Sports Archive

As Navarre’s girls weightlifting team prepares for another run at a state championship, starting with Wednesday’s District 1-3A meet in Niceville, head coach Garrett Bagley likes where things stand with his team heading into it.

Bagley said the team has progressed the way he hoped it would this season as it built toward the most important part of the season.

Abby Fogg talked to her team just before the start of the fourth quarter Friday night, her team’s once comfortable lead now trimmed to four.

Eighth-ranked Navarre was on the brink of being upset by rival Milton, and Fogg wanted to make sure the Raiders did what they needed to do to avoid it.

Jonathan Recinos chased down the Bay ball handler with every last ounce of energy he had and executed a perfect slide tackle, erasing a potential game-tying goal for the Tornadoes, the player falling to the ground and the ball rolling out of bounds.

In a soccer season that hasn’t been easy for Navarre’s boys soccer team, this was the one game Recinos wasn’t going to see end in defeat. Not here at Bennett C. Russell Stadium and not on senior night.

Emma Simon has grown up around the game of soccer, and for the last four seasons at Navarre, her dad, Rob, has been her coach.

That connection made senior night extra special for Simon, who, after the game basked in the glory of a 6-2 win over Pace with her teammates on a chilly January evening at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

Navarre and Pace battle each other in girls soccer tonight, and a lot more than a win will be on the line when the two teams meet in a 7:30 p.m. game at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

The matchup will also have regional ranking implications.

Navarre’s girls basketball team dropped one spot in the latest Region 1-6A rankings.

The Raiders fell to third this week and are one of four area teams currently in the top eight.

Isaiah Hayes drove into the lane for a layup midway through the second quarter, trimming the Gulf Breeze lead to two and brining the student section to its feet.

In that moment, it appeared the Navarre Raiders were in position to taking control of the momentum.

Michael Carter wrapped up his rookie season in the NFL Sunday.

The Navarre alum rushed for 19 yards on nine carries in the New York Jets’ 27-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Jayah Jones had a bag of ice wrapped around one of her legs and was still feeling a little under the weather late Tuesday night.

But neither pain nor illness kept Navarre’s sophomore star from putting forth a gutsy performance against Choctaw.

Every game counts a little more for Navarre’s girls soccer team at this time of the year, especially with its postseason hopes hanging in the balance.

So while the Raiders didn’t dominate Choctaw on a chilly Tuesday night at Joe Etheredge Stadium, they made the plays that were necessary to notch a 3-0 road victory.