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Athena Hicks is the first runner to arrive for an early-morning practice on a hot August morning.

Not that it’s a surprise. The sophomore standout really hasn’t slowed down since last season ended and she’s ready to run into a new season.

Here is the deal for Navarre’s volleyball team.

If the Raiders win a district championship, coach Ryan Davenport has promised his players they can shave his head.

In a back-and-forth game that went right down to the wire, Navarre stepped up to make sure it secured a victory over West Florida Tech in its Kickoff Classic Friday night.

Needing one final stop to seal the deal, the Raiders didn’t disappoint, bringing the pressure and forcing the Jaguars to cough up the ball as time expired.

It’s Kickoff Classic time for the Navarre football team.

The Raiders play their lone preseason game tonight in a 7:30 p.m. showdown against West Florida Tech at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

Energized, unified and looking more sharp than a team typically is this time of the year, Navarre’s volleyball team rolled through a pair of preseason matches Thursday night in Pensacola.

The Raiders topped Northview and West Florida Tech in their first and only live action opportunity against actual opponents before a 2021 campaign that holds a lot of promise begins.

Darrell Hixon will soon be in the Air Force working toward his goal of becoming a psychiatrist in the military.

For now, he’s gearing up for another season of football at Huntingdon College, ready to be a leader and determined to make his final go-round with the Hawks the best one yet.

Navarre recorded four first-place finishes in last Tuesday’s Santa Rosa County Relay Meet at the Pullum YMCA.

The Raider girls finished first in the 200 Freestyle and 200 Butterfly while the boys notched wins in the 200 medley and 200 Free.

Nearly four hours into a Wednesday night game at Blue Wahoos Stadium, J.J. Bleday was in the right place at the right time and he didn’t let the opportunity slip from his grasp.

The Miami Marlins prospect swung at a slider and turned it into a game-winning double to right that lifted Pensacola to a 4-3 13-inning win over Biloxi at a point in the Southern League season where every game means a little more.

Jessika Seward has made her share of great saves in her soccer career, but one in particular last season at Wright State might just trump them all.

In a one-on-one situation against Youngstown State, the former Navarre Raider somehow managed to hang on to the ball despite suffering a brutal injury in the process.