Sports Archive

Scan the roster of Navarre’s flag football team and a lot of the familiar names that were part of last season’s historic run to state are no longer on it.

A number of those players were seniors. Top scoring threat Rachel Leggett, meanwhile, isn’t returning for her senior season as she is focused in on track and her effort to win a state title in the high jump.

Down two goals in the third period, Navarre’s boys lacrosse team rallied for a win over Washington Friday night in Pensacola.

The Raiders outscored the Wildcats 6-1 to erase the deficit and secure an 11-8 victory that set off a celebration on the field after the game.

Navarre head football coach Jay Walls didn’t think the metro/suburban split in high school football was going to happen this year.

Not after FHSAA executive director George Tomyn said last week he did not endorse the proposal as written.

For the first time in program history the University of West Florida football team will play all of its games on campus.

The announcement was made Monday morning when the schedule was released. The Argos have five home games on the slate that will all be played at Pen Air Field.

As he waited for his turn to bat, Kolby Vitale turned to his teammates in the dugout and encouraged them to keep cheering loud for the player at the plate.

It was the sixth inning. The Raiders trailed 13-7. Yet, Vitale wasn’t about to let his fellow Raiders give up hope.

Jadan Moon loves competing in weightlifting, but for the Navarre senior, the sport has a deeper meaning for him.

He is driven to be his best, to win a state championship, and he is fueled not just by his competitive drive but by the fight his mom is up against.

Navarre’s Rachel Leggett is headed to the University of South Alabama to continue her basketball career.

The Raider hoops standout becomes the fourth member of her family to move on to play at a Division I school.

With Navarre down four runs and hope of a comeback fading, the Raiders kept pushing forward in their season opener against Milton Tuesday night.

In the seventh inning of a game now pushing three hours in length, Kayden Riddle opened the inning with a base hit to center.