Sports Archive

Ava Parker set her second school record of the season Saturday in the Panama City Invitational.

Navarre’s junior swimming standout turned in a stellar performance in the 200 Freestyle to break a 20-year-old record.

Navarre alum Michael Carter took his talents overseas Sunday and made quite an impression.

Playing with the New York Jets in an NFL game in London, the rookie scored a touchdown for the second consecutive week and also continued his streak of leading the Jets in rushing.

Austin Reed threw four touchdown passes for the fourth time this season. Shomari Mason scored twice and went over 100 yards for the first time all year.

And the University of West Florida defense? It was on point, especially in the second half when it didn’t allow North Greenville to score.

The road to a Gulf South Conference continues today for the University of West Florida football team.

Fresh off a thrilling comeback win over Delta State a week ago in their GSC opener, the top-ranked and unbeaten Argos battle North Greenville at 7 p.m. EST at Younts Stadium in Tigerville, South Carolina.

Even with the game nearly over, the time on the clock inching toward the two-minute mark of the fourth quarter, Navarre clung to a sliver of hope on this mild October Homecoming night at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

Chants of defense filled the Raider sideline, the players on that side of the ball coming up with another big second-half stop on fourth down to keep hope alive of an improbable comeback.

September ended on a high note for Navarre’s football team, with the Raiders winning two consecutive games to close out the month.

With the arrival of October, however, the schedule doesn’t get any easier, starting with Friday night’s Homecoming game against unbeaten Mosley.

Navarre has jumped up one spot in this week’s FHSAA 7A regional rankings.

The Raiders are one of two teams in the area ranked in the top eight of Region 1-7A.

Playing its first game on campus in school history last Friday night, Lighthouse Private Christian Academy fell short in its bid to upset the reigning 1A state champions.

The Stingrays lost 9-0 to sixth-ranked Baker.

Brandon Rosendale paced Navarre in a match against Gulf Breeze last week at Tiger Point, shooting a 43. Drew Ottley carded a 46 and Brady Nevius shot a 47. Preston Lam checked in with a 53.

Navarre head coach Clark Brown said one of the biggest challenges for his team has been the limited practice time the team has had due to issues with the course flooding at Hidden Creek.

Scott Murphy knew when he was in college the odds were stacked against him to one day play Major League Baseball.

But while playing college ball at Tulane, the current Navarre High School Athletic Director had a chance to pitch against future big leaguers and jokes that he played a part in their ability to make it as a pro, including San Francisco Giants great Will Clark.