Four of the previous five matches for the Navarre Raider volleyball team had ended with a loss, and for a while last Tuesday night, the Raiders were staring at the possibility of another one.
The Raiders trailed the Choctaw Indians two games to one, on the road by the way, but refused to fall on the wrong side of the scoreboard.
Logun Toney didn’t play high school golf last year at Navarre.
But he’s back on the course for the first time since his sophomore season and is thankful.
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.
