The Pensacola Blue Wahoos have hired Steve Brice as their new executive vice president and general manager.
Brice has 15 years of experience in baseball, most recently working as director of corporate sponsorships for the Tennessee Smokies.
Andrew Ottley and Kohen Brauner are the captains on this year’s boys soccer team at Navarre and they understand the importance of that role.
“It’s a big role to play,” Brauner said. “It’s important to keep a good attitude and help lift up the teammates.”
A rigorous schedule for the Navarre Raider girls soccer team is by design. The Raiders want to play great competition in the hope that it prepares them to be at their best for the postseason.
They were tested twice this past weekend, facing opposition out of the Jacksonville area at the Navarre Soccer Complex, and came away with a split.
Four Navarre Raiders signed national letters of intent last Wednesday afternoon, including three softball players.
Harmony Stafford and Jessica Farrer will continue their softball careers at Bishop State while Cailyn Cooke is headed to Gulf Coast State to play softball. Payton Provo signed with Faulkner for cheerleading.
Abby Fogg saw the two things she wanted to see most from her Raider girls basketball team last Wednesday night in a 48-27 win in a preseason opener against Niceville at Fort Walton Beach.
Energy and effort. It’s a positive sign for a Navarre team that, while it will have a different look than the past couple of seasons, still expects to contend for a district title and more.
The regular season is complete for the University of West Florida football team. And now it’s on to the postseason.
The Argos won their seventh consecutive game Saturday afternoon, rolling past Mississippi College 56-21 at Robinson-Hale Stadium in Clinton.
Hugs. Tears. Emotion. The Navarre Raiders experienced it all as the final seconds ticked off the clock in a painful 47-20 Region 1-4S quarterfinal loss to Creekside Friday night at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.
Navarre is seeking its first postseason win in four years tonight when it takes on Creekside tonight in the opening round of the Region 1-4S playoffs.
The Raiders (8-2) face the Knights (8-2) at 7:30 p.m. at Bennett C. Russell Stadium in a win-or-go-home situation.
Michael Carter entered the bye week with the New York Jets on a positive note.
Carter scored a touchdown and rushed for a season-best 76 yards in last week’s win over the Buffalo Bills as the Jets improved to 6-3 and sit just a half game back of Buffalo in the AFC East standings.
Navarre dominated Gulf Breeze in its first meet of the girls weightlifting season.
The reigning 3A state champion Raiders had lifters place first and second in each of the 10 weight classes.
