Northview Seeks Advertisers For Football Program, Field Signs
July 28, 2011
The Northview High School Chiefs are wrapping up ad sales this week for their football program and signs on the football field, and they are looking for both business and personal Chiefs supporters.
- For information on ads in the Northview Football Program or football field ads, click here.
- For information on Northview Quarterback Club membership and personal ads, click here.
For more information, email vicki@baggettsolutions.com or call (850) 327-6776.
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Area Travel Softball Team Wins World Series
July 26, 2011
A local travel softball team recently won the USSSA Fast-Pitch Girls 16U World Series in Gulf Shores.
14U Perdido Gators softball team is made up of players from Bratt, Jay, Milton, Pensacola, and Perdido.
The USSSA World Series started in Gulf Shores last Wednesday with pool games. Bracket games were played on Saturday and into early Sunday morning. The Perdido Gators, with one loss in the bracket games, pulled out the championship win about 4:30 Sunday morning by beating the Diamond Divas twice.
Members of the 14U Perdido Gators are Mallory Ryan, Ali Cutaio, Sara Spears, Kota Berry, Kristin Gunter, Brooke Lauter, Breana Rogers, Hannah Wakeman, Savannah Allen, Destiny Herring
Coaches: Jeff Cutaio, Eddie Ryan, Greg Spears, Jim Rogers
Northwest Escambia Girls Pick Up Win At State
July 25, 2011
The Northwest Escambia senior girls softball team fell short of a state title, but they went further in the tournament than any another NWE team in their age bracket.
After winning the sectional championship earlier this month, NWE lost to Port St. John 12-0, beat Fort Myers 10-4 and lost to Palm Bay 14-4. The tournament was the first state win for a NWE seniors girls team.
Port St. John 12 Northwest Escambia 0
Courtney Peebles, Addie Lee and Penny Banda pitched for NWE as they fell to Port St. John, 12-0.
Northwest Escambia 10 Fort Myers 0
For Northwest Escambia, Cheyenne Schoonover had three runs and Danielle Steadham had two runs. Adding one run each for NWE were Kristen Byrd, Courtney Peebles, Penny Banda, Kendal Cobb and Addie Lee. Peebles pitched the entire game.
Palm Bay 14 Northwest Escambia 4
Cheyenne Schoonover, Kristen Byrd, Penny Banda and Kendal Cobb had one run each for Northwest Escambia against Palm Bay. Courtney Peebles and Penny Banda pitched for NWE.
Members of the NWE Senior Girls All-Star Team are Penny Banda, Kristen Byrd, Courtney Peebles, Kendal Cobb, Kyndall Hall, Danielle Steadham, Addy Lee, Samantha Bethea, Makayla Flowers and Cheyenne Schoonover. The team is managed by Ronald Peebles and coached by Jarrod Peebles and Danny Hall.
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Northview To Host August 26 Preseason Fall Classic Game
July 22, 2011
Ready for some football? It’s only just over a month away for Chiefs fans. A preseason Fall Classic has been added to the Northview High School football schedule, and a couple of special football dates have also been marked for the season.
The Northview Chiefs will host a Fall Classic in Bratt on August 26 against Bay High School at 7 p.m., two weeks before the regular season begins with two games on the road for the Chiefs.
The school has also announced that October 21 will be Senior Night against Freeport, and November 4 will be homecoming against Baker.
The following is the 2011 varsity football schedule for the Northview Chiefs. All games are at 7 p.m.
Sept 2 — OPEN
Sept 9 — at Marianna
Sept 16 — at Chipley
Sept 23 — at South Walton
Sept 30 — Gulf Breeze
Oct 7 — at Jay
Oct 14 — OPEN
Oct 21 — Freeport
Oct 28 — at Vernon
Nov 4 — Baker
Nov 10 — at West Florida
Pictured: Jay’s Allen Perry is tackled by Northview’s Corry Baggett the Chiefs defeated the Royals last fall. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Jay Cheerleaders Bring Home Awards From Summer Camp
July 20, 2011
The Jay High School cheerleaders recently returned from camp with several awards. Both the varsity and junior varsity teams took part in the UCA cheer camp at the University of Georgia in Athens.
The junior varsity squad competed in home pom, cheer and extreme dance, bringing home two first place awards. Jay’s Brittani Ashworth was also named All-American from her squad.
The varsity squad competed in the Elite Varsity division in three events, finishing first in cheer and receiving the most improved squad award.
Jay’s Tessa Hendricks and Tori Reid were named All-American, and Reid was also invited to tryout for a position with the UCA staff.
