Pensacola-area HS Roundup: Oct. 28-Nov. 2 cross country, golf, volleyball, swimming results

Posted by Admin October 29, 2024 Golf

Here’s a roundup of Pensacola-area high school sporting events for the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 2.

Don’t see your team’s results? Have your coach email a brief summary to bgrieco@gannett.com, along with score, statistics and notable performers.

MONDAY

Boys Golf

District 1-3A Tournament: It’s Lucky No. 7 for the Pace boys golf team.

The Patriots, with a team score of 302 (14-over par), snuck by Chiles from the Tallahassee area (306) to keep their district championship streak alive, and secure a spot in the Region 1-3A tournament next week.

With the district being expanded to include some Tallahassee-area teams, that made the district title a little more special this year. It’s also a different team for Pace, coach Keith Kircharr noted, with a senior-heavy squad this season compared to having just one last year in Braden Duvall.

“Having that big district now, it’s good but I’m glad we got to host this one instead of driving to Tallahassee. Now we have to go all the way to Port Orange (for regionals). … Some of these guys have played that course before,” Kircharr said. “Looking at the (iWanamaker) app, it’s flip-flopping all the time. We made three birdies at the end that helped us.”

Pace junior Adam Penrod, in his first district tournament with the Patriots after not making the final squad his freshman and sophomore seasons, fired an even-par 72 to claim low medalist honors for the tournament. But don’t call it beginner’s luck at the district level, that’s for sure.

“He had a great summer playing in all those First Tee tours,” Kircharr said of Penrod. “Being a junior, I’m lucky to have him next year, too.”

Having home-course advantage helped, Penrod noted, after playing the course the last four days in a row. Plus, he’ll be back to practice for the week leading up to the region tournament.

“My iron shots were really, really on point. I didn’t even putt that well today, to be honest. I was putting my approach shots close,” Penrod said. “It was just fun to go out there and put up a good round to help the team. … I was just hoping for a round in the 70s today to make a mark. To win, it’s really special.”

“If you told me an hour into it, I didn’t think it was an advantage,” Kircharr said of home-course advantage with a little laugh. “They got to wake up in their bed and come out here to their home course. They play it all the time. … I felt like we had that familiarity with the course. It helped us out. We’ll take it.”

Kircharr called the district championship “the first step” to making it to the state championships in November as a team.

“But we’ve got some work to do,” Kircharr said.

Outside of Pace’s team qualifier, Tate’s Ben Robinson and Gulf Breeze’s Clark Norris both carded a six-over par 78 to automatically qualify for the region tournament as the next top two golfers not on Pace or Chiles.

It’s still to-be-determined if any other area golfers make it as at-large bids based on iWanamaker rankings from different tournaments throughout the fall.

Here are the area team results from the District 1-3A tournament:

1. Pace (302)* – 1. Adam Penrod (72) | 4. Ian Jackson (76) | 5. Judah Talley (77) | 5. Troyce Perkins (77) | 25. Tate Jernigan (86)

3. Tate (322) – 7. Ben Robinson (78)* | 10. Jacob Drysdale (80) | 13. Parker Hassell (81) | 16. Baylor Touchstone (83) | 23. Landon Ray (85)

4. Gulf Breeze (325) – 7. Clark Norris (78)* | 10. Evan Lafon (80) | 16. Mitchell Busbee (83) | 19. James Pearce (84) | 25. Blake Norris (86)

6. Navarre (356) – 16. Manasseh Underwood II (83) | 25. Cruz Lazo (86) | 30. Ethan Erickson (89) | 38. Kaelen Boozer (98) | 43. Jacob Askfeldt (123)

Individual: Scores: 30. Sayler Melton (Milton) – 89 | 32. Dallas Fahr (Milton) – 91 | 37. Reid Pace (Milton) – 96

District 1-2A Tournament: Booker T. Washington’s Jack Floyd is headed to the Region 1-2A tournament after an impressive outing at the Panama Country Club in Lynn Haven.

The Wildcats’ senior carded a four-over par 76, the top golfer from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in the district tournament. He was one of the top golfer individual golfer not on one of the top two teams to automatically make it to the region tournament.

Floyd was able to pull within reach thanks to a pair of birdies on both the par-5 ninth and par-5 14th holes. Floyd finished third overall in the tournament, trailing two golfers from South Walton.

It’s still to-be-determined if any other area golfers make it as at-large bids based on iWanamaker rankings from different tournaments throughout the fall.

Here are the area team results from the District 1-2A tournament:

5. Pensacola (355) – 12. Cash Schweigert (83) | 23. Walton Buckley (87) | 28. Nathan Hultstrand (91) | 31. Clayton White (94) | 44. Landon Fernandez (104)

6. Booker T. Washington (361) – 3. Jack Floyd (76)* | 29. Rylan Lett (92) | 32. Henry Minard (95) | 37. Webb Day (98) | 47. Owen Audelo (107)

8. West Florida (364) – 14. Devin Grandt (84) | 24. Ethan Conner (89) | 32. Cooper Davidson (95) | 35. Brett Robbins (96) | 37. Jordan Hosman (98)

10. Escambia (453) – 41. Brad Konrad (102) | 41. Carter Mills (102) | 44. Noah Gasca (104) | 49. Ethan Stephens (145)

Girls Golf

District 1-3A Tournament: The Pace golf team secured a second-place finish in districts at Stonebrook Golf Club to earn a spot in the Region 1-3A tournament.

