The Raider defense allowed 404 yards against Escambia in the first game of the Jamboree. However, they came up big with two turnovers that helped to propel the Raiders to an 18 – 14 come-from-behind win over the Bulldogs in the game played at Crestview on May 24.

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In its first year under coach Ken MacDonald, the Navarre High School boys’ soccer team had one of its best seasons ever. The Raiders beat Tallahassee Chiles 2-1 in their opening regional playoff game. A few days later, it took a last-minute Niceville goal to eliminate the Raiders in the region semifinal game.

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Navarre has a plethora of fish swimming through its waters, and multiple ways of catching them. So, why shouldn’t Navarre host its own version of a fishing rodeo to showcase our great fishing? That’s exactly the thinking that went into organizing this weekend’s inaugural Navarre Fishing Rodeo, says Laurie Gallup, owner of Navarre Properties and co-organizer of the event. To read more, subscribe online or read the May 30 Navarre Press.

Although the FCAT will soon be a thing of the past, many Santa Rosa County schools are bidding adieu with much-improved scores. Grade levels 4, 8 and 10 earned mean scores that tied for the third highest score in the state, with the 8^th, 5^th and “highest” scores respectively at level 3.5 or above, according to Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick’s office. To read more, check out the May 30 issue of the Navarre Press or subscribe online.