Prep Roundup (3/13)
Fort Walton Beach continued to steam roll its way past the field in Saturday’s Ram Invitational, winning the annual track and field meet on both the boys’ and girls’ sides and doing so in impressive fashion.
The Viking boys remained unbeaten (3-0) on the year thanks in large part to Fort Walton Beach’s supremacy in the running events, where Fort Walton Beach won all but two races. Fort Walton Beach finished with 126 team points, easily surpassing the next closest school, Bay, which finished with 74. Niceville (73) finished third while South Walton finished tied for fifth with Jefferson County with 41 team points.
Joe Lofton won the long jump (20-.75) while Maurice Williams placed first in the triple jump (41-5.5) for the Vikings. Josh Simmons won both the discus (123-6) and shot put (42-7). Deiontrez Mount won the 110 hurdles (14.48).
Niceville’s Bobby Kressin won the high jump with a leap of 6-2 while Jason Riggs won the 3200 with a time of 10:08, narrowly edging Fort Walton Beach’s Jake Dearmon (10:12) and Sam Ammons (10:20).
South Walton, meanwhile, had a pair of top finishers in the pole vault as Ian Towne finished first (12-6) and D.J. Striedel came in third (11-0).
On the girls’ side, the Vikings’ win was not nearly as one-sided, but thanks to a one-two finish by Holly Stanton and Ivy Chastain, respectively, in the 3200, Fort Walton Beach was able to squeak past Port St. Joe 102.5-101 after falling to Tiger Sharks by a point in the school’s previous meeting.
South Walton placed fourth (52) while Niceville ended the day fifth with 49 points.
“Holly and Ivey were a great one-two punch for us,” Vikings coach Lissette Moller-Fields said. “That’s what clinched it for us on the girls’ side.”
Stanton won the 3200 with a time of 11:50 with Chastain nipping on her heels at a clip of 11:55. Niceville’s Laura Nelson placed third with a time of 12:18.
Fort Walton Beach’s Grace Fuller won the pole vault competition (8-0) while Kadijah Mount (long jump, 15-11.5) and Morgan McLaughlin (discus, 97-4) each won their respective events.
South Walton’s Tiffany Snider won the shot put (34-3) and placed third in the discus (88-3) while teammate Jessica Harrison won the high jump (4-10).
Girls team scores:
1. FWB 102.5, 2. Port St. Joe 101, 3. Bay 56.5, 4. South Walton 52, 5. Niceville 49
Individual top three finishers:
3200: 1. Holly Stanton (FWB) 11:50, 2. Ivy Chastain (FWB) 11:55, 3. Laura Nelson (N) 12:18
100 meter hurdles: 3. Kadijah Mount (FWB) 15.95
4x100 relay: 1. Niceville 52.45,
4x400 relay: 2. FWB 4:20
4x800 relay: 1. FWB 10:15, 2. Niceville 10:30
1600 medley: 1. FWB 4:48, 3. Niceville 4:53
Distance medley: 1. FWB 13:16(school record), 2. Niceville 14:11, 3. SW 14:45
High jump: 3. Jessica Harrison SW 4-10
Pole vault: 2. Grace Fuller (FWB) 8-0, 3. Heather Anderson (SW) 7-6
Long jump: 3. Kadijah Mount (FWB) 15-11.5
Shot put: 1. Tiffany Snider (SW) 34-3,
Discus: 1. Morgan McLaughlin (FWB) 97-4, 3. Tiffany Snider (SW) 88-3
Boys team scores:
1. FWB 126, 2. Bay 74, 3. Niceville 73, Rutherford 56, t5. South Walton 41, 5. Jefferson County
Individual top three finishers:
3200 meter run: 1. Jason Riggs (N) 10:08, 2. Jake Dearmon (FWB) 10:12, 3. Sam Ammons (FWB) 10:20
110 hurdles: 1. Deiontrez Mount (FWB) 14.48
4x100 relay: 1. FWB 44.41
4x200 relay: 1. FWB 1:33.57
4x400 relay: 1. FWB 3:27.12, 2. Niceville 3:40.10
4x800 relay: 1. FWB 8:24, 3. Niceville 8:56
Sprint medley: 1. Niceville 3:50.58, 2. FWB 3:51.94
Distance medley: 1. FWB 11:09, 2. Niceville 11:55, 3. SW 12:36
High jump: Bobby Kressin (N) 6-2,
Pole vault: 1. Ian Towne (SW) 12-6, 3. D.J. Striedel (SW) 11-0
Long jump: 2. Joe Lofton (FWB) 20-.75
Triple jump: 2. Maurice Williams (FWB) 41-5.5
Shot put: 1. Josh Simmons (FWB) 42-7
Discus: 3. Josh Simmons (FWB) 123-6
Softball
l Niceville 8, Mosley 3: Jessa Watts fanned seven batters and Meagan Balding went 4-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs as Niceville remained perfect on the year.
Haley Early went 2-for-3 and Kaylan Davis went 2-for-2 with a double and three runs batted in for Niceville (7-0), which hosts Ridgeland (Miss.) on Monday.
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M 003 000 - 3 4 2
WP: Jessa Watts; LP: Crealb
Baseball
l Niceville 15, Mosley 4: Kyle Kennedy and A.J. Gomez each collected a pair of hits and three RBIs while Kyle McDorman and Ben Devall drove in two apiece as the Eagles moved to 3-0 in District 2-5A play.
Hunter Phillips (4-0) picked up the win for Niceville (7-0).
N 005 820 - 15 11 3
M 000 130 - 4 2 0
WP: Hunter Phillips; LP: Alsobrooks
l Laurel Hill 19, Bethlehem 0: Dalton Gordon struck out seven and allowed just three hits on a night in which the Hoboes’ lineup bashed Bethlehem on Saturday night.
Brian Simmons, Dalton Gordon and Ethan Jackson each collected three hits and an RBI as Laurel Hill (2-1) remained unbeaten in District 1-A play. Tyler Simmons went 2-for-2 with three RBIs.
Laurel Hill travels to Rocky Bayou Christian on Tuesday.
