Sports

Sports Briefs, Aug. 7

Tuesday, 07 August 2012 09:28 Written by Ken Garner

BASEBALL

Geyer commits to Mississippi State

Avery Geyer, who will be a senior at Pensacola Catholic High School this year, has committed to play baseball for Mississippi State University. He had a 9-1 record and a 1.45 earned-run average as a junior for the Crusaders, who won the Florida Class 4A state championship earlier this year.

BASKETBALL

UWF Recruiting Camp

University of West Florida women’s basketball coach Stephanie Lawrence Yelton will host a recruiting camp from noon-6 p.m. Aug. 11 for high-school-age girls who hope to play college basketball. Cost is $35 per player and, besides instruction from Yelton, who won a national championship while playing at North Carolina, campers will receive a t-shirt, recruiting guide notebook, campus tour and snack. To register or for more information, email assistant coach Jessie Ivey at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

FOOTBALL

YMCA Flag Football Camp

The Fort Walton Family YMCA is hosting a Flag Football Camp for boys and girls, ages 5-12, from 9:30-11 a.m. Aug. 13-17. The cost of the camp is $35 for Y members and $50 for non-members. For more information, call 863-9622.

GOLF

NHS sets golf meeting

Navarre High School golf coach David Noles has scheduled a meeting at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, in Room 267 at NHS for boys interested in playing for the Raiders this fall. For more information, email Noles at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

MISC.

UWF starts fall seasons with Argo Rally

The University of West Florida will kick off the 2012-2013 college sports year with the fourth annual Argo Rally from 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 at the Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St., south of Bayfront Parkway in Pensacola.

Fans and supporters are invited to meet UWF coaches, play with Argie, win prizes and enjoy free hors d'oeuvres. For more information about the Argo Rally or about how to join the Argonaut Athletic Club, contact UWF assistant athletic director Brett Berg at 474-2019 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For information on all UWF athletics, visit www.GoArgos.com.

SOCCER

Indoor soccer

Registration is open for boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade for youth indoor soccer at the Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church Soundside Campus. Cost is $55 per child. Practices are for one hour per week, either on Tuesdays or Thursdays and games will begin Sept. 8. Registration forms are available at the front desk. For more information, call Vic Ayala at 916-166 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Extra Points: Ole Miss

Sunday, 05 August 2012 09:23 Written by Ken Garner

Slow down, don’t go so fast …

The on-campus speed limit at Ole Miss is 18 mph to honor Rebels great Archie Manning – 18 was the quarterback’s jersey number. In April, the university lowered the speed limit on one small road to 10, the number Manning’s son Eli wore playing for Mississippi from 2000-2003 and for the NFL’s New York Giants, whom he’s led to two Super Bowl wins.

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Wahoos' Hamilton chasing steals record

Sunday, 05 August 2012 09:18 Written by Staff Reports

Billy Hamilton is a master thief. The Pensacola Blue Wahoos’ shortstop has stolen 122 bases in 2012 and needs just 24 in the Wahoos’ 29 remaining games to tie Vince Coleman’s record 145 steals in a single season. Coleman, who went on to star for the St. Louis Cardinals, set the mark as a minor league player in 1983. Rickey Henderson holds the career and single-season stolen base records for Major League Baseball with 1,406 overall and 130 or the Oakland A’s in 1982.

Hamilton started the season with the Bakersfield Blaze, the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. Hamilton stole 104 bases in 82 games at Bakersfield before being promoted to Double-A Pensacola.

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Gatlin continues quest for gold

Sunday, 05 August 2012 07:22 Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 August 2012 10:30 Written by Staff Reports

LONDON – Pensacola’s Justin Gatlin easily won his 100-meter heat race at the Olympic Games on Saturday to advance to the first of three semifinal heats beginning at 1:45 p.m. CT today. Eight sprinters from the semifinal heats will qualify for the final, to be run at 3:50 p.m. today.

NBC TV is recording the events to be broadcast during its primetime Olympics coverage. The races can be seen live at www.nbcolympics.com.

Gatlin, who graduated from Woodham High School before it became a middle school, finished Saturday’s heat in 9.97 seconds. He is seeking his second Olympic gold in the 100 meters; he won the event at the Athens Games in 2004, but missed the 2008 Beijing Games while serving a four-year ban from track and field for doping.

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Quarterback Club plans Raider Day

Friday, 03 August 2012 19:17 Written by Staff Reports

The Navarre Raiders Quarterback Club will kick off the 2012 football season with Raider Day on Saturday, Aug. 18, at Bennett C. Russell Stadium. Fans can watch high school and youth football scrimmages, bounce in inflatable “castles,” have their faces painted, buy Navarre Raider gear, compete in a basketball toss, enjoy concessions and participate in a variety of other activities.

Cost is $2 for children between the ages of 4 and 7 and $5 for anyone 8 or older.

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