Category: <span>Archived Sports</span>

Brent Scott Published: October 11, 2006 Last month’s announcement of plans to build a racetrack in the Gulf Coast area that will more than likely host NASCAR events was music to the ears of many PJC students who follow the series. On Sept. 12, Gulf Coast Entertainment, LLC, announced plans to build a major motor...

Lindsey Chavers Published: August 23, 2006 The Pirate Volleyball team proved they are a force to be reckoned with at the PJC Classic, the tournament held at the Milton campus for area community college teams, on Friday. They started off strong against Southern Union Community College from Wadley, Alabama.   During the second game, which they...

Published: August 23, 2006 A plastic sign hangs from the suspendhed track railing in the Milton L.I.F.E. Center.  “Commitment to one another,” it says in bold blue letters. Beneath the sign, the PJC volleyball team practices with  all the intensity of a conference game.  After a botched play, Coach Pete Pena gently reminds one player...

Published: August 23, 2006 If you are looking for a place to work out but don’t have time to take a class, try the weight room in Bldg. 1 Room 125 on the Pensacola campus. The facility is free and open to students, faculty and staff with a PJC ID during posted hours. The weight...

Published: August 23, 2006 The Florida Community College Activities Association in Tallahassee recently selected Pensacola Junior College student Jessica Costa as the 2005-2006 FCCAA Female Scholar Student Athlete of the Year/Volleyball and PJC’s female volleyball team as the 2005-2006 FCCAA Female Academic Team of the Year.

Moria Dailey Published: April 26, 2006 As you may know, June 9 is the date the first match of the 2006 World Cup will be played.  I’m ecstatic; the 2002 World Cup involved me having the weirdest sleep schedule for a month, as I was up at 2 or 4 a.m. to watch live matches. ...

Jamie Dickerson Published: April 26, 2006 America’s favorite pastime, baseball, has its own distinctive flavor.  The smell of freshly cut grass before a game, the scent of the concession stand full of hotdogs and burgers, the sound of a mitt popping, the cracking of the bat as a ball is crushed off the sweet spot,...

Published: April 12, 2006 The Pirates softball team will travel to the Florida state tournament for the seventh year after assuring a berth with a win tonight against Gulf Coast Community college. It took two games to seal the deal though.  The Pirates lost the first game 2-0.  Pitcher Amanda Leggett only gave up two...

Chris Drain Published: April 12, 2006 It’s nearing the time of the year that hockey fans across the country glue themselves to a couch in front of a television and begin avidly watching every game they can; yep, you’ve got it-it’s almost time for the Stanley Cup Playoffs to begin in our beloved NHL. Now,...

Erika Wilhite Published: April 12, 2006 College is great for your mind, but it can be terrible for your body. Classes are more demanding compared to those offered in most high schools, and many students work full- or part-time on top of their class loads, leaving little spare time. “In high school I played football,”...