Sports Archive

Former Navarre Raider Rachel Leggett and the Troy Trojans are headed to the championship game of the Sun Belt tournament.


Troy punched its ticket with an 83-73 win on Sunday over Arkansas State, last year’s champ, and will play James Madison at 1 p.m. Monday at the Pensacola Bay Center.

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos will play a game at Birmingham’s Rickwood Field on May 27.

Navarre’s girls lacrosse is ranked among the top eight in Region 1-2A in the first set of FHSAA regional rankings.


The Raiders are seventh in the region after a 7-1 start to their season.

Navarre’s boys lacrosse team is ranked second in Region 1-2A in the first set of FHSAA regional rankings. The Raiders are the fourth-ranked team in the state in the classification.

The Pensacola Sports Association All-Star Games are slated for March 12 at Hartsell Arena in Pensacola.


Santa Rosa County will be well represented in the game. Tip-off for the girls contest is 5 p.m. The boys game gets rolling at 7 p.m.

Navarre’s softball team knocked off reigning 4A state champion Fort Walton Beach Thursday night on the road.


The Raiders blanked the Vikings 4-0 thanks to a complete game effort from Kaleigh Atchley and a 10-hit performance from the offense.

Navarre’s flag football team opened this week with a big win over state-ranked Pace. The Raiders edged the Patriots 7-6 on Monday.

Navarre’s boys lacrosse team is in the middle of its best start in program history.


The Raiders are 7-1 after a 14-10 loss to South Walton on Tuesday night at home.

Lainey Durden had just reached her 100-point milestone as a Navarre Raider lacrosse player, and now it was time to make sure Lacey Riley got there as well.


“I was so focused on Lainey, and after she got it, she said, ‘Alright, let’s go get it for you, too,” Riley said.

Navarre’s boys track team won its second consecutive meet on Feb. 28, claiming the South Walton Relays championship on Feb. 28. The Raider girls team placed third.