2016-17 Subway All-Star Series Baseball and Softball
Baseball and Softball make up the final installment of the 2016-17 Subway High School All-Star Series. These games are an East vs. West Match-up, as the top seniors from Escambia County (West) and faces them against their counterparts of Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Counties (East).
During the season the area head coaches send in nominations for their top seniors, once nominations are in the head coaches get together and form the teams. Each roster is made up of 23 seniors for softball and 25 seniors for baseball, and each school is guaranteed at least 1 roster spots on the team. The goal of the game is to showcase each player, so everyone is guaranteed playing time.
This game is designed to celebrate these young men and women and their achievements on and off the field. Some use it as a final chance to play in front of family and friends, and some use the opportunity to put on one last show in front of the College Scouts. Pensacola Sports invites over 600 College Baseball and Softball from across the southeast to come check out our talent-rich area. In the 2016 games we had over 40 players that continued their baseball and softball careers at the next level.
It is also an exciting event for the Head Coaches that lead these teams, “I think this is a great event. It rewards these seniors and gives them an opportunity to play against some great competition. I’m honored that I get to coach these guys, and I am really looking forward to it” says Jon Boddy, Head coach of Navarre High School, and the Head coach for the East Baseball Team.
Pensacola Sports is proud to provide these seniors of Northwest Florida with this opportunity, and we hope that it can push a couple of them to next level and continue their baseball and softball careers, all while obtaining a higher education. The 2017 games will take place on Thursday, June 8 at the University of West Florida Baseball and Softball complexes. If you have any questions about the game you can visit www.subwaypsaallstars.com or call Pensacola Sports at 850-434-2800
2016-17 Subway All-Star Series Recap
Volleyball: The East continued their dominance of this event, sweeping the West 3 games to 0 for the second consecutive year. Kierra Potts of Crestview was the East MVP, and Marlis Herrick of Washington H.S was the West MVP.
Football: For the first time in the 12 year existence of the Subway All-Star Football game the game to place at beautiful Blue Wahoo’s Stadium, and the game was as exciting as the atmosphere. The East won an overtime thriller 10-7, claiming their first victory in over 5 years. Jordan Tinder and Braijon Carr, both of Niceville, claimed East MVP’s. Martin McGhee of Escambia, and Robert Reeves of Pensacola took home MVPs for the West.
Soccer: The East girls continued their dominance, winning for the fifth consecutive year. They defeated the west 4-1, with Sara Machado of FWB winning East MVP, and Brookelyn Cramer of Catholic winning it for the West. The Boys put on a show, the game was tied 1-1 for almost the entire game, but the East scored a late goal to win it 2-1. Mario Cruz of Navarre scored the go ahead goal and secured the East MVP, and Tanner Kukes of Catholic was awarded the West MVP
Basketball: The 2017 Basketball games lived up to the tradition of being one of the most exciting games of the series, the East Girls won a hard fought game 71-69. Gabby brown of Choctaw took home East MVP honors, while Chloe Radford won it for the West. The boy’s game did not disappoint either, with the West Boys winning 87-80, it was their third win in a row. Kameron Parker of Niceville was the East MVP and David Reynolds of Washington secured it for the West.
Written by: Mike Price | Photography submitted by: Mike Price
