Tri-County All-Stars Win 10-11 Year Softball Championship
July 1, 2009
The Tri-County All-Stars picked up the 10-11 year old tournament crown in Defuniak Springs Tuesday with a strong win.
Tri-County won the 10-11 Year Old Florida District 1 Softball Championship with a 16-0 shutout over Defuniak Springs. Tri-County was led by Michaela Stewart on the mound. Samantha Steadham had an in-park home run, and a triple from Dana Blackmon helped seal the strong win.
Tri-County will advance to the sectional tournament on July 18 at Defuniak Springs.
Pictured above and below: Thee 10-11 Year Old Tri-County All-Stars won the District 1 Championship Tuesday night in Defuniak Springs. Photos by Ricky Tagert for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
NWE Wins In 11-12 Softball, Tri-County Falls To Niceville
July 1, 2009
(Updated With More Photos) In Tuesday night All-Star games, NWE beat Niceville in 11-12 year old play in Destin; and Tri-County lost in Jay.
NWE Advances In 11-12 Softball Tournament
Northwest Escambia shutout Niceville 7-0 Tuesday night in the 11-12 Year Old All-Star District 1 Tournament in Destin to advance to the next round Thursday night.
Mallory Ryan pitched six innings for NWE with seven strikeouts and no walks. Scoring for NWE were Ryan, Kendall Cobb, Kyndall Hall (2), Madison Arrington, Danielle Steadham and Reagan Bell.
Tri-County Falls in 11-12 Baseball Tournament
In the 11-12 year old All-Star Tournament in Jay Tuesday night, Niceville-National downed Tri-County 13-0 and RL Turner beat Defuniak Springs 16-10.
Pictured above: The Northwest Escambia 11-12 Year Old All-Stars Tuesday night in Destin. Submitted photo by Kim Ryan for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Special thanks to Kim Ryan and Tony deGraaf for their assistance with this story.
Almost Time: NWE Football Registration In July
June 28, 2009
Football is just around the corner, and registration for the 2009 season of Northwest Escambia Football begins in July.
Football registration begins July 11, and continues July 18 and July 25 at the Ernest Ward football field.
Charles Williams, NWE president, said that it is important for all age groups to register before August.
“With all the preparation involved for the upcoming season, we must know how many kids to provide equipment and uniforms for prior to August 6th,” Williams said. “NWE will being playing games earlier this year.”
The first NWE Football practice will be August 3. The Jamboree is August 22, and the first game is August 29.
For more information about NWE Football, call Charles Williams at 327-4603.
Pictured above: Chase Gifford dives for a touchdown for the NWE Mini-Mite Eagles with 1.2 seconds to go in their game against East Milton last season. Pictured below: Andrew Edward scores for the NWE Eagles in Mite action against East Milton last year. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Manager: Proud Of Tri-County All-Stars
June 20, 2009
The Tri-County All-Stars were eliminated from the District 1 Little League 8-9 Year Old All Stars Tournament in Walnut Hill Thursday night, and the team’s manager is proud of how his team played.
“These boys and coaches gave it all they had and played their hearts out. Everybody did their part for the team and courageously did all that was asked of them. We kept battling back and never quit. I’m real proud of them and couldn’t have asked for more,” said Manager Gary Killam.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the game, click here.
Defuniak Springs downed Tri-County 21-20 in seven innings Thursday night. Here are the stats from the game:
Triples: Niekel Robinson, Reid Kelly
Doubles: Seth Killam, Logan (2)
Singles: Neikel(1), Seth (2), Nolin Hawthorne (1), Reid,(1), Zack Wright (1)
Scored Runs: Niekel (2), Seth (5), Logan (2), Brent Groover (2), Dutch Burkhead (2), Reid (2),”MJ”Jones (1), Zach Wright (2)
Pitchers: Seth , MJ, Dutch , Zach Wright, Kevin Arant, Compiled total of 5 K’s
Note: Tri-Co’s team only struck out 3 times and De Funiak only 5 times. Game lasted about 3 1/2 hours.
Pictured above: “MJ”Jones gets a hit Thursday night against Defuniak Springs. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Tri-County Falls To Defuniak
June 19, 2009
It was a heartbreaking loss for the Tri-County All-Stars Thursday night as they fell to Defuniak Springs in seven innings.
Defuniak beat Tri-County 21-20 to advance in the District 1 Little League 8-9 Year Old All Stars Tournament at Bradberry Park in Walnut Hill. Defuniak Springs squeezed out the win on walks in the extra inning.
Defuniak Springs will face Destin Friday evening at 6. The winner of that game will play Niceville-National Saturday evening at 6.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the game, click here.
Pictured above: In this play, Seth Killam turned to avoid being hit by a bad pitch. He was not hit, but the end of the bat was hit by the ball. The umpire called the play a valid hit since the ball hit the bat. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Tri-County Downs NWE To Advance In 8-9 Year Old Tournament
June 18, 2009
The Tri-County All-Stars have advanced in tournament play by defeating the Northwest Escambia All-Stars Wednesday night.
With their 19-10 win over NWE, Tri-County remains alive in the District 1 Little League 8-9 Year Old All Stars Tournament at Bradberry Park in Walnut Hill. Tri-County will play Defuniak Springs Thursday at 6 p.m.
Northwest Escambia
Jacob McCullough, catcher, and Brannon Whitehead, third baseman, both went 2 for 4 at the plate, scoring twice, in the first and fourth.
Trey Holder, first baseman, hit a double in the first to score two runs.
