Sports Archive

Area basketball standouts were given one last chance to shine in a high school setting, taking part in the Pensacola Sports Association All-Star Game Friday night.

Kenzie England and Angel Rhodes both represented Navarre on the East team, which rolled to a 52-30 win over the West at Pensacola State’s Hartsell Arena.

Head coach Jason Kisor drew up the play, fully confident it would work.

Bella Kendall made the throw, the ball traveling through the air, on course for its intended target.

Jayah Jones came through with the catch in the end zone, three defenders running towards her but not in nearly enough time to do anything about it.

Garrett Bagley held his two young daughters, one in each arm, as he talked about his Navarre boys weightlifting team early Wednesday evening.

Fifteen minutes earlier, he was holding a couple of trophies, his Raiders sweeping the titles at their own invitational, winning the Olympic 58-45 over Choctaw and cruising to a 55-38 win over the Indians in traditional.

Cole Crocker had no idea he was in the midst of dealing a no-hitter until it was mentioned to him late in the action of a game against Milton March 2.

“It wasn’t until the fourth inning that I realized I hadn’t given up a hit. I tried not let that get to me, but it’s hard.”

Cailyn Cooke wasn’t sure what the future of her athletic career held for her coming off a girls weightlifting season that was cut short because of a back issue.

But after a delay to start her senior softball season, the Gulf Coast State commit got back on the field late last month and seems to be getting back to her usual self and in her regular position behind the plate as a standout catcher for the Navarre Raiders.

As far as debuts go, things couldn’t have gone much better for Navarre Raider flag football coach Jason Kisor.

His team was ready to roll in its season opener against Niceville Wednesday night at Bennett C. Russell Stadium, with the Raiders coming away with a 19-6 win over the Eagles, the district runner-up a year ago.

During a timeout late in the action of a lacrosse game Tuesday night at Jim Scoggins Stadium, the score all tied up, Brady Payton, one of four captains for the Navarre Raiders, challenged the team to get back on track and close the game out.

That energy within the huddle seemed to carry over to the field as Navarre scored four goals over the final five minutes of play to secure a 12-8 road win over the Pensacola Tigers.

Keyon Stoutemire is constantly working on his craft.

The Lighthouse Private Christian Academy wide receiver wants to play college ball, and as he waits for that opportunity to get squared away, he continues to put in work.

Mia Embree is a true role player.

Sure, she played in only 11 games, but night in and night out throughout Navarre’s girls basketball season, the senior was always there for her teammates, cheering her teammates on from the bench.

An early-season showdown with a program featuring a former Navarre assistant, a trip to Alabama, and, of course, the Beach Bowl rivalry, are among the highlights of the Raiders’ 2023 football schedule.

After a preseason game at home against West Florida Tech on Aug. 18, the Raiders will kick off the regular season at Bennett C. Russell Stadium against Pensacola Catholic on Aug. 25. A week later, they make a trip over to Pensacola for a Sept. 1 game against Pine Forest.