2026 has already flipped to March.
That means winter sports are almost done. Jay girls basketball fell to Williston in the Rural state championship last week, marking its first appearance in the title game since 1996.
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Booker T. Washington girls basketball will be playing in the Final Four for the first time since 2001 after beating Ponte Vedra in the Region 1-5A final on Feb. 28. The Wildcats will play Kissimmee Gateway in the state semifinals on March 11.
Three boys wrestlers won regional titles on Feb. 28, while seven more qualified for the state championship. They’ll join five girls wrestlers at state on March 5-7 at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee.
Spring sports continue to roll along. Pace junior pitcher Hannah DeMarcus looks to be picking up where she left off from her Prep Softball National Player of the Year sophomore campaign, tossing back-to-back shutouts in the past week.
Tate and Escambia honored their 1970s state championship teams before a clash between the two squads on Feb. 27 at Blue Wahoos Stadium, though current Aggies senior Bryton McLellan stole the show with a complete game shutout in a 10-0 win.
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Navarre boys lacrosse is making waves, beating Pensacola Catholic on Feb. 23 for the first time in school history. The Raiders are off to a 7-0 start.
Gulf Breeze beach volleyball started off its three-peat campaign on the right foot as well, with a 3-2 win over rival Tallahassee Chiles in a tri-match on Feb. 24.
Now it’s time for another slate of nominees for Week 27 of the Florida Power & Light PNJ Athlete of the Week.
Last week, Gulf Breeze baseball’s Boston Hanna won the boys award and Gulf Breeze softball’s Jessica Jagar won the girls award. Hanna received 54.68% of the vote, while Jagar received 70.09% of the vote.
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This is the third time this school year Gulf Breeze has swept the weekly awards.
Voting closes at 11 a.m. Saturday, and the winners will be announced each Monday after the poll closes. Each weekly winner will be awarded a PNJ Athlete of the Week shirt provided by BSN SPORTS. An athlete can only win one time per season.
Nominees will be accepted via phone or email, but the poll is decided by PNJ staff. Send nominations by Sunday night.
Here are the girls nominees.
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