Dawson Brown, Trey Holder, Jason Fischer, Preston Milstead, Logan Calloway and Chase Gifford each scored a run.
Jason Fischer was the starting pitcher for NWE. He pitched two complete innings. He threw only five pitches the first inning. Jason had three strike-outs and walked two, allowing only two runs in 39 pitches. Chase Gifford, Logan Calloway, and Levi Wagner also pitched.
Tri-County
Dutch Burkhead started the game as pitcher, allowing four runs. Neikel Robinson came in to explode on the mound striking out seven on 60 pitches in 3 1/2 innings. Brent Groover also pitched and Seth Killiam closed.
Zach Wright , Niekel Robinson, Brent Groover, and Seth Killam each had one single, while Reid Kelly hit three singles. Nolin Hawthorne went 3-4 with singles. Dutch Burkhead and Seth Killam each had a double and Logan Dobson hit two triples.
Niceville-National 18 Destin 8
Also Wednesday night, Niceville-National beat Destin 18-8.
Pictured above and below: NWE versus Tri-County action from Wednesday night at Walnut Hill’s Bradberry Park. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Tri-County Beats Shalimar 15-3, Advances To Play NWE
June 17, 2009
Tri-County eliminated Shalimar from the District 1 Little League 8-9 Year Old All Stars tournament at Bradberry Park in Walnut Hill.
The Tri-Count All-Stars dominated Shalimar 15-3 in six innings.
Michael “MJ” Jones, Logan Dobson, and Neikel Robinson had two hits each, with Robinson and Dobson each ripping triples. Dutch Burkhead, Seth Killam, Reid Kelly and Brent Groover each delivered singles to advance Tri-County in tournament play.
Lefty Logan Dobson was the winning pitcher for Tri-County, which is made up of players from Century, Jay, Fidelis and Chumuckla. Middle relief pitching was provided by Reid Kelly and Dutch Burkhead, leaving Seth Killam to close out the powerful pitching tag-team.
“The victory was a team effort with every all-star contributing to the win,” said Team Manager Gary Killam. The teach celebrated with a traditional free ice-cold Coke to end a hot, humid game.
Tri-County advances to the next round of play Wednesday at 5:30 against the host Northwest Escambia All-Stars.
In other Tuesday night action, Defuniak beat Niceville American 9-8.
Pictured above: Tri-County scores Tuesday afternoon against Shalimar in tournament play in Walnut Hill. Pictured below: Tri-County steals another run as a Shalimar player holds out his glove awaiting the arrival of the ball (pictured mid-air in front of the standing Tri-County player). NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
NWE Falls To Destin
June 16, 2009
The Northwest Escambia All-Stars fell to Destin Monday afternoon in the second day of play in the District 1 Little League 8-9 Year Old All Stars tournament at Bradberry Park in Walnut Hill.
NWE scored one and loaded the bases early in the game, but Destin dominated the scoring in the remainder of the game. Destin beat NWE 12-1 in four innings of play.
In the evening tournament game, Niceville-National beat Niceville-American 14-4.
Tuesday, Shalimar will play Tri-County at 5:30. Tri-County includes players from Century, Jay, Fidelis and Chumuckla. At 7:30 Tuesday evening, Defuniak Springs will play Niceville-American.
NWE will take to the field again Wednesday afternoon at 5:30 against the winner of Tuesday’s Tri-County versus Shalimar game.
Pictured: Action from NWE versus Destin at Bradberry Park in Walnut Hill Monday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
All-Star Tourney Begins In Walnut Hill; Tri-County Falls To Niceville
June 14, 2009
The Tri-County All-Stars team was dealt a loss Saturday as the first three games in the Florida District 1 Little League 8-9 Year Old All Stars tournament were held in Walnut Hill
The Tri-County All-Stars were beat 10-0 in five and half innings Saturday night by Niceville-National. The Tri-County team is made up of players from Century, Jay, Fidelis and Chumuckla. Tri-County will play Shalimar Tuesday at 5:30 at Bradberry Park in Walnut Hill.
Shalimar lost to Niceville-American Saturday afternoon 8-4 in six, and Destin beat Defuniak Springs 11-1.
Niceville-National will advance to round two on Monday night at 7:30 against Niceville-American.
The host NWE All-Stars will play their first game in the tournament Monday afternoon at 5:30 against Destin.
All games are hosted by Northwest Escambia Little League at Bradberry Park in Walnut Hill.
For a photo gallery from Niceville-American versus Shalimar game, click here.
For a photo gallery from Niceville-National versus Tri-County game, click here.
Pictured above and below: Action from Tri-County versus Niceville-National Saturday night at Bradberry Park in Walnut Hill. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Lady Astros Bring Together Players From Several High Schools
June 12, 2009
The summer season is underway for the Lady Astros 16U softball team, and they’ve already picked up one tournament win.
“We have the talent and the softball skills that can get us in the finals,” said Head Coach Donnie Nicholson.
The players for the Lady Astros are from several area high schools, including Northview, Tate, Jay, Pine Forest and Escambia.
Picture above: (top row) Rachuel Zampino, Tate; Shaniqua Jones, Jay; Bri Biggs, Escambia; Lauren Mccall, Northview; Amy Clark, Northview; Marina Cobbs, Tate; (bottom row) Catherine Tucker, Tate; Ronni Renfroe, Tate; Allyssa Landus, Pine Forest; Avery Cobb, Tate; Heather Schaff, Tate; Mariena Harris, Tate; Al Crockett), coach; and Donnie Nicholson, head coach. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.