Sports Archive

Navarre’s girls weightlifting team continued its postseason run with another regional championship Saturday at Flagler Palm Coast.

Three individual champions helped pave the way for the Raiders, who won their 15th consecutive regional crown.

Derek Percivalle saw the ball rolling on the court and dove for it as if he was recovering a fumble on the football field.

Percivalle, for the record, is also a Navarre football player, and he knew he had to do something to keep hope alive for securing a comeback win over Milton.

A physical and hard-fought District 1-6A quarterfinal ended with Navarre falling 3-1 to Washington.

From start to finish, players battled for possession, with someone often being knocked to the ground, but the Raiders were unable to pull out a win against the ninth-ranked Wildcats at Sherman Robinson Stadium.

Navarre’s girls soccer team took the first step toward a district championship with an 8-0 win over Crestview Wednesday night in a District 1-6A quarterfinal at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

Seven different players scored for the Raiders in a mercy-rule win that ended with Natalie Busch punching in a goal in the 75th minute.

Navarre drops down one spot in the girls basketball regional rankings that were released Monday.

The Raiders, are now fourth in Region 1-6A after dropping a 53-40 decision to region frontrunner Fort Walton Beach last Wednesday.

Navarre’s girls soccer team didn’t play its final two games of the regular season due to the colder weather that moved into the area last week, but the Raiders are anything but cold heading into the District 1-6A tournament.

Navarre (13-5-1) has won 10 of its last 12 games, including four in a row, and it wrapped up the regular season last Wednesday with a 7-1 win over Pensacola.

Christian Woods went underneath the basket and somehow found a way to get the ball up and in, drawing a foul as he made the play.

He was charged up, his teammates feeding off the energy, and now Navarre had a one-point lead after his free throw in a closely contested boys basketball game with Crestview.

The University of West Florida softball team is picked to finish fourth in the Gulf South Conference this season.

The Argos went 33-16 a year ago and played in the NCAA Division II tournament.

A year after winning 37 games and capturing the Gulf South Conference championship, the University of West Florida baseball team is picked to win the GSC crown.

The Argos went 37-11 a year ago and advanced to the NCAA tournament.

Self-motivated all season, Navarre’s girls weightlifting team went into the District 1-3A meet and accomplished its mission.

For the 17th consecutive year, the Raiders hoisted another district title, and the feeling never gets old.