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After completing its best regular season in five years, Navarre has a new mission in front of it.

And that’s to win a district championship.

It’s been a little over 20 years, but I still remember the buzz inside the press box at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh the night North Carolina State played Georgia Tech.

All the excitement on a warm night in mid-September centered around some freshman quarterback named Phillip Rivers.

Michael Carter said at the beginning of the week that he hoped to come away with MVP honors at the Senior Bowl.

He didn’t accomplish that goal, but the Navarre alum came pretty close, delivering a productive performance that included rushing for 60 yards on eight carries and scoring a touchdown. He also caught two passes for 15 yards.

Navarre’s girls weightlifting team continues its dominance of the region, winning its 14th consecutive championship Friday at Oak Leaf High School in Orange Park.

The Raiders claimed the trophy on the strength of a performance that featured four regional champs.

Navarre’s girls weightlifting team is one step closer to state.

The Raiders compete in the Region 1-3A regional Friday morning at Oak Leaf High School in Orange Park, with Navarre taking aim at its 14th consecutive regional crown.

Alyssa Herrick didn’t have to chase down the loose ball that was slowly rolling down the court in the final minutes of last Monday night’s game against Jay.

Navarre was up by more than 30 points. The only thing left to be decided was the final score.

Despite having the remainder of its regular season canceled because of a blanket quarantine, Navarre’s boys soccer team has moved into the top eight in the latest FHSAA regional rankings.

Ranked eighth, the Raiders are 8-4-2 on the season and haven’t played since Jan. 14.

It’s almost tournament time for Navarre’s soccer teams.

Both the boys and girls squads begin their district tournament title quests next week, with the boys playing at the Ashton Brosnaham Complex in Pensacola and the girls competing at Twin Oaks in Niceville.

I swear the Jacksonville Jaguars have raised Vince Lombardi from the dead and hired him as their next head football coach.

Never mind. It’s just Urban Meyer.

Elijah and Sebastian Melendez will be on the same football field one last time this week.

The brothers and Navarre Raider football players have received an invite to the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl.