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Benton ties for eighth in long jump

Saturday, 04 May 2013 05:12 Written by Ken Garner

JACKSONVILLE – Sixty-four boys’ teams scored points Friday at the FHSAA Class 3A State Track and Field Championships, including Navarre High School – with one half of one point.

Nicholas Benton finished tied for eighth place in the long jump, soaring 21 feet, 11 inches on his final attempt. Rapheal Webb of Gainesville won the event, jumping 23-4.5.

The eight best finishers in each event earned points for their teams.

The Raiders’ Elijah Appel, a newcomer to competitive jumping, just missed adding a point in the triple jump. The senior, who hadn’t competed in the event until late March, bounded 42-9.5 and finished ninth overall. Benton was 10^th with a jump of 42-4.5.

Hillsborough’s Jeremiah Green won the championship with a 48-2 effort.

Rain delayed the beginning of the championship meet at the University of North Florida. Bartram Trail earned the boys’ team championship with 47 points, followed by Miami Northwestern with 39. Niceville finished seventh with 24 points and Gulf Breeze was 10^th with 20.

No Lady Raiders qualified for the state meet, won easily by Miami Northwestern with 74.5 points, 20.5 more than runner-up Hallandale. Panhandle powerhouse Pine Forest finished third with 43 points.

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Homer wins it for UWF in 11th inning

Friday, 03 May 2013 12:06 Last Updated on Monday, 06 May 2013 16:14 Written by Staff Reports

Barlow hits walk-off home run in 11th, Argos advance in GSC tourney.

UWF will face either Delta State or Valdosta State on Saturday

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2013 Raiders Games

Friday, 03 May 2013 11:50 Written by Ken Garner

Vicki Maxwell, 17, of Milton High School, prepares to serve the volleyball Friday at the 2013 Raiders Games at Navarre High School’s Bennett C. Russell Stadium while school mate Dylana Lauer, a junior, watches. Exceptional students in kindergarten through 12^th grades from Milton and Navarre participated in a variety of physical activities at the second annual event.

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Lutz first German-developed player in MLB

Wednesday, 01 May 2013 09:34 Written by Staff Reports

Monday night, outfielder Donald Lutz pinch-hit for the Cincinnati Reds to become the first German-developed player to play in Major League Baseball. Lutz was also a member of the German National Team that competed in the Qualifiers for the 2013 World Baseball Classic and is the second graduate of the Major League Baseball International European Academy to play in the Major Leagues.

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Appel, Benton advance to state meet

Wednesday, 01 May 2013 09:10 Written by Ken Garner

Navarre High School distance jumpers Nick Benton and Elijah Appel are the only Raiders competing at the Class 3A state track and field meet Friday, May 3, at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.

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