The sinkhole that occurred in Seffner on Feb. 28, claiming the life of Jeff Bush, 37, rarely happens in Northwest Florida. According to the Associated Press the sinkhole is about 30 feet wide and 60 feet deep. However, officials on scene could not verify the size.
Navarre High School’s weightlifting team traveled to Pace on Feb. 25 to compete in a three-team meet and came away with the narrowest of victories. Led by first-place finishes in the 139-, 183-, 199-, 219- and 238-weight divisions, Navarre won the event with 42 points. Pace placed second with 41 and Escambia was a close third with 38 points. Because the meet included three teams, the scoring within a weight division was 5 points for first, three for second, two for third and 1 point for fourth. The fourth-place finishes became very important for the overall scoring.
The Navarre High School softball team won two games last week to make it three in a row. However, neither win was easy as the Raiders won by a run in each. They played an almost perfect game against Escambia on Feb.26, but their defense fell apart three days later against Washington.
The Pensacola Sports Association selected Navarre High School soccer players Hayley Naker, Morgan Littlewood, Brendan White, Jordan Supra and Ryan Olson to play for the East team in its Subway High School All-Star Series soccer game, and the Florida Athletic Coaches Association picked Littlewood, Supra and Olson to play in its showcase games at the University of South Florida. The FACA Girls Soccer All Star Classic is planned March 1-2 and the Boys Soccer All Star Classic is scheduled March 8-9.
The Navarre High School softball team continued its hitting drought Feb. 20 at Pace and lost its third game in a row, 3-1, to the Patriots. Two days later the Raiders found their bats again and overwhelmed Catholic 15-0 in Navarre.
Normally when a pitcher throws a no-hitter, he gets credited with a win and can expect to be mobbed on the mound at the end of the game. Unfortunately for Navarre High School hurler Jeff Rutledge, neither of these things happened Feb. 21 in Cantonment. Rutledge, who was making his first varsity start, did not allow a hit in six innings of work against the Tate Aggies, but one unearned run by the hosts proved to be the difference in the game.
