Florida Power & Light PNJ Boys Athlete of the Week, May 4-8

After nearly nine months of non-stop action, Pensacola area high school sports are finally winding down.

Pace boys weightlifting was the highlight of last week, sweeping the Olympic and traditional 3A state titles for the third straight year. Seven local weightlifters brought home individual state titles.

Gulf Breeze’s Addison Dahlem, Pensacola’s Khylen Eccles and Pine Forest’s Anthony Gee won state titles at the FHSAA track and field state championships.

Six area softball teams are still alive in the state playoffs. Pace (6A), Navarre (6A), Gulf Breeze (5A) and West Florida (3A) will play in regional semifinals on Tuesday. Northview will host Jay in the Rural Region 1 semifinals in the same night.

Gulf Breeze boys volleyball is Final Four bound for the second straight year and will play Belen Jesuit in the 2A state semifinals on Friday at 6 p.m. CT in Winter Haven.

Several other sports wrapped up last week as well. Pace baseball’s run ended in the Region 1-6A finals, losing a doubleheader to Buchholz that ended around 1:40 a.m. CT early Saturday night. Booker T. Washington flag football’s historic season concluded with a loss to perennial power Choctawhatchee in the Region 1-2A semifinals.

However, there’s still plenty of nominees for the Florida Power & Light PNJ Athlete of the Week.

Last week Pace baseball’s Dax Brooks won the boys award and Northview softball’s Mikayla McAnally won the girls award. Brooks totaled 82.18% of the vote, while McAnally totaled 95.90% of the vote. This is the second straight week a Northview softball player has won the award.