states and is spread across six different play sites in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
“The Aggie Classic continues to be one of the best high school tournaments in the country. This year we have drawn 18 teams from Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Florida, not including our six host site teams.” said Greg Blackmon, Head Coach for Tate High School. “The commitment by our community and our Boosters to put on an event of this magnitude is huge. I am truly thankful for everyone’s assistance. The venues for the games have expanded and are the best diamonds in our area. We are looking forward to a great week of competition.”
Tate 7, Morris (OK) 3
The Tate Aggies won their first game 7-3 over Morris, OK, in the annual Aggie Classic Monday night.
Madison Lockman earned the win for Tate, allowing one run, striking out four, walking two and giving up four hits over four innings.
The Aggies took an early one-up lead in bottom of the first on a Cole Halfacre single that sent Mason Land across home plate. Tate had a four-run second inning with scores on a three-run error and an RBI single from Branden Fryman.
Mason Land 1-3, 3R; Branden Fryman 1-3, RBI; Cole Halfacre 1-4, RBI; Logan Blackmon 1-2; Logan McGuffey 1-3, R; Josh Kea Kea 1-2, Dbl, 2R.
West Florida 6, Pryor, OK 3
Coweta, OK 9, Escambia 4
Milton 3, Union, OK 2
Gulf Breeze 11, Edmond North, OK 10 (9 innings)
Shawnee, OK 3 Chiles, FL 8
El Reno, OK 4, Next Level, AL 2
Second Baptist, TX 3, Jenks, OK 10
Stillwater, OK 15, Emery/Weiner 8
Washington, OK 1, Christ Presbyterian, TN 11
Piedmont, OK 4. Maryville, TN 2
SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY
At Tate High School
4 p.m. – Jenks (OK) vs. Chiles
7 p.m. – Muskogee (OK) vs. Tate
At Milton High School
4 p.m. – Morris (OK) vs. Next Level Baseball (AL)
7 p.m. – Coweta (OK) vs. Milton
At Gulf Breeze
4 p.m. – Union (OK) vs. Second Baptist (TX)
7 p.m. – El Reno(OK) vs. Gulf Breeze
At Escambia
4 p.m. – Edmond North (OK) vs. Emery/Weiner (TX)
7 p.m. – Pryor (OK) vs. Escambia
At West Florida High
4 p.m. – Piedmont (OK) vs. Leon
7 p.m. – Washington (OK) vs. West Florida
At Woodham Middle
4 p.m. – Shawnee (OK) vs. Christ Presbyterian (TN)
7 p.m. – Stillwater (OK) vs. Maryville (TN)
Northview JV Beats Central
March 15, 2016
The Northview junior varsity baseball team defeated Central 9-3 on Monday night to improve to 9-1 on the season.
Both teams exchanged one run in the first inning and the Chiefs added one run in the second and third innings to take a 3-1 lead after three innings. The Chiefs then scored four runs in the fourth to go ahead 7-1. The Jaguars answered with one run in the bottom of the fourth. The Chiefs added two more insurance runs in the fifth to lead 9-2 after five innings. The Jaguars added one more run in the sixth inning.
Leading hitters for the Chiefs were MJ Jones (2-4, 2 R), Wesley Hardin (1-1, 2 RBI), Jason Fischer (1-1, R), Andrew Sharpless (1-1), Cade Allen (1-2, 3 R), John Chivington (1-3, 2 SB, R), Jackson Moore (1-4, 2B), and Heath Sheldt (1-4). Trevor Singleton and Sam Stott also added a run each for the Chiefs.
Trevor Singleton earned the win on the mound, throwing five innings and striking out six batters. Cade Allen threw one inning.
The Chiefs return to action Tuesday night at home against Baker, with JV playing at 4:00 and varsity at 6:00.
Pictured: The JV Northview Chiefs beat Central Monday night 9-3. Photos by Charity Sheldt for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview Falls To South Walton
March 12, 2016
The Northview Chiefs fell behind in the sixth inning in a 3-1 loss to South Walton in Santa Rosa Beach on Friday.
The only run for the Chiefs came in the fourth inning on a single from Zach Payne. South Walton answered with a run in the fourth and in the sixth on a two-run double.
Up next for the varsity Northview Chiefs is meeting with Baker at 6:30 Tuesday in Bratt, following a 4 p.m. junior varsity.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Ramona Preston, click to enlarge.