Sports Archive

A big weekend of camps is ahead at the University of West Florida in early July.

The Argos will host a Friday Night Lights camp on July 8 and then a Specialist Show Out camp on July 10. That same day, UWF will have a Sunday Night Showdown camp.

Michael Sandle is on the bus with the Asheville Tourists, who are headed out on a Monday afternoon for a 173-mile trip over to Greensboro to play a series against the Grasshoppers.

These bus rides across the south to places like Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Rome, Georgia, are part of life in the minor leagues, but it’s a life the former Navarre Raider multi-sport star embraces.

EJ Love dodged a few tackles and found the end zone on two different occasions, getting lifted into the air by one of his offensive lineman after scoring his first touchdown of the night in Friday’s spring game against Gulf Breeze.

Those two touchdowns were the only ones of the night for the Raiders in the varsity half of the game at Bennett C. Russell Stadium, with Navarre losing that half 28-7 before winning the second half of the game by a 14-7 score.

Sean Murphy has high hopes for the next step in soccer career.

He signed a national letter of intent with NAIA Division I power Central Methodist and looks forward to the opportunity in front of him.

Pensacola Blue Wahoos pitcher Andrew Nardi has been promoted to Triple-A Jacksonville.

Nardi owns a 1.40 ERA in 19 1/3 innings of work. He has struck out 31 batters.

The Navarre baseball team will hold a youth camp June 20-22 from 9 a.m. until Noon each day.

The camp is open to children ages 8 through those entering high school this fall.

The Navarre Raider girls basketball team is holding a youth camp for children ages 8-14 June 6-8.

The camp will run from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. each day.

Navarre’s girls soccer team is hosting its summer camp June 13-16 at the Navarre Soccer Complex.

The camp is open to boys and girls ages 4-13 and will focus on learning basic skills through the use of fun drills and exercises.

Tyler Hymel started taking tennis seriously at the age of 13, and he knew early on he had the potential to excel in the sport.

He was right. Hymel developed into a talented player and the hours of work as well as the time commitment have carried the Navarre senior to an opportunity to continue his career at the next level.

Jerar Encarnacion is moving up the ranks in minor league baseball.

A top outfielder prospect for the Miami Marlins, Encarnacion is headed to Triple-A Jacksonville.