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It was an interesting offseason for Navarre’s football team. A few players who would have been starters transferred out of the program.

But the players who are still here have been unified this summer in their workouts and are ready to push forward into the 2023 season, hopeful they can contend for a District 1-4S championship once again.

Brayden Brown used to watch his brothers play football when he was younger. He dreamed of one day being on a high school field playing the game he’s been hooked on since he was 5 years old.

Josh Wilson charged straight ahead, running hard and running fast as the offensive line opened a running lane, the defense of West Florida Tech with no chance to stop him as he found the end zone.

That second-quarter score by the junior standout cut Navarre’s deficit to 26-20 with under eight minutes to play in a Kickoff Classic Friday night at Bennett C Russell Stadium.

Navarre had a tough time with West Florida Tech a year ago in a Kickoff Classic. The Raiders dropped the varsity half of the preseason game by a 20-0 score.

But they are hoping for a much better result this time around as they host the Jags tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

Four University of West Florida football players have been named to the preseason All-Gulf South Conference team, including wide receiver Caden Leggett.

Santa Rosa County swim teams got some preseason work in on Tuesday in a preseason relay meet at the Pullum YMCA in Navarre.

Navarre, Pace and Milton all competed at the meet on a hot and humid afternoon. Gulf Breeze was there as well.

The Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training Center in Ocala will be the home of the state swim meet in Florida for the next three seasons.

It’s hot here on a practice field just outside of Pen Air Field on an early August afternoon. The kind of hot that requires multiple water breaks over the course of two hours and popsicles at the end of practice.

And yet, the University of West Florida football team pushes through the brutal summer heat and stifling humidity.

The University of West Florida men’s soccer team is ranked 20th in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll.

UWF’s women’s golf team has added Gulf Breeze grad Holland Davidson to its team.