Success continues to be a primary storyline for the Navarre Raider cross-country teams.
The Raider girls were the runner-up Saturday at the Argo Invitational in Pensacola while the boys team finished fourth.
Nina Malave has taken on a bigger role with the Navarre Raider volleyball team this season, particularly at the net where she’s become one of the teams better blockers.
It was the first day of batting practice with the Windy City ThunderBolts and Michael Sandle, in his words, ‘made a horrible read’ in centerfield.
“I was running and the ball flies over my head,” Sandle said. It was a reset moment where I’m like, alright, I’m back in it (pro baseball). I really take pride in defense as much as I do my offense.”
You could feel the energy on the field and sideline. Even in the stands as the fans cheered. It felt like Navarre football again after the Raiders blocked a punt on Mosley’s opening drive at Bennett C. Russell Stadium Friday night.
But that early shot of momentum never carried through the game.
Navarre’s football team has been focused on blocking out the noise for nearly two weeks now.
On Friday night, the Raiders hope to make some noise and win their first game of the year when they face off against Mosley at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.
Gold medals sometimes only tell half the story, and 2025 Navarre High graduate Izzy Zach knows that all too well.
A state champion weightlifter two years in a row for the Raiders, as well as a national level lifter with 3P Gym in Pace, Zach opened up in the spring in an Instagram post about her own mental health battle.