Both squads were evaluated daily and received superior scores. The girls were also treated to a Six Flags trip before returning home to begin practice in a few weeks to prepare for the upcoming Royal football season.
Pictured: Jay High School All-American cheerleaders Tessa Hendricks, Brittani Ashworth and Tori Reid. Pictured below: The Jay High School cheerleaders attended camp recently at the University of Georgia in Athens, bringing home several awards. Submitted photos by Junia Fischer for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Park Dedicated In Honor Of Century’s Super Bowl Son
July 17, 2011
Two-time Super Bowl champion Anthony Pleasant returned home to Century Saturday night as the town dedicated a sports complex bearing his name.
Pleasant was honored at the dedication of the Anthony Pleasant Park by three of his former coaches – former Century High School Blackcat football coach Joe Cardwell, former Century basketball and football coach Lorenzo Jones, and his former Midget football coach Bobby Johnson.
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“Those men really played an important part in my life and caused me to be the person that I am today,” Pleasant said of his former Century coaches. “Character, discipline, hard work…all of that was instilled in me as a young boy.”
The NFL great reminisced about his days in Century – some of which would certainly have keep him out of professional football.
Quit the Century High Blackcats? There was no way, Pleasant said, that would be a good idea.
“Coach Cardwell had that little green Pinto and would come to the community center and pick guys up. If you quit, he would come by your house, kick his shoes off and make himself at home,” he said. “He would talk to your mom.”
Football was not Pleasant’s dream at one point during his high school career. He preferred to be on the basketball court under the leadership of Coach Jones. His mind was made up to shoot hoops, not play on the gridiron.
“Coach said I was better at playing football that I was basketball. My heart was sold out on basketball,” he said. “Think about that and if I hadn’t listened…what it comes down is people see things in you that you don’t see in yourself.”
“By listening to him, because he saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself, I ended up being drafted in the third round by the Cleveland Browns.”
Pleasant, who is entering his second season as the defensive line coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, told the youth of Century that the adults and mentors in their lives are not out to hurt them; they are just trying to help.
“Because of his character, because of the person he was able to accomplish a great deal for Century, for himself and for his family,” Jones said.
Cardwell attributed Pleasant’s “great character” to his late mother Betty.
Johnson, who was coaching a Midget team with Pleasant at 12 and 14 years old, remembers a boy that pushed the weight limits and pushed himself to do his very best.
“I’ve never coached anyone like him,” he said. “He knew what he was doing, and he taught me a few things.”
But being outstanding on the youth league field did not earn a lot of a glory for Pleasant.
“I treated him like all the rest – like dogs. He was good sport about it,” Johnson said. “I’m so proud that he went as far his he did.”
“It means a lot to me that Century named something after me,” Pleasant said. “It was a great thing.”
The 22-acre Anthony Pleasant Park on East Highway 4 in Century includes a full-size football field with bleachers and press box and a playground. .
Pleasant was selected in the third round of the 1990 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. During his 14 year NFL career, Pleasant played for the Browns, the Baltimore Ravens, the Atlanta Falcons, the New York Jets, the San Francisco 49ers and the New England Patriots. He played a total of 202 NFL games and racked up 58 sacks.
The 1986 Century High School graduate earned two Super Bowl rings with the New England Patriots.
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Pictured top: Century Mayor Freddie McCall (right) congratulates two-time Super Bowl champ Anthony Pleasant Saturday evening in Century. Pictured top inset: Pleasant’s former Midget team coach Bobby Johnson (left) and former Century High School Coach Joe Cardwell (right) look at a plaque in Pleasant’s honor. Pictured bottom inset: Pleasant’s former Century High School basketball and football coach Lorezno Jones. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Video: Anthony Pleasant Park Dedication
July 17, 2011
The Anthony Pleasant Park was dedicated Saturday evening in Century. For the complete story, click here.
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Former Molino Resident Gindl Cycles In Nashville Sounds Win
July 12, 2011
Former Molino resident Caleb Gindl hit for the cycle — a single, double, triple and a homer — Sunday night for the minor league Nashville Sounds.
Gindl became the third and most recent Sound to accomplish the feat in the team’s 34-year history. The right fielder ripped a triple in the second, homered in the third, doubled in the eighth, and completed the feat with a single in the ninth. Gindl went 4-for-5 with three runs scored to join J.R. House (2004) and Tike Redman (2001) as the only players to hit for the cycle in a Sounds uniform.
The victory gave Nashville (41-49) a 2-2 series split with Albuquerque.
