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Never mind that the University of West Florida football team was up against a Division I opponent in its first game in more than 600 days.

The Argonauts were ready for the challenge behind an offense that was clicking on all cylinders in a 42-36 win over FCS foe McNeese State on a hot and humid afternoon in Louisiana.

Just two weeks into the season, the Navarre Raider volleyball team has already matched its win total from a season ago.

The Raiders kept their momentum rolling over the weekend by winning the Labor Day Classic in Foley Alabama, and are on their way to what could very well be their best season in program history.

For the first time since winning the NCAA Division II national championship in December of 2019, the University of West Florida is set to play a football game.

Sidelined in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Argonauts kick off their 2021 campaign Saturday afternoon in Louisiana against Division I FCS McNeese State.

Stats are great. And don’t think for a moment that Colorado State wide receiver Dante Wright doesn’t like making the plays that lead to impressive numbers in a box score.

But there is a point where statistics don’t matter nearly as much the number that shows up on the left side of a particular column in the standings.

Navarre came through with a team victory in the Choctaw Freestyle Invitational last Saturday afternoon in Destin.

The combined scores between the boys and girls teams gave the Raiders the overall win.

Michael Carter doesn’t want one amazing game or a great season to define an NFL career that is set to take flight during his rookie season with the New York Jets.

History is dotted with moments of players in the spotlight one day and forgotten the next, and the fourth-round pick of the Jets out of the University of North Carolina needs no reminder of it.

Claire Sczesny had no complaints about her first regular swim meet of the season with the Navarre.

After sitting out last season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the junior was most happy last Tuesday about just being back in the pool with her Raider teammates.

Welcome to another year of Pigskin Picks.

After not having the competition a year ago due to the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the fun returns this year and we have some familiar faces as well as a couple of newcomers.

Ivan Bateman started feeling the pain as he ran the first lap of the Dolphin Dash on a hot and humid Thursday afternoon in Gulf Breeze.

“I was in a little bit of pain because I got shin splints,” Bateman said. “The first lap was tough, but after that, the adrenaline kicked in.”

Navarre is trying to fill a void in its football schedule due the fact that its opponent out of New Orleans is unable to make the trip as a result of Hurricane Ida’s impact on Louisiana.

As of Tuesday afternoon, Raider head coach Jay Walls was still working on finding a replacement, and he talked about that in a phone interview.