The Patriots, with a score of 367 led by an 88 from senior Isabella Ortiz, edged out Gulf Breeze by a single stroke to continue its season as a team.

Navarre’s Jaya McDonald, a freshman, is also headed to the region tournament as an individual after firing an 85. She was the second-best individual golfer not on one of the two top teams (Niceville and Pace).

It’s still to-be-determined if any other area golfers make it as at-large bids based on iWanamaker rankings from different tournaments throughout the fall.

Here are the area team results from the District 1-3A tournament:

2. Pace (367)* – 8. Isabella Ortiz (88) | 11. Valentina Ortiz (91) | 14. Marissa Skechak (94) | 14. Acey Anolik (94) | 29. Gabriella Enumerables (110)

4. Navarre (377) – 5. Jaya McDonald (85)* | 7. Hailey Netro (87) | 20. Taylor Netro (97) | 28. Langley Barr (108)

4. Tate (377) – 8. Talia Smith (88) | 13. Kara Wins (93) | 14. Alessa Lloyd (94) | 24. Kinzlee Biggs (102) | 31. Jordan Smith (111)

8. Milton (475) – 27. Natalie Fahr (105) | 38. Kinley Compton (122) | 38. Jada Crider (122) | 41. Rylee Burnham (126) | 42. Kenzie Mott (134)

District 1-1A Tournament: Northview’s Anna Kunkel earned low medalist honors with a strong two-under par 70 at Eagle Springs Golf Course in Defuniak Springs, earning an automatic spot in the Region 1-1A tournament.

Kunkel fired off birdies on the par-4 ninth, par-5 10th, par-3 11th and par-5 17th holes to secure the win.

The Pensacola Catholic squad won the District 1-1A tournament as a team, winning the match by 70 strokes, to also advance to the region level as a team. Four of the Crusaders’ golfers finished within the top six.

Central’s Loa Day, a seventh-grader, finished fifth overall in the tournament individually to also earn a spot in the Region 1-1A tournament with an 88 on the day.

It’s still to-be-determined if any other area golfers make it as at-large bids based on iWanamaker rankings from different tournaments throughout the fall.

Here are the area team results from the District 1-1A tournament:

1. Pensacola Catholic (343)* – 2. Elizabeth Palmer (74) | 3. Amelia McIntosh (83) | 6. Annabelle Jacobson (93) | 6. Lillian Day (93) | 22. Sophi Clark (113)

5. Northview (441) – 1. Anna Kunkel (70)* | 24. Payton Daw (117) | 33. Bailey Burkette (127) | 33. Kaylee Long (127) | 36. Annberly Dunn (130)

6. Jay (450) – 8. Presley Hawthorne (94) | 16. Kaitlyn Cooley (107) | 27. Layla McCullough (122) | 33. Emily Burgess (127) | 37. Natalie Hendricks (131)

Individual Scores: 5. Loa Day (Central) – 88*

Cross Country

Boys District 1-1A meet: The Pensacola Christian cross country team posted a first-place finish with 20 points, with the Warriors’ top runners taking second through seventh place.

Pensacola Christian, as one of the top eight teams, automatically advances to the Region 1-1A meet on Nov. 8. Other area teams making the cut to regionals include Jay (third) and LEAD Academy (fourth), which had 151 and 157 points, respectively.

The Warriors were led by a second-place finish from Carson Ohman with a 5-kilometer time of 16:49.30 (and snuck by teammate Isaiah Manderson, who was third with a time of 16:49.90).

Only two individual runners from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties made it to regionals as part of the top four runners not on those eight teams. East Hill Christian’s Nicholas Keyser, who finished 15th (18:27.90), and Austin Metheny, who finished 16th (18:28.60), both made the cut.

Here are the area team results from the District 1-1A meet:

Girls District 1-1A meet: It was nearly the perfect sweep for the Pensacola Christian girls cross country team, earning 18 points after the Warriors claim five of the top six spots of the 110-person race (and all scoring runners finished in the top 10).

Pensacola Christian, as one of the top eight teams, automatically advances to the Region 1-1A meet on Nov. 8. Other teams advancing include Jay (fifth) and East Hill Christian (eighth), which earned 141 and 191 points, respectively.

Warriors junior Jaimee Tutton won the race by nearly a whole minute, clocking in for the 5-kilometer race at 18 minutes, 55.40 seconds.

Only one other area runner qualified for regionals as an individual not on those top eight teams. LEAD Academy’s Sadie Giadrosich was the fourth-best runner not on those teams, finishing in 40th with a time of 25:28.30.

Here are the area team results from the District 1-1A meet:

8. East Hill Christian (191)* – 30. Caroline Mattox (24:22.10) | 31. Lucy Utter (24:32.30) | 41. Saige Mowdy (25:30.10) | 44. Emma Gleason (25:46.90) | 78. Ava Wolfe (31:15.80)

Individual Runners: 55. Tenely Smarr (Central) – 26:59.70 | 72. Haleigh Tuller (Central) – 30:39.50