With a minute or so remaining in the Beach Bowl, it was time for the Navarre Raiders to start celebrating on a cool October evening in Gulf Breeze.
The band played. The fans cheered. The players on the sideline were hyped. A group of cheerleaders stood on one of the benches tossing around an inflatable dolphin.
There was a chill in the air, the water was cool, but it didn’t take long for the competition to heat up at the Santa Rosa County meet Thursday at the Pullum YMCA in Navarre.
The latest chapter of the Beach Bowl is set for Friday, with the Navarre Raiders looking to bring home the trophy for the third consecutive year when they travel to Gulf Breeze.
With no school on the day of their District 1-6A tournament quarterfinal against Crestview last week, members of the Navarre volleyball team went out for lunch.
It wasn’t something that was required. It just happened. And it speaks to the chemistry this team points to as one of its biggest keys to success.
Brody Bruce looked behind him a couple of times while running at the Aggie Invitational Tuesday morning at Ashton Brosnaham Park in Pensacola.
He felt good about his position for the most part, and seemed to have a nice lead on the rest of the field, but in a sport like cross-country, you never know when someone may make a push to catch up.
Back and forth Navarre and Crestview went in a wild fourth set of a District 1-6A volleyball quarterfinal on Monday night.
Long rallies. Great serves. Hard hits. Hustle plays everywhere. Nothing given. Everything earned.
Bailey Huston has embraced being a leader in his final season with the Huntingdon football team.
On and off the field, the former Navarre Raider linebacker has gotten the job done.
Marcus Stokes delivered big time for the University of West Florida football in its Gulf South Conference showdown with Delta State.
Yes, there was the three-touchdown effort against West Alabama last month, where he nearly willed the Argos to a comeback win.