Gindl, a 2007 Brewers’ fifth-round pick, played high school ball for the Pace Patriots. Before moving to Santa Rosa County, he lived in Molino, playing at both the Molino and Cantonment ballparks. He spends much of his off-time in North Escambia, where he still has family in Molino and Walnut Hill.
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Pictured top: Caleb Gindl at bat for the Nashville Sounds in Albuquerque Sunday night. Photo by Mike Stasinger, The Nashville Sounds for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
NWE Senior Girls Win Sectional Softball Championship
July 11, 2011
The Northwest Escambia senior girls softball teams has claimed the sectional championship, and they are headed to state later this month.
NWE defeated Niceville 11-9 and 9-6 Saturday to claim the sectional title in Florida Section 1 Senior League Softball. They are the first Senior League team from Section 1 to make the state tournament.
Members of the NWE Senior Girls All-Star Team are Penny Banda, Kristen Byrd, Courtney Peebles, Kendal Cobb, Kyndall Hall, Danielle Steadham , Addy Lee, Samantha Bethea, Makayla Flowers and Cheyenne Schoonover. The team is managed by Ronald Peebles and coached by Jarrod Peebles and Danny Hall.
Northwest Escambia 11 Niceville 9
In the first match-up of the double elimination tournament, Northwest Escambia beat Niceville 11-9.
Scoring for NWE: Courtney Peebles and Cheyenne Schoonover each had a double and run; Makayla Flowers had a single and a run; Kristen Byrd added two singles, a double and three runs; Kendal Cobb and Danielle Steadham both had a single and a run; Addy Lee added a double, a triple and two runs; and Penny Banda had a single, two doubles and one run.
Peebles pitched all seven for Northwest Escambia, striking out nine and allowing just three walks.
Northwest Escambia 9 Niceville 6
In the second game, Northest Escambia beat Niceville 9-6.
For NWE, Cheyenne Schoonover had three singles and a run; Courtney Peebles added three singles, a double and a run, Kendal Cobb had two singles and two runs; Danielle Steaham had three singles,a double and three runs; Kyndall Hall contributed one single and one run; and Samantha Bethea had a single and a run.
Hall pitched the full game for NWE, striking out one and walking two.
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Beulah Boy Appears On Outdoor Channel’s ‘Buckmasters’
July 3, 2011
Taking a child on a first deer hunt is a tradition that Lee Robinson gets to share every year. It was even more special with a child like Dawson Guy. The seven-year old Escambia County boy was born without fully developed arms and only one fully developed leg. He was able to experience the lifelong thrill of a hunt earlier this year.
From his wheelchair, he claimed his first buck.
Dawson’s hunt was part of the Buckmasters national television series Saturday morning on the Outdoor Channel.
Robinson, an Industrial Market Segment specialist at Gulf Power, spends much of his work day touting electric vehicles and large-scale technology advances for industrial customers. As a lifelong hunter, Robinson takes vacation time each year to serve as one of the volunteer guides for the Buckmasters Classic in Alabama. The Buckmasters American Deer Foundation program takes 11 disabled or critically ill children and youth on a guided deer hunt at Jimmy Hinton’s Sedgefield Plantation. Robinson has been doing this for 15 years, guiding some 40 young hunters on the all expenses paid three-day adventure of a lifetime.
“There’s been a lot of special moments over the years and this year with Dawson was one of them,” Robinson said. “Dawson will not let his disadvantage hold him back. He is truly remarkable. Deer hunting was top on his list of things he wanted to do. The thing I remember most about Dawson was his terrific smile, and he smiled and laughed a lot. We had a blast in the deer blinds cutting up and telling stories.”
On a frigid January morning this year, Robinson led Dawson, who lives in Beulah, and his father, Rueben, on the three-day hunt, using a specially prepared deer blind. The rifle was mounted to Dawson’s wheelchair. Through a special tube, Dawson’s mouth activated the specially designed trigger system.
Every year Robinson and other guide volunteers help prepare the hunters for the Classic, learning their abilities, limitations, and helping them harvest their trophy. This year, every one of them claimed a deer.
“Miracles and magic moments happen every year at this event. I am thankful I have the chance to assist them in a small way with a sport that I often find myself taking for granted,” Robinson said. “It renews my spirit and makes me thankful I helped give a little joy to them on their special hunt. It’s truly an honor and a privilege to help make their hunting dream come true, while I help make wonderful memories that will last my lifetime.”
Pictured top: Lee Robinson (far right) of Gulf Power helped Dawson Guy take his first buck earlier this year. Guy was featured on the Outdoor Channel’s Buckmasters program. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.