May 24-26 at Roger Scott Tennis Center
May 31-June 2 at Shoreline Park Tennis Center at Gulf Breeze
8:30-10:00 for 6-8 year olds
11-12:30 for 9-13 year olds

It’s time for the 29th annual Racquet Round-Up! This event is hosted every year with the goal of promoting the sport of tennis among the Pensacola area youth. We had a great turnout last year, and we hope to do even better this year!
This FREE tennis clinic is open to boys and girls ages 6-12. Every participant will receive a t-shirt, free Powerade, and can take part in the tennis carnival on May 26. Registration is limited to the first 300 kids at each location, so make sure you sign up soon!

If you'd like to participate or know someone who would, registration forms can be picked up at Roger Scott Tennis Center, Shoreline Park Tennis Center, the PSA office, or visit the Documents page at the PSA website, www.pensacolasports.com.

Banquet honors local high school scholar-athletes

The Pensacola Sports Association’s annual Senior Scholar-Athlete Banquet was held May 4 at Olive Baptist Church. The event was held to honor standout scholar athletes from Escambia and Santa Rosa County schools. WEAR TV-3’s own Dan Shugart emceed the banquet.

Each year, two students, one male and one female, are selected as the most outstanding of all the scholar-athletes. This year’s honor went to Jess DeLaune, a soccer player from Tate High School, and Sara Gibson, a basketball player from Pensacola Catholic High School.

Other winners include:

BASEBALL, James “Jet” Butler from Tate, BOYS BASKETBALL, Jarl Young II from Washington, GIRLS BASKETBALL, Meredith Russo from East Hill Christian, BOYS CROSS COUNTRY, Troy Stewart from Washington, GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY, Jana Dannheisser from Gulf Breeze, FOOTBALL, Kenneth Jones from Escambia, BOYS GOLF, Byron Thompson from Pace, GIRLS GOLF, Ashley Olsen from Gulf Breeze, BOYS SOCCER, Charles Carragher from Pine Forest, GIRLS SOCCER, Kaley Morris from Gulf Breeze, SOFTBALL, Heather Mott from Escambia, BOYS SWIMMING, Morgan Raymond from Navarre, GIRLS SWIMMING, Candace Knowles from Gulf Breeze, BOYS TENNIS, Jake Junot from Tate, GIRLS TENNIS, Anna Capote from Catholic, BOYS TRACK, John Axley from Pensacola High, GIRLS TRACK, Jessica Ellis from Jay, VOLLEYBALL, Jill Massey from Central, BOYS WEIGHTLIFTING, Joshua Furrow from Gulf Breeze, GIRLS WEIGHTLIFTING, Autumn Campbell from Pace, WRESTLING, Nicholas Trevino from Pace

Congratulations to all of the winners!

American Amateur Classic

The 37th annual American Amateur Classic golf tournament was a big success! The tournament was May 10-13 and featured some great amateur golfers from all over the country. Of course, many came for the great parties and played some golf in between!

Pensacola native Steve Bedford came out on top in the Championship Division, scoring 290 in four rounds. Another Pensacola native, Matt Berzovich, finished a close second at 291. Rick Pirog of Vail, Colorado, finished first in the Men’s Division with a score of 322 in four rounds, just edging out Ken Marciano of Mill Valley, California, who shot 324.

Congratulations to the winners!

Championship Division:

1st: Steve Bedford, Pensacola FL
2nd: Matt Berzovich, Pensacola FL
3rd: Brian Geraty, Eden Prairie MN
4th: Will Grace, Pensacola FL
5th: Takeshi Fuchigami, Pensacola FL

Men’s Division:

1st: Rick Pirog, Vail CO
2nd: Ken Marciano, Mill Valley CA
3rd: John Hopkins, Hot Springs AR
4th: Steve Skarda, Mandeville LA
5th: Jack Williams, Pensacola FL