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Reese Carroll and Jaci Johnson represented Navarre in the Subway All-Star Volleyball Match last Tuesday night at the University of West Florida Fieldhouse in Pensacola.

The Raider teammates played on the East squad in a match featuring standout seniors from Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties.

Navarre’s girls basketball team is off to its best start in more than a decade.

The Raiders are 5-0, something they haven’t done in at least 15 years according to MaxPreps records, and their last two wins have only added to the momentum they have built up.

Jack Patching had tears in his eyes. His gray warm-up shirt was still over his head. His face only showed partly as he talked about the disappointing ending to an otherwise great first season of college soccer.

Patching’s shot was stopped by the goalkeeper as a 13-round penalty kick shootout in the NCAA Division II tournament ended in heartbreak for the University of West Florida.

Navarre’s girls soccer team scored twice in the final 10 minutes of action to put away Milton Tuesday night.

The Raiders and Panthers played to a scoreless first half tie before Navarre got untracked and late and secured its third win of the season.

Navarre’s own Michael Carter won’t be on the field this weekend for the New York Jets.

The injury he suffered in Sunday’s 24-17 loss to Miami will keep him out of action for at least the next two weeks.

Madison Simmons has the ability to score points. The 3-pointer she buried three minutes into Navarre’s game against Milton Thursday night shows as much.

But what the sophomore prides herself on most is playing tenacious defense, something she did without fail in helping the Raiders put away the Panthers 46-34 in a key District 1-6A road game.

Michael Carter stretched his streak of leading the New York Jets in rushing to nine consecutive games on Sunday.

But the Navarre alum didn’t play the entire game after exiting in the third quarter of a 24-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins with an ankle injury.

There’s something about Niceville that brings out a little extra in Navarre’s girls weightlifting team.

Sure, Navarre still owns the district, winning 16 consecutive titles, but if there is a team that poses the biggest threat to the Raiders’ dominant run, it’s the Eagles.

De’Marco Artis sat alone in the end zone. Matthew Gotel walked off the field in tears. 

Some players had their hands on their hips. Some were hunched over. All of them had looks of disbelief and disappointment on their faces.

It’s go time for the University of West Florida football team. The Argos begin their quest for back-to-back national championships Saturday when they host Newberry in the opening round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.

The reigning national champs are making their third trip to the postseason in the five-year history of the program, but Saturday’s 1 p.m. showdown with the Wolves at Blue Wahoos Stadium marks the first time UWF has ever hosted a playoff game.