Sports Archive

Connor Mathews watched former teammate and eventual state champion Bryce Eberhardt shatter records at the Navarre Invitational a year ago.

Mathews competed in the 183-lbs. weight class behind Eberhardt at the time and was determined to have a similar kind of day this year.

Here’s a look at how some of the former Navarre Raiders are doing at the college level.

Navarre’s baseball team faced off against one of the area’s top teams Monday, battling Tate at home. The Raiders played the Aggies close early on, with the two teams tied at 1-1 after two, but a three-run third swung the momentum.

Rachel Leggett drove along the baseline and put in a shot after a nice move near the basket.

It kept hope alive that perhaps South Alabama would make a late comeback against Coastal Carolina in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament last Tuesday afternoon.

Lily Weaver still has the rest of this season and her senior year to go as a Navarre softball player.

But the junior standout already has her future in the game set, committing to Division I Alabama State.

Jason Kisor told his team in the pregame huddle Monday night that he wanted to beat Pace more than any other flag football team around.

The Navarre coach had his players hyped up, ready for the challenge in front of them of facing a Patriot squad that has made back-to-back playoff appearances and is ranked among the top five in the state.

Harrison Dorsey wasn’t planning to swim in college. Baseball was on his mind instead.

But the spring of 2020 changed things, cutting his senior season short on the field for the Navarre Raiders.

Jordan Jefferson made a strong impression at the NFL Combine this week in Indianapolis as he continues his quest to become the third Navarre alum to make it to the league.

The University of West Florida baseball team is ranked ninth in the nation in the NCBWA Division II poll.

Cole Crocker looked as if he was on track to throw a no-hitter the way the first few innings of action went against Pine Forest Thursday night.

Crocker had kept the Eagles scoreless and Navarre had a commanding double-digit lead.