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Navarre’s boys soccer team has a strong senior class that has played a big role in the Raiders’ impressive start to the 2024-25 season.
Fifteen are on the roster and many of them remember the lean years of the program, which won a combined five games over a two-year stretch before winning 10 games last season.

Navarre’s Ethan Newman has found a new home in college football. The former Navarre standout offensive lineman announced his commitment to Memphis Dec. 11 after entering the transfer portal last month.

Dasia Wilder wasn’t planning to do any sports in high school.
But she was convinced to give weightlifting a try, and looking back, the Navarre senior is impressed with how far she has come in the sport over the last couple of years.

A high energy practice runs over a little bit as the Navarre Raider boys basketball team gets some free-throw shooting in before calling it a day.
The Raiders have gotten off to a rough start this season, dropping five of their first six, but head coach Terry Posey is encouraged by the effort and energy his team continues to display.

Rather than throw in the towel against Milton last Tuesday night, Navarre’s girls basketball team fought back.
The Raiders chipped away at their deficit, forced overtime and nearly won. But the Panthers made a few more plays in the end as Navarre fell 39-34 in overtime at home.

Navarre head boys soccer coach James Baccarini talked to his team ahead of its game against Freeport Tuesday about having one of two directions to go in.

They had lost to top-ranked Valdosta State on the road, the University of West Florida Argos falling 26-21 despite a furious second-half rally after trailing 20-0 at the half.
Their 2019 playoff hopes weren’t dashed, but if the Argos were going to make an NCAA Division II national championship run, they’d have to do it without home field advantage.

Emma Barry admits she was surprised when she was named a team captain for the Navarre Raider girls soccer team. She is, after all, only a junior.

Emily (Madril) Sams took time out of her wedding planning last week to talk about the storybook year she has had in soccer.
Olympic Gold Medal. An National Women’s Soccer League championship. The big moments aren’t in short supply for the former Navarre Raider over the last 365 days.

Jostin Navarro’s love of soccer was born while living in Honduras and that passion for the game has only grown over the years.
The game also doubles as an escape for the senior standout on Navarre’s boys soccer team.